News From Mr Bond Dear Parents and Caregivers

As the term comes to an end I wish to thank all the staff for the hard work planning, teaching and

assessing the students at Trinity and setting them up for every success. There has been great learning

in every classroom and many opportunities for the children to encounter out of the classroom as well.

I also wish to thank you the parents for your support and generosity this term.

The ‘Trinity Family Games Night’ was a huge success. It was an extremely fun night with lots of games

and prizes. I wish to thank the group of parents from the Mamre Team who organised sponsors,

donations and prizes and made it a great night. Just over $3000 was raised on the night. Thank you

everyone involved and the generosity of the Trinity community. I thank the Mamre Team for the time

and dedication that they offer the Trinity community to ensure that our children and families can

experience such wonderful opportunities.

I wish to thank Ms. Janet Colusso for her short time at Trinity as Acting Assistant Principal. She has

been a tremendous support for me while I have been Acting Principal. The staff and children who have

worked with her have been very appreciative of her dedication to learning and the support they

received. We wish Ms. Colusso every success for the remainder of the year as she returns to her role

as Instructional Leader at St. Aidan’s Rooty Hill.

We look forward to Mrs Hey’s return next term. She is recovery well from her surgery and excited to be

coming back. She is missing Trinity very much.

I would like to wish all the families a very happy and safe holiday break and see you all refreshed and

energized for a busy Term 4.

‘In giving we receive’

Mr Matt Bond Acting Principal

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If you are unable to take part in the Be a Superhero for Julian Day, you can still help by making a donation at www.gofundme.com/the-julian-jom-fund.

Sacred Space An Amazing Fact: Did you know that the longest list of questions found in the Bible is made up of questions asked by God? In Job, Chapters 38 and 30, God poses query after query to His servant Job, who has daily begged for answers to some tough, heart-wrenching questions of his own. Instead of providing Job with simple answers, God delivers a string of thought-provoking riddles. They start with words like, “Who?, Where?, When?, Have you?, Can you? and Do you know?.” He describes all the miracles of the animal kingdom and He talks about the weather and the Solar System and other mysteries of nature. God asks questions that are deep and penetrating because He wants us to think. The famous philosopher, Socrates, who lived about 400BC, used the very same teaching method. Rather than merely giving his pupils the answer to a particular problem, Socrates would ask them questions that forced them to analyse the situation and find the answers for themselves, which in turn helped them learn each subject more thoroughly. The first question in the Bible that God asks is, “Where are you?” If you believe that God knew where Adam was, then you must pause to consider why God asked that question. God wanted Adam to think: “What has sin done to me? Why did I leave God and why am I running away from Him?” It is probably no accident that God’s first question to man in the Old Testament is, “Where are you?”, while the first question the wise men asked in the New Testament is “Where is he?”. (Matthew 2:2) Humans have been separated from God by sin and there is a massive search underway. God is looking for us and we are looking for Him. Shalom, Olga

From the Bishop Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, has written a Pastoral Letter to Catholics in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains about the national debate on same-sex civil marriage and the upcoming postal survey. I encourage you to share the Pastoral Letter with your community. Here is a link https://catholicoutlook.org/bishop-vincents-pastoral-letter-sex-marriage-postal-survey/

Friday 22nd September Stage 3 Touch Football / Last Day of Term 3.

Monday 9th October Term 4 begins. Staff and students return.

What’s happening at Trinity

Maker Space The Makerspace has been very busy over the past term. In Week 5 the students made a pulley using recycled

materials. These turned out great!

The Sphero balls were very popular! Students used the Sphero app on the ipad to code and control the actions of their Sphero!

The students had lots of fun coding their BlueBots to go through mazes created with popsticks..

Our parent information session was also very popular. Students enjoyed showing their parents what Makerspace is all about!

Students had a lot of fun creating pom poms and transforming them into little furry friends.

LARC News

What Matters? Writing Competition In Term 2 Year 5 students had the opportunity to enter the What Matters? Writing Competition run by the Whitlam Institute. Students wrote about What Matters? in society today. All entrants submitted quality writing and should be congratulated for the efforts.

Congratulations to the following students who will be presented with their certificates during Week 1 next term.

Callum A, Raphael A, Gabrielle A, Daniel A, Sienna B, Chloe B, Jessica B, Mia B, Travis B, Charlie B, Nikolina C, Loredana C, Ameliya C, Angelina C, Mikayla C, Ryan C, Christian D, Lauren D, Aluel D, Olivia D, Shania E, Giselle G, Joshua H, James H, Jaida I, Hope I, Jason J, Logan K, Bernard K, Sophia M, Stephania M, Adam M, Tristan P, Alexa P, Nathan P, Zachery R, Benjamin S, Martyn T, Holly T, Cian T, Katarina T, Alexi-Maree V, Ryan W, Elizabeth W, Adam Z.

Book Fair During the holidays start saving your pocket money a because the Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to Trinity next term in Weeks 3 & 4. This is a great opportunity to buy Christmas presents for family and friends. If you are able to assist with the Book Fair please fill in the note below:

Book Fair Helper

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Volunteering at Trinity A reminder that family members who wish to volunteer at Trinity are required to follow these 2 easy steps. Click on the following link http://childprotection.parra.catholic.edu.au/home or click on the Child Protection link on our school website.

Follow the Steps below: Most parents who volunteer do not need a Working With Children Check (WWCC) clearance. They are exempt from the WWCC while they have a child related to them at the school. However, all volunteers are required to com-plete the following:

VOLUNTEER FORM

Step 1: Complete the Building Child Safe Communities (BCSC) – UNDERTAKING VOLUNTEERS’ FORM This form will only need to be completed once.

Also TRAINING MODULE

Step 2: You will need to complete the ONLINE TRAINING MODULE This is required every 2 years. Confirmation emails will automatically be sent to the school email address. Volunteers make a significant contribution to our school community and we thank all volunteers for their continued support.

Term 4 Starts

Monday 9th

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Learning Group Term 3, Week 9 Term 3, Week 10

KSN Riley A Chloe M

1RD Ella F Phoenix H

1SW Reuben E Kyelah M

2HM Tahlia W Klara T

2MA Angel G Isabella K

3JH Akeylah V Natasha F

3LC Liam C Madeleine W

4CC Shelby F Sophie-Lee F

4CT Sophie H Anna D

5EP Dominic R Ben S

5ML Ben T Gabby A

6LN Lara M Mitchell J

6SM Daniel A Lauren D

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Princ mtg (am)

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Melbourne Cup

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9am - 11am Kinder

orientation day 1

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Emmaus year 7

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

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St 2 Giants eco excursion

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swimming carnival years 2-5

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Year 2 Excursion to Warragamba Dam

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Christmas Concert 6:30pm

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Immaculate Conception

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2nd Sunday Advent 10

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9.15 - End of year Whole

School Mass

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Yr 6 Graduation night 7pm

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Yr 6 Sport Fun Day BBQ

14th Year Six

Disco

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End of Term 4

Last day for students

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3rd Sunday Advent

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Staff Profes-sional Learning

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Have a wonderful

Christmas