Dear Lord ,

We thank you for our talents and gifts. Help us strive to use them wisely for the benefit of our special community. Guide us to fulfil your plan for each of us. Give us the grace to be humble, respectful and tolerant this day and all the days of our lives.

Amen.

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the end of Week 4, and another exciting week at Holy Trinity.  Congratulations to Mary and Eva who celebrated their First Eucharist in our Parish last weekend.  This Sunday, we will celebrate the final Eucharist candidates at a special Mass at Holy Trinity Parish at 11:30am. 

We continue to have very few cases of COVID amongst our community.  Thank you again for your patience with restrictions and for your care keeping children at home if they are unwell.  

Class Essential Agreements- Each class has created their essential agreement. They have used this as a springboard to teach the children about emotions, controlling emotions, making friends, personal strengths, respectful relationships and empathy. 

ELC- In the first few weeks of preschool the children have had much opportunity to develop our the key skills for Term one. Settling into a new environment, new educators, new friends has aligned beautifully with exploring relationships and diversity – naming new friends, family and educators, getting to know one another and recognising our similarities and differences. Recalling personal experiences when supported with guided questions and developing resilience by learning and practicing new self-help skills and separation strategies. We cannot wait to build on these skills in the coming weeks, building foundations for life.

Kinder- In Kinder, the students have been identifying their emotions and describing how they feel in different and familiar situations.

Murray (Kinder Green) “I liked learning about emotions. I know these emotions- Happy, Miserable, Lonely, Mad, Sad and Sleepy.”  

In Kinder, the students have also been participating circle time. During circle time the students have been talking about their feelings when they arrive at school, during learning time, during recess and lunch.

Year One- the students have been identifying and describing their personal strengths. They have looked at ways they can use their personal strengths to have a positive impact on their class.

Ivy E (Year 1 White) “I can use my God given talents to help my friends in class and on the playground. I can care for my friends, and I can help them draw pictures”

The Year One students also had a visit from Constable Kenny Koala. Kenny gave us some tips about protective behaviours and other actions that help keep us safe and healthy. These included:

- When crossing the road always stop, look, listen, think then walk.

- If you get lost: stay calm, don’t wander, tell a trusted person.

- If you get lost find someone you can trust wearing a uniform like a police officer or a shop keeper.

- Wear a helmet when riding a bike, scooter or skateboard.

- Always stop and think before making a choice. Ask yourself…is it safe, healthy or kind?

Year Two- The students have been learning about positive ways they can contribute to their class this year. Here are the responses from the class brainstorms. “I can try new things even if they are challenging”, “I can communicate in a calm way” ,“I can share my ideas”, I can respect my classmates”, “I can share my strengths”.

The Year Two students individually reflected on their personal strengths. The writing piece below is from Adriana L (Year 2 Red) “I enjoyed thinking and writing about my strengths. I enjoyed learning about the strengths of other people in my class. I think we share our strengths to help other people.”

Year Three/Four- The students have been identifying and exploring the expression of emotions in social situations. They have also discussed positive ways to express their emotions in the classroom and on the playground. “We really enjoyed linking our emotions to events. Although our answers were not exactly the same, we shared similar responses” (Audrey and Lila 3/4 Red)

Year Five- The students have been exploring the links between their emotions and their behaviour. They have been focussing on our how controlling their emotions and treating their peers with kindness helps create trust and positive friendships.

Reflections from Mary B and Amelia N (Year 5 Green) “We had to think about ways we can control our emotions. We created a list of strategies that we can use when things are not going well. It was great to see the different strategies our classmates use when they need to calm down.”

Year Six- Reflection from Gwen O (Year 6 Red) “We have been learning about “Empathy” and how this is linked to social and emotional learning. Understanding the different emotions and being able to read the body language of your peers is an important life skill. We understand that reading the emotions of others, helps us become better leaders. If we see students who are upset, embarrassed, angry, frustrated or anxious, we can apply our empathy skills and support them in a comforting and nurturing way. We have been acting out different emotions and discussing what to do when we see students show these emotions at school.”

I hope you enjoyed viewing the social and emotional learning that is happening at Holy Trinity. We will be sharing this with our community Week 4 and Week 9 of every term.

 Kind Regards

Brendon Pye

PYP Coordinator/Wellbeing Coordinator

Holy Trintiy Boys Basketball Team- Congratultions to the Year 6 boys who played in their grand final last weekend. A big thank you to Peter Andruska for coaching the boys to a successful season. 

Have a wonderful weekend and a peace-filled week ahead with your beautiful families.  Please do not hesitate to reach out for anything at all and continue to stay safe. 

Warmest wishes,

Philippa 

The cup we use in the Lord's Supper and for which we give thanks to God: when we drink from it, we are sharing the blood of Christ. And the bread we break: when we eat it, we are sharing the body of Christ.

(1Cor. 10:16)

First Eucharist

Congratulations to Eva and Mary who celebrated their First Eucharist last weekend.

Please keep our 2021 First Eucharist candidates in your prayers as they embark on their final preparations to celebrate this special sacrament on Sunday.

Reconciliation

We continue to keep our Reconciliation candidates in our prayers, particularly as many of our candidates have begun their preparations through their Reconciliation homegroups. Just a friendly reminder to please ensure that you have selected a time for your child to receive their Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Click here here for the Sacrament of Reconcilication sign-up sheet.

Important Dates:

Sunday, 27th February: Sacrament of First Eucharist Mass at 11.30 am. Due to restrictions, this mass will be for candidates and their families.

Wednesday, 2nd March: Ash Wednesday and the launch of Project Compassion

Saturday, 19th March & Sunday 20th March: Reconciliation Presentation Masses

Friday, 25th March: Reconciliation Retreat for Year 3 students

Saturday, 26th March: Sacrament of Reconciliation commences

Holy Trinity Quality Improvement Plan

The ELC is committed to continuous improvement in all the National Quality Standards. The focus for 2022 is as follows:

If you would like to provide further feedback or suggestions for improvement, your emails are always welcome at elc.holytrinity@cg.catholic.edu.au.

Covid Update

A reminder for families that if you have a COVID case in your family, to please notify me via email  - cushla.sheehan@cg.catholic.edu.au

This applies to both Preschool Families and families whose children attend Before and After School Care.

HOLY TRINITY SHOW ‘N SHINE:

On Sunday, 3 April from 10am-3pm the carpark and in front of the church will be given over to this event, conducted under the auspices of the ‘Canberra Street Machine Association’.  Over fifty vehicles of mainly Ford, GMH and Chrysler lineage (the ‘Big Three’) will be on display.  The 9.30am Mass that day will be rescheduled to an 8.30am start. Come along to an enjoyable day and help support the ongoing St Vincent de Paul South Coast Bushfire Relief effort.  If you could assist with some tasks in preparation and/or on the day, please contact Fr John or the parish office.

Term 1 School fees have been emailed home to all families.

It is important that the school is approached before the fees are due if families expect difficulties in paying their full school fees.  Remission/concessions need to be agreed to before the due date for School Fees.  Remission ppplication Forms are available by clicking here.

Please complete and return all forms along with all supporting documentation to the Front Office.

Click here to view the 2022 school fee schedule.

Just a reminder our Tuckshop operates from Wednesday to Friday each week. Orders can be placed for the current week and the next week, but the cut off is 7pm if you are ordering for the next day.

You can also order take home meals. Details can be found on Qkr.

Volunteering in the Tuckshop is easy, and each shift you will have an experienced volunteer to help. The shift is from 9.15 to 11.00.

You will need a WWVP card and have up to date COVID vaccinations to help at the school.

Click here to volunteer for a shift or two in the Tuckshop.

If you have volunteered and need to change your day, please use Sign Up to make amendments. 

Any questions can be directed to Cath or Kirsty at holytrinitytuckshop@gmail.com. Thank you so much for helping in the Tuckshop.

The Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (the department) would like to notify you that a request has been made for your child’s school to provide residential address and other information as required under the Australian Education Regulation 2013.

Similar information was collected in March 2021, as part of AGDESE's requirement to provide additional information which includes the names and residential addresses of parents and/or guardians (i.e. the persons responsible for students at a school).

Please note that student names will be 'de-identified', however, parent/guardian names will be included.

For further information, please click here

Welcome to Holy Trinity Netball Club 2022 for all boys and girls wishing to participate in our local district winter netball competition!

Please read over the below and if your child is interested please click here to submit your information. No payment or final commitment is required at this stage!

Games for this winter season will be held on Saturday mornings (not during school holidays) from 30 April to 27 August plus two weeks of finals for our Year 5/6 teams. No previous netball experience is necessary and we welcome boys and girls. 

Game time and cost:

K and Year 1: Skills program 11-11.45am   $ TBC

Year 2/3: Game 9am.   $120 approx

Year 4: Game 10am.    $140 approx

Year 5/6: Game 10am or 11am (depending on Div).  $190 approx

Game location: South Canberra Netball Courts Deakin 

Weekday training time: TBC depending on coach availability, but in the past we try to hold one weekly training on either a Wednesday or Friday afternoon at school from 3.10pm to approx 4.15pm.

Weekday training location: Holy Trinity Netball courts 

Contact: Rhiana Webb 0431 478 416 / rdepaoli1@hotmail.com