Dear Parents, Students and Teachers

TUESDAY’S SNOW

What a wonderful day it was on Tuesday. Students and staff were excited, happy and very much exhilarated by the snow coverage at Trinity. Thank you to Dane Sara, Rowan Bone and Katie Suro for their beautiful photos featuring students and the Campus.

YEAR 12 FAREWELL

Congratulations to each of our Year 12 students who graduate from Trinity Catholic College next Tuesday 24 September 2019. 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, Luncheon and the Graduation Assembly.

TRINITY MEMORIAL BOARD

For the final time tomorrow as Parish Priest, Fr Dermid will celebrate Mass with Trinity Catholic College community. The Mass will include a Blessing of the Trinity Memorial Board in honour of students and staff who were born into eternal life whilst members of the Trinity community. The mass and blessing will take place tomorrow Friday 20 September at 10.30am in the Chapel of St Patrick. The Memorial Board is an initiative of the Trinity Catholic College Community Council. Previous members of the Trinity Community to be honoured include Sandie Kennedy (2003), Julie Barber (2004), Chad Selby (2009), Greg Cleary (2013) and Tim Woolley (2017). The families of each of our past Trinity members have been invited to the Mass and blessing which will be followed by a morning tea. Parents are most welcome to attend.

FAREWELL FR DERMID

Fr Dermid concludes his work as Parish Priest of the Goulburn Mission very soon. The work of a parish priest can never be underestimated. In recent years, priests have been under a lot of pressure with increased demands. The drop in the number of vocations, the increasing complexity and demands on priests in their parishes (many priests, including Fr Dermid, have had to look after several parishes) has impacted on the priesthood. Priests are battling on doing wonderful and dedicated work in their parishes, but we recognise that at times it is tough. I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Trinity Community, to acknowledge how much we appreciate the service Fr Dermid has provided to the Trinity Catholic College community. He has attended numerous meetings and celebrated many school masses, as well as providing all the necessary wisdom and spiritual guidance required of a Priest to a Principal. Over recent weeks students and staff have had the opportunity to thank Fr Dermid for his service to the Trinity community. The Community Council farewelled Fr Dermid at their August meeting. Fr Dermid is very much looking forward to his retirement following the Goulburn Mission’s pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi which commences in the final week of this term. Mr Groves will be attending the pilgrimage as well so we wish him all the very best on this journey with his parish.

STAFF LEAVE

Mr Groves and Mrs Spence will be on leave for all of Term 4 along with Ms Lock who will be away for the first four weeks. Mr Groves and Mrs Spence’s loads will be absorbed within our staffing and Ms Lock will be replaced by Mrs Williams and Mrs Hupalo. Ms Scott and Mrs O’Brien will be on leave for the first week of next term.

ONLINE SAFETY EXPO: Parent Forum

The Trinity Catholic College Community Council is hosting an online safety expo parent forum early next term on Tuesday 22 October 2019 from 6pm until 7pm in the McAuley Centre. The expo will have a number of drop-in exhibits and interactive displays focusing on online safety. Goulburn Police will be in attendance as well as a representative from the Australian Government’s Office of the eSafety Commissioner. Thank you to Lauren Shinfield, Assistant Principal Curriculum, for taking the lead in coordinating this event. Further information will be provided next week. 

CHRISTUS VIVIT: CHRIST IS ALIVE

We have an amazing pope in Pope Francis. Earlier this year he wrote a letter to young people and all people. It is an easy read and whilst I was away earlier this term, I was able to read parts of it. Whilst there are many interesting paragraphs, it was the following paragraph 133 which has stayed with me and I would like to share it with you:

Are you looking for passion? As that beautiful poem says: “Fall in love!” (or “let yourself be loved!”), because “nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything”. This love for God, that can approach everything in life with passion, is possible thanks to the Spirit, for “God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (Rom 5:5). 

ASSESSMENT CALENDARS

Please note that students now have access to a digital assessment calendar through their student portal.

SUMMER UNIFORM

The commencement of Term 4 means students return to the College next term in their full summer uniform. It would be appreciated if parents and carers could ensure that students return with all required uniform items. Polished shoes would be appreciated as well so a reminder to your children to do this would be much appreciated.

Please keep our wonderful Year 12 students in your prayers as they move through the final week of their secondary school life at Trinity and commence the HSC Examinations at the beginning of next term. As well, we need to remember in prayer our hardworking Year 11 students who are in the middle of their annual Examinations.

Enjoy the weekend with your family and I wish you a very happy and safe holiday, or change of routine, when it arrives.

May God bless you and your family

Gaye McManus

Principal

Tuesday 15 October 2019 - Wednesday 18 December 2019

Maths Help sessions are available for interested students.

WEEK A

Wednesday - 8.20am in MET 6

Wednesday - 11.10am (Recess) in MET 7

Thursday - 8.20am in MET 8

WEEK B

Monday - 11.10am (Recess) in MET 6

Thursday - 8.20am in MET 8

Friday - 11.10am (Recess) in MET 8

Casio FX 100 AU and the Casio FX 100 AU PLUS calculators have both been reinstated by NESA for use in all exams. We have been officially notified.

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.

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.

GOULBURN MISSION MASS TIMES

St Peter & Paul’s             

Saturday

6.00pm September – April

5.00pm May - August

Our Lady of Fatima       

Sunday - 7.00am

Ss Peter and Paul’s       

Sunday - 10.00am

Taralga                            

Saturday

6.00pm September – May

5.00pm June - August

Crookwell                      

Sunday 9.00am

Binda (1,2,3)                    

Sunday 10.30am

Tuena (5)                         

Sunday 11.30am

St Patrick’s Marulan      

2/4 Sunday of Month - 8.00am

St Joseph’s Tarago         

3 Sunday of Month - 8.00am

St Laurence O’Toole Spring Valley

St Michael’s, Bungonia. St Bartholomew’s Collector

PARISH OFFICE DETAILS

Office Hours: 8.30am – 12.30pm – Monday to Friday

Address: 36 Verner Street

Mailing Address: PO Box 11, GOULBURN NSW 2580

Phone: (02) 6239 9863

Email: gouburn@cg.org.au

Website: http://cg.org.au/goulburn/Home.aspx

Qkr is an easy-to-use mobile app for iPhones, Android smartphones and tablets, that makes school payments a breeze. You can now pay for your uniforms, fees and most excursions using the Qkr! App.

Students should be wearing full Winter uniform including the wearing of their school blazer to and from school.

Students should return in full Summer Uniform on Tuesday 13 October - Term 4.

**All sizes of tracksuit pants are now in stock. Please note these are a more narrow fit and have elasticised cuffs, therefore students may need to go up a size.

The Uniform Shop is open on Thursdays from 3.00pm - 6.00pm. When visiting the uniform shop, you will be required to sign in.

The uniform shop email is uniform.tccg@cg.catholic.edu.au

YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE UNIFORMS ONLINE VIA Qkr!

Students can check homeroom bags for items

An annual satisfaction survey of parents, students and staff will be conducted on behalf of all Catholic schools in the Diocese this term. The surveys are designed to gather feedback from parents, staff and students about our school and will be used to inform school improvement. Responses are confidential and individuals cannot be identified.

The surveys were launched via email on Monday 29 July and will close on Friday 9 August using the email addresses supplied to the school. If you did not receive an email with a link to the survey, you can access and complete the survey at the following link.

https://www.research.net/r/trinitycatholiccparent2019

NETBALL

On Tuesday 30 July and Wednesday 31 July two teams from Trinity competed in two seperate Netball Carnivals. Backing up for a full second day was no challenge for our year 9 girls team, who played in divison two and didn't lose a game all day. In the Final, we had a successful penalty shot to tie the teams which meant the game went into overtime. The girls scored two goals to nil in this time. 

As for the year 10 girls who played in Division 1, it was a day full of tough competition but the girls showed their competitive spirit and played some really good Netball.

Well done to all involved!

WEEKEND SPORT

Results for Saturday 3 August 2019

Rugby 
14's Trinity - Win 27-0
15's Trinity - Loss 21-22
First XV Trinity - Win 47-14
Girls Trinity - Loss 10-62

Netball

Trinity Tornados defeated by Trinity Troopers - 13-61

Trinity Taipans defeated by GDNA 15's -  17-38

Soccer   
U17's Trinity - Loss 0-5
U13's Trinity Loss 0-6

Games for Saturday 10 August 2019

Netball - Goulburn Netball Courts
Trinity Tornados VS Apollo @ 12:30pm
Trinity Troopers VS Gems @ 12:30pm

Soccer -  Cookbundoon : FunD Football Fundraiser Day
U13's @ 10:30am - Trinity VS St Peters and Pauls on Field 5
U17's @ 12pm - Trinity VS Workers FC on Field 6

Rugby - Away Games
13's @ 11:30am - Trinity VS Queanbeyan
14's @ 12:30pm - Trinity VS St Edmunds
15's @ 12:30pm - Trinity VS Marist
16's @ 1.00pm - Trinity VS Marist
First XV @ 1:45pm - Trinity VS Marist
Girls @ 10:30am - Trinity VS Wests

Games for Sunday 11 August 2019

Home Rugby Games
14s VS Gungahlin @ 11:30 on Wexted.

Soccer - Cookbundoon (Back to Back)
Colts Trinity VS Stags @ 10:20 on Field 1
Colts Trinity VS Workers @ 11:10 on Field 1

Good luck to all of our teams this weekend, make sure you keep warm!! 

Hi Everyone, as usual, much has been happening around Midgee! Firstly, we ended Term 2 with the amazing Koori Cook Off. Trinity’s cooking team put on a good show, and our gratitude goes to Dylan, Dustin, Cruz and Bayley for their culinary participation. Also on display at the Cook Off were Midgee’s knitting and potting skills. Midgee always tries to promote the care of, and the protection of our local totems – the wombat, brown snake, grey kangaroo and goanna. Midgee had hoped to raise $50 for WIRES for the care of injured wombats through the sale of our beanies and scarves (all made from recycled yarns) and donated pot plants. In the end, through the sensational sales ability of Cooper, Marlei, Kiara and Zac, we donated $210 to WIRES!

Some of our sales team – Cooper, Cruz, Marlei and Bayley

Cooking Team Midgee! Marlei, Dylan, Dustin and Cruz.

Sporting success is a Trinity tradition, and in Midgee we have a number of outstanding sports people. One of these young people is Dylan Biles, a young Wiradjuri man and fine rugby player. In the recent school holidays, Dylan travelled to Brisbane for a 3 day Lloyd McDermott Camp, which was a trial for the National Indigenous Rugby Union team. Dylan did extremely well and has been selected for the Under 15’s National Indigenous Rugby Union side. As part of this team, Dylan will play in Brisbane later this year in the Junior Gold Cup. Even though he is still only 14 years old, Dylan also made the Under 16’s South Coast Monaro Representative Rugby Union team. As part of this team, in week 2 of the holidays, Dylan competed in the Canberra State Championship Carnival. Dylan is to be applauded for his amazing efforts and for his obvious love of sport. Well done, Dylan!

Mrs Beverley McGreevy

Saturday 10th August is FunD Football day at Cookbundoon. Come along and watch back to back Soccer games and get involved with the many stalls and opportunities on the day. There will be a Photo Booth, Lolly Guessing Competition, Dunk Machine, Cake Stalls, Inflatable Dart Boards and Raffle Prizes up for grabs. Bring your gold coins along with you and get amongst the fun. All the money made will go towards building woman's facilities at the Soccer Grounds.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Hunting - TV Series

‘The Hunting’ is a drama series following the lives of four young Australians as they explore the complexities of relationships, identity and sexuality via technology. The series follows the lead up, revelation and aftermath of an inappropriate teen photo scandal and the impact it has on the students, teachers and families involved.

Research shows that young people are increasingly exploring their sexuality online. A report from La Trobe University states that 26% of teens have sent a nude or sexual image, or video, of themselves to someone else.

The aim of this series is to promote discussion and awareness in an attempt to minimise harm. Experts suggest that conversations about online safety should start in the home and should occur as soon as a parent hands over a mobile device to a child. This should be then constantly reinforced throughout their educational journey.

In this Special Report, parents and care givers will be encouraged to have conversations with their children about the issues of online safety and the potential harm of image sharing and cyberbullying. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this Special Report, and as always, we welcome your feedback.

If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact the school for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to your special report https://trinitycollege.nsw.schooltv.me/wellbeing_news/special-report-hunting