TERM 2

WEEK 1

19th April

2017

TERM 2

WEEK 1

MASS

Year 1

NO RECONCILIATION

SORRY SERVICE

Year 3 D

ASSEMBLY

Year 3 S

WEEK 2

NO MASS

RECONCILIATION

YR 6 LEVEL

SORRY SERVICE

Year3 S

ASSEMBLY

Year 2 S/D

Dear Parents, Welcome back as we commence Term Two, I hope that all families have enjoyed a wonderful Easter break. Once again the term is looking very busy so please keep your eye on the dates section of the newsletter to ensure that you do not miss anything.

Life Education Van

Parents would have noticed the Life Education Van parked in the staff carpark. Life Education teaches children about how to live a healthy lifestyle and alerts them to the dangers of drugs and alcohol in an age appropriate manner.

Trinity Athletics Carnival

Our Trinity Athletics Carnival is planned for next Wednesday, the 26th of April, at Casey Fields with events starting at 9.40am. Parents are most welcome to attend. A big thanks to Nicole Cahill and Dianna Woolf for the effort they have put into the planning and organisation and to the parents who have offered their assistance. The day could not run without the help of parents and their effort is appreciated, can the parent helpers please arrive at 9.00am for a briefing with Nicole and Dianna.

ICT Levy

Each year families pay a $50.00 ICT levy to allow us to continue to build our ICT equipment that is available to the children. This year’s money has been spent on Chrome Books and robotics equipment. The children are already using this equipment in their classroom and in the Discovery Centre.

Ground Improvements

Over the holidays we had worked completed to ensure that the Allen Building does not flood anymore when we have significant rainfall. We also have created an outdoor learning space at the end of the Joyce Building for the children to enjoy. Today we have had our line marking completed on the concrete outside the Marian Building. We will also be adding outdoor furniture to this space.

Storage Shed

We have finally been granted our permit for the construction of a storage shed at the rear of the Joyce Building. This will also contain a bike parking area and will house our kiln for ceramics.

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.

Staffing Updates

This term we welcome Kelly Occhietti onto the staff as a Learning Support Officer, I am sure she will be made to feel welcome by all. Flora Bitoin is currently on Long Service Leave, thanks to Ria Varsarmis who is teaching 1B in her absence. We ask that you continue to keep Sr. Joy and Jo Pulley in your prayers. Sr Joy is re-couperating well and Jo continues to undergo treatment. They both have been very appreciative of the prayers and support and send their best wishes. Should you wish to send them a card please hand it in at the school Office and we will pass it on.

Winter Uniform

Second Term is when the students transition from Summer Uniform to Winter Uniform. It is expected that the students are dressed in full Winter School Uniform by Week Three. We have a great uniform here at Trinity and it is an expectation that it is worn correctly, students not in correct uniform will by Week Three will be issued with notes.

Arrival Time

School commences at 8.45am and the attendance roll is marked first thing in the morning. Students arriving after this time are marked as late arrival.

ANZAC Day

We will be holding an ANZAC Day service at 8.50am on Monday morning in the Hall. Parents are most welcome to attend. A reminder that there is no school next Tuesday, the 25th, due to the ANZAC Day public holiday.

Mothers Day Breakfast

Our annual Mothers’ Day Breakfast will be held on Tuesday 9th May. It is an ideal opportunity for Mums, Grandmothers, Nanas and/or Special Friends to come together with their Trinity children and share a meal together. Breakfast will be held in the Readman hall from 7.30am—8.30am. Notices have been send home with students and is also included in this newsletter.

Regards,

Simon Dell'Oro

Principal

Religious Education News

IMPORTANT DATES FOR TERM 2

Catholic Education Week 28th April – 5th May Trinity’s Harmony Day – Tuesday 2nd May Mother’s Day Breakfast – Tuesday 9th May

Mother’s Day Foundation Liturgy – Friday 12th May

Trinity Parish Mass – Saturday 3rd June @ 6pm Trinity Feast Day – Friday 9th June

RECONCILIATION CELEBRATIONS

Sat 22nd April @ 10.30am Sat 6th May @ 10.30am Wed 17th May @ 7.00pm Wed 7th June @ 7.00pm Sat 10th June @ 10.30am

Wed 28th June @ 7:00pm

FIRST COMMUNION ENROLEMENT NIGHT Thursday 11th May at 7:30pm in the Don Bosco School Hall

EASTER SUNDAY John 20:1-9

Reflection:

Our Gospel today tells us about the disciples' discovery of the empty tomb. It concludes by

telling us that they did not yet understand that Jesus had risen from the dead. The details invite

us to reflect upon a most amazing gift, that is faith in Jesus and his Resurrection.

As Christians we believe that Jesus rose from the dead to new life at Easter. We also believe

the promise he made to his followers, that who-ever believes in Christ and lives in friendship

with God will be forgiven for their mistakes in life and their spirits will enjoy life with God.

Possible discussion:

What do you have that is new? How do you feel when you have something

new? Today, Easter Sunday, is exciting because we celebrate Jesus’ rising and living among us.

How can we show that Jesus lives within us in a new way?

Kathryn Pepper – REL/ Student Support

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENERSOITY

Thank you to all the generous students and fami-

lies that donated their loose change to the school’s Project compassion Campaign this Len-ten Season. The total amount of money raised

for Project Compassion was $547.30

This money will be used to support communities both within Australia and overseas so that they

may have quality of life. Congratulations to the students in 3D who raised

the most money, with a total of over $60.

2017 SCHOOL FEES Term 2 fees of $447.50 are now due.

The statement is the annual fee for the school year.

Camp Fees for Yr 4 students of $190 have been added to accounts and are to be paid by 30th April.

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

BPay transcation amounts are : Maximum $1000.00 and Minimum $50.00.

Payments for school fees can be made in instalments. Direct Debit forms are available from the office.

If you are having difficulties please contact the office.

Families who had arrangements last year for direct payment of fees, please ensure you complete a 2017 direct payment form, as we are unable to continue with 2016 authority.

Included in this newsletter:

Mothers Day Breakfast notice which was sent home yesterday.

To be returned by Monday 24th April

Letter from Australian Government Department of Education and Training advising parents of gathering student information. More details in the letter.

NAPLAN timetable

Harmony Day notice sent home today, outlying “Trinity’s Harmony Day” activities.

Athletics Carnival timetable for Wednesday 26th April, (next week).

Athletics Carnival permission form. All parents must sign a permission form for students to travel on the bus to the Athletics Carnival. If you have not returned the signed permission form for your child/children, please do so as soon as possible.

ANZAC badges and wristbands are available from the school office.

Students will have the opportunity to purchase a badge when the S.R.C. visit their classroom over the next few days.

Items available to purchase

Wristbands $3.00

Slouch hat $5.00

“A” badge $2.00

ANZAC badge $1.00

Year 6 Parents

If your child will be attending a Government Secondary School next year , could you please call into the office to pick up a “Secondary School Placement form”.

Dear Parents, RE: NAPLAN – National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2017 for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be held on the following days: 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. All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. During test week, catch-up tests will be available for individual students who are absent on test days. These students may undertake catch-up tests on the days in the test week after the scheduled test, up to and including Friday 12th May, 2016. A more detailed letter regarding NAPLAN has been sent home to parents of our Year 3 and 5 students. For more information about NAPLAN, please visit the VCAA website www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website www.nap.edu.au. If you have any questions, or concerns, regarding NAPLAN, please contact Mrs Jones.

Monday 8th May

Tuesday 9th May Official test date

Wednesday 10th May Official test date

Thursday 11th May Official test date

Friday 12th May

1. Language Conventions Yr 3: 40 mins Yr 5: 40 mins 2. Writing Yr 3: 40 mins Yr 5: 40 mins Catch-up tests (Language Conventions and Writing) permitted

3. Reading Yr 3: 45 mins Yr 5: 50 mins

Catch-up tests (Language Conventions, Writing and Reading) permitted

4. Numeracy Yr 3: 45 mins Yr 5: 50 mins

Catch-up tests (any) per-mitted

Catch-up tests (any) permitted

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. I f 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 Fabien

P & F Rep: Lisa Ferracane

Parent Representatives:

Tania Johnson

Chantal Fischer

Claudia Sajeba

Allison Hellier

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

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

TRINITY ENROLMENTS OPEN

FOR 2018 SCHOOL YEAR

NARRE WARREN SOUTH

COMMUNITY

Enrolments open Monday 1st May, 2017

Close Friday 19th May, 2017

OPEN DAYS

Monday 1st May, 2017

9.30am – 10.30am & 5pm – 6.00pm

Wednesday 3rd May, 2017

9.30am – 10.30am & 5pm – 6pm

On the above days our senior students will be conducting tours of the

school.

Enrolment forms and an information folder will be available.

Enrolments close on 19thMay, 2017.

FOUNDATION ENROLMENT FOR 2018

SCHOOL FAMILIES ONLY

Enrolments for school families are open now.

It is important for us to know the number of school families with a child starting school next year before we open the enrolments to the wider community.

If you know of a school family who does have a school aged child for next year, please check with then they have picked up an enrolment form from the office.

Once enrolments are opened to the wider Narre Warren South community we can not guarantee a position for your child.

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

1 2018 Enrolments open

School tours 9.30—10.30am & 5-6pm

2 3 Foundation Incursion Pet Ownership

School tours 9.30—10.30am& 5pm-6pm

4

Trinity Harmony Day

5 6

First Reco Celebration 10.30am

7

8 9

Mothers Day Breakfast

Mothers Day Stall

10 11 Yr 4 CAMP

Soveriegn Hill

12Yr 4 CAMP

Soveriegn Hill

Mothers Day Raffle drawn

13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29

SCJOOL CLOSURE DAY

STAFF PD Day

30 31 1 2 3

Trinity Feast Day Parish Mass

4

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

17 EASTER MONDAY

18 TERM 2

SCHOOL RESUMES

19 Life Ed Van

20 Life Ed Van

21 Life Ed Van

22 First Reco Celebration 10.30am

23

24 9am Anzac Day Service Life Ed Van

25

ANZAC DAY Public Holiday

26

Trinity Athletics Day

First Reco Celebration 7pm

27 Life Ed Van

28 Life Ed Van

29 30

APRIL 2017

MAY 2017

TRINITY CROSS COUNTRY – THURSDAY 30TH MARCH

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Trinity Cross Country last term! Although the conditions were tough, you all did an amazing job! A huge thank you to the parents and grandparents who braved the wet and cold conditions and assisted on the day. Students from grades 4-6 who have been successful in making it into the Trinity District Cross Country Team will be notified by the end of this week. The District Cross Country will be held on Thursday 4th May at Cranbourne Race Course.

Our next major sporting event to look forward to is the Trinity Athletics Carnival which will be held next Wednesday, 26th April at Casey Fields Regional Athletics Centre, Cranbourne East. The students have been eagerly preparing for this day within their PE lessons and are very excited to compete.

Nicole Cahill Dianna Woolf (PE Co-ordinator/F-3 PE Teacher) (4-6 PE Teacher)

Art Room News 2017

Welcome back to school.

Wow, Term two already! This term is going to be a busy one, with Anzac Day, Mothers Day,

Athletics Day ,Grade Four camp, reports and portfolios.

Hopefully the kiln the P&F brought will be up and running and we can start to do some

wonderful clay works. (Thanks P&F!)

What’s happening in the art room over the next couple of weeks?

Foundation– Students will be working on Mother’s Day portraits.

Grade One– Students will be learning about warm and cool colours and create paintings.

Grade Two- using painted papers to create artworks

Grade Three-Students with be finishing of the imaginary paper sculptures and starting learning about using paint-

ed papers to create artworks and then linking these images to a digital piece of artwork.

Grade Four– Grade Fours are learning about the use of contrast and painting beautiful images of toucans.

Grade Five- Grade Fives are working on learning about watercolour techniques and painting chameleons and

iguanas.

Grade Six– Students will be also working with paint, exploring tempera and watercolours to create a variety of

artworks

Donations If you have any of the following items at home and no longer need them, the art room would

love to take them off your hands

Spring water type empty bottles

Old vinyl records

Wool, string, wool embroidery wool and hoops

Sequins, buttons, ribbons

Magazines

Artsonia We have 84% of parents that have given permission for their child’s art work to be uploaded

to Artsonia, we would love that to rise to close to 100%! Please ensure that you have re-

turned your permission slip, a copy of the slip is included in this weeks newsletter, in the office

or with your child’s classroom teacher. If you have already given permission, last year, there is

no need to fill in a new form, just log on to Artsonia and give permission for the 2017 year.

Artsonia is the world’s largest online student art museum. Artsonia showcases art work from

thousands of schools around the world. Artsonia’s goals are to develop students’ pride and

self-esteem, increase their multicultural understanding through art and involve parents and

relatives in students’ education and accomplishments. Your child’s artwork is uploaded onto

the website.

http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=158043

Dear Parents,

Our school has become a member of Artsonia. Artsonia is the world’s largest online student art museum. Art-sonia showcases art work from thousands of schools around the world. Artsonia’s goals are to develop stu-dents’ pride and self-esteem, increase their multicultural understanding through art and involve parents and relatives in students’ education and accomplishments. Your child’s artwork is uploaded onto the website.

In accordance with our school policy, we are writing to you to seek your permission for showcasing your child’s artwork on our schools’ web gallery on Artsonia. The permission will cover their tenure at Trinity.

I ask that you child participate in ARTSONIA this year, please fill out the permission slip & return it to your child’s teacher. Return the signed permission your child’s classroom teacher so that we may publish your child’s artwork. This is a unique, safe and educational opportunity for the students. Let’s join millions of fa-mous child artists on the internet!

If you wish to have a look at what trinity’s Artsonia website looks like, here is the link

http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=158043

Comment on your child’s artwork: One of the most exciting features about being published on Art-sonia’s Art Museum is that friends and family from anywhere in the world can leave a nice comment for the artist and become a fan club member of the artist.

As a security feature, Artsonia requires the parent to pre-approve all comments before they are posted on the website. This is one of many examples of how important your child’s safety and privacy are to both Trini-ty and Artsonia. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to e-mail me at saman-tha.moss@trinitynarre.catholic.edu.au.

Please Return by Monday the 28th of February

Thank you for supporting the Visual Arts at Trinity.

Mrs. Samantha Moss

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I give my permission to display my child’s artwork on Artsonia, in accordance with Artsonia’s terms and conditions of use***.

I understand that Artsonia preserves students’ privacy and anonymity by listing artwork only under the student’s first name and number- last names are never revealed. I also understand that Artsonia will display only comments on stu-dent’s artwork with parental permission, and therefore grant Artsonia to email notifications to me when new comments are available for review. NOTE: this permission will cover the entire tenure of my child at Trinity.

***Complete details on Artsonia’s terms and conditions can be found at www.artsonia.com/terms

*If you have another child at Trinity Catholic Primary School, you can add their name at the bottom, you do not have to sign two permission slips.

Student Name____________________________________ Students Grade _________________

Parent Name_____________________________________

E-mail_______________________________________________________________

Email is required for parents to approve visitor comments. Artsonia does not share your email address with anyone. If you do

not have an email address, you may leave this field blank, but your child’s artwork will not have comments displayed.

Parent Signature_______________________

Happy Birthday to the following children who will celebrate their birthday during the school holidays.

6th April JULIE

10th April HARPER

ADORA

11th April NATHAN

GABRIEL

12th April NATHAN

14th April CHRIS

15th April JOSEPH

16th April MADISON

NOAH

BAREN

Happy Birthday to the following children who will celebrate their birthday this week.

18th April THOMAS

19th April CHARLIE

20th April CELESTE

SANCHAY

23rd April JENNA

JACINTA

Please see below for term 2. If you are unable to attend on your allocated day please contact another person on the roster. In the event you are not able to swap contact Tracey Sligar 9704 1970.

Thank you for your help and support of our children and our school .

Lunch bags are now available from the school office in the Readman Hall

$10 each

Colours available, pink, purple, green and blue

DATE 8.45 - 10.30 approx 11.45 – 1.15 approx

20TH APRIL Ivana Mioni Lisa Whittaker

27th APRIL Karina Anand Tania Kozaric

4th MAY Tim Sebestyen Sherie O’Meara

11th MAY Kerryn Cerchiaro Lisa Cini

18th MAY Amanda Mair Kate Henderson

25th MAY Mariette EL Khoury Gus Powell

1st JUNE Walter Burston Adele Pettenuzzo

8th JUNE Rebekah Lee Anastasia Barker

15th JUNE Allison Hellier Mariane Mikhael

22nd JUNE Jo Knezevic Daniela Cini

29th JUNE Luisa Locandro Lisa Whittaker

CANTEEN ROSTER

TERM 2

Next P & F Meeting:

Monday 24th April —7pm Staffroom (Hall)

1st April — Bunnings BBQ

TRINITY PARENTS & FRIENDS

NEWSLETTER

Committee Members General

President Kerryn Cerchiaro Anastasia Barker

Vice President Natasha Ferreras

Secretary Lisa Ferracane Kate Henderson

Asst Secretary Mirelle Van Duin Joanne Knezevic

Treasurer Michelle Hofman Rachael Manley

Asst Treasurer Chantal Fischer Jessica McLardi

Board Rep Lisa Ferracane Claudia Sajeba

Melissa Yong

Easter Raffle

Congratulations to the 36 Easter Raffle Winners. We hope you all enjoyed your prizes. Thank you to our P&F Committee members & our families at Trinity for their help and support of this fundraiser. Our profit for this fundraiser was $1167.45.

Our Bunnings BBQ was a successful day on Saturday 1st April 2017 at Cranbourne Bunnings. Our volunteers were amazing, cooking 64kg of sausages and 25kg of onions. The day ran very smoothly, and we were happy with our profit at the end of the day, being $1644.20.

Huge Thank you to Kate Henderson, Michelle Hoffman and Chantal Fischer for co-ordinating the fundraiser.

Thank you to our volunteers on the day: Kate Henderson, Kerryn Cerchiaro, Michelle Hoffman, Lilly Climant, Daniel Connell, Ben Robert, Adele Pettenuzzo, Ruel Pereira, Melinda Adele, Lisa Whittaker, Michael Locandro, Dora Yanga, Robert Cerchiaro, Carolyn Burge, Katrina Crook, Matthew Neep, Mario Vozzo, Edwin Machado, Gary Manley, Ben Burt, David Ku, Nishanthini Thavarajah, Gus Powell & Nikki Sleep.

We greatly appreciate your support.

TRINITY ATHLETICS CARNIVAL 2017 FOUNDATION-YEAR 6 WEDNESDAY 26TH APRIL, 2017

14th March, 2017

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Trinity Athletics Carnival will be upon us again early in term two, Wednesday 26th April, 2017. The students have begun preparing for the various track, field and novelty events in the Physical Education classes.

All students will travel by bus to and from Casey Fields Regional Athletics Centre, 160 Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Cranbourne East. The travel route w ill be Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road, Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Casey Fields Boulevard to the venue.

All students are expected to participate on the day, however, if for any reason (e.g. injury or family reasons) your child cannot participate, please inform your child’s class teacher in writing. This information will help the day run more smoothly as many hours are spent organizing teams and events so that all students are involved.

The students are to wear their sports uniform, house colour t-shirt and runners. They will need to bring their snack, lunch, drink bottle, sunscreen and jacket (depending on the weather) in a school/sport bag. Please ensure your child has plenty of water to drink as there are no drinking taps available.

The students enjoy having as many spectators as possible, so feel free to come along and cheer them on! However, all spectators must remain behind the viewing fence at all times.

Please complete the attached permission form and return it to your child’s class teacher by Thursday 30th March, 2017.

In order for this day to be possible, we will require a substantial amount of helpers. If you are available to assist on this day, hold a current Working With Children Card and have attended a Parent Helper Workshop, could you please fill in the below form and return it to the office by Thursday 30th March, 2017.

Kind Regards, Nicole Cahill Dianna Woolf PE Co-Ordinator/F-3 P Teacher 4-6 PE Teacher

PARENT HELPER – TRINITY ATHLETICS DAY – WEDNESDAY 26TH APRIL, 2017

Name:_________________________________________________________________ Child’s Name:__________________________________ Child’s Class____________

WWCC Number:_______________________________________________________________

I have attended a Parent Helper Workshop YES/NO (please circle)