SECONDARY NEWS
From the Assistant Principal
Miss Kim Bailey
kbailey@arm.catholic.edu.au
Happy Holidays!
A reminder that this Friday 12 April is a Pupil Free Day for all students K - 10. School resumes for all students on Monday 29 April.
Uniform
The holidays are a good time to locate pieces of the winter uniform. May is a month when students can wear either their winter or summer uniform as the weather is quite changeable. It cannot be a combination of both; it has to be one or the other.
Winter uniform is compulsory from 1 June.
ANZAC Day March
All students are invited to march with the school in the town's Anzac Day Parade. Students wear their summer uniform and hat. We will meet at the Gaukrogers corner at 10:15 ready for the march at 10:30. Check COMPASS for any updates.
Good Luck...
NSWCCC Touch
Good luck to Makayde Goldman, Angus Norman, and Darcy Oakes, who will represent the Armidale Diocese at the NSWCCC Touch Carnival on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr Uebergang will also be attending the carnival to help manage and coach teams.
Congratulations...
U14s & U16s Rugby League
Congratulations to the 14s and 16s teams from Holy Trinity and Inverell High School who played rugby league on Monday afternoon on the school oval. The 14s had a 5-all draw while the 16s were defeated 4 tries to 1.
Northern Country U16s Rugby League
Congratulations to Tilly Thompson who was selected in the Northern Country Rugby League team last week in South West Rocks.
da Vinci Decathlon
Congratulations to our Secondary teams who competed at the da Vinci Decathlon last week at TAS. All teams were excellent representatives of the school. Thanks to Miss Cush and Mrs East for supervising the students on the day.
Results:
Year 7
1st Creative Producers,
2nd Ideation and Engineering,
3rd Cartography
Year 9
1st Legacy
2nd Engineering
Year 10
2nd Science
2nd Cartography
3rd Legacy
YEAR 10 - HSC Minimum Standard Literacy and Numeracy Tests
Literacy and numeracy skills are essential for success in learning and life after school. The HSC minimum standard was introduced to ensure students have the reading, writing and numeracy skills needed for everyday life, work and further study.
Students need to meet the HSC minimum standard to receive the HSC. To show they meet this standard, students must achieve Level 3 in short online reading, writing, and numeracy tests. Your child will have multiple opportunities to show they meet the HSC minimum standard. These tests can be taken when your child is ready—be that this year, in Year 11 or 12, or after the HSC.
For more information and flyers about the online tests and their components, visit the NESA website: https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/hsc-minimum-standard.
We will undertake these tests at school towards the end of this term and early next term.
Please return the slip on the note that was sent home if you DO NOT wish your child to sit the trial online tests. If you have any questions, please contact Miss Bailey.
Stage 4 & 5 Assessment Guidelines
Last week, all student in Years 7 - 10 received their assessment booklets, which outlined the assessment guidelines for the year.
For Stage 5 students, this important document contains vital information regarding the RoSA, Record of School Achievement. It would be appreciated if parents could read the information in the booklet and discuss the issues raised with their children. The assessment process is similar to that which the students will encounter in Stage 6 as they prepare for their Higher School Certificate.
Students have received a hard copy and have also had copies emailed to them. Copies are attached below for parents and have also been shared via Compass.
RATE A MATE IN WEEK 8
Sometimes, good deeds do go unnoticed, and at Holy Trinity, we would like to change this.
Students were offered the opportunity to thank and recognise peers for the good things that happen all the time.
Students were encouraged to let us know about someone who has followed our 'Rules for Living'.
This could have included many things—they may have made someone feel safe, valued, respected, and cared for, helped someone in their learning, or always shown commitment to their learning.
The acknowledgement is anonymous and collected via Google Forms. The students who were 'rated by a mate' received their certificate last week.
Congratulations to the following students.
| Zara Butcher |
| Tobias McCudden |
| Naomi Robinson |
| Ella Walford |
| Ruby Parrella |
| Kaden Blair |
| Baxter Hawkins |
| Naomi Robinson |
| Grace Doyle |
| Miley Taber |
| Ryan Hill |
| Chloe Worgan |
| Sidharth Ramesh |
| Willow Garrett |
| Chloe Bannerman |
| Isadora Brandao |
| Dustin Taber |
| Izaak Simpson |
| Kobe Butcher |
| Madyson Higgins |
| Jelena Durmisevic |
| William Sinclair |
| Kaden Potter |
| Heath Watchirs |
| Joe Delaney |
| Jordan Frazier |
| Fred Miller |
| Piper Richards |
| Indy Johns |
| Seth O'Neill-Yee |
| Maya Taylor |
| Jaxon lynch |
| Flo Black |
| Bethany Pearse |
| Glen Walford |
| Lane Hosking |
| Josie Harvey |
| Charlotte Harris |
| Jed Emery |
| Hannah Sanderson |
| Alex Stuart |
| Aksel Hutchings |
| Anakin Dyke |
| Toby Beveridge |
| Angus Norman |
| Kobie Cox |
| Jack Sinclair |
| George Taylor |
| Ethan Beckett |
| Hannah Bourke |
| Lidiya Varghese |
| Hannah Bourke |
| Kade Schneider |
| Maryann Otieno |
| Liam Colley |
| William Zhao |
| Callie Whyte |
| Julian Collins |
| Kane Cameron |
| Kier Afable |
| Isabelle Blanck |
| Pippa Lynch |
| Emina O’Neill-Yee |
| Beau Butcher |
| Josefa Savou |
| Xander Gaias |
| Savannah Golding |
| Kailie Dyer-Cleal |
| Max Sweeney |
| Bronte Ellis |
| Haylee Phillipps-Lewis |
| Tamsin Pettiford |
Google Classroom for Families
Google Classroom allows teachers to: create classes, distribute paperless assignments, post announcements and class questions, and provide feedback, all through an intuitive, student-friendly interface.
As a parent, we recognise how important it is for you to keep up-to-date on your student's progress in their classes. Google Classroom provides a powerful feedback channel for parents called Guardian Email Summaries.
Year 7 parents will have received an email inviting them to see summaries of their child's Google Classroom activity. If you accept the invitation, you can choose from daily (Monday - Friday) or weekly summaries. You do not have to accept the invitation; you can opt out anytime.
Parents of students in Years 8 - 10 should still be receiving updates if the invitation was accepted in 2023.
The flyer and link below provide you with some more information about Guardian Summaries. Please contact Miss Bailey if you have any further questions or issues.
Making Contact with Teachers in the Secondary
If you have any questions or concerns about your child's learning or wellbeing, please make contact with Miss Bailey, your child's Pastoral Care teacher or their subject teacher. We are only too happy to assist.
Pastoral Care Teachers
Year 7:
7E - Mr Peter Ehsman
7J – Mr Jack Jeffery
7K - Miss Kristina Majetic
7M – Mrs Veronica McCormick
Year 8:
8G - Mr Anthony Gaias
8M - Mrs Christine McLachlan
8T - Mrs Kathy Townsend
8W - Mr Sam White
Year 9:
9C – Miss Claudia Cush
9E - Mrs Angela East
9U - Mr Uebergang
Year 10:
10B - Miss Kim Bailey
10K - Mr David Koch
Students and parents are encouraged to approach the relevant Pastoral Care teacher if they need assistance.
Stage Leaders
Stage 4 - Mr Anthony Gaias
Stage 5 - Mrs Angela East
7 - 10 Staff Email Addresses
Miss Kim Bailey
Miss Claudia Cush
Mrs Claudia Dolbel
Mrs Angela East
Mr Peter Ehsman
Mr Anthony Gaias
Miss Alana Goldman
Mrs Mary-Jane Guest
Mrs Malynda Hiscock
Mr Jack Jeffery
Mr David Koch
Miss Kristina Majetic
Mrs Veronica McCormick
Mrs Christine McLachlan
cmclachlan@arm.catholic.edu.au
Mr Matthew Pye
Mrs Jane Taylor
Mrs Katherine Townsend
Mr Blake Uebergang
Mrs Carrie Watchirs
Mr Sam White
Staff can be contacted directly using the email address above or via the Compass portal.
Device Policy
Students are not permitted to use their devices unless instructed by a teacher. This includes both the classroom and the playground. The students are aware of this policy and receive constant reminders in Pastoral Care, their teaching classes and there are also many posters displayed all around the school.
If a student needs to use their device, they must first seek permission from a teacher and use it in an area designated by the teacher. This is usually under their direct supervision or outside the Secondary staffroom.
If students are unable to follow this policy, their phones are confiscated and placed securely in Miss Bailey's office, where they are collected by the student at the end of the school day.
Teachers record each time a device is confiscated. After it is confiscated for a second time, it remains at school until it can be collected by a parent or carer.