TERM 3

WEEK 6

17th AUGUST

2016

FRIDAY

19th AUGUST

LITURGY 9am

Grade 6

SORRY

SERVICE

Grades 1J & 3G

ASSEMBLY

2.30

Year 3

FRIDAY

22nd AUGUST

LITURGY 9am

Grade 4

SORRY

SERVICE

Foundation M

ASSEMBLY

2.30

Year 4

TRINITY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

PRINCIPAL — Mr Simon Dell’Oro

103-129 Oakgrove Drive, Narre Warren South 3805

Email: info@trinitynarre.catholic.edu.au

Phone: 03 9704 1970 Web: www.trinitynarre.catholic.edu.au Fax: 03 9704 1780

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.

Dear Parents,

Opening of Marian Building

Tomorrow is a very exciting time for the students in grades F-2 as they move into their new learning space. The students will now be able to enjoy a flexible, contemporary, bright, collaborative and welcoming learning area that

accommodates for the different learning needs of the students.

A huge amount of work has been completed behind the scenes to allow this move to happen. I thank the staff for their willingness to put in the extra hours

required, their flexibility and their eagerness to be part of the new space.

The F-2 students will commence tomorrow (Thursday) in the existing space they are in now and will move into their new environment throughout the course of

the morning.

Parents are welcome to join us in the Marian Building at 3pm to view

the new area.

Collective Student Performance Analyser Professional Development Day

The staff enjoyed an excellent professional development day on Monday. We

participated in Session 3 of our SPA, Student Performance Analyser, professional learning at St. John's, Koo Wee Rup. We focussed on Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, understanding and interpreting data and writing quality

assessment pieces to transform student learning. I thank all parents for your cooperation with this closure day. We look forward to continuing our work with

Philip Holmes-Smith on analysing our student data in line with the new Victorian Curriculum learning outcomes on Monday the 3rd of October.

This professional learning being undertaken is part of a collective of schools that

we are involved in. The purpose of the collective is to utilise the skills and

knowledge of other schools as well as ours to enhance student learning. It

allows us the opportunity to collaborate more broadly than just amongst

ourselves, sharing best practice and challenging each other. The schools in our

collective are St Agatha’s Cranbourne, St Johns Koo We Rup and St Michaels

Traralgon.

Tournament of the Minds

This Sunday our students that have been preparing for the Tournament of the Minds will be competing at Deakin University in Burwood. We wish them all the

very best. Thanks to Danielle Davis for the effort she has put in preparing the

children.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN assesses student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling,

grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The results of NAPLAN provide information on student learning

for students, parents, teachers and principals. These results were made available to staff on-line on

Monday and paper copies of student NAPLAN data will be distributed to parents as soon as possible after

they are delivered. As a staff we look forward to analysing our students’ NAPLAN data and using it to

address our student learning needs.

World Youth Day

Donna Johnston has written about her World Youth Day experience within this newsletter, I encourage you

to take the time to read about her wonderful time. Donna will be sharing her experience with the staff and

students over the next few weeks.

Year Two Hooptime

We apologise to any parents who may be confused by the Year Two Hooptime being advertised for next

week in the dates section of last weeks newsletter. This was an error, there is no Year Two Hooptime next

week. The Year Two students have their Healesville Sanctuary excursion on Tuesday.

Parish Stewardship Program

Next week, attached to our newsletter, you will find a document on the Parish Stewardship Program, which

is just beginning in our Parish. We are a parish that believes in Christian Stewardship as a way of life.

Stewardship recognises that everything we are and everything we have is the result of the gifts and

blessings given to us by God. It also recognises we have a responsibility to use these gifts wisely and for

the benefit of others. Now for some of you Stewardship may be a new word but you may remember

“Sacrificial Giving” or “Planned Giving” or maybe “Thanksgiving Envelopes”.

Put plainly it means that our church, our Parish Land (on which our school is built) have all been passed on

to us by our parents, grandparents, great grandparents etc…, to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude.

If we want to continue to keep our Parish / Church / School going and to pay for parish operational

expenses such as Liturgy and Sacramental programs, including First Reconciliation, First Eucharist,

Confirmation, School and Class Masses, Pastoral Resources and programs, including home visits to the sick

and aged and bereavement support, repairs, maintenance and insurance for our church other parish

facilities, it is now our turn to look after them, so we can pass them on to the next generation. That

means supporting the Parish both financially and by taking part in the different ministries that are in place.

In the envelope you will receive next week, you will find a pledge card and a list of ministries (Time &

Talent Sheet), for you to fill in and return. It would also be a great if you could attend our “Stewardship

Information Meeting” on the 6th of September (invitation will also be enclosed), where all will be

discussed and where there will be time for asking questions. So please read all the information you will

receive in the next few weeks, attend our Meeting and support our Parish.

2017 Class Placement Requests

If parents have a genuine reason for class placement requests for next year, could you please put them in

writing addressed to myself by Friday 16th October. An enormous amount of time and effort is put into the

creation of class lists and many factors are taken into consideration by staff. A written request will be

considered on its merits but it 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 we are

blessed to have a committed teaching staff who collaborate together 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 you know you are leaving we can

then offer your spot to somebody else.

Regards,

Simon Dell’Oro

Principal

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS Please note the following School Closure & Student Free Days

MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER (TERM 4)

MONDAY 17th OCTOBER (TERM 4)

2016 SCHOOL FEES

TERM 3 STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT

Dear Parents

Fees for Term 3 will be $425.00, are now overdue. Could you please pay these as soon as possible. If you

have not received your Statement please contact the Office.

Payments can be made by Cash, BPay, Cheque and EFTPOS. Payments can be made in instalments. Direct

Debit is available and forms are available from the office.

School Fees for 2016

Annual fees are $1750 (this includes the $200 Capital Levy and the $50 ICT Levy). This is per family.

Term fees will be: Term 1 $475 (includes the ICT Levy)

Term 2, 3 and 4: $425

SENIOR INTERSCHOOL SPORT

FRIDAY 19th AUGUST 2016

Trinity will be playing against St. Clare's at home. Games start at 1pm. Spectators Welcome.

Please note: As Trinity’s oval is now complete all home games are now played at Trinity.

If you are able to help in any way with coaching, umpiring or scoring, when Trinity is

playing a home game, please contact the office or your child’s teacher.

Please note that you must have a current Working With Children card which must be

worn and be visible at all times.

TOURNAMENT OF MINDS

This Sunday 21 students from Grade 4-6 from our Extension program will compete in the Central Metro

Tournament of Minds at Deakin University, Burwood. The students have been working in teams of seven to

present a response to a challenge that they were given at the beginning of term. Students have worked col-

laboratively in teams spending many hours not only in our regular Thursday classes but during lunchtimes

and after school at home to present a response to the challenge that they will perform in front of two judg-

es. I would like to commend these students on their dedication, commitment and hard work. I would also

like to thank Kath Gatehouse and Tania Mitchell who have worked with students during lunchtime practices,

and Anna Head and Flora Bitoin who have helped with supervising students during their lunchtime practices.

Felicity Cramp and Emma Lamb will also be representing Trinity judging other competing teams on Sunday.

We wish the students luck. I’m sure all their hard work and preparation will pay off.

Danielle Davis TOM Facilitator

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Praying with your children

If we want our children to know God and not just know about Him, we need to

teach them to pray and pray with them.

Prayer is simply a conversation with God. God gave us prayer so we could communicate with him directly, and become

aware of his presence around us in our lives. By praying with our children we are helping them to understand that

God is always close and accessible, and attentive to whatever we have to say. God is always willing to listen no

matter where we are or what the time of day.

There are lots of ways you can help your children to pray. One way is by inviting them to assist you in setting up a

sacred space that may contain a bible, prayer book, candle or cross etc. Then begin by leading the children in

praying the Sign of the Cross and reflecting on things that really matter to your family.

Sometimes a sentence starter may be used, such as:

"God, I thank you for …"

"God, forgive me for …"

"God, help my friend …"

"God, help me be more …"

"God, help me to let go of …"

"God, give me the courage to …"

“God, one of the fears I need help with is” …

This can help your child become at ease with the conversation they are having with God. As they get older,

traditional Church prayers may be introduced and children can move between saying these prayers and offering up

their own intentions. Children will also begin to pray where ever they feel comfortable.

If you would like more information on how to pray with your children please contact me at school.

Pyjama Day Fundraiser

Thank you to all the families who so generously donated money to The heART Project and Special Kids.

As a school community we raised $734.45 which will be split between the two deserving charities.

Bishops’ Visit – 26th August

On Friday 26th August at 10:30am, Bishop Patrick O’Regan will be visiting Trinity to

meet and speak to all the students preparing to receive the Sacrament of

Confirmation in September this year. We warmly invite all families who have a child

preparing for Confirmation to join us on this day.

Kathryn Pepper

Religious Education Leader / Student Support

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM – TERM 3 FIRST COMMUNION CELEBRATIONS Sat 27th Aug @ 6pm and Sun 28th Aug @ 11am

CONFIRMATION WORKSHOPS Tonight and Tomorrow Night @ 5pm or 7pm

CONFIRMATION CELEBRATIONS Fri 2nd @7:30, Sat 3rd @ 10am and 2pm, Sun 4th Sept@ 3pm

Cześć! I was lucky enough to be granted sponsorship from the Diocese of Sale. I had the honour of representing our school and parish at WYD Krakow this year. Through the week, my group and I took part in many faith enriching activities. For three days we engaged in participation at Catechesis with

Bishops and youth from around the world. We attended the youth festival events across Krakow, such as music concerts, daily Mass and Australian group gatherings. The whole City was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis. Each time the Pope addressed the crowds, his words were always thought provoking. In particular, his words at the Prayer Vigil, the night before the final Mass, struck me.

A woman had just shared her story of being a refugee from Syria. She expressed her hardships and grief after losing loved ones through the war. The Pope reminded the crowd of the fact that we had gathered from different parts of the world. Some people had come from countries that were engaged in conflict, and others come from places at peace. But regard-less,

“The suffering and the wars that many young people experience are no longer anonymous…They have a name, they have a face, they have a story, they are close at hand.”

So after the final Mass, on our 20 kilometre walk back to Krakow, instead of complaining about being hot, and having sore feet like I did on the walk to the Field of Mercy, I prayed for the refugees that do this every day.

I am very thankful to Trinity, the parish Our Lady Help of Christians and the Sale Diocese for the support and op-portunity to attend WYD. I learnt so much about the world around me and was able to further strengthen my faith.

Dziękuję Ci!

Donna Johnston

Items in bold type will be

school closure days or

extremely important dates.

SCHOOL CALENDAR blue will indicate new

items added to the

Calendar that week.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

15 SCHOOL

CLOSURE DAY 5pm OR 7pm

Confirmation

Workshop at

OLHC

16 SCHOOL

FEES DUE

Prep Excursion

Traffic School

5pm OR 7pm

Confirmation

Workshop at

OLHC

17

Prep Excursion

Traffic School

5pm OR 7pm

Confirmation

Workshop at

OLHC

18

5pm OR 7pm

Confirmation

Workshop at

OLHC

19

Year 6 Interschool

Sport

20

21

T.O.M. at

Deakin Uni

Burwood

22

7pm Carnival

Meeting

23 Years 1 & 2

Excursion to

Healesville

Yr 6 Incursion

Science

24

25 Book Week

Dress Up

Activity Day

7pm Board

Meeting

2610.30am

Bishop

O’Regan’s

Visit Year 6 Interschool Sport

27

6pm First

Eucharist

Celebration

28

11am First

Eucharist

Celebration

29 30 Father’s

Day Stall

Hoop time Yr 4

31

Yr 6 Incursion

AUGUST 2016

SEPTEMBER 2016

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

3 SCHOOL

CLOSURE DAY

4 TERM 4

COMMENCES 8.45am

5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14

School

Disco

15 16

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2

7.30pm

Confirmation

Mass

3

10am & 2pm

Confirmation

Mass

4 Father’s

Day

3pm

Confirmation

Mass

5

7pm P&F

Meeting

6 Senior Hoop

time Yr’s 5 & 6

7 8 Grade 5

incursion

9 Senior

Lightning

Premiership

10 11

12 13 14 15 16 LAST DAY TERM 3

School Finishes 3.15

17 18

OCTOBER 2016

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL In the case of illness a phone call in the morning on

the day they are absent.

If you are going on holidays or your child will be away for an extended

period you must advise in writing BEFORE you leave.

Thank you.

CHILD 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. 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

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 re-open slightly later due to school

activities.

Thank you for your patience and consideration of others.

SCHOOL BOARD

board@trinitynarre.catholic. edu.au

Ex-officio:

Fr. Brendan Hogan

Principal

Simon Dell’Oro

School Representative:

Maria Scarton

Georgegina Nettleingham

Parish Representative:

Denise Ryan

Pastoral Coordinator:

Sister Joy

Chairperson: Scott McLardie

Secretary: Lisa Ferracane

P & F Rep: Lisa Ferracane

Parent Representatives:

Tania Johnson

Michael Locandro

Claudia Sajeba

OUR LADY HELP OF

CHRISTIANS PARISH

496 Princes Hwy

Narre Warren 3805.

Phone-9704 7935

Fax – 9704 7023

Parish Priest

Fr. Brendan Hogan

Assistant Priest

Fr. James Fernandez

Permanent Deacon

Rev Peter Stringfellow

Pastoral Associates

Conny James

Sacrament Co-ordinator

Emily D’Sylva

Mass Times

Saturday- 6.00pm

Sunday– 8.00am, 9.15am

11.00am & 6.00pm

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday 12noon – 3.30pm

Tues-Friday 9.00 - 3.30pm

Happy Birthday to the following children who will celebrate their birthdays next week.

23rd AUGUST Ella

25th AUGUST Matilda and Angus

26th AUGUST Ava and Wyatt

CANTEEN ROSTER TUESDAY — PREP and JUNIOR

THURSDAY — MIDDLE and SENIOR

+ 8.45—10.30approx # 11.45—1.30approx

THURSDAY 18th AUGUST TUESDAY 23rd AUGUST THURSDAY 25th AUGUST

+ Nina Gore + Annie Lacey + Claudia Sajeba

# Tracy Lukin # Lisa Cini # Mariane Mikhael

TUESDAY 30th AUGUST THURSDAY 1st SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 6th SEPTEMBER

+ Carolyn Burge + Kathy Harman + Amanda Mair

# Tania Kozaric # Astrid Buissink # Mary Amalraj

PASTORAL CARE NEWSLETTER 10th AUGUST 2016

WE PRAY FOR: Sarah McGill’s Father who is seriously ill; those Mothers expecting babies; those parents undergoing treatment for Cancer; those awaiting the results of tests; for the

needs of all our Families, and for the builders working on the renovations to our school.

WINTER CRAFT STALL WINTER CRAFT STALL Thank you to those who supported

the Winter Craft Stall. Our next stall will be at the Carnival on Sunday 23rd October!

LAST WEEK’S NEWSLETTER contained some errors regarding the Father’s Day breakfast on the 2nd September. I apologize for this and thank the parent who noticed

it and rang into the office! By now you should have all received a form sent home

with the eldest in the family. And I look forward to receiving your replies.

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS: Thank You to those who have recently sent in

second hand uniform pieces for re-sale.

PLAYGROUP: held their “Olympic sports “today.

Egg and spoon run; wheat bag throwing into a

bucket and run; and frisby throw! All received a

gold medal!!

GROWING BODIES(taken from an article by Claire Burke)Fruit and vegetables are jam-packed with

essential vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre needed for growing bodies.” Children are in a rapid growth development phase, so they need calcium, iron and other important nutrients for all the

metabolic pathways in their body” says dietitian Kate DiPrima. Further, vitamins and minerals help protect against diseases including type2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease and some forms of cancer later in life. Variety, which DiPrima says constitutes 15 foods a day is important for healthy

growth.They could have cereal, fruit and milk for breakfast – that’s three different foods. Perhaps some hummus and vege sticks as a snack – there’s another two. A sandwich with ham, cheese and

tomato – there’s another four foods. You can actually get to 15 in a day quite easily”!

A WORD FROM POPE FRANCIS : In the bosom of the family, no one is set apart: both the elderly and the child will be welcome there. The culture of encounter and of dialogue, openness to

solidarity and transcendence, originates in the family. We are called to acknowledge how beautiful, true and good it is to start a

family, to be a family today; and how indispensable, the family is for the life of the world and for the future of humanity.(A Year

with Pope Francis on the Family, page 245 and 247.).)

Father’s Day Breakfast

Friday 2nd September 7.15am.

REPLIES MUST BE RETURNED BY Monday 29th AUGUST

Dads, Grandfathers, special friends are invited to come along with

their children who are at school at Trinity for a cooked breakfast of

bacon and egg.

The cost is $5.00 per family.

I am also hoping that some of the Mums might be able to come

along and help with the cooking and serving.

If you can come along and help from 6.30am until approx. 9.00am

(or if you can come along for some of the time) please put your

name on the reply form at the bottom of this form.

If coming for breakfast, please complete the

form below and return with your money to school by Monday 29th August. Thank you.

………………………………………………………………………………

Fathers Day Breakfast Friday 2nd September

Name of child and grade……………………………………………...……

Number of Adults attending………….

Number of Children attending………...

Amount enclosed $……...…. ($5.00 per family)

I am able to help from 6.30am………………………………..……….

PARISH STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM 2016

Our Parish Stewardship Program commences in one week. Under the banner of Parishes – the heartbeat of

the Church, the Program will provide a wonderful opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a member of

Our Parish Community here at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish – Narre Warren

STEWARDSHIP

Stewardship recognizes that everything we are and everything we have is a gift from God. Genuine

thanksgiving means using those gifts as God would want – developing them and sharing them with others.

It is our responsibility as good stewards in Our Lady Help of Christians Parish – Narre Warren to respond to

the words of Pope Francis – “…….to set ourselves on the ideals of service that makes our talents fruitful.”

RCIA: Any adults wishing to complete their Sacraments of Initiation or would like to become a Catholic are

warmly invited to join the RCIA group The next meeting will be August 18th 7.30pm in the parish office.

For further information ring Conny James at the Parish office.

ALPHA will be starting at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish on August 31st 7pm in the Don Bosco school

hall. Alpha explores the big issues of the life and the Christian faith in a richly entertaining way. Participants

share a meal, watch the Alpha short movies and participate in small group discussion.It goes for 6

Wednesday nights and one weekend session. It is a wonderful film series/ program and the benefits are

great-even life changing. It is good for exploring the Christian faith or finding renewal for the spirit. If you

would care to be part of this whether you are a Christian or not please contact Conny on 0431961679 to

register.

PARISH INFORMATION MEETING

All parishioners are warmly invited to the key meeting of the Program, the Parish Information Meeting

on the 6th of September. At this meeting we will gather as a parish community to celebrate our

achievements and plan for the future. More Program information will be available over the coming weeks.

OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS PARISH

Diocese of Sale

Ph: (03) 9704 7935 Fax: (03) 9704 7023

Email: olhc@olhc.org.au

Each number represents a letter of the alphabet. Substitute

OLHC KID SPACE

Hello everyone,

Father’s Day Stall: forms for this event were sent home last week. It is to be held on Tuesday 30th August and we would be very grateful for

any extra helpers on the day. If you are able to help, please fill in the details on the bottom of the stall order form and return it to school no

later than Friday 26th August.

Father’s Day Raffle: Tickets for the raffle have been sent home. You can also help us with this event by donating any new items you have to

be included in the raffle prizes. These new items can be left at the office. Thank you to those who have already donated some items. The

raffle will be drawn at assembly on Friday 2nd September.

DATES FOR THE DIARY

The fundraisers we have planned for the second half of the year are:

Term 3: Term 4:

- Father’s Day Stall: Tuesday 30th August - Student Disco Friday 14th Oct

- Father’s Day Raffle: Friday 2nd Sept (assembly) - Christmas Raffle

- Bunnings BBQ Saturday 1st October

Next P&F Meeting: Monday 5th September 2016 at 7pm in the Staffroom.

From your P&F Committee

Next P & F Meeting: Monday 5th

September 7pm in the Staffroom

30th August—Father’s Day Stall

2nd Sept — Father’s Day Raffle drawn

TRINITY PARENTS & FRIENDS

NEWSLETTER

Committee Members General Naomi Sanchez

President Kerryn Cerchiaro Anna Mangano

Vice President Chantal Fischer Carolyn Burge

Secretary Lisa Ferracane Natasha Ferreras

Asst Secretary Claudia Sajeba Melissa Yong

Treasurer Michelle Hofman Jessica McLardie

Asst Treasurer Marlene Johnson

Board Rep Lisa Ferracane Anastasia Barker

General Joanne Knezevic Sr Joy

Tania Johnson Nadia Abdel-Hamid

23rd OCTOBER 2016 10am — 3pm

CARNIVAL NEWS!

A great way to get behind the Carnival is if you are at Casey Central Grill’d during

August and grab a burger make sure you put the token into the Trinity Jar. The

more tokens we receive the more chance we have at winning a cash prize to put

back into the Carnival.

CARNIVAL RAFFLE tickets

The family who sells the most tickets will be rewarded with free ride

wristbands for each child in the family. Additional raffle books are

available from the Office.