REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL WOOLLAHRA NEWSLETTER
Dee’s Message Dear Parents and Caregivers, Throughout the year, there are many moments of celebration. Some of these celebrations involve relatively ‘minor’ daily occurrences – a new tooth appearing, a beautiful artwork created, a physical challenge overcome – while other celebrations are more substantial. These are the ones we all look forward to, such as birthdays, anniversaries and other significant events on the calendar. The children in the ELS enjoy their celebrations too, whether a significant moment in their own lives or something they can celebrate in the lives of their friends. We also enjoy highlighting special days to celebrate collectively, such as cultural and religious events, in particular where these can teach us more about other people. Once such event on our country’s calendar took place yesterday, namely Children’s Day. Started in 1988, as a way of celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children, the occasion has grown over the years, and
5 August 2022 it is held each year on August 4th. This year, the theme for the day was “My Dreaming, My Future”, which is a wonderful way of capturing what we hope for in the lives of all the children of our country. In the ELS, we strive to embed the cultural heritage of our Australian First Nation People, and NAIDOC Week was a perfect opportunity to focus our attention on this aspect of the curriculum, by involving the , children in a variety of creative activities, which draws their attention to the cultural diversity of our country and the need to honour all people. Yesterday’s Children’s Day was yet another reminder of that.
While the Dreaming has a particular relevance in the lives of Aboriginal people, we hope too that all children who pass through the ELS will be inspired to do their own ‘dreaming’. We trust that as they engage with each other and as they explore their own talents and abilities, they will keep looking forward with excitement towards a future which continues to offer new possibilities.
REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL | WOOLLAHRA NEWSLETTER
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