Reconciliation Walk

This year we had over 300 people walking with us, including students and staff from a range of schools in Castlemaine: Meeting Place, Castlemaine, Castlemaine North, Elphinstone, and Winters Flat.  It was an incredible day with so much learning shared with the community. 

Thanks so much to everyone who helped out with the walk this year. Big thanks to Kath Coff from Nalderun Aboriginal Education Corporation for her support and guidance, to Uncle Rick, Aunty Kerri, Aunty Julie, Uncle Ron, Kelly Ann and Trent Nelson.  

Special thanks to Bethia who has been  tireless in her support and energy. 

Big thanks to our students who worked hard to show their learning via storyboards and to the students who presented along the way.

Thanks to our captains Quincy and Freda and vice captain Eidi for acknowledgment and reflection. 

Thanks to all staff for the deep learning our students continue to be immersed in. 

Special thanks to Eloise and Kahu for their time and energy with logistics and tech!

Thanks to all our parent volunteers: Nicole, Amelia, Justin, Inez, Andy, Clare Sh, Clare Ch,  Damian, Maz, Lorenzo, Courtney, Richard W, Krista, Elsa, Christiana, Richard and Bethia

Thanks to 

Set up team: Scott, Damian, Dan, Margot and Bethia

Pack up team: Dan, Phill, Damian

Filming and stills photography: Luke

Thanks to our community volunteers: Cath and Phill

Thanks to people for supplying resources: Chris, Eaglehawk Recycling, Andy & Clare, Luke, Phill, Eloise, Damian, Dan and Margot

Finally, thanks to all our walkers!

If your name is not on the list and you helped out, apologies and please  let me know!

WOW!

This week Chewton Primary won the Victorian Sustainability REsource Smart award for School of the Year. What an incredible effort from our whole community.

the key areas that the judges selected were our close work with Nalderun, aunty Kerri and Djaara to bring Indigenous perspectives and learning processes into our teaching and learning, the student led Dog Poop protest waterways initiative and the revegetation projects with Post Office Hill Action Group and Connecting Country.

It is an incredible achievement and recognition of the work that all our staff, students and parents do to make sure we are continually improving our actions in this area.

We were only able to take 8 students to the MCG on the day, and they all participated and spoke beautifully. Congratulations to Eidi, Millie, Emilia, Freda, Edan, James, Quincy R and Hunter. The rest of the school watched the ceremony on livestream and the excitement and screams when we were announce winners could almost be heard at the MCG.

WIN news, Gold FM and ABC radio have all been interested. You can watch the tv segment here.

Listen to ABC radio interview here.

Some feedback :

That is fabulous news!!

Congratulations!!  Woo Hoo!

Kim Saddlier, Senior Education Improvement Leader, DET

Congratulations Chewton PS!! Kez Jennings

Congratulations on the sustainability award! It’s great to see your little school getting the recognition it deserves.  Linda Wilson

Thank you for sharing this wonderful news and achievement for Chewton PS. This is recognition for the great work being done at the school. Thank you to Kerri for her contribution and support. Well done to staff and students.

Regards, Anne Cunniff |  Executive Director | Loddon-Campaspe Area

Congratulations on your recent win at the ResourceSmart Schools Awards. We hope you enjoyed the celebration of your success. It is schools like yours that inspire us. Thank you for all that you do! Resource Smart Team

There is lots on the 

Parks Vcitoria are meeting with our students  this week to discuss signage along the creek. Congratulations to Quincy, Eidi, Millie, Emilia and Freda for outstanding work! Please keep a look out at the post office and Red Hill for the donation tin to help the students raise funds for compostable dog poop bags!

From the Office

Muesli Bars

Muesli Bars can be purchased. Distribution will start when we have enough customers, hopefully next week, so get your orders in! You can bring in up to $5 and then your child can get a muesli bar each day from the Green Team at recess at the Outdoor Kitchen. Please bring cash to the office.  We will have vegan and gluten free option available very soon!

We are hoping you are considering a muesli bar rather than bikkies or a bar from the supermarket! 

There was lots of interest at the Resource Smart awards in our unique solution to soft plastic waste. We are keen to see what difference we can make to your wallets and your landfill bins! Thanks for your support.

Feedback from Castlemaine North Primary  about the Reconciliation Walk. Fantastic to see the impact of our work in the broader community!

4/6/24

Dear Bernadette and CPS students and community, 

On behalf of the Castlemaine North PS senior students and staff, I would like to say THANK YOU, for the opportunity to participate in the Reconciliation Walk last week.  We were so impressed with the care that was taken to curate the learning stations; the posters and videos were informative and thought-provoking.

We appreciated the generosity and patience of the tour guides at each station; they were enthusiastic and welcoming for each group that came along – a huge effort, being out in the weather all day!

We are inspired to continue our learning here at CNPS, in the spirit of Reconciliation, all year round.  I have attached a picture of a display board that our Gr 5/6 students made last week, with commitments towards healing and respect for Indigenous Australians.

Thank you again, for inviting us along to share your amazing work.                                    Sam Chapman.

Community Notices

 First Peoples Connections and information

Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation)  https://djadjawurrung.com.au/

DJAARA - Home | Facebook Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation https://nalderun.net.au/

Anti-racism https://racismnoway.com.au/ https://alltogethernow.org.au/racism/racism-in-schools/how-to-discuss-racism-with-children/ 

Reconciliation Week 2024 Now more than ever https://www.reconciliation.org.au/now-more-than-ever-nrw-2024/ 

Treaty https://www.firstpeoplesrelations.vic.gov.au/treaty