Middle School

Grandparents & Special Friends’ Day 2022

Grandparents & Special Friends’ Day was held on Tuesday, 28 June and once again we had a Book Stall for books to be purchased and donated to the Anakalypsi Cornerstone Library. Emilie from Matilda Bookshop in Stirling provided a fabulous selection of new titles to support the curriculum, or to tempt students with fiction covering a wide range of genres. We would like to thank the grandparents and special friends for their wonderful generosity in donating nearly $700 worth of new titles. Books that have been donated have a plaque attached acknowledging all these families. Anne Sanders Librarian - On behalf of Cornerstone Library

Year 7 Aboriginal Immersion Day

It is always a privilege for the College to be able to run the Year 7 Aboriginal Immersion Day and on Thursday, 30 June we were able to run our usual day with various guests and activities for the learning of our Year 7 students. As part of our commitment to provide rich educational experiences at Cornerstone College, the activities allowed students to gain a deeper perspective of Aboriginal culture and history. All Australian middle school students are required to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories, as one of the cross-curriculum priorities of the Australian Curriculum. This Immersion Day is just one way we explore this focus. On the day, Year 7 students were involved in the following activities: • Aboriginal art and culture, facilitated by Art staff from

Cornerstone • Aboriginal culture/history and current developments, presented by David Booth (Wambaya [NE of Tennant

Creek], with traditional links to Yuggera and Ngarrindjeri) • Basket weaving, facilitated by Ellen Trevorrow and the ladies from the Coorong (Ngarrindjeri). The students were excited about each of their experiences, and we hope parents/caregivers shared in their learning and their weavings which went home. Art presenters were really impressed with the knowledge and openness students had in terms of awareness of First Nations Peoples Culture and History and also the concept of Reconciliation. There were some very important discussions had throughout the day. A barbeque lunch with optional ‘bush ingredients’ was also part of the day. The kangaroo sausages were sensational! Thank you to Rhett Fielke, Sheri Deboy and Joanne Powell for organising this. We hope this opportunity enabled our students to deepen their understanding of Aboriginal cultures and histories and we thank all the Year 7 teachers for their work and focus in this area. Jacinta Smart Arts LA Leader/Educator/Aboriginal Education Focus Person