Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander News 

Important Dates 2024

Term 1- 

 8th February - Friday 12th April 

NAPLAN Testing - Wednesday 13th - Friday 22nd March (Secondary students will require a charged device & headphones).

Cultural Dance Opportunity

Our Indigenous students in Years 2 - 10 are being given the opportunity to learn Contemporary Aboriginal dance with Shae Duncan from Yulugi Marumali on a Tuesday afternoons every week for term one at 3.20pm - 4.20pm, starting Tuesday 20th of Feb. Students will be offered afternoon tea before commencing their lesson. Miyay Birray Youth Inc has offered to support our program by offering students a way home via their bus service. Parents need to let Jaimee know if they wish for their child/ren to be dropped home by this service otherwise parents will need to collect their children from school at 4.20pm, from the Gwydir Street gate (near the hall). Please contact our AEA team to express your child's interests. 

 

 

CSNSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander State Education Conference 

Selected students have been invited to take part in secondary & primary dance groups with Schools from Walgett, Wee Waa & Narrabri to perform for the conference. Students who have been selected would have received permission notes & will receive compass notifications

Dancers will have dance workshops: 

Secondary & Primary - 1st March - Moree 

Primary - 29th May - Walgett 

Secondary - 7th June - Moree 

It is important that students who are selected take part in our dance workshops. 

Warraymaylaya 2024 

Warraymaylaya retreat consent forms are soon to be given out to our students in grades 8 & 9 and 10. Please speak to your child about attending these retreats, they are an opportunity not to be missed.