Dear Parents,

Much fun and frivolity was enjoyed by all at our recent school production on all accounts. While I was unable to attend, the feedback from staff, students and families has been very heartfelt and congratulatory. Many people have reached out to share their thanks and appreciation to both Signora Formichelli and all the teachers and to share how wonderful it was to see their children enjoy performing so much. It is during events such as these, when we stop and pause for a moment and see the smile on our children’s faces, that we feel a sense of gratitude at being part of a warm and joyous school community such as ours.

I too would like to add my voice to the many, and say another huge thank you to Josie Formichelli and her band of merry helpers, together with the staff and students of Holy Trinity. What an enormous effort! Thank you Josie for all your efforts and for your creative vision which ensures year on year an amazing experience for our students.

Concert DVD Orders

Families are still able to purchase a copy of the DVD that was filmed on the night .

Please click on the link below for further details:

MACSSIS Surveys

Coming up next week is another way that you are able to participate in the life of the school. A significant and formal way that we as a school, engage and gather data is through MACSSIS, the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys.

MACSSIS is a set of annual surveys that have been built specifically for Catholic schools in Melbourne and we are inviting all families to participate along with the staff and students in grade 4 to 6.

One of the main goals of the family survey is to identify the strengths and areas for improvement in our school. MACSSIS data benefits everyone within our school and provides valuable community insights on areas that each school can focus on. Our school believes it is important to encourage families to have a voice and contribute to shaping the ongoing improvement of the school.

The survey is available online, can be accessed from Monday 28 August and needs to be completed by Friday 15 September 2022. This survey may only be completed once.

For families with more than one child attending our school, we ask that you focus on the eldest child attending the school when completing the survey. The school has invited many families to respond via this survey and participation is completely voluntary. There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers – all responses are completely anonymous and at no point are any of the responses from students, families or staff identifiable by the school.

Further details will be sent to you shortly with login details and information on how to access the surveys. Last year we had an amazing number of families complete this survey which added to the reliability of the data we collected. It would be great if we were able to have even more families participate this year. Thank you in advance for your help in completing these surveys.

Principal Immersion Tour - Cape York, Queensland

A reminder that Adrian is currently taking part in a Cultural Immersion Tour in Cape York followed by a few days long service leave. During Adrian’s absence please feel free to contact me (Natalie Ballinger) if you need any support.

Jacket Fittings for 2024 Yr 6 Students

A reminder that jacket fittings for our current Yr 5 students will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. The cut off date for placing online orders is Tuesday 29th August. Please refer to the Operoo notice for further details.

Interrelate - Human Sexuality sessions for students in Years 3- 6

In partnership with St Jude’s Primary School, we will once again be offering two optional sessions for families to attend on Tuesday 29th August, 2023:

Session 1: Where did I come from? (Year 3/4) 6pm
Session 2: Preparing for puberty (Year 5/6) 7.15pm

See further details in separate section of the newsletter. Cost will be $20 per family (inclusive of both sessions)

Footy Day - change of date

We are now going to celebrate `Footy Day’ on Thursday 14th September, rather than Friday 15th September. Students are encouraged to wear colours from any sporting code, however black and yellow is strongly encouraged - go Tigers!!! The Parents’ Association will also coordinate a `footy lunch’ - details to come.

School Blog

Our students are responsible for a lot of the School Blog content, so please take some time to appreciate their posts. It is also a great way to find out about school events such as Camp, Production, Sports Events, the Arts …. And much more!

http://blog.htws.catholic.edu.au/

Warm Regards,

Natalie Ballinger

Acting Principal

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