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A Letter to Our Mayor

                                                    Wednesday 16th September, 2015

                                                                                 Dinjerra Primary School

                                                                                44 South Rd, Braybrook

                                                                                                 Victoria, 3019

Dear Nam Quach,

 

My name is Mai and I am a student from Dinjerra Primary School. Today I want to talk to you about something that I think is important.

 

Braybrook is a place where people share things and care for each other. So, what about the other people who are waiting for someone to help them? These people are not only in Melbourne, but also around Australia. I think we can support these refugees and the asylum seekers by donating money through fundraising. We can have food banks for them, teach them English or find them houses…But is that all we can do?

 

We should help them get a job, help their children have education like the other kids. But now, the government is turning the refugees/asylum seekers boats around. By looking at these boat I can see that they are not safe to sit in. They travel a long, dangerous journey to here. The government shouldn’t just turn boats around like that. It’s not right.

 

Now I have a question for you, Mayor. Do you ever care about these people who need your help? I hope so. So now, I want you think about this. Can you help us make a difference by supporting the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre? They need donations of food, clothing and money. So could you please spread the word around the council that ASRC need help to help the refugees?

 

Once again, I’m Mai, a student from Dinjerra Primary School. Thank you for reading my letter.

                                                              

                                                                     Mai

                                                                 Grade: 6

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Closing The Gap-Reflection

It’s been a few weeks since our class have been learning about Closing The Gap for the indigenous people, and I have learnt a lot of things that I didn’t know about the Indigenous culture.

 

At first, I had always thought that Indigenous people get the same treatment that we get, for example, education, homes and many more. So I was pretty surprised when I had heard that they have less opportunities than us.

 

I had watched a video about how the prime minister had apologized to the indigenous people for the stolen generation in the year 2008.

 

I had always thought that ‘sorry’s were meaningless, but after watching the video, I had realized how important it was to apologize, even if something had happened many years ago.

 

During the time when the British government was still stealing indigenous children from their homes, I had found out that there was a total of 50 000 kids stolen, and how it had stopped in the late 1960s.

 

If you want to know more, click this link or this one.

 

Honestly, if I was kidnapped like how the stolen generation was, I’d be terrified. To be ripped apart from my family and friends, forced to do different celebrations and be whipped if I did something wrong, all these things the aborigines had to go through.

 

I had also listen to Malala’s speech for educational rights and, I must say, I was really impressed that she still stood up to her rights even though she got shot because of it.

To listen/watch Malala’s speech, click here.

I had also learnt how the indigenous people don’t have  good and stable health. For example, the indigenous people’s chances of getting diabetes is much higher than non-indigenous.

You can also click this link to find out more.

 

A few questions that I have for my learning is…

  • Do some children part of the stolen generation ever find their parents again?

 

  • Did Malala’s speech inspire anyone?

 

  • Is there any aborigines that have outlast their life expectancy?

 

Thanks for reading! 😀

 

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Living In Braybrook

 

I’ve lived in Braybrook ever since I was small, so I would know what Braybrook is like. Sure there are some bad things around,  but it’s not like it happen everywhere.

 

After all, Dinjerra Primary School is one of the safest schools I’ve ever known. Nothing bad has ever happened there, and If you   ever come to take a look, I bet you would find everyone smiling and laughing.

 

Have you ever heard of Alice Pung? For those who don’t know she is the author of ‘Laurinda’ and ‘Unpolished Gem’.

Well  guess what, when she was small, she went to Dinjerra Primary School. And look what she has become now! A famous author,  from Braybrook as well.

 

The environment in Braybrook is a very beautiful sight, almost everything is refreshing to look at. The trees seem to rustle just  for you and the flowers seem to beckon you to come closer.

 

Everyone in Braybrook are like the mirror of the environment, they’re fresh, kind and easy to talk to. Even if your day seems  bad, a simple smile from them can lift your day.

 

So if you still say Braybrook is bad, take a look around you! And I’m sure smiles and laughter would be the one to greet you.

 

Sabrina

 

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Welcome to Dinjerra 456B Class Blog

Hello World!

Welcome to our class blog. We look forward to sharing our thinking, learning and ideas with you through this blog. We are a class of inquisitive learners who love sharing with others. You can also follow our daily learning with our Twitter and Instagram accounts.

This term we are learning about ‘Closing the Gap’ we hope to be able to share with you some of our beliefs and ideas related to this topic.

We hope that our posts will begin a conversation about what we can all do to help ‘close the gap’ within our world, country and community.

I’m wondering what the students in the 456 area are keen to learn more about and if they too are looking forward to sharing their ideas through blogging.

 

Please leave a comment below for the following:

1. What are you keen to learn more about with the topic ‘Closing the Gap’?

2. Are you looking forward to sharing your ideas through blogging? Why/why not?

 

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