Dear Parents and Carers,

This coming Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, the Advent season is a time for prayerful reflection and anticipation as we prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus. It's an opportunity to delve into the themes of hope, peace, joy, and love. As we await the ultimate gift of Jesus, let us embrace moments of quiet reflection, deepen our faith, and share acts of kindness. May this Advent inspire us to grow closer to God and each other in preparation for the celebration of Christmas.

Year 6 Exhibition

This evening we are holding our Year 6 PYP Exhibition, a celebration of our Year 6 learners' growth. Over the past eight weeks, our learners have embraced the Transdisciplinary Theme, How We Express Ourselves, demonstrating their deepening understanding of influence and its potential to create meaningful change in our world.

The Exhibition is the culmination of years of inquiry and reflection at a PYP school, showcasing the skills, knowledge, and attributes our learners have developed throughout their Primary Years Programme journey. The Central Idea, "Understanding Ourselves can Empower us to Influence," underpined this event and reflects Holy Trinity's commitment to developing confident, knowledge learners. 

Through their journey of self-discovery, our learners have uncovered not just what shapes them, but how they can use their own abilities to create a better future. They have reflected on the forces that influence their perspectives, challenged assumptions, and emerged with renewed purpose. Their inquiries ranged from Arts to Environment, Wellbeing to Innovation, and Equality to Relationships—each investigation representing a meaningful commitment to addressing real-world challenges. We will experience tonight how 41 unique voices have chosen to inspire change. In their Opening Performance, these powerful investigations will come alive through movement, words, and artworks, blending together to showcase their deepest insights and aspirations. A special thanks to our Year 6 teachers, Tom, Maddy & Jamie, Jenny Groom and Jan Simpson for their expertise in guiding the learners and to our teachers who mentored and inspired this wonderful group of students. We wish them all the best in their Exhibition tonight and tomorrow. 

Thanksgiving Mass

On Monday we will be celebrating Mass at 12pm to acknowledge our leaving families and the many fabulous volunteers at Holy Trinity. We look forward to this opportunity to say thank you.

Upcoming Dates

December 6  5:30pm Holy Trinity Christmas Carols

December 7  6:45pm Curtin Carols on the Block

December 9  2:00pm Year 6 Assembly

December 11 12:00pm Year 6 Graduation Mass

December 13  2:10pm Awards Assembly

December 16  Last Day of Term 4

Swimming

Tomorrow will be our final day of swimming, if you have lost towels, bathers or goggles please check lost property as there are many homeless items. It has been a wonderful 2 weeks of lessons and the students have enjoyed their daily swim in the November heat.

2025 Fete

Our Fete preparations for March 2025 are well underway. We will be celebrating the diversity in our communinty at the Multi Cultural Fete and invite members of the community to let us know how we can represent their cultures. This may be through a food/drink stall, entertainment such as dancing or singing or through the arts. Please contact us to let us know your ideas or a group we can invite to the event.

We are also calling for stall coordinators, these parents will lead the organisation of a particular stall but will be ably assisted by classes or year groups, teachers and the Fete Committee. As a stall coordinator this is a great opportunity to connect with your child's class/year group. 

We are reaching out to businesses who are able to provide sponsorship or prizes for the raffle and chocolate wheel. 

If you are keen to get involved, have any ideas or contacts please reach out prue.sheargold@cg.catholic.edu.au 

It was exciting to welcome our New ELC and Kinder families to our community at drinks last night in the school library. We welcome these families and know their children are in wonderful hands! Best wishes and congratulations to our Year 6 learners and families for The Exhbition tonight.

Prue 

Year 4 Advent Prayer Celebration

On Monday morning this week we gathered as a school with Year 4 leading us in prayer to start our Advent journey – a period of waiting for the birth of Jesus. We came together as a community to light the first candle of the Advent wreath. Each class will continue this tradition in their own classrooms in the next few weeks leading up to Christmas. Thank you to Mrs B-W, Mr Davis and their talented Year 4 students for preparing such a reverent and peaceful prayer celebration.

Reminder – St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal

Thank you very much for your generous contributions to the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. There is still time to donate! This Friday (29th November) will be our last day of collection. Thank you for your support for those in need in our community during this Christmas season.

Thanksgiving Mass - Monday 2 December

We would like to extend an invitation to all families to attend our Thanksgiving Mass on Monday 2 December at 12pm in the Holy Trinity Church. We would like to take this opportunity to thank parents who have so generously helped our Holy Trinity community this year and farewell families who are leaving at the end of 2024. We will also present our Christmas Appeal donations to a representative from St Vincent de Paul.

Youth Ministry

Please see below a Youth Ministry update from our lovely Youth Minister, Claire Mass.

Catherine Joy

Acting Religious Education Coordinator

We are hiring!

We are seeking to recruit passionate and qualified Early Childhood Educators (Cert lll or Diploma) to join our team in 2025.

Join us now!

Stay and Play

Stay and Play is an opportunity for pre-preschoolers and their parents to come together each Wednesday in school term from 9:00am - 10:00am in the ELC Adventure Garden (weather permitting). All families and the broader community are welcome to attend!

ELC Facebook

Holy Trinity ELC 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.

Click here to follow us.

Congratulations to staff and students celebrating their birthdays this week: Miss Joy and Miss Tredgold, Charlotte B, Nyamdrok D, Arthur W, Steve L, Ivy E, Gabriella C. Harriet D, Liana M and Ava N. Wishing you all a fabuilous birthday.