Principal's Message

Dear Students, Parents, Carers and Families,

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK

National reconciliation week is a week to say sorry and acknowledge the aboriginal people. It is also a time to learn about our shared history’s cultures and achievements. On national reconciliation week and to say sorry and acknowledge the aboriginal people.

At Maramba Primary School, each class has been learning about the purpose, history and importance of Reconciliation Week. Each student has been working towards creating their own piece of writing which represents their understanding of the importance of reconciliation. These have been collected together to create our shared Maramba Reconciliation Book. Throughout the week, our Cultural Leaders had run lunchtime sessions in the library that focused around engaging in the theme Be Brave. Make Change. We made handprints which were the colour of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (TSI) flags, with goals written on them about Be Brave. Make change. These handprints will be displayed at school to signify each of these two flags. These are some comments from the students from what they learnt in national reconciliation week:

We learnt about their history acknowledge them and we came up with some goals to say sorry to the TSI and to acknowledge them. Emma 5/6G

We looked at their tradition and how their island was found. Parker 5/6G

I said sorry and I acknowledged the TSI. Nate 5/6 NW

We researched the TSI background so we could get a better understanding. Millie 5/6 NW

I wrote a big write. James 5/6 JW 

What I did was I followed the theme ‘Be brave make change’ Harper 5/6 JW

We wrote a paragraph for the people who do not know what the national reconciliation week Harper 3/4R

We wrote some stuff on the laptop. Jaxon 3/4R

We learnt about the flag. Savannah 1R6

We learnt that to be brave makes a change. Eesa 1VT7

I made a sorry poster. Dylan 2FT

EARLY FINISH LAST DAY OF TERM – 2.00pm

Please remember the early finish for the last day of term next Friday 24th June 2.00pm.

TheirCare will run an extended program from 2.00pm for families needing the service. Please ensure that all bookings are made directly with them.

Kind regards,

Darren Wallace                    Diane Morwood

Principal                                 Assistant Principal