On Thursday 25 May, Chevallum State School held its first Reconciliation Week Parade. Reconciliation Week is dedicated to building positive, respectful relationships between all Australians and to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' culture.
The overarching aim of this time is to explore how we can best contribute to the reconciliation process. We can express our sorrow in a meaningful way and fix what has been done in past to First Nations people and resolve to do better in the future.
Thank you, Miss Dani and our First Nations students, for organising and presenting this very important parade and thank you to Miss Katie for organising the displayed art works.
The parade reached all members of the audience with video clips, information and a final moving song – “From Little Things, Big Things Grow” with the valuable messages of reconciliation.
Students and staff were dressed in the colour yellow representing the sun in the middle of the Aboriginal flag. Yellow is also the children's colour – providing a symbol for being fresh, energetic and hopeful.
FIRST NATIONS PERFORMER – DION DRUMMOND 
As part of celebrating First Nation’s culture in Reconciliation Week, Chevallum State School hosted First Nation’s performer, Dion Drummond. Dion’s Aboriginal name is ‘Moogera’, meaning storm. He is of Torres Strait Islander descent on his mother’s side, and Aboriginal from his father’s side.
Dion performed an interactive show of dance, song and storytelling representing both mainland and islander culture much to the delight of our Prep-Year 6 students.