Harmony Day at St Monica's

 Next Thursday, 21 March, St Monica's will be celebrating Harmony Day. This is a day to celebrate our cultural diversity, inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. As a school we will be exploring the theme 'everybody belongs' in recognition of the rich multicultural landscape we live in. Students are permitted to wear a piece of orange clothing, e.g a hair ribbon, shirt, socks etc as part of this celebration.

Did you know?

• Over the last 70 years more than seven and a half million migrants have made Australia their home
• Nearly half of Australians were born overseas or have a parent who was
• People from over 200 countries make up our Australian community and over 300 languages are spoken in our homes
• Apart from English the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi