St John’s School students and staff celebrated a combined Harmony Day and Australia’s National Day of Action Against Bullying last Friday at the school. Students were invited to wear orange, a colour signifying communication, encouragement and respect. As part of the day’s activities they created a St John’s family tree, shared a whole school pledge to kindness and various other topic related activities. Pictured are some of the participating students, Billie Lucca, Maddison McLeod and Sophia Matthews.
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