Implementing Aboriginal Perspectives
For the past eighteen months, Year 7 and 8 Science teachers Jaynelle LeFeuvre and Sarah Townsend have been involved in a pilot program being run
Point Pearce Swimming Lessons
During Week 8, the R-2 Class from Point Pearce Campus attended swimming lessons at the Maitland Campus pool. Under the leadership of Miss Jodie and
NAIDOC Community Day
The 2020 NAIDOC Theme was ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ acknowledging and celebrating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples 65,000 year connection to country and
Shark Dreaming Storybook Launch
On Friday November 13th, as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations a team from the Deaf Aboriginal Services based in Adelaide, were guests at the Central
Remembrance Day 2020
CYS commemorated Remembrance Day at the Maitland Campus with an assembly in the Performing Arts Centre led by senior students. SRC members and staff also
DfE Kadina Point Pearce Visit
On Thursday October 29th, 23 staff from the Kadina District Office visited CYS Point Pearce Campus and Point Pearce itself to learn more about both
Learning Engagement at Point Pearce
I took this series of photographs between 12:15pm. and 12:30pm on September 22 to highlight the wide variety of learning activities students are involved in at
Aboriginal Artists in School
The Aboriginal Artists in School (AAIS) program is a community cultural development program which aims to establish longer-term and sustainable connections between Aboriginal artists/cultural practitioners
SAATSA Morning Tea
Stage 2 SAASTA students had to collaborate to organise a Community morning tea to celebrate their success in SAASTA. Students identified their individual role and
Nharangga Warra – Counting to 10
We have been working on creating Narungga language resources to be used in the classroom and have developed a Google Classroom for learning that includes
SAASTA
We are well underway with the planning of the combined Aboriginal Power Cup/SAASTA Shield. The Carnival will start in the afternoon of Wednesday 18th November
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
This special day is celebrated every year in Australia on August 4th. It is a time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and Communities
Building Shelters
Towards the end of Term 2, the R-2 children were involved in learning some Narungga words based around the planning of and building of shelters.
Puyu Blasters
“World No Tobacco Day” School Competition Winners The Puyu Blaster team regularly visit our SAASTA program to deliver their education program to our students on
Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week was from May 25th to June 2nd. The theme for this year’s NRW is ‘In this together’. I would like to thank