Deputy Principal report
CELEBRATING NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK
National Sorry Day 2022 is being held tomorrow, Thursday, 26 May. It is a day when we pause to remember the Stolen Generations of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Today, eight of our Stage 3 students represented our school at a Sorry Day Service at Minto. The students represented our school with pride as they demonstrated reverence throughout the ceremony. There were student representatives from across fourteen schools in our local area who attended. During the ceremony there were different presentations that highlighted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and also in remembrance of the Stolen Generations. We thank Ms Freeman and Mr Oldfield, our Aboriginal Education Assistants, for their support of this event and our students.
DOGS CONNECT PROGRAM
Exciting news! We will have a new member of the community joining us next term. You can see her in the image below. Her name is 'Maple'.
Our school is participating in a program organised by 'Dogs Connect'. This program involves a well being dog to be part of our community in supporting our students and their needs.
There is a lot of preparation involved before Maple steps through the school gate some time in Term 3. We understand that there may be students, staff and parents concerned about having a dog on the school grounds and in classrooms. We will certainly be sensitive regarding these concerns. A survey will be provided to collect data about the introduction of Maple. This important survey will be shared with the community in the next week.
We will follow guidelines and implement structures to support everyone at school. The well being of Maple will also be of the utmost importance.
I have the privilege of being the primary carer of Maple. Dogs Connect will provide training for myself and some other members of staff over the coming weeks.
More details about the program will be provided during this term.
