Primary News

Wednesday 2 September saw Stage 3 tune into a live stream with the Sydney Opera House through YouTube for Indigenous Literacy Day. Indigenous Literacy Day is a celebration of the work that the Indigenous Literacy Foundation does to support Indigenous languages and reading skills. It was exciting to know that one of the hosts, Gregg Dreise, is from the same country on which we learn, being a Gomeroi man.

The celebration began with learning some words from the Yuwaalaraay language, which we noticed are similar to those that are spoken here on Gomeroi country. This was followed by a book reading of Sally Morgan and Kathy Arbon’s Can you Dance? in English and Kriol; a language spoken widely in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

We then learnt about how the Indigenous Literacy Foundation co-creates books with children, teenagers and famous authors. Some students were inspired by this and said they would like to try their hand at writing and illustrating their own picture book.

The stream finished with learning a song with Jessica Mauboy titled, The Barramundi Song. In this song, we have learnt some language from Mangarayi and the Tiwi Islands, and actions to go along with it. 

Weekly Awards System 

Our K - 6 awards systems aim to recognise those things which students do well whether by their own standards or by the standards of the school. It is as much to do with growth and improvement as with achievement of pre-established standards. The weekly awards (that pre-covoid were given at our whole school assembly) acknowledge a variety of behaviours at school. 

● Mary Mackillop Award

Our Mary Mackillop Award is designed to reflect the Christian values of our school and of Mary Mackillop. Students who receive this award have seen someone in need and have done something to help. 

● Worker of the Week: This award is designed to acknowledge personal effort. 

● Learner of the Week: This award is designed to recognise academic excellence or improvement in a particular area. 

For further information please refer the the Parent Handbook on the Parent Information tab of our website

Mary Mackillop Award

Congratulations to the following students:

Week 5

Matthew Priestley, Lexi McGrady, Xavier Vickerman, Rohan Shaw, Layla Preston, Sylvia Osborn, Isabella Quinn, Emelia Hurle, Elsie Sullivan, Pippa Kelso, Elsie Davison, Cali Aber and Molly South