A number of activities are planned at MRIS for 2022 National Reconciliation Week which runs from May 27 to June 3 with a the theme of Be Brave. Make a Change.
To mark Sorry Day, the Year 6 students created a Sorry Day Poster featuring their handprints. Year 6 Teacher Laura Nicholls said plans were being made for a Damper & Tea event, a celebration of local indigenous leaders, Josh Whiteland and Sandra Hill, the rethatching of the school Mia Mia, and the creation of a reconciliation fence in the Outdoor Classroom. “The whole school will also wear yellow to mark ‘Wear It Yellow Day’ to raise funds for a First Nations organisation, Children’s Ground.
