Trinity Connect
Issue 11, 05 August 2022
Principal's News
This term our Chapel and Devotion theme is, 'God's Crazy Grace'. Grace is something that can be a challenge for us to understand, especially our children. God's Grace changes everything!
Below is an excerpt from a blog called, 'Parent Cue' https://theparentcue.org/blog/ that I find, as a parent, can often give me just the right words at just the right time! Author of this piece, Reggie Joiner has written a description of Grace and Grace in our world today that i wanted to share with you...
If you think about most of the religious systems in the world, the concept of grace doesn’t make any sense. It doesn’t seem to fit with the way life should really work. If you do something good, you are rewarded. If you do something bad, you are punished. The goal of life is to tip the scales by doing more good than bad. But that’s why grace is so significant. And when you really understand grace, it changes everything. It changes the way you see God. You begin to understand that His love and passion for you are not determined by your actions. It changes the way you see yourself. All of a sudden, you understand that even with all your baggage, God has the ability to change you forever. And it changes the way we see each other.
That’s why we define grace as getting something great that you don’t deserve. Judgment and reward are both based on the idea of getting something you do deserve. But grace is different entirely. Grace totally tips the scale in your favour. Grace isn’t fair. It isn’t balanced. Grace is a gift that is undeserved and unearned. When you understand God’s grace it only makes sense that you would extend that grace to other people.
As parents and leaders, the most powerful thing we can hand our children is an understanding of the stories Jesus told that reflect God’s grace. The story of a rebellious son that got a party when he should have gotten the 1st Century equivalent of “grounded for life.” The straying sheep with a shepherd who never gave up the search even if it meant leaving 99 other sheep waiting. I don’t know about you but I want my children to always remember they can never run so far they can’t come home. They can never get so lost that God will stop pursuing them or welcoming them back into a relationship with Him.
Grace changes everything. In our personal relationships, grace means we can overlook something somebody does wrong and offer hope and redemption instead of judgment and unforgiveness. In our relationship with God, it means He resolves our shortcomings by making His grace more powerful than anything we could do to disappoint Him. Everybody could use a little more grace. In these days when life seems so hurried and difficult, grace means we take a deep breath, gather a little perspective, and give somebody something great that they don’t deserve. Grace is the single most life-changing concept that gives us a bigger perspective to live out a better story.
How can you show grace today?
Eloise Beveridge
Principal
Year 4 -10 Athletics Carnival - Monday 8 August
Our Year 4 - 10 Athletics Carnival is being held on Monday, 8 August from 8:45am at the Aerodrome Ovals, Eleventh Street, Mildura. The day will conclude at 2:30pm. As per the event note, students are to be dropped off and picked up from the ovals unless parents have advised the college that bus transport is required.
Please refer to the link below to access a copy of the letter that was emailed home to parents previously. This also includes the schedule for the day (please remember that event times are a guide only and may be subject to change).
Parents are welcome to spectate on the day. Please do not take your child/ren home early unless they have been signed out on the attendance rolls by a college staff member. Students will not be able to leave early unless parents are collecting them. Your support of our processes to ensure the safety of all is appreciated.
We look forward to an exciting day for all students and staff!
Prep - Year 3 students attend school as per normal on the day.
Special Friends & Grandparents Day - MONDAY 29 August
We are super excited to be able to host our Grandparents and Special Friends Day in 2022!
This super fun day will coincide with our annual Book Week Dress Up Day, guaranteed to be our biggest and craziest Grandparents and Special Fiends Day yet!
Share the date with your grandparents and / or special friends now!
Please click here to find the 2023 Trinity Lutheran College Term Dates.
Maisie Update
Maisie has enjoyed 'hanging out' with students across the school but this week has especially enjoyed helping out with some assignment and computer work in Year 9 & 10!
College Events
Monday 8 August - Trinity Athletics Carnival (Year 4 to Year 10)
Tuesday 9 August - Taste of Prep #1
Monday 15 to Thursday 18 August - Year 5/6 Camp to Ballarat
Monday 15 to Thursday 18 August - Year 9 Camp to Sydney
Monday 22 to Friday 26 August - Year 10 Camp to Falls Creek
Monday 22 to Monday 29 August - Book Week
Monday 29 August - Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Wednesday 31 August - Prep - Year 3 Athletics Carnival
Thursday 1 September - Interschool Mini Olympics (Year 4 to Year 6)
Friday 2 September - Prep - Year 2 Family 'Spring Picnic', 5:30pm - 7pm
Wednesday 7 to Friday 9 September - Year 3/4 Camp to Lake Cullulleraine
Wednesday 7 to Thursday 8 September - Year 1/2 Camp (Day Camp and Sleepover for Year 2)
Tuesday 13 September - Twilight @ Trinity, 5pm - 7pm
Wednesday 14 September - Year 9/10 Ball
Prep - Year 2 Family 'Spring Picnic'
Families with children in Prep to Year 2 are invited to come along and join us for a Spring Picnic, details below. With the weather starting to now warm up, we hope to hold events for the families of students in other year levels early in Term 4.
COVID Update
The Victorian Government encourages the wearing of masks when inside and unable to socially distance. All students are encouraged to wear a mask each day to assist with control of infection.
Household contacts are able to attend school, but must wear a mask and test negative on a RA Test each morning before attending school for the 7 days period of their family member's positive case.
Students who test positive to COVID are required to isolate for 7 days.
Please notify the college office if your child tests positive or is a household contact.
School TV - Happiness & Gratitude
Happiness is a term that captures a huge variety of positive emotions such as humour, serenity, optimism, joy, pride, inspiration, love and hope. Happiness means different things, to different people and is essential to your understanding of emotional literacy. Throughout history, philosophers, religious writers and poets have pondered on the meaning of happiness and how it might be achieved. In the last few decades, scientists and psychologists have researched this further by studying a field of science called positive psychology.
The result of this research suggests there is a strong correlation between gratitude and greater happiness. Practising gratitude helps you shift your focus to positive memories or experiences, noticing the good in your life. Over time, this will re-wire your brain to create new neural pathways, increase your state of happiness and overall wellbeing.
In this edition of SchoolTV, parents and care-givers will learn how to achieve happiness and the benefits of practising gratitude.
We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact the school counsellor for further information or seek medical or professional help.
Here is the link to the Happiness & Gratitude edition of SchoolTV
Congratulations
Abbey Kaeser - 2022 Basketball Victoria U12 Country Championships
Abbey has recently gained selection in the Victoria representative Squad to participate in a four day Jamboree carnival tournament. The selection process was very rigorous and has students from all over Victoria in contention. After wining the local Domestic MVP for the league, MVP for Irymple Tigers and MVP in the Grand Final, Abbey has also represented Mildura Heat at the SA and Victoria state championships for the under 12 and under 14 Mildura Heat Teams.
Great job Abbey!
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