Dear Friends,

This weekend our Parish celebrates our Feast of the Transfiguration. 29 years ago, the parishes of Holy Trinity and Sts Peter and Paul Garran amalgamated to create the Transfiguration Parish, North Woden.  The original transfiguration event is the guidepost for all we are and do as a Parish school: Jesus Christ, shining on top of Mt Tabor, in His glory to Sts Peter, James and John, gave them a vision that would continue to strengthen their faith.  In April, I had the privilege of visiting Mt Tabor, travelling up winding roads to the majestic summit.  This mountain was certainly an incredible setting, overlooking lush countryside and green farming.  On Mt Tabor our group celebrated Mass, where Fr Richard played the hymn, "On Holy Ground', and took off his shoes to signify this. As a member of our transfiguration community, this certainly was a very moving part of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land for me personally.

It will be wonderful tomorrow to be able to share our Parish feast day with the St Peter and Paul community, who will be visiting from 9:30am. During the morning we will share activities relating to our feast day, share a sausage sizzle lunch and then celebrate Mass together at 12pm.  A big thank you to Emily Capper for all the organisation of tomorrow and to our parent volunteers for assisting with the BBQ lunch. 

On Monday, 3 Red shared with us their current learnings with a Unit of Inquiry on our How We Express Ourselves, with the Central Idea "Different Forms of Expression Convey Uniqueness." Within this unit,  3 Red  have had the opportunity to explore various art forms and discover their power to communicate how each of us is special and unique. This sharing of learning included  drama performances, insights from the Bible, photo art work and self expression through music.  

This term we begin planning for staffing allocations and  classes preparing for 2024.  To help with staffing needs, could I please ask that families planning to leave Holy Trinity at the end of this year, (other than our Year 6 students), please fill in the form below: 

Leaving Holy Trinity at the end of the year?  Click here

Congratulations to the Giuffre family (Samuel KR), on the recent birth of another beautiful baby boy, Frankie! I know KR enjoyed a lovely visit from Frankie during the week! 

Have a wonderful weekend and a peace-filled week ahead with your beautiful families. 

Philippa

Thank you to those parents who took part in focus group research towards the end of last term. All parents/carers will be able to contribute their views via the confidential online survey which will be issued by Landscape Research mid next week. Please keep an eye out for it in your inbox and check your junk mail if you have not received your unique survey link by the end of next week.

You may wish to take the opportunity to confirm with the school that we have up to date email addresses for all parents/carers in your household. Please note, while you are issued a unique link by the research firm, the survey is entirely anonymous and the school will not know who has participated. We encourage your honest and constructive feedback which will be de-identified for the purpose of reporting.

First Eucharist Home Groups

The First Eucharist books and Leader’s booklet should be ready to take home today. Students who are not in a home group will not receive a book until their child is registered and in a home group. 

As a community, we pray for the students and families as they begin their preparation to receive the Body and Blood of Christ at the table of the Lord.

Feast Day of Mary MacKillop

On Monday 7th August, we will celebrate the Feast Day of Mary MacKillop with a prayer celebration lead by 3W. All members of the community are warmly invited.

Feast of the Transfiguration - TOMORROW

We are looking forward to celebrating the Feast of the Transfiguration with our parish school Sts Peter and Paul and the parish community on tomorrow. 

Donations

The ELC welcomes the donation of items for craft such as small boxes, corks, scrap fabric, wool, paper and lids. Thank you.

Hats, Hats, Hats

Our SunSmart policy states that all children and staff are required to wear hats and sunscreen when outside from August to April each year. Please ensure your child has a clearly labelled hat each day and support them in applying sunscreen when they arrive in the morning.

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.

Book Week Celebrations 2023:

Term 3 is a big term in Library Land as we have begun our celebrations for our favourite event of the year – BOOK WEEK…

Book Week is celebrated across Australia in Week 6 of Term 3. One of the highlights of the week is the ‘Book Week Parade’ which will be held at Holy Trinity on Wednesday 23^rd August. Weather permitting, we will be parading around the black top, at morning line up at 9.00am.

Please click on the following links to view the nominated books for 2023

2023 Shortlisted Books

On Wednesday, August 30^th (Week 7) we have booked the very popular Kate and Jol Temple to come to Holy Trinity to share their books and teach us what it is like to be an author.

Please open the following PDF link to read all about Kate and Jol and maybe purchase a signed book to be given out at the event.

Last but not least, don’t forget that
Term 3 Scholastic Book Club orders close on….Monday 7th August, 2023
- Monday, Week 4

Happy Days,
Kate M x

On Friday last week, Year 4 students invited their families and other classes to share their Maths inquiry. The students were asked to pose a question they were interested in, and share their process for solving these questions mathematically. The questions were varied and informative, from how much sanitiser would a school use in one year to what is the best angle and phone to take the perfect selfie. 

Jamie Perlman Cup

On Monday the 1^st of August, a group of 9 boys represented Holy Trinity in the Year 3/4 Jamie Perlman Cup. The boys lead by parent coach Peter Andruska did not lose a match for the day. Competing against other schools in the South/Weston area, the boys drew their first game, before winning easily in their next two. In the final, the score was tied 12 all at 3/4 time, but to the credit of the team, they came away with a 20-12 victory.

The team now progresses to the finals series in Term Four where they will compete against the best schools in Canberra North.

The boys who made up this team on the day were:

Harry Mc, Henry B, George H, Valerios K, Ethan A, Oliver McE, Joseph L, Mitch W, Connor P.

A HUGE thank you to Peter and Miss Meany who coached and managed the team.

Trumpet group lessons will begin after school on Tuesday 8 August in the Music Room at 3.30pm.  There is still 1 spot available in this class so if you would like your child to participate please complete the application form asap.

Flute group lessons will go ahead on Thursday afternoons if we have one more application. If you would like your child to participate in flute lessons please complete the application form asap.

The link to the application form is: https://holytrinitypscurtin.schoolzineplus.com/form/342

Important Dates - Linked to School Calendar

*Please note that dates can change through out the term

Game On have booked in some fun, free family activities in Curtin for children of all ages. Come along and enjoy the fun!