Dear Families,

On Sunday we celebrated The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, as we are Holy Trinity School, conversations were had with our students about the Holy Trinity and what it means in our faith.  While we acknowledge the complexity of this, in simple terms it is a celebration of the mystery of God as a community of love. Throughout his life Jesus spoke about God as his Father, himself as God's only Son and the Holy Spirit as Counsellor. Jesus revealed the mystery of the Trinity to us, not only to let us know the truth about God, but also to reveal to us the truth about ourselves. This celebration of the abundance of God's love is an occasion for appreciating what God has done and continues to do for us. It calls us to respond to the love of God, poured out into our hearts by Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Blessed be the Holy Trinity.

Please keep the Hill Family (Max 3/4 Blue) in your prayers as Megan’s mother passed away recently.

Primary Years Programme

As the only Catholic Primary School in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn that offers the PYP, Holy Trinity is proud to be an International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) school, starting in our Early Learning Centre (ELC) right through to Year 6.

At the core of PYP is our students. We focus on the growth of the whole child, with the aim to affect hearts as well as minds by addressing the social, physical, emotional and cultural needs of every student in addition to their academic welfare. At this time of the year, it is timely to revisit and celebrate the unique academic rigour and emphasis on students’ personal development that Holy Trinity Primary School offers.

The PYP framework offers significant advantages to prepare students for an unknown future. A few reasons why we love the program here at Holy Trinity include:

• We provide a safe, stimulating environment in which our students develop a strong identity as a learner.
• Its transdisciplinary nature: learning is meaningfully connected across disciplines as well as to the real world.
• Students are empowered to take action: the PYP prepares students to be caring, active participants in their communities and abroad.
• Learning is focused on the needs and desires of the learner versus a set curriculum: our units-of-inquiry are fluid and are purposefully crafted by our skilled teachers, with the interests and needs of our learners in mind.
• It teaches self-regulation and self-efficacy strategies: students are encouraged to be respective and introspective about their strengths and areas of growth as learners.
• Creativity and thinking is at the heart of what we do: students are provoked to think deeper and share their learning in their own ways.
• Innovation is encouraged: our world is rapidly changing and we want students to recognize issues in the world and also to feel empowered to seek answers.
• It develop well-rounded students who can collaborate effectively and act ethically.

This produces students who love learning and are motivated to succeed.

To celebrate the PYP here at Holy Trinity we have produced our very own PYP VIDEO. 

Finally, last Tuesday night we were delighted to host a Parent Information Night dedicated to PYP. Nights such as these serve to strengthen the ties between home and school and assist to develop a common language and understanding of the PYP.  Click here to access the presentation from the evening.

We look forward to hosting a second PYP night in Term 3 aimed at further deepening our communities understanding of conceptualized inquiry.

Save the date - 14th August

Peace and Best wishes,

Katie