Dear Families and Carers,

This weekend our Year 4 students, together with the Sts Peter & Paul and the parish, will be celebrating their First Eucharist. Please keep these students and their families in your prayers as they continue their faith journey and deepen their commitment to celebrating the Eucharist.
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)
May this sacred celebration nourish their hearts and strengthen their love for Christ.

Interest and Pursuits

Each week our students look forward to Interests and Pursuits on Fridays, it's a time dedicated to exploring personal passions and discovering new talents. This exciting initiative began last year as a Year 6 leadership project, and its success has seen it continue to flourish in 2025.

During Interests and Pursuits, students select from a range of activities that spark their curiosity and creativity, whether it’s sport, art, gardening, coding, music, construction, cooking, or a special interest they’ve always wanted to try. By choosing an activity that excites them, students experience the joy of learning for its own sake while developing skills such as teamwork, problem solving, and perseverance, working with students across the school.

This program reflects our IB PYP philosophy, where student voice and agency are central to learning. We are so proud of the Year 6 leaders who help lead these initiatives and of the staff who continue to bring it to life each week. 

Footy Fever

Next Thursday, our last day of term we will be celebrating our favourite teams in the finals. Students can wear their favourite footy kit and bring in a gold coin for Global Schools Partners. Go the Raiders for Saturday night!

With Faith, Hope and Love,

Prue

Sacrament of First Eucharist

On Friday we had a fabulous day with all candidates and Year 4 students attending the First Eucharist Retreat day. This was a time of prayer, reflection and developing a deeper understanding of the significance of the sacrament. Thank you to all who supported our students.

Bishop Pat Power

We have learnt, very sadly, that Bishop Pat Power passed away on Monday morning, aged 83. He was the Auxiliary Bishop for the Canberra/Goulburn Archdiocese. Known to many Canberrans, Bishop Pat has been a bishop for 40 years, and has been an incredible support to many, many people.

Bishop Pat Power’s funeral details

• Vigil Mass - Tuesday 23 September at 7pm at St Raphael’s Church, 47 Lowe St, Queanbeyan 
• Funeral Mass - Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 11am at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Franklin Street, Manuka 
• Burial - Woden Cemetery following the Funeral Mass

The funeral Mass from the Cathedral will be livestreamed via https://www.youtube.com/live/FpXEdxIYLYA

https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/vale-bishop-pat-power-a-pilgrim-of-hope-and-joy/ 

Grandparents Day

Youth Ministry 

Emily Capper 

Religious Education Coordinator

Hello and welcome to Week 9. Below are a few Book Week reflections written by a few of the very clever HT children. Enjoy.

Book Week 2025..

Book Week at Holy Trinity was amazing - it was a truly magical place. Everywhere you looked something would be happening whether it was a play or a performance, pass the parcel, a competition, a visit from an author, a parade, or a funny play.

 My favourite part of Book Week was probably the teachers' play. It was Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I liked when Mr Roweth threw the oats. I also really enjoyed the visit from Katrina Nannestad. The parade was another one of my favourite bits. I loved watching all the kids march around the school in their costumes.

This year the children’s book council of Australia chose

• I’m not really here was the winner for older readers 
• Laughter is the best ending was the winner for younger children 
• The wobbly bike won the category early childhood
• Always was always will be won the category Eve Pownall Award
• Grow big little seed won the Award for new illustrator category
• And the best picture book of the year was The Truck Cat!

This year the theme was Book an Adventure and it was a true adventure when Perform Education came to Holy Trinity. There was a play with 2 teams - one was Treeland and one was Sea view. It was fun. Each team had a team chant.

Another highlight of Book Week was the parade. It was so fun watching all the kids match around in their amazing costumes. Every costume I saw made me wonder what I should dress up as next year. All the costumes that I saw were stunning!

Lots of kids love Book Week and I’d say it was one of the most fun times of the year at Holy Trinity. It is a truly fun and amazing place when Book Week is happening. So, in conclusion Book Week is so fun and exciting when plays, performances, a competition, a parcel, a parade, or visits from authors are happening. Everywhere you look there’s a little bit of Book Week magic happening and we also must give Miss Mertz a big thank you for organising all these spectacular events for us.

By Hannah Gru 4R

Book Week 2025

Book Week 2025 was AWESOME! The theme was BOOK AN ADVENTURE. There were so many fun things to do; there was a Katrina Nannestad visit, fairy house competition, costume parade, Perform Education play and even a play by the Teachers -they did Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Everyone dressed up in epic costumes.

My favourite part was the teacher's play. It was so fun to watch.
We had lots of fun, and we had lots of fun things to do.
Congratulations to the winning books - The Truck Cat and The Wobbly Bike.
By Sadie B Yr 4

BREAKING NEWS

JUST IN

Holy Trinity’s Book Week 2025 was so cool! From the teachers’ performance to Katrina Nannestad, it was one incredible scene after the other!

We sent our reporter in to get a closer look at the school.

Sophie said “Holy Trinity was great; the teachers’ performance was Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It was much funnier than the last one”

Ana said she loved when “The baby threw all the food”

Daniel said the exact same as Ana so it’s clear that they all loved it!

The outstanding theme that was chosen by last year's winner was…..BOOK AN ADVENTURE! Isn’t it great!? Book An Adventure means that books can take you anywhere when you open a book!

Kate (the school librarian) said that the Holy Trinity’s favourite books were… The Truck Cat, The Wobbly Bike and the Tooth Fairy!

Thank you HT, see you in 2026.

By Evelyn T 4R

Congratulations to Miss Eva VL in 5G – Eva wrote a thoughtful letter with lots of great questions to Katrina Nannestad. Eva then received in the post the most amazing letter back from Katrina. It was a tiny scrap book filled with lots of answers to Eva’s questions.  

Finally, if you have any spare calico bags looking for a new home, our ‘spare library bag box’ is looking frightfully empty.

Enjoy the holidays and don’t forget to make time to enjoy a good book xx

Kate Mertz

ACT Athletics Championships

On Tuesday, 16th September, nine students proudly represented Holy Trinity at the ACT Athletics Championships. We would like to congratulate Milla G., Alice G., Jacob H., Patch L-B., Izabel L., Ema L., Hayden W., Zara Z., and Grace Z. for their outstanding effort and commitment.

Each of these students should be commended for the dedication and determination they displayed throughout the day. Competing against some of the best athletes in the ACT, they showed remarkable resilience and sportsmanship.

We are extremely proud of their achievements and the way they represented our school with pride and positivity. A big thank you also goes to the families who supported our athletes on the day.

Congratulations to students and staff celebrating their birthday this week: Siena R, Jonathan M, Archie C, Alick H, Grace Z, Mr Davis, Ms Hudson and Mrs Napier. Wishing you all a wonderful, special birthday.