Dear Friends,

The prayer above was shared with us at 5 Green's Assembly on Monday.  5 Green also shared some great learning in their current UOI as follows: 

In our current Unit we have been inquiring into how a united commitment can lead to a sustainable future. To commence our unit we explored the documentary 2040 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals and many burning questions came out of this learning. These questions included: 

• What do we want 2040 to look like? 
• What are the current global issues that are barriers to this vision?
• What is a sustainable future? 
• What does sustainable mean? What lenses can we look at the term through? 
• What action is already being taken on an international, national and local level that could contribute to achieving our vision? 
• What action can we take to contribute to achieving our vision? 

We used these questions to guide our journey through the unit. This journey included gathering data to inform well-considered action to help achieve global goals. We took action by collecting litter from around Curtin. During these walks we collected 1,572 pieces of litter which included 608 pieces from our school and 964 from our community. You can see below maps of the litter levels in our school and in our community that we created using the data collected during our litter walks. We have used this data to develop ideas to take action and help solve the problem. We look forward to presenting these ideas to our local government, school leadership and community. Please keep an eye on future newsletters to see some of our initiatives come to life! 

P and F Working Bee

The weather held out for us last Friday as we worked on the school grounds just in time before the winter season. Thank you to those parents and kids who were able to volunteer their time and help mulch and tidy up both our school and the ELC. We are also grateful to those parents who were able to bring wheelbarrows, tools and pressure hoses and those who provded refreshments and well deserved sausages!. 

Next week we will begin celebrating and reflecting on Holy Week and it's great significance for us as Catholics.  We will begin in the Hall on Monday afternoon with Palm Sunday and then on Tuesday will move from the hall to the Church, as Jesus journeyed form the last Supper to Calvary.  Thursday we will finish Term 1 in the morning with an Easter celebration assembly, followed after lunch with our Cross Country Carnival (weather permitting).  If it is raining next Thursday, we will postpone Cross Country until Friday of Week 1 Term 2, 28th of April. 

Prime Energy Drinks Concern 

We have become aware that some students are consuming ‘Prime Energy Drinks’. Like all drinks containing stimulants such as Red bull or Mother, children’s health can be seriously harmed if consumed. We are aware that some versions do not contain stimulants, however, our school does not allow energy drinks of any kind. If students bring them to school we may ask parents to collect them from the front office. Thank you for your understanding with this. 

Holy Week

Monday - 2W Palm Sunday 2:30pm

Tuesday - Year 5 Holy Thursday & Good Friday 2pm (Early Recess 120 - 150pm)

Thursday - 3R Easter Sunday Prayer Celebration 9:30am 

ANZAC Day

We will be commemorating ANZAC Day Friday Week 1 Term 2

We are also very excited to be completing our 5 new classrooms building project early next week!!  Classes from the portables and 3 Red will be moving into this new space next Thursday and during the holidays. Also in the holidays the following work around the school will be occurring:

• resurfacing and levelling of the Kinder/Year 1 courtyard area and sealing of gravel.
• sealed gravel at the bottom the slopes, near the basket ball courts
• removal of the four portable classrooms 
• new bitumen surface being laid outside the front of the new building and the ramp to the bottom playground
• Landscaping and new garden out the front of the new building

Next term we are also excited to begin May with our enrolment period.  Please note that our enrolment tab on our website is open now for families to begin the ELC and Kinder enrolment process fpr 2024.  Those families already enrolled in the ELC, will still need to fill in an enrolment form for Kindergarten 2024 at Holy Trinity Primary school.  Our enrolment Open days for both the ELC and school are as follows:

Next week we will be publishing our First "Inspiring Connections" edition for 2023, showcasing all the incredible learning at Holy Trinity from the ELC-6 and specialists subjects.  Therefore, this is our last newsletter for this term.  In the holidays and the first week of Term 2, I will be travelling with some other Principals in our Archdiocese to Jordan and the Holy Land in Israel. This is a trip I have been hoping to experience since 2019, and I look forward to sharing with you all on my return, the visits to  incredible biblical sites and the  learning I will experience about our faith .

Wishing you all a happy and holy Easter and a wonderful break with your loved ones.  Thank you for all you do for each other and for our special Holy Trinity community.

Philippa

Reconciliation Retreat Day

Last Friday our Reconciliation candidates and all of Year 3 participated in a Reconciliation Retreat Day. It was a fabulous day and the students were able to make many connections about the significance of seeking forgiveness from God and those that they have hurt or done wrong by. A huge thank you to all the people who have helped to prepare our candidates, in particular our homegroup leaders, families and year 3 teachers.

Easter Raffle

Our Year 6 leaders will continue to be sell tickets for all students before school and during lunch until next Thursday. The raffle will be drawn on the last day of school.

ANZAC Day

Our military families and students will lead the school in our ANZAC Day Service on Friday, 28th April at 10.30 am. Any Australian Services personel who would like to take part in the service, can you please contact me by sending an email to emily.capper@cg.catholic.edu.au 

Term 2 Fundraising for Global School Partners

Next term our Christian Outreach leaders will be fundraising for Eveland Hekima who is our GSP School. Every two weeks there will be a different fundraiser led by each year group. To participate, all you need to do is donate a GOLD COIN for each event. Please refer to our fundraising schedule for the dates of these events:

School Holiday Program 

The ELC will be running a School Holiday Program for preschoolers and Kindergarten aged children in the upcoming school holiday period, including the student free day Monday 24 April. If you would like to book your child into the program please find the booking link here.

Changes to CCS from July 2023

Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is changing from July. Most families using child care will get more subsidy. Some families previously not eligible for CCS will now get it.

Please click here to read more.

Stay and Play

Stay and Play is a playgroup for pre-preschoolers and their carer each Wednesday in school term 9am-10am in the ELC Adventure Garden (weather permitting). All families and the broader community are welcome to attend.

Dear Families, 

Welcome to Week 9! What a fabulous Term with some wonderful activities and functions that has seen many parents able to enjoy the learning and growth of our children, actually on school grounds! A huge thank you to our incredible teachers and staff who show such passion and enthusiasm every day. You really are making a difference to the lives of your precious students.

Each year I am involved with our beautiful school, I am truly impressed at how capable, resilient and hard working our Year 6 Leaders are. I know I'm calling this early, but this year is no exception, with signs of future leaders already evident. I love working with them in the tuckshop, seeing them take charge at the swimming carnival, and looking out for the younger students. It's so great to see!

I would like to introduce the Holy Trinity Board members for this year:

Philippa Brearley - Principal 

Prue Sheargold - Assistant Principal 

Fr John Wood - Parish Priest

Emily Capper - REC

Cushla Sheehan - ELC Director

Cath Day - Chair

Natalie Roach - Treasurer 

Michelle Cains - Secretary 

Jane Baseby - Deputy Chair

Stephen Carberry - ELC Parent Rep

Michael McEwan - Parent Rep

Troy Dickie - Parent Rep

Joseph D'Rozario - Parent Rep

Scott Pearsall - Board Advisor

The role of the Board is an advisory one, with four main focus areas: finance; curriculum; policies, and building/maintenance. The School Board plays a vital role in the governance of the school, along with the school executive and Fr John.

We are extremely fortunate to have so much parent interest, not just in the School Board, but the P&F and other school activities. What a wonderful and warm community to be a part of. I look forward to seeing you around the school and meeting some new families. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Enjoy the upcoming Term break with your loved ones.

Cath Day

School Board Chair

Two weeks ago we had the pleasure of visiting Fred Ward Gardens (the nursing home next to our school).  We have been introduced to some amazing and incredible people there. We’ve really enjoyed visiting them and listening to their stories and life adventures. We hope we can bring the choir soon and many more people so we can all share the amazing experience that we were very lucky to have had. We thank the teachers that have helped this happen. We are all looking forward to having more people join and share this experience!

Maggie, Chloe and Grace 6G

Important Dates - Linked to School Calendar

*Please note that dates can change through out the term