SRC and Student news
Mrs Helen Varthalis Wellbeing Leader
The Ignatian Award
Each week at our Monday morning gathering, a student is awarded The Ignatian Award
by Mr Rodrigues for demonstrating one or all of our school values:
Community Excellence and Respect
| Student | Respect - Award |
|---|---|
| Yostina 1/2EA | For always showing respect and being a welcoming student in our schol community. |
| Muorkor 5/6JM | For being a great leader of our school, leading with respect and beig responsible. |
WELL DONE IGNATIUS!
This term saw Ignatius accumulate the most points for following our school expectations adn living out our school values of Community, Excellence and Respect. Following Trinity tradition, they had an extra 20 minutes of play.
THANK YOU TO OUR SEMESTER ONE SRC LEADERS
Thank you to our Semester 1 SRC Leaders for their dedication, responsibility, and commitment to representing the voices of their peers. Throughout the semester, they have confidently led class meetings, shared valuable ideas, and contributed to initiatives that have helped improve our school community. Their leadership, enthusiasm, and willingness to make a positive difference have been greatly appreciated by both students and staff.
Here is what the SRC members had to say about their favourite thing about being an SRC leader.
The best thing about being an SRC rep is......
listening to other peoples thoughts. (Mara 1/2AM)
interviweing staff for Careers Week. (Sage 3/4VD)
making new friends in SRC. (Laila 3/4ZC)
being an SRC rep in our class meant that I got to hand out Caught Being Good Awards. (Juju 5/6 FA)
working with other SRC reps. (Lenora 5/6JM)
when my classmates help me run class meetings because I inspire them to being a leader. (Jennifer 5/6DG)
running class meetings (Jyrus 5/6JM, Mille Prep CU, Emilio. 1/2KT, Levi 1/2AM)
working together as a team to promote our school values. (Olivia 3/4TR)
learning about all the things an SRC leader does. (Sophie Prep SB)
MINI VINNIES
Our Mini Vinnies and Social Justice Leaders met last week and revisited the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP) Mission and the values of:
Commitment Loyalty in service to our mission, vision and values.
Compassion Welcoming and serving all with understanding and without
judgement.
Respect Service to all regardless of creed, ethnic or social background,
health, gender or political opinions.
Integrity Promoting, maintaining and adhering to our mission, vision and
values.
Courage Encouraging spiritual growth, welcoming innovation and giving
hope for the future.
Respect Service to all regardless of creed, ethnic or social background,
health, gender or political opinions.
Empathy Establishing relationships based on respect, trust, friendship and
perception.
We discussed possible fundraising opportunities and how the money raised could best be used to support our local community. Our students also created their own Mission Statement:
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Class awards are presented to students who have demonstrated great effort and achievement in their learning, collaboration and initiative as well as resilience, and kindness in their classroom.
Week 8 Awards
| Grade | Student’s Name | Awarded for... |
Prep - CU
| Ava | For spreading positivity and joy each day. Your kindness, enthusiasm, and uplifting attitude make our classroom a happier place! |
Prep -SB
| Lily | For confidently including others in your activities and making our classroom a welcoming place for everyone! |
1 / 2-EA
| Cerbeak | For being a fun and motivated learner. Well Done Cerbeak! |
1/2- AM
| Tiffany | For working hard, giving everything a go and being a positive member in 1/2 AM. Well done Tiffany! |
1/2 -KT
| Amen | For writing a detailed and descriptive recount about his long weekend using lots of adjectives.
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3/4 -TR
| Mason McCulley | For working well in your Numeracy learning.Well Done Mason!
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3/4 - ZC
| Gigi | For her amazing effort in her sentence writing in english
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3/4 - VD
| Eva Fung | For making wonderful progress in your learning about shapes and achieving a terrific result. Keep shining! |
5/6 -FA
| Solomon Watkins | For always demonstrating our school values and being a role model for your peers and other students. Well done Solomon! |
5/6 -DG
| Emmanuel Yonas | For applying yourself to your learning and demonstrating kindness and respect towards your peers. |
| 5/6 -JM | Marco | For showing kindness, respect and for trying your best. Marco, you make an important contribution to our school and class. |
Visual Arts - Ms Denise
| Avery Huynh Prep CU | For being a confident artist and drawing a creative monster.
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Performing Arts- Ms Stanton
| Jamie 3/4 | For approaching dance and movement with a fun, creative, and positive attitude, resulting in being unafraid to try new movement combinations and share your ideas with others! |
Sport- Mrs Mcleary
| Eoghan 3/4 TR
| For taking part in AFL and helping by umpiring the game |
Mandarin- Mr Su
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Jennifer 5/6DG | For staying focused on the learning tasks and trying your personal best in the handwriting practice. |
| Ms Nuwangi - Science | Ned 3 /4 | For actively participating in Science, exploring new ideas through your own research, and contributing thoughtful and interesting ideas to class discussions. Your curiosity and enthusiasm for learning make our classroom a better place. Congratulations!
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| Caught Being Good Award |
Week 9 Awards
| Grade | Student’s Name | Awarded for... |
Prep - CU
| Harvey | Being an engaged and curious learner at Bundoora Farm. You were a great listener and treated the animals with care. |
Prep -SB
| Kate | For using her best gentle and kind hands with the animals at Bundoora Farm. |
1 / 2-EA
| Leya | For your enthusiasm and love of learning, showing creativity and confidence each day! |
1/2- AM
| Thomas
Lila | For consistently displaying the Trinity School Values of Excellence, Respect, and Community in all he does.
For always trying her hardest and taking pride in her work. Well done Lila!
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1/2 -KT
| Arianda | For always putting her best foot forward in all learning tasks and class discussions. Keep it up!
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3/4 -TR
| Olivia Hibbert
and Year 3/4TR students | For all the extra home learning she does.
For the amazing dioramas that were created for their African Animal
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3/4 - ZC
| Alicia | For consistently staying on task and showing a positive attitude towards her work and her friends. |
3/4 - VD
| Olivia Colaso | For representing Trinity school at the northern region cross country event and displaying amazing persistence and training for the event. |
5/6 -FA
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5/6 -DG
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| 5/6 -JM | ||
Visual Arts - Ms Denise
| Sophie Prep CU | For consistently being enthusiastic in Visual Arts and displaying creativity in every project.
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Performing Arts- Ms Stanton
| Emilio 1/2KT | For leading his dance group to their place at the right time, while being in character. |
Sport- Mrs Mcleary
| Angela 5/6 FA
| For being an organised and supportive team players for her Winter Gala team |
Mandarin- Mr Su
| Lily - 5/6 JM | For your wonderful writing practice during the lesson. Well done, Lily! |
| Ms Nuwangi - Science | ||
| Caught Being Good Award | Mia (Prep) Caught by Eilidh
Dylan (1/2KT) Caught by Jennifer | Picking up rubbish when she wasn’t asked.
For including others to play in his games. |
| Learning and Wellbeing Highlights |
| 5/6 - FA Getting along and being cooperative when playing battle ships. |
| 3/4s - Showing respect and manners when on the excursion to The Werribee Zoo |
| Ways to Improve our Learning and Support for One Another | ||
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| 1/2AM - Showing respect to those working by staying on task and not being disruptive. | ||
| Most Positive Class Experiences | |
|---|---|
| 1/2EA - Making slides on the laptop about ourselves during Inquiry lessons. | |
| 3/4s - Excursion to the Werribee Open Range Zoo |
Helen Varthalis
Wellbeing Leader and Family Engagement Leader
hvarthalis@tcs.catholic.edu.au