Good afternoon everyone,

Reflection for the week

With the snap lockdown in the ACT, I wanted to reassure our community that preparation for Remote Learning across our Archdiocese has been occuring in the background for many months. CE have been working with all Principals to ensure that IF Remote Learning is the mode of learning, we will be prepared. At Trinity we are following the Leadership of CE and have been systematically and efficiently getting ready. This week all teachers and classroom assistants participated in professional learning related to MS Teams (which is the learning platform we will be using). I believe strongly in upskilling all staff and ensuring all staff are prepared for such an event. As a result classroom support assistants and office staff attended the learnng so that a smooth transition to Remote Learning can occur in an online setting. Our learning support staff are vital members of TEAM TRINITY and will support our students in their learning as much as they do in class. Classroom teachers have been discussing the possibilities of Remote Learning and following the direction of the Leadership Team in order that they and their students are prepared. I have every confidence in our staff that in the event we go into lockdown, learning will continue and we will reach out to families on a regular basis to offer support and encouragement. 

A very big thank you to the families who have helped at the Canteen for the Red Devils over the last couple of games. Particular thanks to the Community Council who have help co-ordinate helpers and Leanne Davis who has consistently ensured that the food is availabe, the floats are ready, the eftpos machine is charged and what needs to be done is actioned. 

Focus on Learning

This week I have been actioning Learning Walks in classrooms. A Learning Walk is a scaffold for finding evidence of learning. When I look for evidence it is the students that I will question. My search at the moment is evidence that students know the writing skills they are working towards. To find out whether or not students know, I simply ask them. The term success criteria is used across the school to let the students know what the criteria for their learning is, so this week I asked students in 3/4 what thier success criteria for writng is. These are their responses-

- we are learning to write an imaginative text.

- we have to choose a character and think about how that character will be in the story.

- the character has to be described alot.

- once we know about the character we have to decide the setting, thats where the story will take place.

- the character and the settng have to match.

- we are doing all of this and its in the planning stage (pointing to a classroom display of the four parts of the writing cycle).

- then we have to write, then edit, then publish.

- we are entering a competition- The Lambing Competiton.

Student success is significantly increaed when students know the targets and are scaffolded in how to get there. I know you will be as interested as I am to read their published texts.

Processes and Protocols

A few reminders:

Please do not get out of your car of an afternoon, teachers will bring your child to the car- this is a Covid safe practice.

Please send your child to school with a jumper, even if they say they are not cold, children at a young age often find it difficult to regualte their own temperature.

Please drive at 40km per hour or less whilst outside the school, the safety of your children is paramount.

Please check your child's bag for notes, they often forget.

Please read all correspondence that comes through SchoolZine, this is our main form of communication.

My door is always open for you.

Caz Perryman

Leader of Team Trinity.