Parent and Community Engagement is about connecting and empowering community parents, youth and families.

                               

September Newsletter

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families can benefit a great deal by having the opportunity to share their skills and their knowledge with other parents in their community. We can all have a positive outcome working together as one. Isn't it beautiful seeing that we as parents can help make a difference in our child’s future?

Woree Primary School Celebrate NAIDOC

In the South of Cairns our Indigenous families took part in events held at their local schools. Sharing with the Cairns Community their talents and cultural history. The event was full of parents and their kids having a fun day enjoying entertainment like Indigenous dancing, arts & craft, face painting, talented musician’s, T-shirt Printing and a kup murri. I must say a “BIG THANK YOU” to Margret McCarthy for coordinating such a great day for the kids and parents to be proud of where they come from and share their culture with their Teachers and class mates. “Thank you” to the PaCE parents that were involved in NAIDOC Celebration. 

 COMPUTER LESSONS

Parents are learning so much from their computer lessons and are sharing their talents with their children and grandchildren. It has allowed them to assist with the young ones homework. It would be great to see more of you take this opportunity to explore the computer.

WORK 4 LIFE      

The Work 4 Life Program have committed to providing career opportunities to candidates who successfully complete the 6 week program. Working with Coles, Coles Express, Kmart and Accor. Three of the PaCE parents took up this opportunity and now have started to attend the 6 week Training. Ms. Prior say’s “That it’s the best decision she has ever made and how it is going to help with everyday expenses in raising her children.”  Anyone interested in applying Please contact Julie-ann Lamboure on 4047 8718 or 4047 8700 

 WOREE NAIDOC BEADING 

It’s been a big week for the Woree High School parents and students. They all enjoyed a great week celebrating NAIDOC with their school mates. Students enjoyed each other’s company creating their own traditional beading necklace and bracelets.  Sorry if parents were not informed of such event it was short notice. Hopefully next year you get to be involved with the big celebrations. If you are interested in taking part in NAIDOC next year, Please feel free to contact me and we can discuss how you can share great ideas.