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WEEK 9A
THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
- Rugby Club Presentation Evening 5:30pm BBQ 6:15pm Presentation Venue: Great Hall
FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
- Year 11 Preliminary Exams conclude
- Year 7 Mass 10:30am
- Year 12 Activities 11:40am-1:40pm - Year 12 may leave campus at 1.40pm
WEEK 10B
MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
- Year 12 Graduation Practice OLOF 9.30am-11.30am. Students must be dressed in full school uniform
- Year 12 Farewell Assembly 12:00pm
- Year 12 Students leave the campus 12:30pm
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
- Year 12 Farewell Breakfast 8am Red Hall
- Year 12 Homeroom Farewell 9:00am-9:30am
- Year 12 Valete Mass at Our Lady of Fatima 10am
- Year 12 Graduation Assembly after the Mass in OLOF
- Uniform Shop open 1pm-6pm
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
- Last day of Term 3 for Year 7-11 students
- Year 12 Graduation Photos at Belmore Park 5pm
- Year 12 Graduation Dinner at the Veolia Arena 6pm-10pm
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
- National Day of Mourning Public Holiday
- Uniform Shop closed
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
- Pupil Free Day
TERM 4
WEEK 1A
MONDAY 10 OCTOBER
- Staff Faith Formation Day
- Uniform Shop Open 9am-12pm and 1pm-3pm
TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER
- Staff Planning Day
WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER
- Year 7-11 students return to school
- HSC Examinations commence in the Great Hall
THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER
- HSC Examinations
- Uniform Shop open 3pm-6pm
- Trinity Junior Rugby Union AGM 5.30pm in the Board Room
FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER
- HSC Examinations
- McAuley House Mass 10.30am
Dear Parents and Carers
STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2023
Congratulations to the following students who will serve the community as student leaders in 2023.
Student Representative Council
Year 7: Eva Blay and Joseph Cilia
Year 8: Michael Alsop Orchard and Amelia Webber
Year 9: Grace Miller and Alexander Skeffington
Year 10: Grace de Vries and Harry Knight
Year 11: Yvette Gikundiro and Kiara Westraad
House Captains
Keating: Ethan Cordell, Charlie Moroney and Baily Shipp
McAuley: Jasmine Bes, Hannah Lincoln and Estella Manning
MacKillop: Charlotte Adam, Lillian Turgeon and Maisie Woodman
Rice: William Barker, Zoe Divall and Reid Yeadon
College Vice Captains
Keenan Bill, Sophie Harding, Anbarasan Mitchell and Stephanie Torley
College Captains
Joshua Evans and Chloe Mitchell
It was delightful interviewing all students who nominated for student leadership positions. It was a privilege listening to them share their goals, aspirations and motivations. Each showed courage knowing that they may not be successful but still elected to participate in the process.
Students will be inducted into their leadership positions at a College Assembly to be held on Wednesday 16 November 2022 at 11:40am. Parents and grandparents are warmly invited to attend.
YEAR 12 FAREWELL
Congratulations to each of our Year 12 students who graduate from Trinity Catholic College next Tuesday 20 September 2022. We are very proud of their successes and achievements which will be acknowledged for the final time next week. Their final day is huge commencing with breakfast in the Red Hall followed by a homeroom farewell with homeroom buddies, Graduation Mass and the Graduation Assembly.
STAFFING UPDATE
Ms Cody Poole will be on leave for all of Term 4. Mr Bladwell will teach the Year 9/10 Dance class. I wish Ms Poole a very happy and restful break. Mrs Peterson (Parlett) will take parental leave from the beginning of Term 4 as we eagerly await the happy news of baby Peterson's arrival. Mrs Peterson’s Year 11 Business Studies class will be taught by Mr Kent.
This term we farewell Mrs Norma Hobbs who commenced work with Trinity as a cook in the Trinity Boarding House back in 2003. Mrs Hobbs has cleaned our school for many years and we are very grateful for her incredible work ethic, sense of humour, kindness and her love of all things Trinity. You will be very much missed Norma! Happy retirement.
This term we also farewell Mrs Ingrid Parsons who has taught Mathematics at Trinity for a number of years. Thank you to Ingrid for her service, commitment and dedication to the students and our community. We wish Mrs Parsons all the very best for the next chapter. Hopefully, we will see her back doing some casual relief teaching.
RUGBY CLUB PRESENTATION EVENING
Trinity families and staff are warmly invited to attend the Rugby Club Presentation evening tonight commencing at 5.30pm with a BBQ. Presentation of awards will begin at 6.15pm. Awards will be presented in the Great Hall.
END OF TERM 3
Just a reminder that Term 3 ends for students next Wednesday 21 September 2022. There will be a National Day of Mourning on Thursday 22 September with a Pupil Free Day on Friday 23 September.
BEGINNING OF TERM 4
Year 7-11 students will return to school on Wednesday 12 October 2022. HSC Examinations will commence on this day as well. Students return in their full summer uniform.
REFLECTION: FORGIVING OTHERS
The heart of God is a compassionate heart; understanding weakness, covering our faults and selfishness and forgiving sins. Compassion awaits compassion; if God is compassionate to you, surely you are to be compassionate to others. Compassion opens the heart; you see a person sleeping rough and you wince and say ‘it shouldn't be like that’, and you feel something deep inside for a person. Compassion may not often be able to do anything but offer presence, sympathy and support. ~Communion Reflection~
Enjoy the weekend with your family and I wish you a very happy and safe holiday, or change of routine, when it arrives.
Yours in faith, strength and unity
Gaye McManus
Principal
Just a reminder students return to school in full summer uniform in Term 4.
Thursday 15 September 3pm-6pm
Tuesday 20 September 1pm-6pm
Monday 10 October 9am-12pm and 1pm-3pm
Thursday 13 October 3pm-6pm
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Mind
Healthy eating is a well-known component of physical health but is not always considered in relation to mental health and wellbeing. We know that physical and mental health are linked, but research tells us that the food we consume also has a significant impact on our mood and mental wellbeing. Healthy eating, therefore, is an important habit that we should be practicing, and teaching to young people in order to see them thrive.
Foods for a good mood
Most of us have heard the saying “we are what we eat”, and it is widely known that a poor diet can leave you feeling sluggish and unwell. More recently, research has shown that healthy diets can actually improve mental health and may reduce symptoms associated with mental health disorders. For more information on such studies, follow this link https://foodandmoodcentre.com.au/2016/07/diet-and-mental-health/.
A healthy diet consists of a wide variety of nutritious foods including vegetables, legumes, fruits, meat and fish (or high protein/iron alternatives for vegetarians/vegans), plenty of water, and dairy (or alternatives for vegetarians/vegans). Foods to eat in moderation include highly processed foods and foods high in sugar and fat. The following link provides recommendations for foods to eat for optimal health and wellbeing https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/guidelines/australian-guide-healthy-eating.
For teens and children in particular, foods to avoid in high amounts are caffeinated drinks (coffee, energy drinks, pre-workouts), refined sugar lollies and soft drinks, and high-fat junk food such as fast food. When eaten in excess these items can cause irritable and anxious moods, mood swings, and mood crashes.
The importance of balance
Healthy eating can be a challenge with the array of high processed foods available, and many can feel the pressure to make healthy choices every day and may even punish themselves for the occasional treat. The key to a healthy diet is balance. It is unrealistic to expect yourself and young people to always eat healthily; life happens and it’s okay to have a treat occasionally. If your every day diet is consistently healthy and varied, treats should be an enjoyable part of life as well. Enforcing strict eating habits onto young people may cause body image issues and/or disordered eating behaviours, so it’s just as important to encourage balance and acceptance as it is to teach them about healthy eating.
Ways to improve eating habits
Here are some tips to improve eating habits in your household:
- Eating a healthy breakfast is a great way to kick off the day – some ideas could be a bowl of porridge with honey or fruit, avocado on toast (full of lots of good fat), or eggs (great for protein). Making these healthy choices early in your day has been shown to set you up to consume other healthy foods as the day progresses.
- Skipping meals is NOT the answer - our bodies need food for us to function properly. Going to school or work on an empty stomach, or not eating regularly throughout the day, can decrease energy and increase bad moods.
- Mix it up – adding variety to meals each week is not only healthy but can make healthy eating interesting and fun (even for the fussy young ones!).
- Make a plan and prep – it can be really tough with busy household schedules to cook healthy meals, so it’s a good idea to pick a day to plan healthy meals for the week, shop for them and prep them. That way, during the week after a long day the work is done for you, and you have a healthy option ready to go.
Resources
For more information and healthy eating ideas, follow these links:
https://foodandmoodcentre.com.au/2021/04/looking-through-the-lens-at-how-food-can-improve-our-mood/
https://au.reachout.com/articles/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices
https://heas.health.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/pick-mix-lunchbox-poster.pdf
UNWELL STUDENTS
If students are displaying flu-like symptoms at school, parents will be required to collect their child from school and have a COVID test. If students are unwell, they must remain at home. Please continue to inform the front office via phone 4821 3600 or via email absences.tccg@cg.catholic.edu.au if your child tests positive for COVID.
HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS
Parents are required to follow NSW Health directions when their child is deemed a household close contact and must notify the school to advise they are a household contact. It is strongly recommended that if a student is a household contact, they study from home where it is practical to do so. A household contact must wear a face mask in any indoor setting that is not their own home, if they are aged 12 years and over. Only students in Years 7 to 12 will be required to wear a mask when attending school if they are a houshold contact. Where a student attends school they must undertake a COVID test prior to returning to school and then each day for 5 days and may only attend a school if they have no symptoms.
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Term 3 concludes for Year 7-11 students
Thursday 22 September 2022
National Day of Mourning
Friday 23 September 2022
Pupil Free Day
Monday 10 October 2022
Staff Faith Formation Day
Uniform Shop open 9am-12pm and 1pm-3pm
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Staff Planning Day - Pupil Free Day
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Year 7-11 students return to school
HSC Examinations commence
Over the last few weeks Sienna has been competing at the National Junior all breeds cattle show and The Hilltops Diesel Murrumburrah show, Congratulations to Sienna on her success and acheivments ath the shows. The achievements include Grand Champion Heifer at the all breeds show, Grand Champion judge and Reserve Champion parader at the Murrumburrah show.
Mathematics Help is held in the Library on the following days:
- Tuesday (Year 11 and 12) 8am-8.55am
- Friday (Years 7-12) 8am-8.55am
The Archbishop is responsible for the oversight of all Catholic Schools within the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn. The Catholic Education Commission (CEC) was established to support and advise the Archbishop in his responsibilities for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese. The Catholic Education Commission is seeking expressions of interest from parishioners and community members who may be interested in becoming a member. Please click on the link below for further information.
Joey's Cricket Registrations are now available for the Highlands District Cricket Association Competition
SJCC Cricket 2022/23 are FINALLY LIVE with the new registrations! If you are interested, jump on and get these completed ASAP so they can start getting organised for the upcoming season! Any problems please get in touch with Amy Edwards via amylee1005@gmail.com
Juniors
U10 and U12
https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/d92c16
Juniors
U14 and U16
https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/9ab467
Seniors
2nd and 3rd Grade
ATTENTION Year 11 - Start Uni in Summer break!
The University of Wollongong Outreach have launched the Summer Master Class program for 2023, with applications now open and closing at midnight on Sunday 23 September (the last week of Term 3).
Please see some key facts, dates, and application information below:
Who can take part?
Students completing Year 12 in 2023
What are the benefits for students?
This year students undertaking the Summer Master Class will:
- Complete one of nine available university level subjects during their Summer Holidays that draws on and expands on current HSC subject syllabus
- Students who successfully pass their subject will earn themselves 6 unspecified credit pointsthat can be used towards most UOW undergraduate degrees, and;
- Will at minimum be guaranteed a UOW admission interviewto the university degrees that align with the Summer Master Class subject (please note students are guaranteed at minimum one interview offer to a course determined by UOW staff to be the best fit based on student interest and demonstrated academic ability).
When and where will the program be run?
Classes run from 3 January – 20 January 2023, with Orientation Days on 13 or 14 December 2022 and a final Celebration Event on the 20 January 2023.
The majority of Summer Master Class classes and events will take place on the UOW Wollongong Campus, but will include some online elements (check our website for indicative subject delivery)
How much does it cost?
The cost of the program for 2023 will increase slightly to $480 (compared to HECS fees between $500 – $1812/ subject).
Students who meet criteria outlined on our website are also eligible to apply for a partially or fully sponsored place within the application, which will allow the $480 fee to be halved or waived. Note that there are a limited number of sponsored places and as such meeting of sponsorship criteria is not a guarantee of sponsorship being provided.
How do I get more information?
Attached to this email is a copy of the 2023 Summer Master Class brochure which has key program details, as well as providing website details where students can access more comprehensive information and complete their online application.
RIEP has partnered with Salesforce to provide a variety of online experiences for our students, to highlight the careers across the technology industry and pathways in. One of these opportunities is the ‘Future Ready Fest’ which is a one day, online experience, for students in years 9,10, 11 or 12. A day where students will log onto a Zoom Event, to meet Salesforce staff, hear about their career journeys and current roles, and also get an opportunity to participate in two interactive capacity building sessions across the below topics. This is an amazing opportunity for students to have direct access to industry professionals, get their questions answered around current job roles in this booming tech industry, and get an intimate insight into what it would be like to work for Salesforce. Please find below further details around this opportunity.
Salesforce Future Ready Fest
Dates: Tuesday 13 December
Timing: 9am-2:30pm - if you register please email Ms Gill (naomi.gill@cg.catholic.edu.au) to be signed out of class and into the library to be part of this experience.
Audience: Students in Year 9, 10, 11 or 12
Registration: Students will need to individually register for one of the two day options, through the QR code or registration link on the flyer attached, students will need a zoom account linked to their student email to register.
Learning Experience:
- Industry Panel: Interactive panel discussion with a live Q & A
- Career Spark sessions: Students pick two of the four capacity building sessions listed below, to participate in, all run by Salesforce industry professionals.
- How to Manage a Project
- Interview Skills
- How to build a Personal Brand
- Introduction to Design Thinking
- Work Experience Mentoring: Small group sessions where students can get all their questions answered about Salesforce and participate in a work experience goal setting session.
Please see attached an information guide on how to use the parent portal for absences.
When your child needs to leave School early, please make sure they complete the following steps:
1. A written note signed from their parent/carer. This note can be made in the Student diary on the day of the planned absence, or on a separate piece of paper.
2. The student then takes the note to Homeroom and asks their Homeroom teachers to sign it.
3. The note must also be signed by a House Coordinator.
4. The student comes to the front office with their signed note.
5. Front office staff assist student to sign out.
6. Students wait for parent/carer to collect them.
Please note, parent or carer MUST present to the Office to collect student.
The College should be notified of any foreseen student leave. An Application for Exemption Form is available from the College Office and is required to be completed by parents/carers and returned to the College at least 10 school days prior to any leave. Leave or travel over 10 days requires a different form; please contact Reception. If, during the period of leave, your child has assessments due they should also complete the Notification of Planned Absence form which is in the appendix of their student assessment handbook.
We love to hear about our students' achievements, so please feel free to send through any information about your child's achievements to info.tccg@cg.catholic.edu.au by Tuesday of each week. We look forward to hearing from you! Also, be sure to visit our facebook site!
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTrinityCatholicCollege