"God has no called me to be successful.  He has called me to be faithful. We feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.  But is that drop were not there, I think the ocean would be less for that missing drop.  If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.  Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love." (Mother Teresa)

May we walk in faith and trust, responsive to the movement of the Spirit.  We make this prayer for all our Year 6 students who celebrated Confirmation last weekend.

Dear friends,

The above quote from Mother Teresa was taken from our Parish bulletin last weekend and kindly reminds us of the little things we can do in life, that can be much bigger things for others.  Thank you to all our families who celebrated so reverently with us together last Sunday with Archbishop Prowse at the Sacrament of Confirmation. Also at these Masses Fr John made mention of the Transfiguration Parish Assembly to be held this Saturday 23rd of June 2-4pm in the Parish Centre.  I encourage parents willing to become more involved in the future planning and direction of our Parish to attend this meeting. 

Thank you also to all our parents and carers who came to our interviews and three way conferences this week.  These meetings are vital to share where your child is progressing with their learning and to plan relevant learning  goals for the next Semester.  If you have not been able to attend these meetings this week, I urge you to contact your child's teacher via email to make an appointment before this Semester finishes. 

In March 2019, Holy Trinity School will be visited by representatives from the International Baccalaureate Organisation, to evaluate our journey as an IB World School, offering the Primary Years Program.

The visiting team will look at every aspect of our School, from its leadership and management to the rigour of our academic programs to the ways in which students and parents are involved in the learning through inquiry.

In preparation for this we are currently undertaking a PYP self-study. The self-study is a requirement of the International Baccalaureate (IB). Our self-study is a year long process that involves staff, students, parents and board members. The purpose of the self-study is to ensure that we are maintaining the IB Programme Standards and Practices. As the staff conduct the self-study, we are looking to identify our achievements and areas that need further development in terms of our practices. The self-study allows teachers to reflect on their practices, but it also calls on parents and students to participate by reflecting on the school's practices and commitment to the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). 

We look forward to your participation and responses in this survey. Thanks in advance for your time and input. 

SURVEY 

Finally, I would like to thank all children and families who have been so generously supporting our Global Schools fundraising for Evaland Hekima school in Kenya.  We are well on our way to reaching our target to ensure this community can have some basic needs met, such as  clean water from a water tank.  Thank you also to the families who came to the Trivia night on Friday night-  all prizes our tables won have will be donated to our fete later in the year. On Wednesday of Week 10, we will be presenting Global School Partners with our donation from these efforts this term to take to Kenya in July.  Kristy Everding and myself are very privileged to be going to Kenya with a team of 8 health care workers and educators to visit many of the GSP schools in July school holidays.  Of course, we will be visiting Evaland Hekima and taking many photos to share with our community when we return.

With every best wish for a holy and peace-filled week ahead with your beautiful families.

Philippa

Confirmation 

Congratulations to all our Confirmation Candidates who on Sunday, completed the final of their initiation Sacraments.

Uniting us firmly with Christ, the Sacrament is a sending out; pouring into us the powers of the Holy Spirit to help us respond to God's call. We continue to keep these candidates in our prayers, that the strength of the Holy Spirit's Grace will pierce their hearts and work in meaningful ways throughout their life.

As Catholics the Sacrament of Confirmation is a time when we can all ask ourselves 'Are WE living our lives to the full, with the Grace of the Holy Spirit poured out to us at Confirmation?'

A special thank you to all the parents, staff, families and parish who supported the children through this Sacrament; and to Monsignor John Woods and Archbishop Christopher Prowse, who have guided the children through the past few weeks.

                         

                         

GSP Cake Stall 

Thank you to the delicious sweet treats that our thoughtful Year 1 and Year 2 families made and decorated for our cake stall on Tuesday. We raised just over $700, which brings our total up to about $2700 raised this term!!! This money will go towards the water tank for Evaland Hekima. 

GSP Talent Show 

Don’t forget to hand your entry envelope (with your entry form and fee) into the front office before tomorrow. Auditions, if needed, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday next week. 

Fred Ward- Festival Week 

On Tuesday afternoon students from 5/6 White assisted the staff at Fred Ward Gardens to help the residents participate in activities as part of their Festival Week. Below is an extract from an email from the staff at Fred Ward Gardens.

Just wanted to thank you and the children for a wonderful afternoon of fun. The manners and kindness of your students towards our residents is a credit to your school and their parents.......... Please pass on a big thank you to all the children from the residents of Fred Ward Gardens. 

Next week...

Tuesday: 5/6 Grade Mass, 9.30am. All are invited to attend.

Coming up...

Friday 29th June: GSP Talent Show Fundraiser. Organised by 3/4. Hall 2.10pm

Tuesday 3rd July: NAIDOC prayer assembly led by 5/6G. Hall, 2.30pm

Parenting expert Steve Biddulph Presenting in Canberra Tonight and Tomorrow night

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Thursday 21 June 2018 at 7:30pm

Canberra Girls Grammar School Hall
Senior School , 48 Melbourne Avenue, Deakin, Canberra, ACT 2600

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Steve Biddulph Raising Boys

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Friday 22 June 2018 at 7:30pm

Canberra Girls Grammar School Hall
Senior School , 48 Melbourne Avenue, Deakin, Canberra , ACT 2600

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The P&F will host the school Disco on Friday 29th June from 6.30pm to 8.30pm in the School Hall.

There will be hotdogs and sausage Rolls available for purchase from the canteen and a selection of some red food items.  Entry is by gold coin and there will be glo sticks for sale. Come along for a dance, some disco games and of course lots of fun!

Please note that this is not a Drop-off event, each child must have an adult in attendance that is responsible for them.

A link for volunteers will be sent out before this Friday.

WEEK 9

Dear Families,

On Thursday, 5 July the tuckshop will be holding a Hot Dog & Red Day.  Hot Dogs are now available for order on Qkr! for $3.00.  Orders must be placed before TUESDAY, 3 JULY @ 5.00pm to allow for catering.  Chips, lollies and chocolates will all be available for purchase over the counter at lunch time.  Please note that this is the last tuckshop open day for the term.  Friday, 6 July the tuckshop will be closed for end of term cleaning.    

HTPS Tuckshop

TERM 2, WEEK 9 - WED 27 JUN

Team Leader: Kate Quilkey, Georgina Papoutsi, Stephanie Lehoczky, Charlene Quinn, Tatiana Angulo

We are sitting at 38 membership sales to date – well done, HT community! (equates to $456 fundraising)

2018/2019 Digital and book memberships for ACT and surrounds (and other states) are going fast but there is still time to purchase – get in quick!  Memberships valid until 1 June 2019 for you to enjoy valuable dining, shopping, travel offers and lots more with family and friends.

The Canberra Entertainment Office has a special offer available - for a LIMITED time, if you purchase a 2018/2019 membership, you will receive 2x BONUS EVENT Cinema Saver eTickets in time for the school holidays! Hurry, stocks are sure to run out.

Click  here to order via our online HT payment page 

Enter promotion code ‘EVENTGIFT’ at the checkout (refer below) and you will receive your eTickets via your email inbox within 48 business hours.

You will be able to redeem your EVENT Cinemas eTickets at participating EVENT Cinemas. Click here to find out more.

Don't forget to select "Pick Up" as Delivery Option for hard copy memberships - we will send it home with your child/ren via school classroom bags.

Any qusestions or issues, please contact Jo Hamilton.

Thank you for your amazing support - it is genuinely appreciated.