Principal's News
Mr Rodrigues
Prayer for the start of our school term
Lord God, help us to remember the sacrifice of the first ANZACs, Australian and New Zealander, and the generations of men, women and children who have died in the cause of liberty and peace.
Help us to remember those who still bear the physical and mental scars and disabilities of their service.
Amen
Dear Families,
Whilst it has been a much shorter week than normal I feel that our teachers have crammed in a full week's work into just three days. We have also had a very successful first week of swimming with all of our Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 students enjoying the program at Richmond pool. We have been mostly fortunate with the weather so far and fingers crossed this will continue next week. A very sincere thank you to all those parents who have been able to attend and help out with walking to the pool or meeting us at the pool to assist with the children. Without this great support I really don't think we would be able to run programs such as these.
School Review
Our work on our school review will continue on Friday with all staff examining where our school sits in relation to the School Improvement Framework Rubrics which are designed by MACS to enable schools to measure their achievements and identify goals for further improvement. Each of the 5 Spheres, Leadership & Management, Religious Education, Learning & Teaching, Student Wellbeing and School Community are measured by criteria on a five point scale. Detailed evidence of our achievements in each of the criteria must be shown to our external reviewers who will ultimatley provide a thorough report and recommendations to guide our next four year School Improvement Plan.
A second, and equally detailed component of the school review is in relation to Compliance and Child Safety. Our external reviewer will complete a thorough audit of our school's policies and procedures in these areas with a full day dedicated to review all aspects of child safety. This process will ensure we have the most up to date policies and procedures in place to ensure we meet all Government Child Safe Standards.
Parents & Friends
A very big thank you to Michael, Michele's dad, who has bravely put his hand up to take over the President's role on our P&F. We are very excited to be working with Michael and a new group of volunteers to begin looking at some great opportunities for our school.
Soccer X Clinics Term 2 Week 3
A reminder that our Soccer X Clinics will begin next week. Places still available.
Parenting Workshops - Yarra Council
Hello from the Parenting Education team at Yarra Council.
Please find linked fliers below for parenting information sessions being held by Yarra during May and June.
After School Meltdowns is an interactive discussion led by qualified psychologist and covers the reasons why this happens and ways to support children to have a calmer afternoon. Online on Tuesday 14 May @ 7pm.
Food 4 Thought is presented by a Yarra Maternal and Child Health Nurse and Paediatric Allied Health Practitionersfrom North Richmond Community Health centre and covers: how and when to introduce solids; safety, allergies and choking management. Online on Tuesday 21 May @ 1pm.
Parental Burnout is led by a clinical psychologist and cover: What, How and Why this occurs and gives practical advice on developing skills to reduce risk. Online on Thursday 20 June @ 7pm.
First Aid for new parents delivered by First Aid Management & Training to help bring peace of mind in the early parenting journey. The course covers Basic Life Support; CPR for baby & child; care of the unresponsive baby; seizures & febrile convulsions; drowning, and choking. This is an in person event on Wednesday 26 June @ 10:30am, Collingwood Library, Stanton Street, Abbotsford.
Please note: There is a $55 per person cost to attend this session.
Please click o the link below to see the Flyers for these Programs.
ANZAC Day & School Closure Day
This Thursday 25th of April is ANZAC Day and a public holiday for all of us. On Friday 26th April we will be having our second school closure day. At this stage EXTEND only have two bookings and will therefore not be able to offer the day care service on this occasion.
Playgroup @ Trinity Primary School
We encourage all those with pre-school children aged 0-6 years to attend these wonderful sessions.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to send Ms Kate Foley an email. kfoley@tcs.catholic.edu.au
COMMUNITY ADVERTISING (See last Page)
- Dance Factory - Dance Classes
- EXTEND - Out of Hours School Care
- FC Melbourne X Strike Soccer Local soccer club in Richmond
Get in contact to learn more! join our exciting club teams in 2024
text or call 0405 765 943 - First Year Registration is FREE
Kind Regards
Nigel Rodrigues
Principal