REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL ST LEONARDS NEWSLETTER Principal’s Message
21st October 2022
By Mrs Simone Cooke
Dear Parents, What a wonderful time the children have had this week embracing their new provocations, practising for their Christmas concerts and looking forward to Diwali (Deepavali festival) along with Halloween festivities next week. With all these events fast approaching it is timely that we discuss how we approach Celebrations and how we make them inclusive for everyone. Here at Reddam we have many rich and diverse cultures with many different traditions, values and beliefs. Celebrations provide us with a concrete way to share our cultural backgrounds, to build tolerance and understanding, celebrate cultural diversity and build respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Throughout the year we draw upon the celebrations that hold meaning to our particular children, these include a wide array of celebrations based on our children’s cultural heritage and interests, these may include Christmas, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Hannukah, Mother’s Day, Halloween, Reconciliation day. There is no doubt that children love Celebrations and traditions and rituals are important for fostering a young child's personal identity and sense of belonging. They teach values, offer comfort and security and create lasting memories. Just as Sunday dinners, family game nights or family reunions hold special memories in our lives, so too do our school celebrations. This week our children in 3R had the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful Yum Cha feast as part of their Provocation “What a wonderful world”. Thank you to all our families who contributed plates for this special lunch. Next week the children are looking forward to celebrating the Deepavali festival together .
REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL | ST LEONARDS NEWSLETTER
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