Dear families and friends,

It has been so wonderful to see the way our students have returned to Term 3 with a spring in their step and an enthusiasm for learning. With stories of exciting holiday adventures the learners have enjoyed being back together with their classes. 

This term we welcome the Austin family to Year 4 & Kinder, the De Matos Carnieto family to Kinder and the Sigdel family to Year 4. We know they will be very happy in our Holy Trinity community and please welcome them when you get a chance. 

2024 Olympics

There is alot of excitement building around the 2024 Olympics in Paris. As an IB World School we have been researching countries and will be holding our own HT Opening Ceremony. Each class has selected a country of significance to their class and will be dressing in the coloiurs of their chosen country on Friday. We are looking forward to learning more about each of the countries across the next 2 weeks and sharing stories of perseverance, challenge and success.

International-mindedness is central to the IB mission and is a foundational principle to its educational philosophy.

International-mindedness is a view of the world in which people see themselves connected to the global community and assume a sense of responsibility towards its members. It is an awareness of the interrelatedness of all nations and peoples, and is a recognition of the complexity of these. Internationally minded people appreciate and value the diversity of peoples, cultures and societies in the world. They make efforts to learn more about others and to develop empathy and solidarity towards them to achieve mutual understanding and respect (Oxfam 2105; UNESCO 2015).

Our learners at Holy Trinity have a range of perspectives, values and traditions. The concept of international-mindedness builds on these diverse perspectives to generate a sense of common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet.

End of Term Awards

Congraulations to the following students who received awards in Week 10.

Sports News

School Holiday Seuss Fun

Our 48 week children had a magical time during our school holiday program. The children and staff explored a different Dr Seuss book each day and enjoyed varied activities and experiences - embracing their inner Dr Seuss!

From experimenting with oobleck, to eating green eggs (pancakes) and turning a table upside on Wacky Wednesday. As well as creating animal prints and considering what pet we would like at home - the holidays had it all.

After reading The Cat in the Hat, the children engaged in a deep conversation, guided by thought provoking questions... Should the children have trusted the Cat or listened to their mother? How important is it to tidy up our environment after we make a mess? Should the children tell their mother what they did during the day? It was great to witness the children responding with good understandings of being safe, trusted,responsible and honest.

Hats, Hats, Hats

Our SunSmart policy states that all children and staff are required to wear hats when outside from August to May each year. Please ensure your child has a clearly labelled hat each day and support them in applying sunscreen when they arrive in the morning.

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.

Click here to follow us.

Global School Partners – Lolly Jar Guessing Competition

On Friday of Week 10, Term 2 we announced the lucky winners of our last fundraiser for Global School Partners - the lolly jar guessing competition. The winners were: Sophie C (5 Red), Pia L (6 Red) and Felicity G (4 Red). Thank you for your support of this worthy cause.

Feast of the Transfiguration

The Feast of Transfiguration is on Tuesday 6 August (Week 3). This year marks 30 years of our parish. This year, Sts Peter & Paul, Garran will be hosting.

Holy Trinity students will travel there by bus, departing at 9:30am. Lunch will be provided for all students. Dietary requirements will be catered for. Kinder - Year 2 students will bus back to Holy Trinity at 1:00pm. Years 3-6 students will be walk back to school. Students will need to wear their full school uniform and bring their drink bottle as normal.

A reminder to please complete the Feast of Transfiguration Permission Form via Compass.

If you are interested in being a parent volunteer on the day helping in the canteen with lunch preparation, please contact Catherine Joy via email Catherine.Joy@cg.catholic.edu.au

Sacrament of First Eucharist

The Sacrament of First Eucharist will be celebrated on Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd September 2024. Enrolments are now open via the Parish of Transfiguration QKR! for students who wish to make the Sacrament of Eucharist this year. Students are eligible in Year 4 who have already received the Sacrament of First Reconciliation.

Please see the letter from Fr John regarding the Sacrament of Eucharist and schedule of important events. 

The Parent Information Night (PIN) will be next week on Tuesday 30th July at 6pm via MS Teams.

Meeting ID: 435 406 613 242

Passcode: oVUHy8

We are also looking for group leaders. For more information, please see Host Nomination Form attached and join the MS Teams meeting at 5:30pm. 

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

Catherine Joy

Acting Religious Education Coordinator

‘RENEWING OUR PARISH TOGETHER’

Time moves on. Trite but true. True for each of us and true for our parish. 

I arrived in the parish in January 2018.  In June that year we had a Parish Assembly.  The aim was the formation of a new Parish Pastoral Council and renewal of the Parish Finance Council.  Those aims were realised and good things happened. 

Then in 2020 COVID hit.  After consultation, we consolidated all parish liturgies at Holy Trinity and more recently we leased Ss Peter and Paul Church to the Latin Mass Community of Canberra.  For some years the Parish Finance Council have been in discussion with Marymead-CatholicCare (the Archdiocese’s social welfare arm) to construct, with the support of the ACT Government, 50+affordable housing units on the site of the presbytery and parish office.  The hope is to commence construction in 2026; the location of the presbytery and parish office are yet to be determined. 

Meanwhile, in 2021 and 2022 the Australian Church held the two sessions of the Plenary Council, the decrees of which will be ratified next year following the second session in October of the international ‘Synod on Synodality’ (‘Walking Together’) called by Pope Francis.  Archbishop Christopher is keen for the discernment model foundational to ‘synodality’ to permeate all aspects of Church life in our archdiocese.  He called for a ‘Year of the Holy Spirit’ which will culminate in an in- person and online Archdiocesan Assembly from 18-20 October. 

Locally, your Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), under the title of Renewing Our Parish Together, will seek to engage with you by way of conversations and a parish expo prior to the Archdiocesan Assembly and then a Parish Assembly of our own on Sunday, 17 November.  The PPC will be assisted by Philomena (‘Phil’) Billington, a native of the archdiocese and a nationally recognised pastoral consultant and educator. 

In view of these proposals, today’s Gospel could not be more appropriate.  Jesus fails to evoke a response of faith in those from his home town. Jesuit Scripture scholar Brendan Byrne comments: “The episode shows that the greatest enemy to faith can simply be “familiarity’: a refusal to believe that God’s presence and God’s power could come to us in so familiar a form as the person next door”.  Or next to you in the pew.  To be clear Nazareth was an insignificant town (cf. John 1:46), but here the Son of God became human.  “Perhaps we have to identify and name “the Nazareth” in our own selves” (ibid).  

I invite you to join me in praying for a deeper awareness of God’s presence in our lives.  There is much graced experience and wisdom in our parish.  The PPC will seek to build on that at the end of this month.  More to come!

Fr John                                                                            

We are delighted to inform you that Holy Trinity will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competition this year.  

What is ICAS?  

ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, and Spelling.

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals.  

We encourage you to consider entering your child into ICAS this year.   

How to participate in ICAS  

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:  

1. read about ICAS subjects and prices: https://www.icasassessments.com/about-us/  

2. read the Privacy Collection Statement below.

3. read the terms and conditions: https://www.icasassessments.com/parent-terms-and-conditions/   

4. go to Parent Portal to purchase tests https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

5. enter our school’s access code – YCS486  this closes on Friday July 26

6. enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment.  

   
After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records. 
  
We will notify you of the date(s) that we run ICAS at the school and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. The assessments will take place between August 5 - August 30. You and your child can access the results once released via the Reports Portal using the TAP ID and pin found on the back of the ICAS certificate. 
 
The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure. 
 
Privacy Collection Statement 
Janison is aware of our responsibility to protect the identity of, and all information relating to, children, and students in general, from disclosure and consequently Janison does not: 

• collect any personal information or data of children other than as required for the purposes of completion of the assessment, test or exam; 
• transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in Australia to any jurisdiction outside of Australia other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
• transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in other international regions out of the child’s jurisdiction other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
• share any personal information or data relating to children or students with any third parties (other than a third party whose services are necessary for servicing our products, e.g. print/distribution companies, medal engraving, etc.) except with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
• use any personal information or data relating to children or students for marketing purposes. 

Janison may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com. 
 
We are proud to offer ICAS and look forward to some fantastic results later in the year. 
 
Please do not hesitate to contact emily.capper@cg.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions. 
 

Please notes dates can change

Congratulations to students and staff who celebrated their birthday during the holidays: Katerina D, Samuel L, Natalija L, Melina K, Archer T, Hayden W, Monique M, Hunter T, Murray D, Angelo D, Clara R, Jazmin M, Indiana M, Charlotte O, Silvia C, Spencer C and Mrs Goffin.

Staff and students celebrating their birthday this week are: Miss Hart, Ms Leya, Theo B, Eva V, Anastasia G, Mitchell W, Jordan K and Bella B. Best of birthday wishes to you all.