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

Congratulations to Goldie in Year 3/4 for showing respect to her teachers and peers.

Congratulations to Maple in Year 3/4 for showing kindness and respect to everyone and developing confidence in her learning.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Term One Week 7

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 this week.

Grade	Student’s Name	Awarded for...
Prep SC	Jihu	For his polite manners to everyone in class.
Prep AD	Vida	Being a welcoming friend to all in our class.
1 / 2 EA	Zoe	For helping others in our class and school community
1/2 DG	Levi	For his wonderful efforts in handwriting and spelling.
1/2 KT	Emersyn Taylor	For being a resilient learner in Maths and a kind classmate. For being an eager learner who is always up for a challenge in Literacy.
3/4 TR	Michele Akur	For great effort with their handwriting and presentation of their work.
3/4 ZC	Lenora	For willingness to help and support their classmates and for their consistent hard work in class
3/4 VA	Jennifer	For her kindness and friendly nature that allows her to build positive relationships with her peers and teachers.
5/6 FA	An	For trying his best to answer questions in literacy. Well done An
5/6 BOC	Lucy	Thank you Lucy for being so invested in your learning. We are very proud of you.
5/6 JJ	Lula Edith	Showing excellence in your reading. For demonstrating politeness towards teachers and peers.
Visual Arts - Ms Denise	Ned 1/2DG	For being a master at wool weaving and creating a fantastic bowl.
Performing Arts- Ms Stanton	Chloe 1/2EA Daniel 1/2KT	For her exciting choices as the big bad wolf in a class acting exercise. For being an excellent and supportive scene partner.
Sport- Mrs Mcleary	William 3/4 VA Genevive 3/4 ZC	For being fully prepared for PE and playing fairly in a game
Mandarin- Mr Su	Ondrea 3/4VA	For showing greater confidence and making good efforts learning the new Mandarin phrases with the whole class.
Science- Ms Jai	Marat Prep AD	For his great drawings during Science lessons to show his understanding.

Student Leaders and SRC Meeting

Term 1 Week 8

Present: Evie Lily Isabel Tsnu Eilidh Maple Anthony

Thomas Akur Humphery Toby Lucas AJ Isabel L

Tie Daniel

Date: Monday 17 March 2025

Teacher Present: Mrs Antonella

Congratulations to everyone who contributed and helped in any way with our fantastic school fete!!
NO HAT NO PLAY- students without a hat will be sent to the quiet area.
We do not share hats! It is the expectation that every student will wear the Trinity school hat.

On a scale of 1-10, how has our school been learning this week?

Prep AD 9 learning lots of letters and sounds to make words

Prep SC 7 Ally AligatorBeing kind to people most of the time

1/2 KT 8 writing- adjectives and punctuation to improve our writing

1/2 DG 8 writing- rhyming poems

1/2 EA 8 Science- plants and how they grow

3/4 TR 8 we're learning about fractions

3/4 ZC 8 maths - fractions, wellbeing games

3/4 VA 8 maths and mixed numerals, narratives, reading, Naplan

5/6 BOC 8 basketball clinic,

5/6 FA 8 narratives, Naplan , starting our new class novel

5/6JJ 8 maths, fractions

On a scale of 1-10, how has our school been working together this week?

Prep AD 8 we love circle time and story time

Prep SC 8 being kind and listening most of the time

1/2 KT 7 some people worry too much about being with their friends in class

1/2 DG 8 we pack away and keep our space tidy

1/2 EA 7 some people need a reminder to finish all their work

3/4 TR 9 people are helping each other solve problems

3/4 ZC 6 sometimes a little distracted and we call out, we are noisy on the stairs

3/4 VA 10 we are getting better working in our groups

5/6 BOC 9 group work is getting better, we need to share ideas and respect opinions of others

5/6 FA 8 almost everyone has been focusing, remind each other

5/6JJ 9 we are listening and being kind to each other, including everyone

Learning and events at Trinity this week:

Basketball clinic for 5/6
NAPLAN continues for Year 3 and 5
HARMONY DAY on this Friday - wear something orange and classes to complete an activity to take home. The theme is “We Belong’’
Year 1/2EA will share their harmony day class activity at assembly on Friday

What can we improve on this week:	Class	Actions
Screaming and loud play in the quiet area. This is still an issue for some students	3/4	Because they are playing tag. Remind them that the quiet area is for quiet games - tag should be played out on the big yard
STOP playing when we hear the music	all	The music is a 5 minute warning before the bell to line up
NO TAG on the adventure playground	all	Safety for everyone, especially our Prep friends on the play equipment. Play tag on the big yard
NO running through the soccer game	5/6	We don’t want anyone to get hurt

Suggestions from the SRC

ICY poles sold inside the classrooms. Icy poles sold only in term one.

Safety issues from the SRC

Keep our sandpit clean
Playing while eating an icy pole
NO TAG games or running on the Adventure Playgroung

The first 10 minutes in classrooms each day are so important for setting the tone for the rest of the learning day. Consistent expectations and routines, particularly ones that include intentional positive moments by the teacher, are powerful as they help build self confidence in students and encourage flexibility when unexpected events or changes to routines are encountered.

Morning circle is a nurturing routine that supports engagement in learning and wellbeing as a strategy for consistently embedding strengths and also relationship connections.

This routine of forming a circle with our students is to set up the day, review values and school expectations and celebrate any announcements and successes and to prepare for learning. It allows students to ground themselves to be ready to learn and establish a common understanding for their learning day knowing what they day ahead will look like. Daily schedules and visual boards are in every classroom and shared daily. Daily announcements are also important in case there are changes to the expected routine.

It can be tempting for teachers to jump straight into teaching and learning content on a busy day. However, when teachers take the time to start the day in a calm way, check in and connect with their students, support and motivate, they are not only setting students up to get much more out of the learning, but are providing an opportunity to get on the front foot of any potential issues that may present as speed bumps for their learning. For example, it was a hectic morning at home, we forgot our lunch, hat, books, satchel, to wear our sports uniform, we came to school late and missed the announcement that the daily schedule was different. All small things to an adult that however can unsettle a student at the start of the day.

The practice of sitting or standing in a circle is one that many cultures have used for centuries, and continue to use today, as a way to support decision making and resolve conflict. By taking the time to be together, side by side, to establish a common understanding and share positive emotions, we are supporting each other to build relationships with their peers and share feelings and concerns.

The circle allows us to ensure that everyone is equally visible and connected and that each student stands or sits equal.

CIRCLE TIME to develop social skills with a wellbeing focus

At Trinity we also use Circle Time to develop student’s skills in listening, understanding and empathy. Circle Time promotes respect for others, their opinions and engages students knowing more about one another and building positive relationships within the class and with their teacher.

Students are guided by prompts and questions to consider topics such as our school values, exclusion, inclusion, gratitude, responsibility, fairness, safety and community.

It is also a meaningful way for students to share news, celebrate and congratulate each other or gather together for a student and their family needing support and kindness during a challenging time.

Circle Time is scheduled in each classroom and we believe this encourages a more kind and caring environment at our school.

Circle Time is also an opportunity to share ideas, ask questions or raise concerns in class that can be followed up at the class meeting and then taken to the SRC.

Circle Time has three expectations that each student needs to follow:

Only one person should speak - the “talking object” helps this rule
You can "pass" if you don’t want to speak about something
No put downs

Circle Time is also used in the afternoon to end the day to reflect on What Went Well and address any challenges. How can I prepare or improve for tomorrow, thinking about words and actions for myself, my peers and my teachers.

If at any time you would like to chat about Student Wellbeing at Trinity, or you have any questions or concerns about your child, please do not hesitate to see your child's teacher or myself.

atsakmakis@tcs.catholic.edu.au

Antonella Tsakmakis

Wellbeing Leader

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