Junior School - Term 3

l o o h c S r o Juni TERM 3 - INFORMATION

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Trinity community members, Welcome back for Term 3!

I hope everyone has enjoyed the extended mid-year break with your families and we are all ready to come back together and launch into our Semester 2 learning journey!

This term will see an opportunity for our teachers and parents to reconnect at our face-to-face parent-teacher interviews in Week 6. Term 3 is also an exciting time for our Year 3 and 4 cohorts in particular, as they prepare for their camp experiences at Borambola.

Our current Year 6 students will continue through their yearlong transition into our Senior School program with another Year 7 experience morning with our Senior School Heads of House and student leaders.

Please note, that families should always refer to the College Calendar for scheduled events, as some events are subject to change. We may also add additional events to Term 3 as we celebrate a fantastic year at Trinity.

We hope this information assists parents to see what activities and events are planned for Term 3 at Trinity in our Junior School!

Regards,

Simon Fairall Head of Junior School

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JUNIOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLY - Tuesday Week A from 2.05pm Our Junior School assemblies are held fortnightly.

Parents are invited to attend, and an email will be sent to families of any award recipient to ensure parents have the option to attend.

We also have a live stream ZOOM link available for families who can’t attend in person.

MPH Venue: Dates & Times: Tuesday A Week 2:05 pm - 1, 15 & 29 August / 12 September Class presentations, Four Pillar Awards, Sports, Community, Creative and Format: Performing Arts and Cultural announcements Note: End of Term 3 Assembly will be held on Friday 22 September at 9.05am ZOOM link: https://trinityac.zoom.us/j/99207781559?pwd=YVJIK08vakR0RlVmcWswSE83Z0tadz09 992 0778 1559

TERM 2 UNIFORM - Full Winter Formal & Sports Uniform Full winter uniform – students will commence Term 3 wearing full winter uniform.

PE uniform can be worn on scheduled PE lessons and for Creative Pursuits days.

PE uniform for specific events will communicated by Event Information Letters to families.

CREATIVE PURSUITS The Junior School is very proud of our K-2 and Year 3-6 Creative Pursuits program.

Dates & Times: Uniform:

K-2 Monday A Week - 2.00pm - 3.10pm 3-6 Thursday B Week 12.50pm - 3.10pm Students can wear either sports or formal uniforms on these days

Parent involvement is encouraged and we would love to see more of our parent community assisting with these K-2 and Year 3-6 activity groups.

Please email Stacey Jones (K-2) or Kim Hardie (Year 3-6) to see where you can assist!

COLLEGE STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY Monday 17 July College Staff Professional Learning Professional Learning focus: Leanne Woodley - AISNSW National Collection of Consistent Data Our Junior School staff are participating in a session run by AISNSW consultant, Leanne Woodley, focusing on how we cater for students with needs at the College.

This day encompasses upskilling our staff on strategies to differentiate our teaching practices and how we plan for meeting the needs of our students.

This is a student free day for our College.

STUDENT FREE DAY Monday 17 July Our staff are participating in a Staff Professional Development Day at Trinity Anglican College.

FIRST DAY OF TERM 3 Tuesday 18 July We welcome back all our K-6 students to their first day of Term 3 back in classrooms!

YEARS 1 - 2: Meerkat Productions Performance Tuesday 18 July - College Library Our Year 1 and 2 students will be singing and dancing their way through Meerkat Production’s adaptation of CBCA shortlisted book ­'Frank’s Red Hat' by Sean Avery. There will be song, dance, puppetry — and more in this wonderful 40-minute production.

JUNIOR SCHOOL K - 2 & 3 - 6: Choir Eisteddfod Performances Tuesday 18 July - Albury Entertainment Centre Trinity’s Year K-2 and Year 3-6 Choirs will compete at the Albury Wodonga Eisteddfod.

INTERSCHOOL SNOWSPORTS COMPETITION Wednesday 19 July to Friday 21 July - Falls Creek Students as a part of the school squad participate in a range of snowsports events at Falls Creek.

YEAR 6: NSW Netball Cup Regional Finals Monday 31 July Our Year 6 Netball team will be competing in the Regional Finals of the NSW Netball Cup. good luck to our netball superstars!

JUNIOR SCHOOL: Life Education Van Monday 31 July to Wednesday 9 September All students in Kindergarten to Year 6 will take part in class-based visits to the Life Education Van. Students will be immersed in an interactive session learning about age-appropriate healthy lifestyle habits. They also get the chance to meet the great Harold the Giraffe!

YEAR 3 - 6 SQUAD: RAS Athletics Carnival Tuesday 1 August - Alexandra Park, Albury Our selected Year 3-6 Athletics squad will compete against other RAS (Riverina Anglican Schools) at Alexandra Park. Students who are successful in individual events can be selected in the CIS (Combined Independent Schools) squad to compete in Sydney.

2024 KINDER KONNECT Wednesday 2 August Time to re-konnect with our next cohort of Kinder students! A great chance for our families to catch up after the school readiness interviews held in June.

YEAR 3: Wirrameena Excursion Thursday 3 August, Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre at Burrumbuttock Students in Year 3 will travel to the Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre at Burrumbuttock, and participate in sketching nature (outdoors) and an information session regarding the Corroboree Frog and caring for endangered species (indoors) as their other two activities.

YEAR 3 - 4: Todd Woodbridge Cup Monday 7 August - Albury Tennis Centre Selected students in Year 3-4 will participate in the 2023 Todd Woodbridge Cup at the Albury Tennis Centre. All our Year 3-4 students have all been participating in training session in Term 2 with Margaret Court Academy coach, Jade Culph, and those chosen will get the chance to compete against other local schools at this great tennis event.

YEAR 2 - 6: ICAS Digital Technologies Competition Wednesday 9 August ICAS Digital Technologies Assessments consist of questions written and reviewed every year by expert educators. Students encounter a variety of questions designed to test students’ knowledge and practical skills in areas including general skills, word processing, graphics and multimedia, internet and email, spreadsheets and databases, programming and scripting. This is an optional competition for students in year 2-6.

YEAR 2 - 6: ICAS English Competition Wednesday 16 August ICAS English Assessments are available as an optional competition for students in Year 2-6. The papers consist of questions written and reviewed every year by expert educators. Participants learn how to better articulate their own thoughts by analysing a variety of different texts. Questions are designed to test understanding of English language aspects, including vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, structure, syntax and voice.

JUNIOR SCHOOL: Parent Teacher Interviews Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 August Term 3 Parent Teacher Interviews are a chance for families to connect in person with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress through Semester 1 at Trinity.

YEARS 2 - 6: ICAS Spelling Bee Tuesday 22 August ICAS Spelling Bee is developed in partnership with Macquarie Dictionary and is available as an optional competition for students in Year 2-6. For all papers it assesses and reports students’ skills at spelling words in four different contexts, dictation, applying rules and conventions, proofreading and error correction.

YEARS 2 - 6: ICAS Science Competition Thursday 24 August The ICAS Science exam is an optional competition paper that is available for our Year 2-6 students, and measures observational, reasoning and problem-solving skills and the student's ability to read graphs and diagrams and interpret data.

JUNIOR SCHOOL: Book Week Parade Friday 25 August Our K-6 Book Week Parade will take place at the MPH. All students will be invited to dress up as their favourite character from the world of literature. The theme for the 2023 Book Week Parade is “Read, Grow, Inspire”.

YEARS 2 - 6: ICAS Mathematics Competition Wednesday 30 August The ICAS Mathematics papers are available as an optional competition for students in Year 2-6. The papers are comprised of multiple-choice questions that are designed to evaluate our students' abilities to recognize and interpret basic algebra, data, number and geometry concepts. This is an optional competition for students in year 2-6.

WHOLE SCHOOL: Father's Day Celebrations Friday 1 September On Friday 1 September, we will be hosting a Father's Day breakfast at the College.

Tickets are $5 per person and include a delicious breakfast, complimentary tea, coffee, juice and lucky door prize entry.

There will be raffles, student performances, fun games and challenges to participate in with your child/ren throughout the morning.

Purchase your ticket and preferred breakfast item before Friday 25 August 2023. Tickets will also need to be purchased for students attending. More details will be provided to families in the coming weeks.

PARENT SEMINAR #4: Supporting your Child’s Literacy Development PARENT SEMINAR #4: Supporting your Child’s Literacy Development Monday 4 September, 5.30pm - 6.30pm in the College Library Led by our literacy champions, this session aims to give parents an insight into the pedagogical (teaching) methods we use at Trinity to teach key literacy skills in the Junior School.

Our Literacy Instructional Leader, Casey Meller, and Dean of Studies (Junior), Lauren Naldrett, will walk alongside our parent community to share insights and techniques to improve literacy outcomes with your child.

YEARS 3 - 4: TRENT BARRETT SHIELD RUGBY LEAGUE GALA DAY Tuesday 5 September Students selected in the Year 3-4 Trent Barrett Shield will compete in a round robin style rugby league competition against schools in the local area.

YEAR 3 - 4: Author in Residence - Aimee Chan Wednesday 6 September Aimee and her team are developing a stage adaptation of children’s picture book ‘The Happy Mask’

by Albury-based author Aimee Chan. This children’s book is a gentle story that examines what it is like to live in a world surrounded by people in masks from a child’s perspective.

They will experiment with music and movement playing off each other’s strengths to bring out the emotions and the layers in the story that were previously represented with printed words.

YEAR 3: Borambola Camp Thursday 7 to Friday 8 September As part of the Year 3 curriculum for 2023, an educational camp has been organised at the YMCA Borambola site in Wagga NSW, from Thursday 7 September to Friday 8 September. Students will be travelling to and from Wagga by bus. More details will be provided to Year 3 families early in Term 3.

YEAR 6: AAS Testing Day Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 September AAS test are conducted in Year 4, 6 and 8 to assess capabilities across the domains of reading comprehension, mathematics and a writing task. The data is used to inform our staff of individual progression for our Trinity students against National Benchmarks.

YEAR 4: Borambola Camp Wednesday 13 to Friday 15 September As part of the Year 4 curriculum for 2023, an educational camp has been organised at the YMCA Borambola site in Wagga NSW. The program builds upon the Year 3 camp experience with an additional night stay and includes different, more challenging activities. Students will be travelling to and from Wagga by bus, leaving from and returning to the College campus. More details will be provided to Year 4 families early in Term 3.

YEAR K - 2: Swimming Block A - Kinder: Thursday 14 to Thursday 21 September (Term 3) Block B - Year 1: Thursday 12 to Thursday 19 October (Term 4) Block C - Year 2: Friday 20 to Friday 27 October (Term 4) Uniform: Students can wear either sport or formal uniforms on these days.

YEAR 4: AAS Testing Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 September AAS test are conducted in Year 4, 6 and 8 to assess capabilities across the domains of reading comprehension, mathematics and a writing task. The data is used to inform our staff of individual progression for our Trinity students against National Benchmarks.

JUNIOR SCHOOL: End of Term Assembly Friday 22 September, 9.05am in the MPH Our Term 3 Junior School End of Term Assembly will be an assembly to celebrate the events of Term 3 and to acknowledge the efforts of individuals from all K-6 classes focusing on Academic Achievement in the classroom.

We warmly encourage all parents and community members to attend and support us in acknowledging our students at Trinity!

Venue: Dates & Times:

MPH Friday 22 September, 9.05am

Format:

Class presentations. End of Term Awards for Academic Achievement

ZOOM link: https://trinityac.zoom.us/j/99207781559?pwd=YVJIK08vakR0RlVmcWswSE83Z0tadz09 992 0778 1559

WHO TO CONTACT AT TRINITY ANGLICAN COLLEGE Knowing who the best person is to answer your questions can be challenging in a school environment. Below is a handy reference to help parents and carers get the information you need: All school operational matters (buses, advising College of appointments etc): College Front Office 02 6049 3400 / office@trinityac.nsw.edu.au First instances of pastoral or educational questions Your child's classroom teacher - firstname.lastname@trinityac.nsw.edu.au To escalate behaviour or academic matters Kindergarten: lydia.billington@trinityac.nsw.edu.au Year 1-2: stacey.jones@trinityac.nsw.edu.au Year 3-4: lucy.hyndman@trinityac.nsw.edu.au Year 5-6: kim.hardie@trinityac.nsw.edu.au To raise overall queries regarding Junior School matters Head of Junior School - simon.fairall@trinityac.nsw.edu.au

CONNECTING WITH OUR TEACHERS The time immediately before and after school is precious for both teachers and students.

In the morning, teachers need to prepare for the day ahead, attend to classroom management and children’s work, listen to reading, complete duties, and meet with colleagues.

In regard to students, they need to collect belongings from their school bags, attend reading, develop independence, and socialise with friends. After school can be quite a frenetic time as students return from specialist classes, tidy classrooms, and collect belongings. Teachers are ensuring the end of the day is as smooth as possible and that their students are supervised until collected.

At Trinity Anglican College we pride ourselves on providing an atmosphere whereby parents feel comfortable approaching their child’s teacher to discuss a range of issues. It is important for parents to understand that time immediately before and after school is not always the most convenient time for parent/teacher meetings.

Therefore, we request the following times to remain free from parent/teacher meetings to allow teachers and students to commence and conclude the day with uninterrupted focus 8.45am - 9.00am and 3.15pm - 3.30pm.

By all means, email or call our staff, and we will be more than happy to arrange a planned time for you to raise a discussion regarding your child's experiences at Trinity.

PARENT TEACHER COMMUNICATION Communication and being able to access information with your child’s teacher, or key leaders at the school is a priority for us as a cohesive, connected Trinity community.

If you would like to discuss a concern with a teacher, please arrange an appointment with them, so that uninterrupted and dedicated time can be provided for you at the meeting.

Emailing the teacher, communicating via your child’s diary, or contacting the office are the simplest ways to make an appointment. Providing teachers with an idea on the main point or points of your enquiry or concern also allows for the staff member to prepare sufficiently.

Quality time is vital when discussing issues concerning your child and allowing us time to gain all the relevant information is essential. Your support and consideration in these matters is greatly appreciated by all.

2023 TERM DATES TERM 1

Monday 30 January (Years 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12) Tuesday 31 January (Years 8, 9, 10) Thursday 2 February (Kindergarten, Years 1 and 2) to Thursday 6 April

TERM 2

Wednesday 26 April to Friday 23 June

TERM 3

Tuesday 18 July to Friday 22 September

TERM 4

Monday 9 October to Tuesday 12 December

OUR UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS Term 1 - Summer Uniform Students start the year in summer uniforms. Blazers are optional for Junior School students.

Term 2 - Summer Uniform / Winter Uniform Transition The transition from summer uniform is the first two weeks of term. All students are to be in winter uniform by week three. Blazers are optional for Junior School students.

Term 3 - Winter Uniform All students are to be in winter uniform. Blazers are optional for Junior School students.

Term 4 - Winter Uniform / Summer Uniform Transition The transition to summer uniform is the first two weeks of term. All students are to be in summer uniform by week three. Blazers are optional for Junior School students.

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