Cultural News
Dreaming Garden for 2023
Last week Mrs Catherine Dyke and Marissa Kerr went to the Bendigo Art Exhibition at the Bendigo Cathedral to receive the Philomena Billington Social Justice Through the Arts Scholarship grant of $15,000. We applied for this grant to put towards creating an indigenous garden at school next year.
As part of the proposal, we would love to have as many of our families involved in the creation of this project. The Dreaming Garden will be a major focus for learning across the school in 2023.
If any parents or families would like to be part of creating artwork, planting or have any other suggestions that could be put into our garden, please let Marissa Kerr or Catherine Dyke know.
We will have a meeting to discuss the garden further with our Indigenous families at a future date.
Opening the Doors Foundation
Opening the Doors Foundation can offer financial assistance in the form of a grant, for school related costs to indigenous students, based on an application.
The school can apply for this grant on your behalf with an Authority Form and a Certificate of Aboriginality or Recognition of Aboriginality form completed and returned to the office, or the link is attached below if you would prefer to apply direct.
https://app.openingthedoors.org.au/
Please find attached an information sheet with the Authority form and a Recognition of Aboriginality form our Koori Educator is able to sign off on if you are unable to locate your Certificate of Aboriginality.
If you require any further assistance, please contact either the school directly, or Koori Education Worker Marissa Kerr.
Thank you,
Naomi Egglestone
Office Administrator
REMINDER - Rumbalara Dental Clinic
The Dental Clinic will be visiting St Mary's next Monday 14th & Tuesday 16th December.
A reminder to any of our Indigenous families who may like to access the Rumbalara Dental Clinic.
If you have not already registered with the Rumbalara Dental Clinic, and would like your child/ren to access a free dental check up and fluoride treatement, please see Naomi or Amber at the School office.
The dental staff will visit our School later in the term to complete dental health checks.
Acknowledgement of Country
At St Mary’s Primary School Mooroopna we Acknowledge the Traditional people of this land. The Yorta Yorta Nation are the Traditional Custodians of this area and we remember their elders, past, present and future. We remember that the Aboriginal people of Australia will always be the traditional owners of the land on which we gather today. We continue to grow through education and reconciliation to a better future for all Australians.
