Dear Families,

Welcome to the end of Term 3, already! I wanted to start by extending a very huge thank you to all the wonderful teachers and staff, in particular to Katie Smith and Brendon Pye who have seamlessly guided and led our school this Term. The family community are very grateful to have such a strong and dedicated team looking after our children, and we thank you for your hard work, professionalism and dedication to learning.

For those of you that have been at the school less than two years, you may have missed the wonderful community connection that has always been so important at Holy Trinity (prior to the pandemic). There are many activities and gatherings we have missed out on due to COVID restrictions. The School Board would like to thank the efforts of Paul Osborne, Lisa Bauer and all the P&F for helping our community reconnect this year. It is certainly starting to feel like we are edging towards normality with a couple of gatherings this Term and some more planned for next Term. Please get involved and support the P&F with the upcoming Walkathon next Friday 23 September (still some volunteers required), and the Tasting Night on Saturday 29 October.

Our children (and families!) have been abuzz with the recent Book Week Parade and Disco. It was so fabulous to be on the school grounds watching all the amazing dress ups, and what a parent turn out too. It was a great feeling to be a part of it, thanks so much Mrs Mertz and to the school for organising a great morning. Another recent long-awaited event was the school disco. What a fun night for the children, thanks to DJ Feerick and KidsBiz. Also thanks to the P&F for providing catering for the parents.

Finally, I wanted to remind families of the school tuckshop. Lunch meals are available every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and can be ordered via Qkr. The meals are prepared and delivered by The Merchant’s Feast, a local catering business. Delicious take home meals and grazing boxes are also available to order. If you are able to volunteer on a Friday to help with lunch orders, please use the SignUp link that was sent to you earlier or email holytrinitytuckshop@gmail.com. Thanks to KidsBiz who provide a staff member each Friday, we only need two volunteers on a Friday from 9.00 – 11.15am, and it’s fun and easy! None of this would be possible without the ongoing help from our Year 6 Leaders. What an absolute asset to our school and community. They turn up every shift and help to organise and deliver the meals to classes. They are polite, friendly and hard working and it has been an absolute pleasure to work with them this year. Earlier this year, the School Board approved the installation of a grease trap. This work is almost complete and will allow for a full range of cooking to be undertaken in the tuckshop. We were previously limited to a ‘heat and serve’ arrangement. There will be some exciting things happening in this space next Term, so keep an eye out.

Thanks so much everyone for making our school such a delight to be a part of. Take care, and I look forward to seeing you all soon at one of the school’s upcoming events.

Cath Day (Audrey’s Mum, 3/4 Red)

Holy Trinity School Board

Deputy Chair

First Eucharist

Congratulations to all of our First Eucharist Candidates who will be receiving the Sacrament this weekend. Please keep all of our candidates in your prayers and we look forward to sharing photos of the Sacrament early next term. 

HT's Got Talent

Due to the Public Holiday next Thursday, we have moved the Talent Show to Friday 23rd September at 10am. We will send out a link early next week, if you would like to watch!

Emily Capper

Religious Education Coordinator

Supporting your Child in Transitioning to Preschool or School Webinar

ACT parents are invited to this free webinar. Preparing children for early education transitions to preschool or kindy. Speakers from Early Childhood Australia and the ACT Education Directorate will share:

 What the research tells us
 Supporting young children through change
 Ways that schools and families work together
 Resources to support parents and families.

Click here for more information and registration.

ELC School Holiday Program

The ELC will be running a School Holiday Program in the September/October school holidays. The program is open to children in the ELC, Kinder and Year One. Bookings can be made by clicking here.

Before and After School Care

The ELC currently has available places in the Preschool Plus/Before School Care and After School Care programs. If you would like to enrol your child please email elc.holytrinity@cg.catholic.edu.au for an enrolment pack.

LEARNING JOURNEYS

Traditionally in Term 3 at Holy Trinity we hold Learning Journeys. This event enables students to share their learning experiences with parents/carers and provide an overview of the child’s classroom experiences.

Due to Covid restrictions this isn't possible this term. As a way of showcasing their learning, each child has shared one/two selected pieces on Seesaw with a reflection. Thank you in advance for supporting this modified event.  Parents/carers are invited to give positive and constructive feedback to their child's work. 

National Day of Mourning Public Holiday - Thursday 22 September 2022

As per the announcement made by Prime Minister Albanese, Thursday 22 September has been gazetted as a one-off public holiday a National Day of Mourning for the death of Queen Elizabeth II.  All CECG schools and the Catholic Education Office will be closed on this day.  Business will return to normal for all CECG schools and the Catholic Education office Friday 23 September. 

COMPASS - ATTENDANCE NOTE REQUIRED

Please ensure you have actioned any outstanding student absentee notes via the Compass Portal. A desktop is the best way to view this. 

See below.

BABY NEWS 

Congratulations to the Gino family Juliana (3/4G) and Liliana (2G) on the safe arrival of their baby sister and daughter. 

Thank you to the parents/carers in our community who have communicated to us already that their child/ren will not be returning in 2023. 

If you have a child/children with an Enrolment Application pending at another school or you know your child/children will not be returning to Holy Trinity in 2023 could you please click below and fill in the form to be sent to the front office. This does NOT include current Year 6 students. 

If your child is not returning in 2023, please click here.

Thank you, this would greatly help us to inform staffing and planning for next year. 

It is always wonderful to hear about students taking action in our community. Hugo (3/4r)  is showing great community spirit and has a deep desire to  help others. These are all values held deeply within the school.

Hugo is doing this amazing bike ride challenge (Tour de Kids) this month, raising money for sick kids through the Starlight Foundation. 

Hugo actually found out about the challenge while researching an organisation with similar values to himself during a Wise Guys session at school last month.  He then put together a team of friends (kids) who are from his cycling club (Canberra Cycling Club). They are aiming to ride about 2000 kms this month (September) to raise money for The Starlight foundation. The kids in Hugo’s team are between 7 - 10 years old. 

Hugo has ridden almost 200kms already and we are only a third of the way through the month! He has raised more than $1200 and the team more than $3200. Most of the people in the challenge are adults, so it’s extra cool kids are doing it to help other kids.

If you are interested in supporting him, here is his page. His team are called the the CCC Chatterboxes (Canberra Cycling club) because even when racing each other they often chat ?. 

https://tourdekids.org.au/hugo-williams

PERMISSION TO DISPENCE MEDICATION 

If you child requires medicine to be administered during school hours, a form needs to be completed.

Every year Athlete’s Foot partner with Holy Trinity to raise funds for our wonderful school. For every school or sports shoe purchased a donation is made which we can use to purchase school resources such as sporting equipment. For their 2022 back to school promotion they raised $1,100. Thank you Athlete’s Foot, and thank you to our wonderful school community for supporting this great program. The 2023 brochure will be coming out soon so watch this space!