During the last two terms, the Year 5 students have been participating
in the SEAT Project. The aim of this project has been to promote compassion in
the students for those less fortunate. At the beginning of the process they assembled
a stool and researched Vietnam, the country in which the stool was made. We spent
time thinking about our strengths and how we, and others, have made a
difference in the world.
As part of the project students also researched charities
they might help. We looked at many charities and the amazing work that they do.
We were all struck though by the statistic from the Indigenous Literacy
Foundation that stated “only 34% of Indigenous Year 5 students in very remote
areas are at or above national minimum reading standards, compared to 95% for
non-Indigenous students in major cities.” As a result we chose to support the
work of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) (https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au).
Each group of students has now decorated the stool that they
made at the beginning of the processes. We are now hoping that through you we
will be able to sell these so that we can make a donation to the Indigenous
Literacy Foundation.
Using the following link, please join our silent auction. Simply
fill in your name and bid and keep an eye out in case you’re out bid.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14PZuoph3ulBvbu0KFY5ivMMAOAuzCtfhlk38q5fkGcw/edit?usp=sharing
We will close the silent auction Wednesday 5 December at
3pm. If you have the winning bid you will then be notified and your donation can
be sent to the office by Friday 7 December.
Thank you for your support of this initiative.
