TRINITY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER PRINCIPAL — Mr Simon Dell’Oro 103-129 Oakgrove Drive, Narre Warren South 3805 Phone: 03 9704 1970 Email: [email protected]Web:www.trinitynarre.catholic.edu.au Trinity Catholic Primary School is committed to providing an education that develops the whole person. We believe that the social, emotional, moral, spiritual and physical wellbeing of our students is pivotal to student health, safety, learning and success. TERM 3 WEEK 5 Wednesday 15th August 2018 FRIDAY 17th AUGUST RECONCILIATION LEVEL 3 SORRY SERVICE NO SORRY SERVICE ASSEMBLY 2.30pm FOUNDATION CW Dear Parents, Official Blessing and Opening of Parish Church The blessing and opening of the new Parish Church will take place on Sunday 23 September at 2.00 pm. Bishop Patrick O’Regan will be in attendance and included in the newsletter is an invitation from Fr. Brendan inviting all members of our school community to join with OLHC Parish to celebrate this very special occasion. Confirmation Our senior students will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday 16 August and at Confirmation Masses over the weekend. We wish our Confirmation candidates all the very best as they mark this important step in their faith journey, in saying ‘yes’ to God and acknowledging the Holy Spirit in their lives. 2019 Planning We are in the process of planning for the 2019 school year. If parents have a genuine reason for class placement requests for next year, could you please put them in writing addressed to myself by Wednesday 5th September. An enormous amount of time and effort is put into the creation of class lists and many factors are taken into consideration by the staff. A written request will be considered on its merits but is not a guarantee. Who is teaching which grade has not yet been decided so please do not request certain teachers. At Trinity we work on a whole school approach and are blessed to have a committed teaching staff who collaborate to give the very best learning opportunities to all students in our care. Please be aware that a request has to be made for this current year, we will not be referring to requests made 12 months ago as circumstances change. If your family situation is changing, we would appreciate you letting the Office know. An accurate indication of student numbers assists us enormously. We have a waiting list and if we know you are leaving we can offer them your spot. Interschool Sport This week Trinity will be playing St Clare's at home. Spectators welcome.
Trinity Catholic Primary School is committed to providing an education that develops the whole person.
We believe that the social, emotional, moral, spiritual and physical wellbeing of our students
is pivotal to student health, safety, learning and success.
TERM 3
WEEK 5
Wednesday
15th August 2018
FRIDAY 17th AUGUST
RECONCILIATION LEVEL 3
SORRY SERVICE
NO SORRY SERVICE
ASSEMBLY 2.30pm FOUNDATION CW
Dear Parents, Official Blessing and Opening of Parish Church The blessing and opening of the new Parish Church will take place on Sunday 23 September at 2.00 pm. Bishop Patrick O’Regan will be in attendance and included in the newsletter is an invitation from Fr. Brendan inviting all members of our school community to join with OLHC Parish to celebrate this very special occasion. Confirmation Our senior students will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday 16 August and at Confirmation Masses over the weekend. We wish our Confirmation candidates all the very best as they mark this important step in their faith journey, in saying ‘yes’ to God and acknowledging the Holy Spirit in their lives.
2019 Planning We are in the process of planning for the 2019 school year. If parents have a genuine reason for class placement requests for next year, could you please put them in writing addressed to myself by Wednesday 5th September. An enormous amount of time and effort is put into the creation of class lists and many factors are taken into consideration by the staff. A written request will be considered on its merits but is not a guarantee. Who is teaching which grade has not yet been decided so please do not request certain teachers. At Trinity we work on a whole school approach and are blessed to have a committed teaching staff who collaborate to give the very best learning opportunities to all students in our care. Please be aware that a request has to be made for this current year, we will not be referring to requests made 12 months ago as circumstances change. If your family situation is changing, we would appreciate you letting the Office know. An accurate indication of student numbers assists us enormously. We have a waiting list and if we know you are leaving we can offer them your spot. Interschool Sport This week Trinity will be playing St Clare's at home. Spectators welcome.
CareMonkey - information for parents We have employed the services of CareMonkey to provide infrastructure and systems for us that makes communication between home and school more efficient and effective. CareMonkey is an award winning platform for automating consent forms, medical records, camps etc. CareMonkey is used by schools, sporting clubs, camps and businesses, youth and church groups. More information about CareMonkey will be sent out to parents over the coming weeks. 2019 Online Canteen Orders The Canteen successfully introduced an online ordering system at the beginning of the 2018 school year. The on-line system has proven to be successful and therefore, the Canteen will be phasing out of cash orders by the end of the 2018 school year. From 2019, all orders through the Canteen will be completed online.
2019 NAPLAN online information In 2018, the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) commenced the transition from a paper based assessment to an online assessment. Preparation is currently underway to make the transition to NAPLAN online. In 2019, students will complete NAPLAN tests online via a secure locked down browser on a chromebook or tablet. NAPLAN online delivers the following benefits to students:
● Innovate use of technology, a more engaging test design and a wider range of item types ● A ‘tailored test’ design that adapts to the correct and incorrect student responses, providing more
precise understanding of student achievement. ● The extension of the ‘test window’ to two weeks, allowing greater opportunity to schedule tests around
student commitments. More information on NAPLAN online will be provided to parents throughout this year and in 2019. P&F Committee Throughout 2018, a new model of fundraising was trailed to reduce the load on the P&F and parent volunteers. Therefore, rather than having a P&F Committee, parents were invited to assist with school events and fundraising activities giving whatever time that they could offer. At the School Board Meeting last Thursday evening, this model was reviewed and endorsed as the preferred way of offering parents the opportunity to participate in school events and fundraising activities. We thank you for your continued support and working together to provide our students with many opportunities to participate in these events. Book Week - Dress up day - Thursday 23 August Theme: Find Your Treasure Next week we celebrate Book Week with a special dress up day to come as your favourite book character on Thursday 23 August. We will begin the day with Book Week Parade and Play in the hall at 9.00am. Levels will participate in activities throughout the day and families are invited to join us in these activities. Please see your child’s class teacher for more information. Information on accessing Typing Tournament As part of building our students ICT skills and capabilities, students get the opportunity to practice their keyboard skills through the Typing Tournament app. Typing Tournament guides students to the last lesson that was accessed and the skill to be attained. It is essential when learning the skill that students are focused on the placement of keys on the keyboard and following the prompts on the screen. Please find below the steps on how you can access Typing Tournament at home. Sign into Google Chrome using student login details. These details are accessible via student diary or dictionary.
1. Once signed into Chrome enter the following url in the address bar: www.typingtournament.com.au
2. Select Login at the top right hand side of the page. 3. You are then provided with two options:
Login to your account or Use another account 4. Select 'Use another account' Login using Google. 5. Select the 'Typing Tournament App Online' and 'Access' 6. Select the class and 'View Map'
Father’s Day Breakfast Fri 31st August @ 7:30am Book Week Dress Up Day
Thurs 23rd August Footy Day
Fri 21st September ________________________________________ THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY
Wednesday 15th August
Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. On this feast day we celebrate a special favour that God gave to Mary,
our Mother. The Assumption means that Mary was taken up into the glory of heaven not only
with her soul, but also with her body. Jesus, the Son of God was born from Mary's pure womb. So
when Mary died, God the Father and Jesus, would not let the body of the Mother of God be spoilt. This was her reward for her love of God and her years of faithful prayers and suffering.
Now Mary is in heaven. She is queen of heaven and earth. She is the Mother of Jesus' Church and queen of Apostles. Every time Mary asks
Jesus to give us graces, he listens to her request. As we celebrate the feast day of Mary, we can ask our Blessed Mother Mary to guide, protect
and care for us.
FAMILY WEEK
OFFICIAL OPENING OF OLHC PARISH CHURCH
AN INVITATION
Dear Families,
It is important to be able to look back with gratitude to God and remember that he guides us with wisdom and
grace to continue his work today. On February 16th 1980 our parish was established and in these 38 years we
have seen significant change, many people have come and gone, yet our parish remains. In January 2017, we
began discussions about some significant change to our sacred space and parish office and also envisaged a
parish centre to cater to the needs of our vibrant community at present and for many years to come. After
a patient and lengthy building process we are finally home. To be actually using our church, parish centre and
office has been exciting for our community.
To share in our joy and in gratitude for the many blessings we have received, I would like to invite all
members of our school community to attend the official blessing and opening of our new church on the 23rd
September 2018. Bishop Patrick O’Regan will be with us to celebrate Mass at 2pm to commemorate this new
beginning as a parish family. We also invite you to join in the fellowship after Mass and meet other families and
parishioners.
I would also like to acknowledge the generous contribution of many parishioners and school families
who have enabled this significant change in the life of our parish.
Fr. Brendan
If your child/ children would like to be apart of this special celebration, (forming a guard of honour at the conclusion
of Mass) could you please let myself or the the office know.
August 20 -24, 2018
This year the Diocese of Sale will be celebrating Family Week during August. Family Week encourages students to reflect on their own
families and the church family; focusing on the role family plays in enriching and supporting each one of us in our personal growth and goals; and what it means to be part of a caring family. At Trinity, we value the support of all our families
and would love to acknowledge each family and the wonderful work they do raising their children. On Thursday 23rd August, we will be celebrating Book Week with our dress up and activities day.
This year’s Book Week theme is “Find Your Treasure”. In families, one thing that we treasure
is the wonderful memories that we create together, whether it be going on a holiday, a new pet, birthdays or just a trip to the park. We would like to create some of these special memories at
school by warmly inviting you all to join in the Book Week activities that will be taking place in
the classrooms on this day. We would also like to create a “memories” wall in the atrium and invite all families to share a special memory (photo, text
or drawing) with us on the template sent home last week (also in this newsletter). Once you have completed it, could you please return it to school.
Kathryn Pepper REL / Student Support
GOSPEL REFLECTION
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6:41-51
Reflection:
Jesus never promised that belief in God and reliance on God’s providence would free us from problems and
discouragement. He did assure us that God would always be present to strengthen and uphold us. Just as the food God sent Elijah enabled him to continue his journey, so the Bread Jesus gives us will enable us to live forever.
Possible discussion:
What happens to you when you become hungry?
How does it make you feel?
What happens if you have no food to eat?
What do you like about sharing a meal with others?
Jesus tells us that he is living Bread that brings us life.
What happens to us if we are cut off from Jesus, the living bread?
Jesus gives himself to each of us, we are united by his love.
Let us pray that Jesus, the living Bread, will be at the centre of our lives this week in all we say and do.
CONFIRMATION Please keep our Confirmation students in your prayers
this week as they prepare to take the next important step in their faith development. The Confirmation celebrations will take place on Thursday night, Saturday and Sunday.
We have placed a box in the foyer
of the school office for all donations. Thank You
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING - TEACHER REPORT
FOUNDATION This term in English we have been using our persuasive writing techniques to convince others to agree with our ideas. We have been working on finding reasons and points to back our ideas prior to writing and have found that they strengthen our arguments. In mathematics we have been exploring the concept of sharing. This has been a very hands on unit with lots of tangible materials being used. We will be finishing the unit at the end of the week and will be looking forward to beginning our measurement unit in Week 5. In religion we have been learning about Mary MacKillop and the contributions that she has made. We have also been deepening our understanding of prayer and have begun writing our own and sharing them during prayer time. In inquiry we have been exploring the people, services and groups that make up our community.
LEVEL 1 Term 3 has been full of hands on learning experiences using fairy tales to inspire us. We have been exploring traditional fairy tales and how we can fracture them to make them even more exciting and engaging. In Mathematics we have been focussing on measurement, including measuring Rapunzel’s hair, finding how much porridge is in the three bears bowls and how heavy the items in Red Riding Hood’s basket are. We have been looking at materials and used our knowledge to design and build a new house for a little pig. In Religion we have been learning Jesus’ life and teachings by exploring a variety of Bible stories.
LEVEL 2 In Religion, we have been learning about Jesus' life and teachings through exploring many Bible stories. We continue to make connections to Jesus' teachings by discussing how these actions can be incorporated into our daily lives. In Writing, we have been exploring information and persuasive text. In Mathematics, our focus on Measurement has involved working on length, capacity,area and mass. Our Science incursion with Hands On Science was very successful. The session titled Materials & Mixing provided the children with terrific hands on experiences to explore a variety of materials and mixtures. Whole group discussions and small group investigations ensured a very engaging learning experience for the children. Our S.T.E.M activity, which links to our Science focus, involves planning, designing and creating a kite by adhering to the set criteria. Hopefully, we will have a windy day to test our designs when the time comes. We are also looking forward to our Geography incursion later in the Term.
LEVEL 3 The grade three students have settled into term three well. In Religion, they have been strengthening their relationship with Jesus through reading and becoming familiar with the stories of the New Testament. In English, the students have been working on persuasive writing and are looking forward to exploring various types of persuasion in the coming weeks. We have also begun our science unit for term 3, exploring and relationships between the earth, moon and sun. The students are enjoying hands on experiences to learn and understand how we have night and day and how the seasons occur. We are all looking forward to the excursion to science works later in the term to consolidate this learning.
LEVEL 4 Term 3 has already been a busy term for all of us in Grade 4, with all students off to a positive start! We have had the opportunity to develop our connection with Jesus through exploration of scripture passages. This has also allowed us to develop our skills solving new and unknown words as we have found a variety of challenging words throughout the bible. Throughout English we have developed our persuasive
writing skills by using high modality words and emotive language throughout our writing. We have had the opportunity to write our own scripts using these language techniques to improve the quality of our writing. Mathematics has provided a challenge for all students as we have been able to use our current knowledge of times tables to solve vertical multiplication and long division equations and problems. Earth and Space Sciences has given students the opportunity to experiment and explore the world below our feet. We have continued to deepen our knowledge of Australian history through exploration of the First Fleet and convict encounters.
LEVEL 5 Term 3 has begun and the Grade Fives have been very busy. We had an incursion in week 2 from Hands On Science. The students were given the opportunity to use many different materials to explore how light moves and works. This was a wonderful introduction to our next science unit on Physical Science. In week three we are going to be cooking some healthy fruit muffins to practise healthy food handling habits as part of our Food and Technology unit for health. In English we have been studying the novel ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. The students have been studying the characters and events of this book. In writing we have been learning about the structure of a biography. We have been writing biographies about our classmates and some famous people such as Mary MacKillop, Rod Laver and Neale Daniher. In maths we have been practising our times tables and learning about sorting numbers into arrays. We have learnt about the factors of numbers. We have been solving maths equations which are 2x1 number such as 37x8 and we have been solving maths equations which are 2x2 numbers such as 56x78. In Religion we have been learning about God’s creation.
LEVEL 6 Term three has begun and the Grade Six students are busy with their learning. In Religion we had been learning about God’s creation. In Science we are currently learning about Physical Science. The students have been completing a research project about renewable energy and how renewable energy is generated. They will be presenting those to their classmates in the weeks to come. In week six, we will be having a Physical Science incursion. The incursion will be focusing on making and learning about electrical circuits. In English we are finishing our class novel “Wonder”. We have also continued with our literacy rotations where we are focusing on developing our comprehension, fluency and decoding skills. In writing the students have been researching and writing biographies on a Saint they have chosen. In Mathematics we have just finished our shape unit and will being our chance unit in the weeks to come. We are also finishing up our multiplication and division unit over the next few weeks. We will then begin our patterns and algebra unit. In Geography we have been focusing on places and interconnections. The students have undertaken and completed a research project around this concept. We will be continuing our Geography unit across the next few weeks. The students are also enjoying participating in their inter-school sports this term. They are doing a fantastic job so far representing Trinity.
VISUAL ARTS Foundation- Students are continuing to work on their fine motor skills by using scissors, colouring and creating a variety of artworks with a focus on line and colour. Grade One- Students are working on their fibre unit at the moment, creating sculptures inspired by the artist Alexander Calder Grade Two- Congratulations on the Grade Two Students whose artworks have been selected to be part of an exhibition at Zart Art Box Hill.Students are currently looking at Pop Art and creating artworks inspired by American Pop Artist -James Rizzi Grade Three- Students are working on their fibre unit at the moment, creating some very colourful circle weavings
Grade Four- Students are linking Mathematics, Book week and Visual arts by creating Treasure maps Grade Five- Students are working on their fibre unit at the moment, creating some very colourful string art Grade Six- Students are working on the element of Art - Value, they are creating a value painting of a chosen African animal
ITALIAN Buonasera!
Foundation-
We have been talking about what fruits students like to eat as a snack. Using
flashcards, students repeated the names of fruit in Italian.
They coloured a bowl of FRUTTA and then wrote which frutta they liked and why.
This week, we have looked at pets and their homes, the students will be drawing their
house (casa) next session.
Level 1 and 2 -
For the first 2 weeks, we have studied the days of the weeks.
The students had to complete the sentences from the board.
1. Lunedì is the first day of …..
2. Every mardedì, we have…… etc.
Which is your favorito day? Why?
We are now working on la mia casa.
We sketched a house on the board, labelling in Italian: tetto, muro, porta, finestra.
We read and repeated the words..
Students completed an activity according to the description using giallo, verde and rosso
for la finestra, porta and tetto.
Level 3 and 4 -
Giorni della settimana and i mesi. For the last 3 weeks, we have studied the days of the
weeks and months of the year.
The students had to complete the sentences; Il mio favorito giorno è …………
because……….
Il mio favorito mese è ………… because……….
This week we have started on seasons.
Level 5 and 6 -
The seniors have been working on the days of the week, months of the year and
seasons.
We are starting to introduce new grammar rules (definite, indefinite articles, singular,
plurals, that help with the construction of sentences.
They had to complete sentences using the days of the week, months and seasons:
Oggi è ………….
Domani è ………..
Mi piace…………, non mi piace……...
Mio compleanno è………...
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Foundation Our tiniest students have been hard at work developing their ability to independently log onto the Chromebooks. It doesn’t seem like much, but they need to understand how the trackpad works, find all the letters and numbers, use special characters like ‘Shift’ and ‘Enter’, and how to power down the Chromebook. Soon, they will use their newly developed skills to create a simple document in their Google Drive. Level 1 Our grade ones are learning to input data into a Google Sheet and create a simple graph/chart with a title, horizontal axis title and a vertical access title. Some of our confident students are turning their charts into 3D charts and changing the colour of
the bars. They are also continuing to develop their touch typing skills through Typing Tournament. Level 2 Our grade two students are learning to input data into a Google Sheet and create a graph/chart with a title, horizontal axis title and vertical access title. All students are learning to increase the readability and aesthetics of their graphs by turning their charts into 3D charts, changing the colour of the bars and the background, and adding data labels. Some of our confident students are attempting to create a graph with two data sets. They are also continuing to develop their touch typing skills through Typing Tournament. Level 3 Our grade three students are learning to collect and input data into a Google Sheets that has multiple data sets. With that data, they create a graph/chart with a title, horizontal axis title and vertical access title. All students are learning to increase the readability and aesthetics of their graphs by turning their charts into 3D charts, changing the colour of the bars and the background, and adding data labels. Some of our confident students are learning to split the data into smaller subsets to create different graphs. They are also continuing to develop their touch typing skills through Typing Tournament. Level 4 Our grade 4 students are using Google Sheets to develop their understanding of formulas by creating a digital version of the multiplication tables. They need to understand how to multiply two cells, duplicate cells and formulas, insert rows and columns, and neatly format their multiplication tables so it is easy to read. Our advanced students are developing ways to quickly develop multiplication tables beyond 12. They are also continuing to develop their touch typing skills through Typing Tournament. Level 5 At Level 5 students have been working on exploring, recognising and explaining how computers represent data using the base two number system. Students can explain how computers use binary to create whole numbers and mathematical methods used to create a greater range of bytes for the storage of data. Students are continuing to develop their touch typing skills through Typing Tournament. Level 6 At Level 6 students are learning to understand how data is represented through algorithms, abstraction and a sequence of instruction using computational thinking. In teams they have solved computational thinking puzzles to determine the cognitive strategy needed to be successful. Students have grown in the understanding that computational thinking is present in all programming and software that they are engaged with. Students are continuing to develop their touch typing skills through Typing Tournament.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Foundation The students have been developing the fundamental movement skills related to basketball, ie; bouncing, catching and throwing. They are currently being introduced to the fundamental skill of vertical jumping along with jumping a rope (skipping). Level 1-2 The students have been practising and further developing the fundamental movement skills with a basketball, such as dribbling techniques, catching, throwing and footwork. They are currently developing their jumping/skipping skills through the use of individual skipping ropes and group work(large skipping ropes).
Level 3 The students have been practising and refining the fundamental movement skills involved in basketball, ie;dribbling techniques, catching, throwing, jump stops, pivoting and shooting goals. They are currently refining the fundamental skill of the vertical jump through the use of skipping ropes, where they are practising a variety of movements with the small individual ropes and large ropes within groups. Level 4 At the beginning of term three, the students identified a specific PE goal for semester two. They also identified a personal motto they can use to help them achieve their goal. This term has begun with a unit on basketball. Throughout this unit, the students have explored different ways they can move their body during a basketball game (pivot, jump stop, layup and defensive slide). They have also worked on developing specific fundamental skills: bouncing (dribbling in a variety of ways), catching, throwing (in a variety of ways) and shooting. The students have been putting these skills into practise by participating in a variety of individual and group drills. They have also participated in team modified games that incorporate both basketball skills and the ability to adopt inclusive practices, apply basic rules and demonstrate fair play. Level 5 and 6 At the beginning of term three, the students identified a specific PE goal for semester two. They also identified a personal motto they can use to help them achieve their goal. This term has begun with a unit on basketball. Throughout this unit, the students have explored different ways they can move their body during a basketball game in both an offense and defense position. They have worked on developing and refining specialised movement skills: dribbling, throwing/passing in a variety of ways, catching at different heights and shooting for accuracy with the help of the backboard. The students have been putting these skills into practise by participating in a variety of individual and group drills. They have also participated in team modified games that incorporate both basketball skills and the ability to participate positively in groups, encourage others and demonstrate fair play.
LIBRARY Book Fair was held during Family Learning Conversations early this term and our profit was $639.40. Holding the Book Fair in the MPR this year was well received, but unfortunately sales were down due to appalling weather. We are gearing up for Book Week celebrations. The theme this year is “Find Your Treasure”. The CBCA shortlisted titles have been purchased and are on display in the staff room for teachers to borrow and share with their classes prior to being shelved in the library. We are currently putting together a Little Learners Love Literacy trolley for the Junior teachers to incorporate into student learning.
LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES
ROBOTICS / DISCOVERY CENTRE: The Level 5 students have been invited to join robotics beginning week 6. The Grade 6 Robotics teams will begin training using EV3 Lego Mindstorms during lunchtimes. The Discovery Centre continues to stay open Tues - Thurs lunchtimes. LIBRARY: The Library continues to stay open on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes. ART: The art room is open at lunchtime for students come in to either finish their work or just have a quiet place to draw and create. GARDENING CLUB: The Garden Guru’s have continued to weed, water and clean up the surrounding garden beds as there was a lot of unused plastic lying around.
From the end of last term till now from the sale of the organic produce, we have so far made a profit of $65. We would like to purchase spring seedlings and succulents for our bathtubs. We would like to thank the support of the Trinity families that are buying the produce from the students. The students are always willing and eager to sell what they reap. SPORT: During weeks one and two (Wednesday to Friday), the students in years 4-6 who have qualified for District Athletics have been practicing their technique and skills in a variety of track and field events. From week three onwards, the students in years 4-6 who will be participating in the upcoming Hoop Time Basketball round robin inter-school competition have been training to develop their basketball skills. Due to the overwhelming number of participants, these training sessions run from Tuesday to Friday. The sport captains have continued to show their leadership skills by assisting during these training sessions. PERFORMING ARTS: The Grade 5’s have been working hard giving up their lunchtimes for their Book Week presentation of Snow White and the Seventeen Dwarfs.
ICT NEWS
What do classifications on computer games actually mean?
Parents and guardians are the most appropriate people to determine which computer games and movies are the most suitable for their children to see and play. The classification information provided on classified products can assist parents to make that choice. The following three classification categories are advisory categories. This means that there are no legal restrictions about viewing and/or playing these films and computer games with these markings. However, M (Mature) classified films and computer games may include classifiable elements such as violence and nudity of moderate impact that are not recommended for children under 15 years of age. Parents and guardians may need to find out more about film or a computer game’s specific content, before deciding whether the material is suitable for their child. The following website provides parents with further insight into how classifications are created when games and movies are released.
The 2018 theme for National Science week, ‘Game Changers and Change Makers’, is focussed on the scientists, engineers, technologists, mathematicians, designers and innovators of the past and present. Today, scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, designers and innovators just like those preceding them consider endless scientific and technological possibilities and applications, where game changers and change makers actively ask new questions, make new predictions, experiment with new ideas and reach conclusions that shape and create new discoveries, ideas, and opportunities. Students at Trinity will be exploring the stories and narratives of scientific discoveries, and the inquiries drawn from historical and current day Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematical (STEM) contexts within activities in their classrooms. Speak to your child about what they learnt today in Science!
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics &
Creativity in Research, Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST) What is STEM / CREST? STEM & CREST are both an approach to learning and development that integrates the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Through STEM & CREST, students develop key skills including: problem solving, creativity, critical analysis, teamwork, independent thinking, initiative, communication and digital literacy. Students at Trinity are involved in STEM & CREST learning opportunities through the Discovery Centre. Class teachers research, plan, implement and evaluate STEM & CREST learning opportunities for students encompassing the Victorian Curriculum. These opportunities are integrated in all curriculum areas which is essential in developing key skills and understandings in 21st Century learning. STEM qualifications and skills are in demand and will continue to increase in the future. STEM & CREST empowers students with the skills to succeed and adapt to this changing world.
VISUAL ARTS
Congratulations to the Grade Two’s (staff portraits) whose work has been selected
to be part of the Zart Arts Term Four Student Gallery.
‘At Zart Art we have a students' art gallery which features the artworks of primary and secondary students from around Victoria. The gallery was set up to provide students with an opportunity to have their artworks valued and displayed in a 'real' art gallery. We believe students should learn to appreciate the artworks of their contemporaries and place their own artworks within a wider context. Each term the displays are changed so that as many individuals as possible have the opportunity to have their work viewed by others. Students, their parents and teachers are welcome to visit the gallery’- ZartArt
The students artworks are on display from Thursday the 20th Of September - Tuesday the 11th December at the Zart Art Student Gallery at Lexton Road, Box Hill North. Samantha Moss Visual Arts Teacher
P.E. NEWS Last Thursday some of the F-3 students participated in soccer clinics which were run by students from SEDA College (Sports Development Program). The students were involved in a variety of fun activities and games which allowed them to practise and develop their soccer skills and other fundamental movement skills. A big thank you to Jonathan Hardy (current SEDA student & past Trinity student), for contacting me and initiating the clinics. District Athletics Trinity’s District Athletics Team are busy training and preparing for the competition which will be held on Tuesday 28th August at Casey Fields Regional Athletics Centre. Students will be given a schedule of events for the day this week. Hoop Time Due to the overwhelming interest from students, Trinity have increased the number of teams for this year’s Hoop Time competition. There will be 7 teams competing in the Junior section (grade 4) and 10 teams competing in the Senior section (grade 5/6). Both competitions will be held at Casey Stadium, Cranbourne - Juniors:Wednesday 12 September, Seniors:Monday 3 September. The students have commenced training during lunchtimes and are looking forward to the competition. We will require assistance with coaching and scoring on both days, so if you are available and would like to help, please let me know. Nicole Cahill F-3 Physical Education Teacher
BOOK WEEK Book Week will be on the 20th to the 24th of August. Our Book Week Dress Up Day will be Thursday the 23rd of August. The 2018 Book Week Theme is “Find Your Treasure”. More information on Book Week and the Children’s Book Council of Australia shortlisted books can be found at: https://www.cbca.org.au/
“Find Your Treasure” Whilst Celebrating Book Week Thursday 23 August 2018
All students are invited to come along dressed as a book character.
Assembly will be held at 9.00am to show off your costume and favourite book character.
Located in this newsletter are the notices for the
Family Week Treasures Memories Need for Feed - Disaster Relief
Father’s Day Stall Wednesday 29th August. Father's Day Breakfast Friday 31st August.
Gifts for the stall can be paid online with CDF (similar to the lunch orders). ALL Fathers Day stall forms MUST BE RETURNED to the school office to help with the distribution of gifts on the day. Father’s Day raffle tickets to be returned to the office by Wednesday 29th August. Great prizes to be won. Tickets are 50 cents each ($5 per book). The raffle will be drawn at Assembly on Friday 31st August.
TERM 3 CANTEEN ROSTER THURSDAYS 11.45am
16th AUGUST Luisa LOCANDRO
23rd AUGUST Ivana MIONI
30th AUGUST Amanda MAIR
6th SEPTEMBER Lisa CINI
13th SEPTEMBER Mariette EL KHOURY
20th SEPTEMBER Tim SEBESTYEN Helpful Hints:
❖ Orders are to be placed by 8.30am on the morning of your child’s canteen day. ❖ When you notify the Office either by phone or via the Skoolbag app your child will be absent could you
please advise if they have an online lunch order. We can then hold this over until the next week. ❖ Place the order on the weekend! It will save any issues with trying to Check the order is correct with
the child’s name and grade and that it is the correct date (and not the next week!). ❖ If you are experiencing difficulties placing an order, please send the order and money in with your child
as was previously done. Please let the office know and if possible take a screenshot of the issue and send it to [email protected].
SCHOOL FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2018
Per Family Fees
Family Fee $1600.00
Capital Fee $240.00
ICT Levy $70.00 to be paid in Term 1
SCHOOL FEES (School Fees are paid each term and do not include the Student Levy and Camp Fees listed below)
Term 1 $530 ($400+$60+$70)
Term 2 $460 ($400+$60) are now overdue. If you are having difficulty paying fees, please call
the office to make an appointment to see The Principal.
Term 3 $460 ($400+$60) Accounts have been sent home and are due by Friday 17th August.
All Student Levies were due by January 2018. Camp Fees were due prior to your child’s camp. Unpaid Levies and
Camp Fees will appear on your Term statement and are due and payable immediately. If you are experiencing
financial hardship please contact the office.
Payments can be made by instalments through Credit Card, Direct Debit, Cash, Cheque or EFTPOS.
SAFE STANDARDS WORKING WITH CHILDREN
Trinity has zero tolerance towards child abuse and is therefore committed to complying with the Victorian Child Safe Standards and Ministerial Order 870. All parents/guardians wishing to help in the classroom, canteen or attend excursions MUST have completed the PARENT HELPER WORKSHOP and hold a current WORKING WITH CHILDREN CARD. Further details are available from the school office or the Justice Department website. All parent/guardian helpers must sign in at the office before proceeding to the classrooms. Your current Working with Children card must be displayed at all times when working in the classrooms and attending excursions. A reminder to all Parents/Carers, supervision by School Staff begins at 8.30am before school and after school only at the drop off area until 3.30pm. Please observe and supervise your children as they play on the equipment. Thank you for your co-operation.
ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL
In the case of illness/absence please call the school office by 9.00am or login to the Skoolbag App to send a notice in the morning of the day they are absent. An SMS will be sent (daily) to Parents for any unexplained student absences. If you are going on holidays or your child will be away for 3 days or more you must advise in writing to the Principal BEFORE you leave. Forms are available on our website, Skoolbag App or a handwritten letter will be acceptable. Thank you. TRINITY CAR PARK ETIQUETTE
● For greater safety and visibility, we are requesting that all drivers reverse park into the marked bays. ● Thank you all who use the pedestrian crossing area. You are demonstrating to your children correct road safety practices.
Once children cross the pedestrian crossing into the parking area, they, for their safety, need to be placed into vehicles promptly. The car park is NOT a meeting area.
● The lane around the edge of the car park (closest to the oval) are for vehicles waiting to pick children up from the Pick-up Zone ONLY.
● The two parking bays closest to the office path are the PICK-UP ZONES. These are NO STANDING zones. If your children are not ready to get into your car as you pull up to the pick-up zone, you must continue on and rejoin the end of the pick-up queue.
● There is NO RIGHT TURN when exiting the car park. All vehicles must turn left for the safety of others and to maintain traffic flow.
● THE GATES CLOSE AT 9.00am AND RE-OPEN AT 3.00pm. Occasionally they might reopen slightly later due to school activities.
● The Staff Car Park is for STAFF PARKING ONLY. Please do not use as a drop off/pick up for students. Thank you for your patience and consideration of others
Ex-officio: Fr. Brendan Hogan Principal: Simon Dell’Oro School Rep: Georgegina Nettleingham, Kathryn Pepper Parish Rep: Gail Rodrigues Chairperson: Scott McLardie Secretary: Lisa Ferracane P&F Rep: Lisa Ferracane General Members: Allison Hellier, Chantel Fischer, Jennifer Mansfield, Michael Locandro, Sabrina Giblett & Elizabeth Jones
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