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- COLLEGE CALENDAR
- PRINCIPAL TALK
- 2023 IMPORTANT DATES
- BERG SHIELD
- TRINITY WELLBEING TALK
- STUDENT SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT FORM
- UNIFORM SHOP
- MATHEMATICS HELP
- HOMEWORK CLUB
- FAMILY DAY
- NDIS VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSSIONS
- AUTISM WORKSHOP
- APPRENTICESHIPS AVAILABLE
- QKR! GUIDE
- STUDENTS LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY
- STUDENT LEAVE
- WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER
- HSC Examinations
- Year 8 MASS
- SHINE Excursion
WEEK 4B
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER
- HSC Examinations
- Year 10 Examinations
- NSWCCC Basketball
TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER
- All Saints Day
- HSC Examinations
- Year 10 Examinations
- NSWCCC Basketball
WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER
- All Souls Day Liturgy for Year 9 at 12.40pm
- HSC Examinations
- Year 10 Examinations
- CG Cricket - Boys and Girls - Canberra
THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER
- HSC Examinations
- Year 10 Examinations
FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER
- HSC Examinations - final day!
- Year 10 Examinations
WEEK 5A
TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER
- Hospitality Excursion
- Duke of Edinburgh Practice Incursion
- Community Council Meeting 5pm
FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER
- Remembrance Day
- CG Touch Championships Cootamundra
WEEK 6B
MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER
- UTS STEM Program
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER
- Hospitality Excursion
WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER
- College Assembly @12.40pm Student Leadership Induction Ceremony
THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER
- UTS STEM Program
WORLD TEACHERS DAY
It is World Teachers Day tomorrow and I would like to acknowledge and recognise the impressive work Trinity teachers undertake every day. Their commitment to their chosen vocation and the education of our students is exemplary and noble. I have said before they are the angels in our midst. Thank you to our teachers who have modelled a culture of courage, hope and joy during 2022.
ALL SAINTS DAY AND ALL SOULS DAY
Next week we celebrate All Saints Day (Tuesday 1 November) followed by All Souls Day (Wednesday 2 November). All Saints Day celebrates all the saints, known and unknown. My previous parish priest told us constantly, “You are all saints!”. All Souls Day is the general, solemn day of commemoration, when the Church remembers, prays for and offers up requiem masses for the faithful departed. As well the month of November is a special time to pray for and remember those who have died. We remember in prayer, all family members and friends who we love dearly and who have faithfully departed this earthly life.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
COLLEGE HATS
In line with Sun Smart sample UV protection policies and Catholic Education policy, students will be required to wear a bucket hat that protects their face, neck and ears, whenever they are outside when at school. All students must have their College House by next Monday 31 October. If students do not have their College hat, they will not be able to access Wexted Oval at lunchtime. Students without a College hat must be in the shade. Hats can be purchased from the Uniform Shop at the second half of lunch tomorrow.
RELAY FOR LIFE
Our Year 12-2023 student leaders will be participating in the Goulburn Relay for Life this weekend at Cookbundoon Sporting Complex. One of our teachers, Mr Tom Dunwoodie, is walking for the whole 24 hours in support of 'Team Elvie'. If you have some time this weekend and you want to get your steps up, please come along and support Trinity and Team Elvie.
POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS FOR LEARNING
Three years ago, teachers at Trinity Catholic College implemented a system called Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L). The system is evidenced based and used across many Australian schools as well as internationally. PB4L brings together the whole-school community to contribute to developing a positive, safe and supportive learning culture. Research shows students are more likely to respond positively when they know what is expected of them and when responses to behaviour are fair and consistent. When PB4L is implemented well, teachers and students have more time to focus on relationships and classroom instruction. Students and staff benefit from:
- reduced problem behaviour
- increased time focused on instruction
- improved social-emotional wellbeing
- positive and respectful relationships among students and staff
- support for teachers to teach, model and respond effectively to student need
- a predictable learning environment where staff and students know what is expected to deliver effective practices that can be sustained over time.
Our College expectations of students, focus on the following three behaviours:
- BEING RESPECTFUL
- BEING RESPONSIBLE
- BEING A LEARNER
These expectations were determined in consultation with staff and students. With these three behavioural expectations as our focus, we developed common classroom expectations, rules and behavior management strategies. This framework supports the good learning which takes place in every classroom each day.
SOCKTOBER
Today Trinity celebrated Socktober. This is a Catholic Missions initiative. Students wore crazy socks today to raise funds to support the people of Ethiopia. Thank you to Mrs Arlene Dorsett fo organising this event.
2023 PLANNING
A request to any 7-11 families moving from Trinity Catholic College at the end of this year, it would greatly assist our preparation for 2023 if you would send an email to Renee Funnell, renee.funnell@cg.catholic.edu.au, as soon as possible indicating your intentions along with your destination. Much of this term is spent preparing for next year and our student numbers need to be accurate. Thank you for assisting us with this information gathering.
Please keep our Year 12 students in your thoughts and prayers as they continue their HSC Examinations. Please also remember in your prayers our Year 10 students who will experience their first formal examinations next week.
Enjoy the weekend with your family.
Yours in faith, strength and unity
Gaye McManus
Principal
STAFF RETURN | TERM 1 2023
Friday 27 January 2023 Staff Planning day
Monday 30 January 2023 System Staff Professional Learning Day
STUDENTS RETURN | TERM 1 2023
Tuesday 31 January 2023 Year 7, 11 and 12 students
Wednesday 1 February 2023 Year 8, 9 and 10 students
END OF TERM 1 2023
Thursday 6 April 2023
After several days of rain in the build-up, Batemans Bay’s sky turned out a beautiful day for cricket as we travelled away to take on Carroll College in the Berg Shield on Monday 17 October. A young side this year saw just one year 9 student in the team, coming up against a formidable group of older students from Carroll College. Losing the toss, we were put in the field first. Trinity got off to a very good start, restricting the hosts score in the first 12 overs while picking up a few wickets. As the innings drew to its twilight however, Carroll College’s opener accelerated his run rate, claiming two 6s on his way to 60, helping Carroll College set a total of 114.
Chasing 115 for victory, Carmichael Brown and Thomas Watson walked out to open the batting - a big effort from Thomas who had never played cricket before. Carmichael batted well on his way to 13, ably supported by Patrick Bruckshaw and James Webster, scoring 13 and 14 respectively in the Trinity's innings. We managed to bat the full 20 overs against a stronger, older side, however fell short in our run chase with 55 total runs. The year 8s and year 7s are already plotting their come back next year, as they look to challenge their skills with an extra twelve months of experience under their belt.
2022 Berg Shield Team: Carmichael Brown (8), Patrick Bruckshaw (8), Bailey Craig (9), Samuel Dooley (8), Charles Lang (8), Alexander Picker (8), Max'e Reynolds (7), Toby Treloar (8), Thomas Watson (8), Christopher Watson (8), James Webster (8) and absentee for the day Isaac Foley (8).
Teacher accompanying: Chris Arnold
Healthy Competition
Competition is everywhere and can have great benefits such as self-betterment, motivation, and building resilience, teamwork, and leadership skills. Some people are naturally competitive and enjoy competition, while others may avoid it. When people become hypercompetitive (extremely competitive), it can become a problem as they focus solely on winning, instead of effort and other key aspects of competition. When this is the case, as parents and carers it is important to support young people to become involved in healthy competition, so that they can experience the fun, teamwork and improvement associated with competition once more.
Young people who participate in competitions in sport, arts, academics, and many other things, can sometimes put too much pressure on winning, which can cause the competition to turn unhealthy. Below are some signs that competition is getting too serious, or that young people are becoming hypercompetitive:
- Turning everything into a competition – even at home with siblings, or in class unnecessarily
- Burnout – showing signs of being fatigued, unwell and unmotivated
- Loss of interest – what they once found a passion they now find a chore
- Severe anxiety before the event – nerves are normal before a competition, but severe anxiety and fear of losing can show that the competition is becoming unhealthy
- Severe reaction to losing – it’s normal to feel upset after losing, however severe reactions such as tantrums, yelling, being upset for days afterward, are signs that the focus is solely on winning
When we start to see the signs above that a young person is becoming hypercompetitive or that they are partaking in unhealthy competition, here are some ways to support them:
- Build their self-esteem – remind the person of their strengths, not necessarily related to the competition itself.
- Set boundaries – outlining rules, expectations, boundaries when playing games/having competitions at home.
- Encouraging hobbies that they enjoy – whilst it’s great to be good at something, encourage young people to pursue things they enjoy, even if they are not “the best”
- Help them to focus on what they can control – such as their effort and being a good teammate
- Always check-in – make sure they are still enjoying it, as young people sometimes feel pressure from parents/carers who support them at competitions to continue to compete even when they don’t feel up to it.
- Check-in with yourself – some people are competitive, and some are not, and that’s okay. Don’t assume that your child will have the same skill set or drive as you, and remember to come from an encouraging place.
The below article outlines ways to help your child foster a healthy competitive mindset. Although it specifies that it is aimed for young athletes, it can be transferred to other forms of competition too
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/foster-healthy-competitive-mindset-young-athletes
Trinity Wellbeing Talk
Kimmy Murchie
Student & Family Counsellor
Nominations for College Sports Person of the Year
Nominations due Week 5: Friday 11th November 2022
Sports Person of the Year Criteria
The Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award (Junior and Senior, Female and Male). This award is presented to those students who have satisfied the most, but not necessarily all of the following criteria:
- Ambassador for the school and their sport(s).
- Undertook roles/responsibilities within sport (coaching / umpiring / training / organisation)
- Outstanding levels of sportsmanship, behaviour and attitude towards sporting commitments and schooling behaviour.
- A personal commitment to training and individual skill development.
- Represented the school and/or themselves at an elite level in a College base Sport and/or external Sport (CCC, ALL Schools, Development squads, NSW, ACT, Australia)
Whilst recognition is provided to non-school sports, the emphasis for sportsperson of the year is on school sport recognition. Nominations are awarded to students based on all school related events, where the students have represented the school at both individual and team level. These include (but are not limited to): Inter-School sporting teams, Age Champion, NSW CCC Representatives, All Schools Representatives, and Australian Representatives. Nominated students may also be awarded to those students making State and National teams with NO recognised school pathway.
Please note that in all instances student eligibility for any of the awards is based on the criteria above and extends to meeting the behavioural standards, expectations and ethos of the College.
Student_Sporting_Achievement_Form_2022.docx.pdf
Open on Thursdays from 3pm-6pm.
Students can purchase House Hats ($25) from the Uniform Shop at the second half of lunch tomorrow.
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
NDIS are hosting eight virtual Information sessions on Pathways to Post School Life in Term Four starting from the 18 October 2022. Please see the flyer attached for your reference.
These sessions are focused on building skills and paving a pathway to post school life. A range of NDIS-funded supports and available assistance to help young people build skills to prepare for their transition, will be discussed.
To meet the varying needs of students, teachers and families NDIS are offering a range of different times for the session.
- Wednesday, 2 November 2022 9.00am – 10.00am (AEDT)
- Thursday, 3 November 2022 7.00pm – 8.00pm (AEDT)
Each session will go for 1 hour and a resource information pack will be sent after the session.
Positive Partnerships are delivering a free, government-funded autism workshop for parents/carers on Tuesday 8th November in Goulburn.
We invite parents/carers of children on the autism spectrum to join us to learn about autism and ways to strengthen the home-school partnerships. Please find further details below and in the flyer attached.
We hope to see you there.
Contact Trish on 0424 254 861 if you have any questions.
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. Students sign out using their Student Compass Identity card.
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