School+Accomplishment

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OVERNEWTON Anglican Community College is proud of its efforts in bushfire relief.The student executive group set a fund-raising target of $20,000 at a casual dress and sausage sizzle day. To their amazement, the final tally revealed the school's 2300 students and 270 staff members had collected more than $40,000.Head of community development Shirley Seit said she was impressed by the students' empathy for the victims. "We had parents telling us the youngest were going home saying they wanted to give everything in their piggy-bank."Year 12's Kelsey Baker said: "We were all overwhelmed by the amount we raised."The school has also offered counselling services for students and staff at Ivanhoe Grammar directly affected by the fires. ======

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 At Sydenham-Hillside Primary School, pupils showed their support by writing thank you letters to the emergency services.Grade 5 teacher Frank Camilleri said the letters were a way for pupils to express their feelings. "They knew what was going on from the news and their families were talking about it at home. Some of them have friends and family who lost their homes." ======

===In grade 5 (last year) my class was knitting a quilt for the retirement home, just across the road. This is how good we managed to knit it. How awesome is it?! ===