Trinity catholic primary school
newsletter
103-129 Oakgrove Drive
Narre Warren South 3805
Principal– Mr Simon Dell’Oro
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03 9704 1970
Fax:
03 9704 1780
www.trinitynarre.catholic.edu.au
Dear Parents,
Welcome back as we commence Term Two, I hope that all families enjoyed a
relaxing, happy and holy Easter break. We again have another busy term planned,
please keep your eye on that dates section of the newsletter to make sure you are
informed.
We welcome Miss Ange Schinck onto the staff. Ange will be replacing Mr Greg Illman
in grade 4I until the end of the year. Ange is an experienced teacher who is very
familiar with Trinity. I am sure that she will be made to feel very welcome by all
families. We also welcome back Diana Jans from Long Service Leave and Jamie-Lee
Marsden onto the staff for the next few weeks whilst Andrea Berryman is on Long
Service Leave.
Thanks to all families for accommodating our School Closure Day yesterday. The
day allowed us to commence Catholic School Renewal with key facilitators from the
Catholic Education Office. Throughout the Renewal process we will critically analyse
where we are at as a school, focus on what we do well and areas where we need to
improve. At its conclusion we will establish a strategic plan for the next four years.
Renewal also contains a Victorian Registration and Qualification Authority
component, for this section we have to demonstrate that we have all of the correct
policies and structures in place to remain registered as a school.
As of this term we are adjusting our assembly time to 2.30pm Friday afternoons.
This new time allows for less interruptions to the students middle learning block. For
parents we will open the carpark prior to assembly so that you can park, come in
and join us before taking your children home at the end of the day.
Next Thursday (23rd of April) is our Trinity Athletics Carnival at Casey Fields. We still
require some extra parent helpers on the day, if you can assist could you please let
the Office or Catrina Charman know. A special thanks to Catrina for the organisation
she has put into the Carnival.
Grade 4 Camp is approaching fast (7/8 May) and tonight we have our Camp
Information Meeting for parents at 7pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. Parents of
attending students need to be present at the information evening.
There has been a recent amendment to the Victorian Tobacco act legislating that
there is to be no smoking within four metres of the boundary of a school. I ask that
all families please comply with these amendments as it concerns the health of our
students.
Regards,
Simon Dell'Oro
Principal
TERM
2 2015
WEEK 1
15th APRIL
FRIDAY
17th APRIL
NO MASS
NO
RECONCILIATION
ASSEMBLY
2.30pm
FRIDAY
24th APRIL
MASS 9am
Year 2
RECONCILIATION
Grade 6T
ASSEMBLY
2.30pm
Anzac Day
School families!
DO YOU HAVE A CHILD STARTING PREP NEXT YEAR?
HAVE YOU PICKED UP YOUR ENROLMENT FORM???
SACRAMENT REMINDERS
First Eucharist enrolment and parent-only workshop details are as follows:
DATE: Thursday 30th April 2015
TIME: 7.45pm
VENUE: Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Church, Narre Warren
Please note that there is only ONE enrolment night for this sacrament. If you do not attend
your child will not be able to celebrate this sacrament this year.
Enrolment Masses are as follows:
Saturday 2nd May at 6pm.
Sunday 3rd May at 9.15am, 11am and 6pm
Tuesday 5th May at 7.30pm
Children are required to bring their enrolment forms when they attend one of these Masses.
FRIDAY 17th APRIL 2015
Students are required to wear their house colour T-shirt with their sport uniform to school.
Teams will assemble in the Readman Hall and House Captains will lead their team in chants
and song. Students will gather to eat their lunch with their House. All Prep students and
new students should now have been notified of their house.
Allen house
- Red
Joyce House
- Gold
Marian House
- Blue
Readman House
- Green
A reminder for TRINITY ATHLETICS DAY on Thursday 23rd APRIL 2015. We still
require more parent helpers for this day to be a success. Please fill out the form
attached to the newsletter and hand it to the office as soon as possible.
Dear Parents,
RE:
NAPLAN – National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2015 for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will
be held on Tuesday 12 May, Wednesday 13 May and Thursday 14 May 2015. NAPLAN tests assess student
knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and
Numeracy.
The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals which can be used to
improve student achievement.
A more detailed letter regarding NAPLAN has been sent home to parents of our Year 3 and 5 students. The
NAPLAN testing timetable is shown below. If you have any questions, or concerns, regarding NAPLAN, please
contact Mrs Jones.
Monday 11 May
Tuesday 12 May
Official test date
1. Language
Conventions
Yr 3: 40 mins
Yr 5: 40 mins
Wednesday 13
May
Official test date
3. Reading
Yr 3: 45 mins
Yr 5: 50 mins
Thursday 14 May
Official test date
4. Numeracy
Yr 3: 45 mins
Yr 5: 50 mins
Friday
15 May
Catch-up tests (any)
permitted
2. Writing
Yr 3: 40 mins
Yr 5: 40 mins
Catch-up tests
(Language
Conventions
and Writing)
permitted
Catch-up tests
(Language
Catch-up tests (any)
Conventions,
permitted
Writing and Reading)
permitted
2015 SCHOOL FEES
Accounts for Term 2 fees will be sent home next week. Grade 4 Camp fees of $170 have
been added to this account.
Payments can be made by Cash, BPay ($50 min amount), Cheque and EFTPOS. Payments
can be made in instalments. Direct Debit facilities are available.
SACRAMENT LEVY APPLIES TO ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED AT TRINITY
Sacrament Levy of $22 per child per year. This levy is now OVERDUE and must be paid
as soon as possible. Payment can be made by Cash, Cheque or EFTPOS.
This levy is to be paid irrespective of your child celebrating a sacrament in 2015. the levy
will be charged annually for the duration on your child’s primary school years.
CANTEEN NEWS
Sticky Beak reusable lunch bags are available from the Office.
Price is $10 and
there are a variety of colours to choose from.
Please ensure they are washed regularly to keep them clean, if
they are too soiled we will not be able to put food in them.
Thank you.
Celebrate Easter every day at Trinity
We continue to celebrate the love and joy of Easter in the Gospel readings from the
six Sundays of Easter, post Jesus’ resurrection, until the Feast of the Ascension on
the 17th May. As the life, death and resurrection of Jesus are core to our Catholic
faith, we offer the following reflection on the Easter Gospel reading this year, which
talks about how we can find ‘resurrection’ moments each day and continue to live
the joy of Easter.
It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala
came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb
and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved. ‘They
have taken the Lord out of the tomb, she said ‘and we don’t know where they have
put him.’
So Peter set out with the other disciple to go to the tomb. They ran together, but the other disciple, running
faster than Peter, reached the tomb first; he bent down and saw the linen cloths lying on the ground, but did not
go in. Simon Peter who was following now came up, went right into the tomb, saw the linen cloths on the ground
and also the cloth that had been over his head; this was not with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by
itself. Then the other disciple who reached the tomb first also went in; he saw and he believed. Till this moment
they had failed to understand the teaching of scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
John 20:1-9
Reflection
There is debate among scripture scholars about who “the disciple Jesus loved”, also called the “other disciple”,
really was. It may have been the apostle John but it is not certain that John was the author of the gospel bearing
his name. Whoever the beloved disciple was, he experienced a moment of profound enlightenment on the
morning of the first Easter Sunday when he entered the empty tomb – “he saw and he believed”.
The disciple did not see Jesus. He saw the empty tomb. When you have loved someone deeply you share in
what happens to them. But in that moment in the empty tomb the darkness of doubt, grief, humiliation, pain
and anguish, the product of the previous days, was illuminated by understanding. Jesus whom he loved was not
a fraud and he had not disappeared into death – he was the Messiah.
There must have been both joy and relief in that moment of illumination. The sense of being alone in a hostile
world vanished. Jesus was still with them.
Joy is the Easter emotion and a gift of the Spirit. We have reason to be joyful on Easter Sunday. The great feast
reminds us that we are not alone because Jesus chose to be part of our lives. We have more than our human
resources to help us in our journey and we are loved beyond any human love.
One group of disciples chose to disparage and ignore the women who told them about meeting Jesus. The two
disciples in this account, Peter and the one Jesus loved, raced to the tomb as soon as they heard what Mary had
to say, and they were among the first to experience the joy of the resurrection.
When we are worrying about something we are uncertain about, the temptation is to lock ourselves up in the
worry, like the disciples in the room. The best way out of worry, doubt and uncertainty is to do what Peter and
the beloved disciple did – seek information. We may find out that our worry is based on a wrong idea,
insufficient information, or something that is not going to happen (there is a reason for the saying “crossing our
bridges before we come to them”). Even if the information confirms our fears it gives us a solid basis for acting,
which can often relieve our worry.
The joy of a burden being lifted from us, a person appearing to help when most needed, the birth of a child, a
moment of illumination, the sense of Christ’s presence – these are all small resurrection moments in our lives.
If we become attuned to them we can live Easter every day, and we can bring that joy to others.
Trinity – Faith – Hope – Love!
ANZAC Centenary Remembrance
Trinity will acknowledge the ANZAC centenary at Assembly on Friday 24 th April – 2.30pm.
The Year 3 students will take part in a service earlier in the day where they will plant a commemorative Gallipoli
Oak seedling, provided by the National Trust of Australia. More details to follow.
All are welcome!
25 April 2015, ANZAC Day, marks 100 years since the Gallipoli landings and is our nation’s annual
commemorative day for acknowledging and remembering those who served not only in WWI, but all those
touched by conflicts throughout the last century. On Saturday 25 April 2015 Australia remembers the sacrifices
of the brave men and women who have served our country.
LOCAL ANZAC CENTENARY SERVICES
BERWICK
Date: Saturday 25 April 2015
Time: 10.45 AM - 12.00 PM
Venue: 17 Langmore Lane, Berwick 3806
A march will begin at 10.45am from Berwick RSL, with a commemoration service beginning at 11am at
Cenotaph, High Street, Berwick, refreshments will be served at the Berwick RSL Club Rooms.
CRANBOURNE
ANZAC Day Dawn Service
This will commence at 5.45am at The RSL Club - 1475 South Gippsland Hwy Cranbourne
Breakfast to follow service.
Vic
3175
All welcome to attend.
ANZAC Day March
Service commences 10.30am. It will be held at the Cenotaph - Clydesdale Square High Street Cranbourne.
Following the service all are welcome to return to the RSL for Refreshments & Two-Up.
Anyone wishing to march to Cenotaph will assemble at 10.15am in the car park rear of Ritchies Supermarket to
march to the Anzac Service .
NARRE WARREN
ANZAC Day Service
City of Casey - Dawn Service at the City of Casey Offices
Memorial commencing at 6am on 25th April.
Please let Diana Jans know if you are intending to attend any of these services as we would like to
have Trinity representatives participate in the services.
“Anzac is not merely about loss. It is about courage, and endurance, and duty, and love of country, and
mateship, and good humour and the survival of a sense of self-worth and decency in the face of dreadful odds.”
– Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia on ANZAC Day 1999
If you would like to buy an ANZAC badge, they are available from the Office.
Dear Parents,
This year the carnival was such a great success that the carnival committee is thinking
of having another one in 2016 or maybe 2017, depending on the amount of interest we
get to become part of the committee.
The carnival raised a profit of $13,607.36 that will be greatly used towards the fixing
of the school footy oval. Below are some of the areas that contributed to the profit
total.
Cake Stall/Coffee - $1,727.80
Hot Food - $2,419.16
Rides- $2,070.00
Showbags- $1,218.79
Fruit & Veg- $500.00
Plants & Crafts- $770.85
Major Raffle- $3,938.30
The Carnival Committee will be holding a meeting on Monday 11th of May at 7pm in the
staffroom. We are asking all parents that are wanting to join to please come along and
be part of a great team.
For further information please contact Michael on 0439-158-816 or come along on
Monday 11th of May at 7pm.
Items in bold type will be
school closure days or
extremely important dates.
blue will indicate new
items added to the
Calendar that week.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
APRIL 2015
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
13 TERM 2
BEGINS
NO SCHOOL
STUDENT
FREE DAY
14
15
16
17
18
19
P&F Meeting
7pm
7pm Yr 4 Camp
Information
night
7pm School
Board Meeting
20
21
22
23
7pm First
Reconciliation
Celebration
Trinity
Athletics
29
30
27
28
10.30am
First
Reconciliation
Celebration
24
25
26
ANZAC
DAY
Grade 3
Excursion
7.45pm First
Eucharist
Enrolment &
Parent only
workshop at
OLHC
MAY 2015
Mon
4
OPEN DAY
9am—10.30am
5pm—6.30pm
11
5pm & 7pm
Eucharist
workshop
18
Tue
Wed
5
7.30pm
Eucharist
Enrolment Mass
6
OPEN DAY
9am—10.30am
Mother’s Day
stall
7pm First
Reconciliation
Celebration
12
13
NAPLAN
NAPLAN
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
6pm Eucharist
Enrolment Mass
9.15am,
11am & 6pm
Eucharist
Enrolment
Mass
10
7
8
9
Yr 4 Camp to
Sovereign Hill
Yr 4 Camp to
Sovereign Hill
Mother’s Day
Breakfast
10.30 First
Reconciliation
Celebration
14
15
16
17
22
23
24
6pm First
Eucharist
Celebration
9.15am,
11am & 6pm
First Eucharist
Celebration
30
31
NAPLAN
5pm & 7pm
Eucharist
workshop
5pm & 7pm
Eucharist
workshop
5pm & 7pm
Eucharist
workshop
19
20
21
7pm School
Board Meeting
25
26
27
28
29
9—10.30am
Biggest Morning
Tea
11am whole
School Mass at
OLHC
MOTHER’S
DAY
TRINITY
SUNDAY
Happy Birthday to the following children who will
celebrate their birthday next week.
23rd APRIL
Jenna and Caitlin
24th APRIL
Andrei, Poppy and Tiah
25th APRIL
Tyler
26th APRIL
Cody
CANTEEN ROSTER
TUESDAY — PREP and JUNIOR
THURSDAY — MIDDLE and SENIOR
+ 8.45—10.30approx
THURSDAY 16th APRIL
+ Tracy Hynd
# Leonie Kelly
TUESDAY 28th APRIL
# 11.45—1.30approx
TUESDAY 21ST APRIL
THURSDAY 23rd APRIL
+ Luisa Locandro
+ Janelle Macdonald
# Lisa Cini
# Cherie Pettigrew
THURSDAY 30th APRIL
TUESDAY 5th MAY
+ Annie Lacey
+ Rebekah Lee
+ Carolyn Burge
# Adele Pettenuzzo
# Claudia Sajeba
# Daniela Cini
A reminder to all Parents/Carers, supervision by School
Staff begins at 8.30am before school and after school only
at the drop off area until 3.30pm.
Please observe and supervise your children, as they play
on the equipment.
ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL
In the case of illness a phone call in the morning on the day they
are absent.
If you are going on holidays or your child will be away for an
extended period you must advise in writing BEFORE you leave.
Thank you.
Further details are available from the school office. All parent/guardian
helpers must sign in at the office before proceeding to the classrooms.
Your current Working with Children card must be displayed at all times
when working in the classrooms and attending excursions.
TRINITY CAR PARK

For greater safety and visibility, we are requesting that all
drivers reverse park into the marked bays.

Thank you all who use the pedestrian crossing area. You
are demonstrating to your children correct road safety
practices. Once children cross the pedestrian crossing into
the parking area, they, for their safety, need to be placed
into vehicles promptly. The car park is NOT a meeting area.



Principal
Simon Dell’Oro
School Representative:
Rebecca Todisco
Tania Mitchell
Parish Representative:
Denise Ryan
Pastoral Coordinator:
Sister Joy
Chairperson: Tim O’Meara
All parents/Guardians wishing to help in the classroom,
canteen or attend excursions MUST have completed the
PARENT HELPER WORKSHOP and hold a current
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CARD.

SCHOOL BOARD
[email protected].
edu.au
Ex-officio:
Fr. Brendan Hogan
The lane around the edge of the car park (closest to the
oval) are for vehicles waiting to pick children up from the
Pick-up Zone ONLY.
The two parking bays closest to the office path are the PICK
-UP ZONES. These are NO STANDING zones. If your
children are not ready to get into your car as you pull up to
the pick-up zone, you must continue on and rejoin the end
of the pick-up queue.
Secretary: Lisa Ferracane
P & F Rep: Jenny Haigh
Parent Representatives:
Stuart Woolf
Michael Locandro
Vanessa Burgos
OUR LADY HELP OF
CHRISTIANS PARISH
496 Princes Hwy
Narre Warren 3805.
Phone-9704 7935
Fax – 9704 7023
Parish Priest
Fr. Brendan Hogan
Assistant Priest
Fr. Stephen Onuoha
Permanent Deacon
Rev Peter Stringfellow
Pastoral Associates
Conny James
Sacrament Co-ordinator
Emily D’Sylva
There is NO RIGHT TURN when exiting the car park. All
vehicles must turn left for the safety of others and to
maintain traffic flow.
Mass Times
Saturday- 6.00pm
THE GATES CLOSE AT 9.00am AND RE-OPEN AT
3.00pm. Occasionally they might re-open slightly later due
to school activities.
11.00am & 6.00pm
Sunday– 8.00am, 9.15am
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday 12noon – 3.30pm
Thank you for your patience and consideration of others.
Tues-Friday 9.00 - 3.30pm
PASTORAL CARE NEWSLETTER
15th APRIL 2015
Welcome back for second term of 2015. I hope you all enjoyed the Easter
ceremonies and an enjoyable and restful holiday with the beautiful Autumn weather
(plus some welcome rain for the gardens). During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday
night we welcomed Kimberley Rivas (Ricardo 4I, Elias Prep N) and Edit Bencsics
(playgroup Mum) into the Catholic Church. We will pray for you and support you during this
time of great growth for you and your families.
We pray: for Mick Donaldson (Mia1J, Cloe 3S, Max 4N) whose Grandmother died before
the holidays (my apologies, I made a mistake and said it was Jodie’s Grandmother); Naomi
Sanchez (Caileb 1B) who is recovering from surgery.
We congratulate the Scarton and Pahor Families on the engagement between Elio and
Jessica.
MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST ON FRIDAY 8TH MAY from 7.15 until
8.15am in the Hall. The Breakfast for the Mums and children (primary
school - aged children only, this is because of the numbers and because
there is not enough room for them to run around in safety) consists of
croissants/toast/coffee (from the Coffee van for Mum) and fruit. So put it in
your diary now please. The enrolment form is in the newsletter. Again I’m looking for
some Dads to serve our gracious mums. So if they can let me know as soon as
possible that they are available that would be terrific – only two dad helpers so
far!!!!!!!!!!
SACRAMENT OF FIRST EUCHARIST: Enrolment and parent-only workshop is Thursday
30th April at 7.45pm in the Parish Church. Remember that this year there is only
ONE such night for this Sacrament.
BIGGEST MORNING TEA Yes it is that time of the year again! Over the
years Trinity has hosted this event in memory of our relatives and friends
who have died from cancer. We hope that the funds we raise will help in
the research and alleviation of this evil disease. The Date is 28th May
from drop off time until 10.30am This year I have booked the Hall
because we were squashed last year in the Playroom. $2.00 entry, and we will
have a raffle (50c a ticket) and there will be a table of goodies for you to
purchase. Can we beat our $150.00 from last year?
This weekend we celebrate the third Sunday in the Easter Season. The Gospel continues on
from the Walk to Emmaus, Jesus appears among them and shows them he is not a ghost
by asking for something to eat. Jesus you ask for food .How often do our children
come in from school and say “ I’m hungry”. And what do you as good
parents do? Usually something small at this time of the day so they will
not spoil the evening meal. Jesus, help us also to feed our children with
the example of celebrating our Faith with the Parish community on the
weekend. Amen
MOTHER’S Day BREakfaST
Friday 8TH MAY commencing at 7.30am
Mums, grand-mothers, special friends are invited to come along with their
children for breakfast in the Hall. The Breakfast for the Mums and children
consists of croissants/toast/coffee (from the Coffee van for Mum) and fruit.
The cost is $5.00 per person, including children.
I am also hoping that some of the Dads will be able to come along and help
with the serving, without your help we cannot give the mums the treat they
deserve!
If you can come along and help from 7.00am until approx. 8.00am please leave
your name at the office/or give it to Sister Joy.
If coming for breakfast, please complete the form below and return
with your money to school by Friday 1st May. No late replies will be accepted.
Thank you.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Mother’s Day Breakfast Friday 8th May
Name of child and grade……………………………………………………………..
Number of Adults attending($5 each)…………………...
Number of Children attending($5each)………………….
Amount enclosed………………..
I am able to help from 7.00am (Name)………………………………………………...
TRINITY PARENTS & FRIENDS
NEWSLETTER
WEDNESDAY 15th APRIL 2015
Hi All,
Welcome back to Term 2. We hope you had a lovely Easter.
This term the P&F will be running the following fundraisers for our School. Please put them in your calendar and
if you are able to assist us on the day any help is greatly appreciated. Notices will come out closer to the date
of each event.
Mothers Day Stall – Tuesday 5th May 2015
Term 2 -
Mothers Day Raffle drawn on Friday 8th May 2015
Potato Day – Monday 22nd June 2015
As mentioned in our last newsletter we were looking at an Adults only night. After tonight’s meeting we have
chosen to run a “BLINGO”, it’s bingo with a bit of bling! More information will follow in the coming months.
Easter Raffle
Congratulations to all of the winners of the Easter Raffle! We are excited to tell
you that we raised $1034!! Thank you for your support it is greatly
appreciated.
Mothers Day Raffle & Stall
We are looking forward to celebrating Mothers Day, with a raffle and Mothers Day Stall. The form for the
Mothers Day Stall will be sent home next week, and raffle tickets in the next 2 weeks.
We would greatly appreciate donations towards our Mothers Day raffle that is to be drawn on Friday 8 th May. If
you have any new items you would like to donate, please drop them off at the office.
Join our Committee
We welcome any new members to the P&F Committee, it’s never too late to join us. If you cannot make our
monthly meeting, that’s ok, we love helpers on the day of our events. Joining our committee is a great way to
meet new people. Contact Melissa on 0416025494 if you are interested.
From your P&F Committee
Committee Members
President
Melissa Moore
General
Anna Mangano
Vice President
Carolyn Burge
Amber Tavinor
Secretary
Kerryn Cerchiaro
Lisa Ferracane
Asst Secretary
Tracey Thomas
Claudia Sajeba
Next P & F Meeting -
Treasurer
Irie Findlay
Jessica McLardie
TUESDAY 4th MAY at 7pm in the
Staffroom.
Asst Treasurer Nicola Schultze
Tania Johnson
Board Rep
Jenny Haigh
Marlene Johnson
General
Sr Joy
Allison Hellier
Tuesday 5th May—Mother’s Day Stall
Friday 8th May—Mother’s Day Raffle
The Trolls Inside
Trolls are part of ancient Nordic culture. They inhabit the world of
folk and fairy tales. Trolls lived under bridges and in dark places.
Short, hairy and ugly trolls were rarely seen however just the
thought of them was enough to send shivers down the spine. As a
kid you had to be wary of trolls.
Now the worst trolls live inside children's heads. The voice of
insecurity, self doubt and fear is the worst troll of all. This is the troll
that kids have to be most vigilant about.
It's the job of parents to help kids defeat trolls. Kids need to face them to defeat them. That's
not easy.
Don't let them feed the troll with doubt and negative self-talk.
Don't let them be trapped by the troll. Inaction through fear is what a troll loves.
Help kids be brave and tackle their fears rather than be held back by the troll inside their
heads.
Action is the troll's worst enemy. It hates kids tackling their fears.
Help them be brave. Help them feign confidence. Help them do.
That's how they will defeat the troll inside their heads.
Michael Grose18 March