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Good afternoon families and carers,
The shelter shed was transformed into a busy beauty parlour on Thursday morning with a plethora of coloured nail polish for Mums and Grandmas to choose from. Our Mums and Grandmas were pampered with massages, facials, and lots of hugs. It was a beautiful atmosphere and a lovely way for our students to show their Mums and Grandmas how much they are appreciated. Thank you, TEAM TRINITY, for the preparation and energy that goes into community celebrations such as these. K-2 then wowed us with their Open House. I was proud of the learning that was demonstrated by the students and know they felt the same about themselves. A special shout out to Fletch whose birthday it was yesterday; a great performance Fletch. Thanks to Beck Cooper who will work on editing the recording so that parents who were unable to attend can enjoy the showcase of learning.
Congratulations to Talia McKay and Riley Jackson who have been chosen to represent Trinity at the MacKillop Touch Football Trails; a great achievement and testament to your skill and fitness. We wish you well and know whatever you both achieve will be your best.
Walk to School Day will be celebrated a little differently this year, instead of Walk Safely to School, we are Walking Safely at School. PLEASE join us for a walk on Monday 17 May at 11.40am.
Thank you to parents and carers for the quick uptake of our new path and for getting out of the car to pick up your children. Please meet students at the safety sign.
Next week we will begin three intense reading programs at Trinity. The programs are all researched based and are used to increase student outcomes in reading. Through the Catalyst program, the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese are focusing heavily on reading and the research that has come out of Macquarie University. The programs are based on student data accumulated through specific testing. The programs will be run under the leadership and guidance of Beck Cooper who is our Learning Support Teacher. Beck has been involved in intensive training over the last three weeks and we are very blessed to have her on TEAM TRINITY. We are offering some professional learning for parents, particularly parents of students in Years Two to Six. Please see the flyer under 'School Notices' for further information. I strongly encourage you consider this learning.
As we move further into the year, we begin to focus on enrolments for 2022. Many of you have heard me vocalise my initiative in showcasing our beautiful school, as you know I cannot do that alone. You are one of our greatest advocates. Please share the good news. Our enrolment period is officially open, if you are enrolling your child at Trinity in 2022, please let me know at you earliest convenience. I am available to all current families and new families for interviews, tours, questions, or any other request that I can accommodate.
May God’s blessing be upon all Mothers, Grandmothers and special women in our lives this weekend. I hope you are all spoilt!
Please pray for the Metcalfe and Pollard family, as Nellie's father passed away on Wednesday. Eternal rest grant unto him, may he rest in peace.
Caz Perryman
Leader of “TEAM TRINITY”
Peer Support
This week the Year 5/6 students participated in a Peer Support training day with Mrs Doolan, Miss Wade and our well-being officer, Mrs Scott. The students enjoyed many activities over the day which involved team building, decision-making, problem-solving and leadership. Our senior students are well prepared to lead their small groups of peers throughout the rest of the term. Mrs Doolan, Miss Wade and Mrs Scott were all impressed with the enthusiasm the senior students displayed in this initiative.
Our whole school will be starting Peer Support sessions on Monday. The students will be participating in a new module, Moving Forward, which focuses on resilience. The experiences in the module help students to identify their qualities and strengths, develop skills, respond with a range of strategies, and seek support when faced with challenges. In this session, the students will establish connections with the other members of their group and develop their group agreement to enable them to work well together. The students will discuss an example of a challenging situation and some resilient and non-resilient responses.
Celebrating National Principals Day
Last Monday was National Principals Day. The work of a Principal is endless, so the staff and students at Trinity wanted to thank Mrs Perryman for all that she does for us - we very much appreciate it.
Book cafe
Book Cafe started up again on Monday, this term Year 3/4 are reading The Boy and the Spy by Felice Arena. Thank you to Mrs Lucas for organising this voluntary extra curricular event - the students love it!
Next Book Cafe: Monday 10th May from 3.30pm-4.15pm at the Terracotta.
Sacrament of Confirmation
We continue to keep our Year 5/6 Confirmation candidates in our prayers as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this term. Next Wednesday is the final preparation session at Trinity.
We thank all parents for the wonderful support you have given your children, nurturing their Faith, during this important development in their Faith journey.
Preparation Sessions |
Wednesday evenings at 5:00pm 21st, 28th of April and 5th, 12th May |
Retreat Day |
Thursday 20th May at St. Anthony’s Church 9.00am |
Confirmation Mass |
Sunday 23rd May St. Anthony’s Church 9.00am |
We thank you for the gift of mothers. We thank you for the flexibility of our mums, for their tirelessness, their perseverance, and their devotion.
We pray you give each mum strength. Help her to see in every daily task the eternal significance that you place on motherhood.
Lord, on Mother’s Day in which we honour our mums, may we love and cherish the special women who have nurtured us, and who have prayed for our well-being. May our hearts overflow with gratitude to them. We ask that you protect our mother’s and watch over them every day. Amen
Altar Server Roster for St. Anthony’s Sunday Masses
May |
9.5.21 |
Angelina and Billy |
May |
16.5.21 |
Talia and Ruby |
Whole School Mass
Next Thursday, 13th May, Year 5/6 will lead a whole school mass at Trinity. We welcome our community to join us in prayer at 12:50pm.
Around the Classrooms in RE…….
This week the RE news focus is from the Year 5/6 classroom.
Students have been analysing information from a variety of texts including Scriptural references to the Holy Spirit and the words, symbols and actions of the Rite of Confirmation, to explain the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.
The students in Year 5/6 have been using the https://bibleatlas.org/ website to explore the Worlds Behind the Text of the readings they are studying. Some of the places the students have explored this week have been:
- Parthia
- Mesopotamia
- Judea
- Cappadocia
- Phrygia
- Egypt
- Rome
- Crete
Thought of the Week
God bless,
Donna Wade
K-2 Open House
Yesterday, the Trinity Community plus the Billabong Room from Bunyip were treated to a special Mother's Day Open House by Infants. There were tears, laughter and everything in between. Mothers were given specially decorated crowns as they walked in, to be worn during the Open House. K-2 started with a special prayer based around Taylor Swift's song that she wrote for her own mother called 'The Best Day'. The song played as the kids thanked their mums for their own 'best day' memories. These ranged from going down waterslides in Hawaii to having Mum on the sidelines of the footy. K-2 read from front page Newspapers, where mums were awarded 'Mum of the Year 2021', read out 'What my Mum Always Says' (a few mothers looked a little anxious about this segment!) and finished off with their 'wishes' for their mums which were incredibly touching and special. Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colours was enacted showing us that, even though we may not have lots of money, we are rich in love, often due to the love of our Mothers. This was followed by the whole congregation delivering a Mother's Day chant to the wonderful crown-wearing mums in the audience.
K-2 Science
This term in Science, K-2 have been looking at mixtures and how a mixture is made. The students agreed that a mixture has to be made of at least 2 different 'ingerients' which get combined. As an experiment, the students got to make a 'mixture' out of flour, salt, oil, cream of tartar, food colouring and boiling water (or as they all predicted, playdough). The students loved seeing and playing with the finished product once the ingredients were all mixed together. The procedure is added (below) for you to try at home!
Playdough
2 cups flour, 2 Tbsp oil, 1/2 cup salt. 2 Tspn cream of tartar, 1 1/2 cups boiling water, food colouring of your choice.
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined, knead until a dough forms.
“Read More in May 2021”
We are encouraging all Trinity students and families to participate in Scholastic National Family Reading Month in May.
Every year during May, Scholastic holds an exciting reading challenge as part of the celebrations and Trinity is taking up the challenge this year!
Research shows that family reading time is one of the best ways to grow a child’s interest in the wonderful world of books.
It is simple! All your child needs to do is read for at least 10 minutes every day in May and colour in the books on the Reading Log, which is attached.
Sign up at scholastic.com.au/nfrm and find out about some fun giveaways.
We got some fantastic pictures sent in of students reading at home. All these students were given a raffle ticket from Mrs Doolan for participating - congratulations to Ayeisha who was the winner!
Please keep sending in your reading pictures from home - email to julie.doolan@cg.catholic.edu.au
Thank you to everyone who supported our Trinity Book Fair this week, approx. $1000 worth of books were sold!
Happy Reading in May!
Mrs Doolan
Archdiocesan Touch Trials
Last Monday, three of our senior students, Talia McKay, Riley Jackson and Bea Lucas, travelled to Canberra to compete in the Canberra-Goulburn Primary Touch Football Trials. All students played their best and were grateful for the experience.
Congratulations to Talia and Riley who were both selected in the Canberra-Goulburn Touch Football teams. They will now travel to Penrith at the end of the month to trial for the MacKillop team. Trinity community congratulate Talia and Riley on their selection and wish them both all the best at the MacKillop trials.
Archdiocesan Trials
Please check the C & G sport website and the Facebook page for information about upcoming events including winter trials for netball, rugby league, hockey and touch football.
Online Registrations for Primary students are available for AFL, Cricket, Basketball, Tennis, Netball, Rugby League, Football (Soccer), Hockey, Touch Football, Rugby Union and Softball via www.csnsw.sport website.
Please click here for an information sheet on how to register.
Look who was found cheering on Trinity students at the Rugby Gala day in Young on the weekend!
Thank you for your support of sport at Trinity.
Miss Wade
TRINITY SPORT NEWS
Sports Calendar
EVENT |
DATE |
WR Athletics Carnival in Tumut |
Postponed until further notice |
Tennis for Whole School Sport Commences |
TBA |
Please check the C & G sport website and the Facebook page for information about upcoming events https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar
Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Sport Website
https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/
Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Face Book Page
https://www.facebook.com/Archdiocese-of-Canberra-and-Goulburn-Sport-157771258234621/
Thank you for your continued support of sport at Trinity.
Miss Wade
Class Awards
Kinder/1/2: Lana Sumich and Ayeisha Atallah
Year 3/4: Ben Pollard and Stevie-Rain Ford
Year 5/6: Grace Metcalfe and Sammy Daken
MJR Awards
Kinder/1/2: Digby Clark, Keeva Mottley, Jack Gadd, Dakota Medley
Year 3/4: Ben Pollard
Year 5/6: Thomas Edwards, Hamish Clark, Jaslyn Killick
Staff: Mrs Bear
DATE |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
START TIME |
Tuesday 13 December |
Nativity Play Performance |
Trinity |
12.30pm |
Wednesday 14 December |
Year 6 Big Day Out |
Wagga |
All day |
Thursday 15 December |
Last day of Term 4 |
Trinity |
3.10pm |
Wednesday 1 February 2023 |
First day of Term 1 |
Trinity |
9am |