Historical Acceptance is key to reconciliation in Australia. Historical acceptance means that Australians recognise, understand, and accept the wrongs of the past and the impact of these wrongs on First Peoples and ensure that the wrongs of the past never happen again. Historical acceptance cannot occur without truth-telling. Telling the truth about our history not …
Hello to everyone. Over the last couple of weeks, the impact of learning the iconic protest song From Little Things Big Things Grow has taken students’ learning in many directions. When the students ask ‘What can we do to make a difference and support Reconciliation’ I remember something that the Indigenous musician Kutcha Edwards once …
To connect to our families and history and build a collective understanding of who we are as a community, the children have been sharing artifacts from their family. This led to a discussion with the children around the importance these objects have to us – both as individuals and families. Ronan’s Family Chair: “I think …
In Week 7 we started to explore the inquiry question ‘What is a Story?’. Since the start of the term, students have been enjoying writing and telling stories as a way to share their unique strengths and interests with others and build connections across the neighbourhood. We began to look at the elements of story …
So, if swan choreography isn’t quite your thing, dance like a chicken! Thanks to some students from Yr 4/5 who conceded to ‘do the swan thing’ if they could ‘do the Chicken Dance’, 😄, the whole school now knows the correct moves for the Chicken Dance, and the safe and correct way to dance an …
Fantastico, Magnifico, Eccellente to all the students who have performed in the past couple of weeks. The last weeks of Term 4 feel like one joyous performance celebration after another. We have enjoyed the Bazaar Talent Quest Assembly, the End of Year Instrumental Music Concert and the last IM Assembly for the year. Whether the …
Weekly Program Activities Monday 14th November – 18th November 2022 Monday 14th November 2022 New: Coding Club Scooter boards and relays Grade 5/6 club Tuesday 15th November 2022 Electronics Day… Bring along an electronic device for an afternoon of fun with technology. Devices may be stored in the OSHC office during the school day. Must …
As we continue to look forward in celebrating the end of what’s been a very challenging, but successful year, the students have taken the time this week to think deeply and reflect on the achievements they’ve each made both at school and during remote learning. Through the many themes we’ve covered in our inquiry focuses, …
Hi everyone, As we begin to wind the year up in our neighbourhood, during one of our whole group discussions the students voiced they wanted to create their very own thank you letters to their parents/carers as part of their support during remote learning/Seesaw. The students wanted to write a meaningful message about how they …
Maths Inquiry: The Design Project Over the lockdown period, we shared the ‘adjustments’ we had been making to our homes to accommodate our needs to have space to play and space for work. Many of us had rearranged rooms, added decorative items, and removed unnecessary items to ensure that the space was functional and aesthetically …