1990 School Magazine

"The girls ale a great help to Lis. " "Our people enjoy tlie company of the gills vei'y 111uch and look forward to their visits. " "The girls are always a pleasui. e to nave hei'e. " Heleii Skiihdi?I. Co- old^^into!' of Coin, ?!1/1/10, Service

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INALA PRIMARY SCHOOL 1990 has seen a particularly heart-warming bond forged between B. G. CS. and Inala State Primary School where Jane Nicklin. a B. G. G. S. old girl. teaches the Year One class Jane desci'ibed Inala School as "a gi'eat big 111elting pot". with classrooms filled willI children froin widely diffei'Grit ethnic backgrounds. including Aboriginal. Vietna mese. El Salvadoria n. Tongan. Fijian. Romanian. Polisli and Spanish. Foi' most of Jane's class. English is a second language whicli is rarely spoken at nome Often the only thing Jane's pupils have 11\ coininoii is the will to sui\, ive. She says that survival at Inala call Inean coping with an unstable family life and poverty or perliaps sti'Liggling to establish roots in an alien and, sadly. often hostile country "Sponsorship from Girls' Grammar helps me give the children one happy, stable school year. It means I can supply my little class with essentials such as cardboard. paper, paint, glue, scissors, pencils and crayons. 11 also means we can go on excursions to places like Lone Pine, a wonderful luxury for five year old Binh. a very small boat person. " says Jane.

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B. G. G. S. donations have also paid for such things as flour and eggs (to make pikelets) and film to record the pikelet tasting. Each child received a photo to take nome to share the event with mum and dad. The day they made the pikelets Thuy wrote a little note saying "I am happy" 0111' school coinitiuiTity had the OPPoi'ILiiiity to ITieet some or Jane's little chai'ges when tiley came to one of oui. Monday Assemblies. TITey sang songs 111 both Vietiiaiiiese and Englisli to tliank Lis 101' lielping thenI FLOOD RELIEF The news of devastatii\g 1100ds in Charleville and other Western centres evoked an immediate response from the students of this school. 111 an endeavour to show the11' concei'n and to give practical lielp. the girls of 11 Lilley decided to bring in any books they ITo longei' required so these could be sent to schools in Charleville. and similarly. students in 11 England launched all appeal foi' canned food to be fonvarded to the Relief Committee. The combined efforts of these House Groups resulted in twelve cartons. with a total weight in excess of 200 kg. being despatched by rail on May 10.1990. to the flood centres fill Dnkih

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