Dear families and carers,

This week we received the report for our IB Evaluation which took place in Week 2 this term and was the culmination of our 12 month self study. It was wonderful to receive recognition for our staff, our students and community, we have alot to celebrate. I would like to share with you the conclusion by the Evaluation team, which was supported by an extensive report of 18 pages. 

Holy Trinity Primary School is the only Catholic PYP school in the Australian Capital Territory. The school has cultivated a rich learning environment, fostering a strong sense of community where students are encouraged to take ownership of their learning. The school effectively aligns its identity and mission with that of the International Baccalaureate. The school's Programme Development Plan demonstrates a targeted approach to enhancing mathematics education. This initiative has provided valuable feedback, further enriching students' conceptual understanding of mathematics. The entire Holy Trinity Primary School community embodies the principles of an IB education. The school's leadership team and teachers, driven by passion and dedication, are committed to ongoing, sustainable school improvement and programme development.

We welcome the Greech family to Kinder White and our community who have relocated to Canberra, we know they will enjoy being a part of Holy Trinity.

Last Friday Year 1 Red shared their learning throughout their year long How We Express Ourselves Inquiry. The retelling of Goldilocks and the 3 Dinosaurs was extremely entertaining and reflected the innovating on the text that Year 1 learners have been experimenting with in class. Goffin Productions presented 2 videos of the wonderful ways the students have been learning in the classroom and beyond, sharing their excursions to both Calthropes' House and The Story Dogs at Tuggeranong Library.

Tomorrow we will be holding the Confirmation Retreat with students from the Parish, Sts Peter and Paul and our Year 6 students. This will be final preparations before making their Confirmation on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. We continue to pray for these students and their families during this special time.  

We have 6 Holy Trinity students running at the ACT Cross Country Carnival at Stromlo tomorrow and next Friday our Year 5 /6 Tennis Team will be playing in the Wally Masur Cup. We wish all these students good luck in their endeavours. 

As part of Physical Education program over the past 4 weeks the classes from Years 1- 6 have been participating in AFL clinics. The students have been working on the skills of kicking, handballing and marking in the weekly sessions. If the weather holds up on the weekend perhaps you could head to the park or your backyard and ask your child to share some of these skills with you!

As part of the Census we are preparing our documentation for the NCCD. If you have any questions about the NCCD please reach out to our classroom support specialists, Rose Lee or Janice McDevitt. 

Don't forget to book your Learning Conference with your class teacher through COMPASS, these bookings will be open until next Friday with the Learning Conferences on in Week 9.

Congratulations to the Roweth family who welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Pyper Jesse on Monday, we hope Brendan enjoys this special time with his growing family. Enjoy the rest of your week, it is amazing how quickly the week flys by when you have a long weekend. 

Prue

Confirmation Parent & Child Stole Night

Thank you very much to our Year 6 candidates for Confirmation and their parents who attended the Stole Night on Thursday evening in the Holy Trinity Hall. Parents and children were able to let their creative flare show in the making of the special stole for students to wear when making the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Confirmation Retreat Day – Friday 14 June

We look forward to our Confirmation Retreat Day on this Friday. All our Year 6 students from Sts Peter & Paul & Holy Trinity will participate in this Retreat Day. Year 6 students are invited to wear free clothes to school for this special day. No lunch orders please.

 Important Dates

If you have any questions about the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact Catherine Grinsell-Jones at the parish office on 6281 3999.

Catherine Joy

Acting Religious Education Coordinator

Expressing emotions through visual art

Our ELC classes continue to explore the different ways that people express themselves, and in particular, express feelings and emotions. The children have been supported to better recognise their own feelings and the possible corresponding body signals. How do you feel? What do you notice about how your body feels? With this in mind, the children are being encouraged to tune into how others are feeling too, by noticing different body language.

Children have recently been invited to use and experiment with acrylic paint to visually express their experiences, ideas and emotions. Naturally, each of our three classes has explored emotional expression through painting in varied ways...

Black Cockatoos - explored the work of Picasso, focussing on his Blue Period and how these artworks express a feeling. The children then had their own turn of creating an artwork using only tints and shades of blue paint.

Rock Wallabies - worked on a collaborative artwork, by choosing colours, space and even different styles of music to paint to. Some children were very serious, while others were playful.

Ground Parrots - gathered supplies and created individual artworks. While painting, the children were prompted with reflective questions... How do you feel? How do you want to feel? What colours, shapes and forms convey the feeling?

ELC Facebook

Holy Trinity ELC now has a Facebook page, which we encourage you to follow. We will post updates, reminders and share some of the wonderful learning experiences that our children get up to.

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Please find below part 2 of the stories of our new House Group identities. See Week 6's Newsletter for more information on the background of the redevelopment. 

Malunggang 

Malunggang is the Ngunnawal word for platypus.

Malunggang, the playtpus, is the symbol for this house group. They lead with the value of hope, the earth element of water and the colour blue. 

Hope, much like water, flows as a powerful symbol of renewal and sustenance. Just as water is essential for life to flourish, hope is essential for the human spirit to thrive. Water has the ability to carve its path through the toughest terrain, as hope can guide us through life's challenges, shaping our perspectives and choices. Water's capacity to cleanse and rejuvenate finds its parallel in how hope can cleanse our hearts and minds, washing away despair and revitalizing our outlook. At Holy Trinity we find hope in all situations and are inspired to bring hope to others.

Students celebrating their birthday this week are: Frederick A, Janneshah S, Madeline B, Konstantinos K, Rhyleigh W, Amelia M, Emma F, Frederick W and Holly L. Congratulations, wishing you all a very happy birthday.