On Sunday 30th May, we celebrate the  Feast of the Holy Trinity. It is the day we celebrate the greatest mystery of all – the Holy Trinity! Tomorrow, as a school, we will also be celebrating this great Feast Day of the Holy Trinity.

God is so great that Jesus taught us to understand God as three persons in one being who is God. As we try to understand this mystery, Jesus taught us the greatest lesson of all … GOD IS LOVE and that God wants us to be a part of this love. God has given us the responsibility to proclaim God's love to everyone in the world and in this way we can help to make the world, the place God created it to be. We can do this by living and loving as God’s family and, we show God we want to be in God's family by the love and respect we show one another. 

How blessed are we that our school community is named Holy Trinity! We give thanks to God for this beautiful name and for the gift of the Holy Trinity as a model for our school that we strive to live by each day... through the way we grow together in Faith, Hope and Love we can be and are a part of God’s love!

COMPASS 

As you would be aware, Holy Trinity is a part of the Phase 1 roll out of Compass  initiated by the Catholic Education Office.  This new school management ecosystem is designed specifically for school and student management, aimed at making life easy, in one connected platform for all stakeholders across our 56 schools. 

SEMESTER 1 REPORTS 

Reporting - Semester 1 2021

Our teaching team has begun the process of creating each child’s Semester 1 2021 report.

In Semester 1:

For Kindergarten students:

• Achievement in each subject will be reported using a four-point scale (Well Above Expectations, Above Expectations, Meeting Expectations and Working Towards Expectations).

For Year 1 to Year 6 students:

• Academic grades for each subject using a five-point scale from A-E will be reported using the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.

For all students:

• Strand Achievement will be reported in English, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, and The Arts using a five-point scale (Excellent, High, Sound, Basic, Elementary).
• Engagement with Learning statements, which are taken directly from the Australian Curriculum, will provide specific information about your child’s Critical and Creative Thinking, and Personal and Social Responsibility, using a three-point scale (Beginning, Developing, Consistently).
• Individual student comments will not be used in the Semester 1 Reports.

LEARNING CONFERENCES 

On Monday you would have received notification that learning conference booking system was open. Parents/Carers are now able to book via COMPASS Parent Portal a time for their Parent Teacher Interview (Kindergarten to Year 2) and Three Way Conference (Years 3-6). Please be aware that booking system will close on Wednesday 2nd June at 5pm 

Dialogue is an important feature of reporting. The Semester Report in this format encourages parent engagement and conversation about student learning. We want the report to be the entry point for Learning Confernces being held in Week 8, where we can engage in genuine conversation about your child’s strengths, challenges, effort and areas for growth. Below is a brief explanation of what each style of conference will involve. 

Three Way Conferences  (Year 3-6)

Three way conferences are held before the release of the formal report in Term 2. The students are responsible for leading the conference, and also take ownership of their learning by sharing the process with their parents. The conference involves students demonstrating their understanding through a variety of learning situations and sharing work samples. During preparation for the three way conferences, students identify their strengths and next step learning goals. Time is set aside for the students to familiarise themselves with the format of the conference.

Interviews (Kindergarten - Year 2)

Parent/Carer/Teacher Interviews are conducted mid to late first term, to initiate an effective learning partnership between student, teacher and parents/carers. At these interviews a students work habits and initial needs are discussed based on the teacher’s professional recommendations as well as a discussion about the parent’s knowledge of their child and the student’s individual aspirations.

Annual School survey-  Tell Them from Me

We are currently inviting teachers, students (Year 4-6) and parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school using an online survey. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process. 

We would like to invite you to complete the TELL THEM FROM ME (TTFM) Partners in Learning Survey. As we value the role of parents and carers within our school community we would greatly appreaciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our committment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at Holy Trinity Primary School. 

The survey is annoymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. The survey is open until Friday 11th June. You will be able to access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device by using the URL below: 

http://tellthemfromme.com/htps2021

Last Friday, we were able to acknowledge our award recipients for the first half of Term 2.

Wishing you and your family a lovely LONG weekend. Stay warm.

Katie 

Feast of the Holy Trinity

Tomorrow we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity! We look forward to sharing with you next week on how we celebrated!

GSP - Fundraiser

Crazy Sock Day TOMORROW! Don't forget your gold coin!

Reconciliation Week

On Wednesday, Holy Trinity marked the first day of Reconciliation Week with a Prayer Celebration led by 3/4B. It was a beautiful way to celebrate and acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we live. Thank you to 3/4B, Mrs BW and Mrs Lee!!

Sacrament of Confirmation

• Friday 28th May - Trinity Sunday Celebration                        
• Friday 28th May - Crazy Sock Day Fundraiser for Global School Partners (Gold Coin)

• Thursday 3rd June: Confirmation Retreat
• Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June: Confirmation Presentation Mass

• Monday 7th June - 2:30pm: KG Class Assembly
• Friday 11th June - Coin Heart Fundraiser for Global School Partners (Gold Coin)

• Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th - 6pm: Sacrament of Confirmation

• Monday 21st June - 2:30pm: 2R Class Assembly
• All week: Lolly Jar Guessing Competition Fundraiser for Global School Partners

ELC School Holiday Program

The ELC will be open for a School Holiday Program between 28 June-12 July 2021. (Monday 12 July is a pupil free day)

The holiday program is open to current ELC, Kinder and Year One children, with priority given to ELC families. Spaces are limited, please book early to avoid missing out.

Please click here to access the School Holiday Program booking form.

2022 Enrolments

A reminder to all ELC families to enrol your preschooler into Kindergarten for 2022. ELC enrolments do not carry into Primary School. Catholic Schools enrolment period closes on Friday. 

Stay and Play

Playgroup for pre-preschoolers and their families. Wednesday mornings from 9am-10.00am in the ELC Playground (weather permitting). Parents, grandparents, carers and children are all very welcome. Please sign in using the Check in CBR app.

Congratulations to all students who took part in our Athletics Carnival recently. It was a wonderful day and it was so lovely to see so many students actively participating for their house! 

A big congratulations to our Age Champions. 

Anxiety requires understanding

Tasting Night

Australian Girls Choir

Merici College Presents Matilda