PRIMARY NEWS 

from the Assistant Principal  

Class Awards

 Congratulations to the following students who received awards over the last fortnight: Eyad Mahmoud, Fergus Lea, Alice Da Silva, Henley Sayer, Ella McGavin, Lela Bischoff, Savannah Lea, Samantha Kennedy, William O'Brien, Kobe Butcher, Theodore McBean, Camey Brown, Baz McDonald, Taj McDonald, Hugo Devlin, Savannah Bradbury, Eva Xavier, Digby Roger, Baxter Hawkins, Jayce Fenton, Peyton Tevelde, William Stewart, Will Sinclair, Brooke Martel, Jonah Moore, Ben Munro, Asha Randall, Zahli Wemyss-Colley, Darcy Kennedy, Ava Mundy, Ashton Readett, Myles Simpson, Jack Oaks, Charlize Collins, Indy Watts, Georgia Devlin, Hamish Leader, Tamsin Pettiford, Aiden Readett, Ryan Grant, Lachlan Tindall, Monty Ehsman, Julian Collins, Zali Baker, Ava Coleman, Lucy Taylor, Elsie McCosker, Kobe Holder, Amirri-May Nelson, Fred O'Brien, Isabel Scneider, Georgie McMahon, Lane Hosking, Maya Taylor, Arpit Jason, Kody Kasper, Indy Jones, Albert Taylor, Maggie Fitzroy, Ryan Hill, Taleney Gold-Reis Kelly, Zach Andrews, Marly Schutz, Ethan Le, Blakely Ria, Sree Gadde, Fanky Llanto, Leo Schiller, Jack McGavin, Aiden Woodwood, Tayla Brabant, Kailie Dyer-Cleal, Henry Lee, Evie Selig, Zach Read, Chloe Tasker, Darcy Cellar, Hamish Rattray, Annabelle Hamilton, Eva Smith, Charlie McGregor, Blayde Davies, Kaleb Holder, Ava Reynolds, Baxter O'Brien, Lexie Page, Callie O'Connor, Rafe Waller and Ben de Stefani.

Living Well, Learning Well

At Holy Trinity School our “Living Well, Learning Well” document promotes and encourages our three Rules for Living: ‘I am Safe’, ‘I am Valued, Respected and Cared for’ and ‘I am a Learner’. We are explicitly teaching all children how to regulate their emotions and behaviours in our school, including in the classroom and on the playground. If your child makes a mistake at school, they will complete a reflection sheet, discuss this with a teacher or the Assistant Principal and have time to reflect on their behaviour. Your child will be asked to think of an alternative way they could have behaved and how they can fix the problem. This reflection sheet will then be sent home to strengthen communication between home and school. We ask that you read through the reflection sheet with your child to help them explain what happened and how they can make a better choice next time. We would then like parents to sign this reflection sheet and ask your child to return it to their teacher to acknowledge that you have had a brief conversation with your child about the incident. Through this process we are supporting your child to reflect on their behaviour at school with a teacher and at home with an adult.

Class Dojo and Classroom Communication

At Holy Trinity we see communication to parents as an important aspect of school life so as everyone can work together. All parents have access to Compass and this is the major way for the school to send updates, notes, newsletters and information. Some of the classes from Kindergarten to Year 6 also use Class Dojo. This is a classroom communication app used to share reports between parents and teachers. Teachers can track student behaviour and upload photos or videos. If your child’s classroom teacher is using this app, it would be great if you could connect to the app. You are also able to receive notifications when they come through or you can turn this off. If you have problems connecting to your class account, please don’t hesitate to ask your child’s teacher. Other classroom teachers have also set up email accounts so as they can make regular contact and send photos. Through both of these services you are able to let classroom teachers know of any concerns you or your child is having as well. All information is kept private.

Uniform and items from home

Students should be in full Summer uniform or full sports uniform on Fridays. Bands on wrists are not permitted (unless for medical reasons) and long hair past shoulder length should be tied back at all times. Shoes should be black leather or vinyl for Summer uniform and appropriate footwear for active movement on sports days. Students should not be wearing nail polish to school. If your child can’t be in uniform for any reasons, please send in a note to your child’s class teacher. Children have been asked not to bring any items from home. There are balls etc that they can use in the playground. All toys should be kept safe at home for after school use.

Children Travelling Home from School

Some of the children of an afternoon are forgetting their travel plans home. To aid teachers and the office staff, could you please go through plans each morning with your child. If it does change from day-to-day a note to the classroom teacher or office would be of a great assistance.

Hygiene at School

Please remind your children of the importance of washing their hands and using the hand sanitiser provided in all classrooms when coming to school. It is also important that if they are sick to stay at home and rest until they are well enough to come back to school.