Lord, open up our hearts so that we may hear the message you teach of a world in which the wrongs of the past are recognised - a world in which a reconciled people walk and talk together sharing stories; a world in which all burn with the desire to have your peace and justice reign.

Dear Friends,

Welcome to Reconciliation Week 2022 at Holy Trinity School and ELC! 'National Reconciliation Week—27 May to 3 June—is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia (Reconciliation Australia).' The theme for 2022 is 'Be Brave, Make Change'. Here at Holy Trinity we have celebrated in classes and as a whole school by learning about the apology to the Stolen Generations, watching a performance by Torres Straight Islander performer, Dion Drummond and exploring First Nations artefacts (did you know- a woomera uses the same design principles as a dog ball thrower!) On Friday we will mark the conclusion of Reconciliation week with a whole school Prayer Liturgy ( thank you Ms Lee and 3 /4 Red) and a series of rotations run by our Yr 6 leaders. Students will play Yulunga Games, test their knowledge with a reconciliation quiz and create a 'Sea of Hands' including personal commitments to Be Brave and Make Change in our own lives. We encourage our community to checkout our installation  in the front gardens from Friday afternoon!

Community members are always welcome to join our Reconciliation Action Plan working group, please contact Rose Lee if interested: rosemary.devereux@cg.catholic.edu.au

Last Thursday, we once again celebrated our students achievements with our Week 5 Awards Assembly.  Congratulations to the following students for this very proud milestone: 

Global School Partners

Tomorrow is SILLY SOCK DAY! Don't forget your gold coin!

Sacrament of Confirmation

Presentation Masses will be held this weekend at Holy Trinity Church, Curtin. Candidates are welcome to attend any of the Masses this weekend. (6pm Saturday, 9:30am Sunday or 5:30pm Sunday.) These Masses will give our Parish Community the opportunity to pray for the Candidates as they near the conclusion of their preparation

Preschool Learning Journeys

The ELC will be hosting Learning Journeys on 20-24 June (Week 9). This is an opportunity to families to view the classroom learning environment, child's learning portfolio, reflect together on the learning and create goals for Semester Two.

Hats

Sun Smart recommendation is for children to be outdoors without the need for hats in the months of June and July. ELC hats can stay at home for these months, and beanies may be worn instead!

School Holiday Program

The ELC is now taking bookings for the July School Holidays. Information and bookings can be made here.

Casual Preschool Plus, Before and After School Care Bookings

The ELC welcomes casual bookings for Preschoolers, Kindergarten and Year One children currently enrolled in the ELC. Bookings can be made by calling or emailing the ELC office. elc.holytrinity@cg.catholic.edu.au

Free Flu Vaccination

Children, especially those under 5, can become seriously ill from the flu – which can sometimes be fatal.

The best protection against flu is to receive an influenza vaccine, which is safe, effective and free to all children from 6 months to under 5 years of age under the National Immunisation Program.

On Thursday, 26^th May at 11.40am the Holy Trinity Community gathered in the hall and participated in the 2022 National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). We were a day late, but we had a fabulous time.

NSS for 2022 was held at the National Library. The author, Josh Pyke welcomed us all and then read aloud his book ‘Family Tree”. This was followed by an interview with the illustrator Ronojoy Ghosh and we finally finished up with a singing session with Josh Pyke. The singing session was a huge hit and we all sung along.

Thank you to all those who remembered their stuffed toys – the children loved having something to hold while being involved in the NSS.

Click on the link below if your child wants to watch the event again. Also, if you get a moment listen to some of Josh Pyke’s music – he is really good.

Join the book's author Josh Pyke, reading the story live on Scholastic Australia’s Facebook page

This year there were 2,186,347registered participants, from over 59,038locations. Every year the event numbers increase by 1000’s.

At the conclusion of the event classes went back to their rooms and completed a range of activities based on the book. Big fun.

Happy Days. 

SCHOOL PHOTO SCHEDULE 

Photo day will now occur across 2 days. Please note some classes, class photo and individual photos will be taken on Tuesday. All sibling and family photos will be taken on Thursday. 

Day 1 Thursday 9^th June: Staff photo, Board and P&F photo, 14 classes plus 2 ELC (Rock Wallabies and Ground Parrots), sibling and family photos. 

Day 2  Tuesday 14^th June: Black Cockatoos, 1R, 5R  and catch up day.

Year 6 Graduation Photo will be taken on Friday 21st October 2022. 

Please ensure your child/ren are dressed in their full winter uniform.

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN ON:

THURSDAY 9th JUNE and TUESDAY 14th JUNE 2022 

OUR SCHOOL CODE L4D Q9E QR5

School photographs are scheduled to be taken by advancedlife. As a school all ordering will need to be completed online to reduce administration and potential security issues related to the return of cash and envelopes on photo day.

Orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au using our school’s unique 9 digit advancedorder code. Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day.

Should you wish to purchase a sibling photograph online, the order must be placed no later than the day before photography day. Sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed.

Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please contact us at www.advancedlife.com.au/contact

Yes, it is that time of the year again! The end of May is when we start to witness UV levels dropping off in Canberra to levels that are considered low (under 3) for part, if not most, of the day. It is also that time of the year when confusion sets in around sun protection recommendations in ACT school settings.

To keep things simple and consistent for ACT primary schools and early childhood services, many years ago Cancer Council ACT coined the phrase End Of May is Hats Off Day to assist these busy settings with their ‘hats on’ (hats off) behaviour. 

So, in keeping with the End of May is Hats Off Day tune, all Canberra primary school students (and teachers) can leave their hats off for the months of June and July due to low (under 3) daily UV levels each day in the ACT.

The End of May spells Hats Off Day for ACT primary schools, for a few months anyway because the Beginning of August is Hats On Again For All Of Us as UV levels start to rise again in Canberra putting sensible sun protection behaviour back on the radar.

Read more about UV exposure and the healthy balance for Vitamin D benefits here.