Newsletter 11

22 July 2016

PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE 421 Elizabeth Mitchell Drive Thurgoona NSW 2640 Telephone: (02) 6049 3402 Facsimile: (02) 6049 3490 Email: kathy.offner@trinityac.nsw.edu.au

ALBURY 421 Elizabeth Mitchell Drive Thurgoona NSW 2640 Telephone: (02) 6049 3400 Facsimile: (02) 6049 3490 Email: office@trinityac.nsw.edu.au

WODONGA 34 Ellen McDonald Drive Baranduda VIC 3690 Telephone: (02) 6049 3480 Facsimile: (02) 6020 9125 Email: officewodonga@trinityac.nsw.edu.au

WEBSITE www.trinityac.nsw.edu.au

AFTER SCHOOL CARE 1300 105 343 (Albury) 0432 887 637 (Wodonga)

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE WODONGA 6049 3485

Welcome back to Term 3, particularly to the new families and staff who are joining us. I hope your time at Trinity is exciting and fulfilling.

I spent some time over the break in Perth, and took the opportunity of meeting up with our new Principal Justin Beckett, his wife Zoe, and his four delightful sons, all of whom will be at Trinity. They are very excited about their big adventure, heading east in January for the start of the 2017 school year. Justin is having some leave in Term 4 this year so he’ll be visiting us, and hopefully meeting some of you then. We already have a pretty good line of communication going so he will hit the ground running! One of his passions is developing strong home/school relationships and getting parents involved in the school. If belonging to a P&F is your thing, then your time is nigh if Justin has anything to do with it!

While we have been enjoying a break with family, exciting travels and so on, parts of the world have been experiencing unspeakable horror. It is so hard to know what to do from the safety and comfort of our isolated rock so far from the troubles, but at least we should be looking at making our own community as safe and welcoming as we can. With this in mind I am putting out a request for any second hand books and warm clothing, blankets, etc that you might no longer want but that could be put to good use through the St Matthew’s Op Shop. I am happy for you to drop anything off at school or you could take it to the church office. As the poster behind the pulpit at St Matthew’s says “Never see a need without

From the Principal

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doing something about it”, and that is what the Op Shop volunteers are doing. Your support is much appreciated.

Susan Shaw Principal

Year 8 and Year 10 Subject Information Evenings & Year 12 Trial HSC Exams

Parents of Year 10 Students I am sure that our Year 10 students are excited by the prospect of selecting subjects that capture their interests, enhance their skills and assist them to pursue a pathway beyond school. This is a reminder that the Subject Information Evening for Year 11 2017 is taking place early in Term 3 on Monday, 25 July from 7pm in the Senior School Building. Year 10 students are looking forward to putting their questions to the many teachers who will be there and have been briefed on the subjects offered and the processes involved. They have access to an online information booklet that will assist them in making this important set of decisions. The students will record their preferences via an online platform and have had the mechanics of this process outlined to them. It will be great to see as many parents as possible on the night.

Parents of Year 8 Students Year 8 students have the opportunity to have their questions about Year 9 subject choices answered at the Year 9 2017 Subject Information Evening from 7pm Tuesday 9 August in the Senior School Building. The students have enjoyed experiences across many different subjects over the last two years and this is their first opportunity to pursue their interests in the choice of elective subjects. Parents are most cordially invited to attend the evening with their son or daughter and talk to teachers who will be keen to provide information about their specialist subjects.

From the Director of Studies

Note that re-enrolment forms for 2017 will be mailed out on 29 July. Please look out for these and return to classroom or pastoral care teachers no later than 22 August 2016.

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Year 12 Trial HSC Exams The focus of our Year 12 students is firmly on the Trial Examination which commences Monday 8 August and concludes Wednesday 17 August. For all students, these exams figure as significant assessment items that will assist in determining the assessment component of their final HSC mark. The students are busy honing their study schedule in order to maximise their results in this important set of exams. The Trial Examination timetable will be distributed to students early next week.

Students undertaking Visual Art, Design and Technology, Music and Drama are particularly busy as they work toward the submission of their major works and process diaries. Students should be maintaining a ready dialogue with their teachers in order to ensure that their major works are progressing steadily toward completion and that they are in compliance with all project specifications.

Year 10-12 Assessment Tasks

Students in Years 10-12 are, generally, engaging with their continued assessment program in a positive and committed fashion. The momentum created by the assessment program is powerful and it is important to maintain focus.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind students and parents that direct parental contact is required if a student is unable to submit or undertake an assessment task. The College understands that illness or misadventure can occur and we have a firm set of procedures to follow in such instances.

Certainly, in instances of assessment tasks being missed due to planned absences, students should make contact with me well before the due date so that arrangements can be made. Failure to do this can incur mark penalties. This is clearly outlined in the assessment policy documents distributed to students at the outset of the year.

If you have any queries about any of the matters outlined above, please contact Ms Kym Armstrong at the College.

Kym Armstrong Director of Studies

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Welcome back to Term 3. There never seems to be a quiet term, however, Term 3 always seems to be one of the busier terms and this is especially the case for our Year 12 students with HSC Trial Examinations and project deadlines needing to be met for a range of subjects.

I always look forward to viewing the Major Design Projects, HSC Drama Showcase, Visual Arts Body of Work and Music Concert of our HSC students. Please keep a look out this term for these events which will showcase the talents of our Year 12 students.

Upcoming events Year 11 2017 Subject Selection Evening – Monday 25 July Year 7-10 Parent Teacher Interviews – Monday 1 August and Thursday 11 August Year 9 2017 Subject Selection Evening – Tuesday 9 August

Carmen’s Story During the last week of Term 2, students in Year 10 listened to a presentation by John Maher who talked to the students about Carmen, his daughter, who was tragically killed in a car crash. John’s presentation was powerful and emotional. He spoke to the students about the impact Carmen’s death had on her family, friends and the wider community.

John has been nominated for Australian of the Year on a number of occasions for the road safety message he gives to students. He has been coming to Trinity to speak to Year 10 students for the last six years. The presentation was confronting for some students, but one they needed to hear.

Malcolm Thomas Head of Senior School

Over the break I was able to listen to a number of discussions about the direction of education in other countries. The debates were refreshingly similar to the current debates in Australia over local, state and federal concerns. On reading the press and talking with the tertiary students working on a gap year in Australia (often working hard to pay off

From the Senior School

From the Junior School

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their student loan) it was obvious that the common elements of innovation in learning based on sound research models is still the basis for improvement.

The learning spaces that we have at Trinity are being upgraded regularly and, given some sunny weather, the newest space (the Infants Centre) will become part of this process. We are looking forward to moving Kindergarten and Year 1 into their new learning spaces and also transitioning all other Year groups into their own learning pods. This will give flexibility as well as structure and allow us the opportunity to become more involved with all aspects of student improvement in learning.

We are all looking forward to a productive term as students become involved in their learning.

Creative Pursuits The extensive program continues in week 3. The students approached the activities in a positive manner. This is a large undertaking and the support of all staff and students is appreciated.

Mathematics Competition: a number of students have enrolled in this annual event on Thursday 28 July. It is a great and very creative approach to thinking in mathematics.

Parent Helpers A number of parents have asked about another information session regarding their involvement as helpers. I would like to run this as a group session but also understand the busy nature of running a family. If you would like to be part of the helper group could you please e-mail me at the College and I will endeavour to organise an appropriate time.

Assembly It is wonderful to witness the parental support for students at assembly. Due to the large number attending we have decided to sit parents in the second bay in the MPH. This should afford all parents better viewing during the assembly.

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Public Speaking Finals Tyra Murray, Sam Vaccaro, Hamish Darmody, Ariel Halford and Christina Halford will represent the College at the local Final of the Lions Club Public Speaking competition on the evening of Monday 25 July. We wish them well and look forward to hearing about their experience at this level.

Co-Curricular Activities These are a wonderful opportunity for students to focus on various skills that will enhance their learning. The kitchen/garden group is one activity that will continue throughout the semester.

Steven Armstrong Head of Junior School

Welcome Back A warm welcome back. I trust all families had the opportunity to spend some quality time together over the break.

The Importance of Handwriting in School Most recently a parent asked me, “Why do you have such an emphasis on handwriting at school?”

The National Handwriting Association of the United Kingdom answers this question beautifully. The association writes:

Jotting down a shopping list, writing a birthday card, taking down a phone message, completing a form at the bank …. handwriting is part of our daily lives. It is on show to others and may be used to make judgements about us. Writing has a very long history. It began as simple pictographs drawn on a rock, which were then combined to represent

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ideas and developed into more abstract symbols. Just like our writing today, early symbols were used to store information and communicate it to others. In recent years, modern technology has dramatically changed the way we communicate through writing. However, despite the increased use of computers for writing, the skill of handwriting remains important in education, employment and in everyday life. Time devoted to the teaching and learning of letter formation in the early years will pay off. Legible writing that can be produced comfortably, at speed and with little conscious effort allows a child to attend to the higher-level aspects of writing composition and content. This is important when assessments are based on written work, particularly in time-limited written examinations, which remain as a major form of assessment for many formal qualifications. Without fast and legible handwriting, students may miss out on learning opportunities and under-achieve academically. Beyond formal education, most employment situations will involve at least some handwriting and require the communication of critical information (e.g. medical notes, prescriptions). Thus, handwriting with pen and paper still has an important role from early childhood through our adult lives but, more and more, people are shifting from paper to electronic modes of communication. Interestingly though, many personal computers now have handwriting recognition capability so that handwriting as means of interacting with computers is becoming more pervasive. It seems, therefore, that even in this modern age, handwriting remains an important skill for communication. For further information, go to: http://www.nha-handwriting.org.uk/handwriting/why-is-handwriting-important

End of Term Awards Congratulations to the following students who received awards at the end of Term 2 Assembly: Academic Achievement: Alannah Bohun Charlotte Wardle Eden Deverell Samuel Reid Stamatina Kamberos Alisha Feillafe Jack Leahy Blaze Keeble Leah Hague Harrison Knight Isabella Klein Fallon Locke Leo Geerling Mark Baker Chloe Byrnes Isabella Reid Jacob Campbell Isaac Delcour Raeghan Abbott Joshua Nelder Sam Chase Riley Edwards Jana Geerling Zac Reid Indriel Dudenas Emily Bath Joe Rawson Emilia Gatto

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Academic Improvement: Niamh Slee Chase Nelder Sloan Mulholland Alex Cleary Zoe Hague Baxter Ward Maeve Boyle Gaby Richardson Georgia Stefaniak Penrose Delcour Ethan Harris Matthew Steele Grace Pretty Illiana Mulholland Service: Sara Halligan Tiahn Myles

SSV Winter Sport An SSV Winter Sport Gala Day will be held on 29 July at Willow Park. Years 5 & 6 will attend to conclude their participation in this program. Thank you to parents who have helped umpire or supervise, and thanks to Mrs Carroll for her assistance and guidance. Students seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed the League Tag and T-Ball, and special thanks to Mr Holland for his expert tuition!

Ski Trip The Annual Ski Trip to Falls Creek will go ahead on Friday 12 August, and indications are there will be plenty of snow! Letters have gone out, and please note that payment is due by 22 July. French Poster Awards Congratulations to all those who entered posters in the French Poster Competition, conducted by the Border Modern Language Teachers’ Association. Well done to the Winners and to those who were Highly Commended, as follows:

Year 4 1st - Baxter Ward 2nd - Lauren Brawn 3rd Isabella Reid Year 5 1st Paris Morgan 2nd - Georgia Stefaniak 3rd - Gabby Richardson Year 6 3rd – Amber Proctor Highly Commended

Year 3 Alexander Cleary Fallon Locke Year 4 Sienna Plested Coco Farley Jacob Campbell Jackson Disher Grace Bath Riley Koetsveld Lucy Elderfield Cassie Phillips Emily Steele Harrison Kurtzer Lucy Pirkola Vinuthi Siriwardana Year 5 Jana Geerling Maeve Boyle Clayton Peters Sam Chase Riley Edwards Year 6 Matthew Steele Ashton Myles Emilia Gatto Hafiz Andrews

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Term 3 Events This term is shaping up to be a very busy and productive one. To assist parents with your organising see below the planned events and activities for the term.

Term 3 Thursday, Week A Campus Chapel Service, 11:50am

Thursday, Week B Campus Assembly, 11:50am Thursday 21 July Years 5 & 6 Winter Sports Monday 25 July Lions Public Speaking Competition, 6pm

After School Sport commences, 3:15pm Thursday 28 July Mathematics Competition Thursday 28 July Albury/Wodonga Eisteddfod Friday 29 July National Schools Tree Planting Day Years 5 & 6 Winter Sports Gala Day Thursday 4 August Auction for Shade Information Night, 6pm Monday 8 August Stage Door Rehearsal, Thurgoona Campus Tuesday 9 August Lion King Rehearsal, Years 3-6, 9:30am-

2:00pm, Thurgoona Campus Wednesday 10 August Stage Door Festival, Day 2 Friday 12 August Wodonga Ski Trip, Falls Creek, 5:45am-5:15pm Tuesday 16 August Lion King Rehearsal, Years 3-6, 9:30am-2:00pm,

Thurgoona Campus Wednesday 17 August Junior School Production, Years 3-6, 7pm Thursday 18 August Junior School Production, Years 3-6, 7pm Monday 22 August Book Week Narrative/Poetry Writing

Competition, P-6 Thursday 25 August Step-Up Day Year 7 (2017), Thurgoona Campus Friday 26 August Book Week Parade, 10:15am Monday 29 August Parent Teacher Interviews, 3:30-7pm Tuesday 30 August Parent Teacher Interviews, 3:30-5:30pm Thursday 1 September Life Education, Healthy Harold Friday 2 September Life Education, Healthy Harold Fathers’ Day Stall, Campus Hall

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Wodonga Campus News Sunday 4 September Fathers’ Day Monday 5 September Life Education, Healthy Harold Tuesday 6 September Life Education, Healthy Harold Friday 9 September Trinity College Art Exhibition, Albury Saturday 10 September Trinity College Art Exhibition, Albury Sunday 11 September Trinity College Art Exhibition, Albury Monday 12 September Co-curricular Program concludes this week Wednesday 14 September Wodonga Campus Performance Night, 6pm Thursday 15 September P-2 Swimming- tbc - Block A or Block B or

Block C Monday 19 September Year 4 AAS Placement Testing Tuesday 20 September Year 6 AAS Placement Testing Friday 23 September End of Term Assembly, 11:50am Classes Finish, 3:10pm

Chris O’Loan Head of Wodonga Campus

Term 3 CIS Nomination Dates

Trinity College supports the nomination of students with potential in their chosen sport(s). The College believes that the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) pathway provides an ideal opportunity for high achieving athletes. Due to the objectives and standard of CIS representative teams, Trinity will only nominate students who have a realistic opportunity to be considered for selection in the respective CIS team.

Primary Cricket Girls Open Primary 7 August Cricket Boys Open Primary 5 September Golf Boys Open Primary 19 July

From the Director of Sport & Co-curricular

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Outlined in the following table is the sporting opportunities College students can trial for. Additional information will be available from the coordinating staff member and daily messages.

Sport Tournament Date Athletics BISSA Thursday 21 July 2016 Rugby Trent Barret Shield (Year 3/4) Friday 22 July Netball AWSSNA (Year 7/8) JC King Thursday 28 July Netball AWSSNA (Year 9/10) Thursday 28 July Netball AWSSNA (Open) Thursday 28 July Rugby Mortimer Shield (Year 5/6) Monday 8 August 2016 Athletics BIPSA Thursday 11 August 2016 Netball Victorian Schools Cup Friday 19 August 2016 Netball Victorian Netball Cup (5/6) Friday, 19 August 2016 Volleyball NSW Volleyball Gala Day Number 2 Friday 19 August 2016 Touch Footy NSW Touch Footy Thursday 1 September

Parents of Trinity basketball players All parents should have received an email with regard to registering their child for the new season of basketball. Registration will need to be paid by Friday of Week 2, 29 July 2016. Students who have outstanding game fees or registration fees will not be able to take the court after this date.

The link for payment is https://reg.sportingpulse.com/regoform.cgi?formID=60516. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Campbell at Michelle.Campbell@trinityac.nsw.edu.au

Calling for girls aged 7, 8 or 9 interested basketball We are looking for any girls who are aged 7, 8 or 9 years of age and are interested in playing basketball for a Trinity team. If this is you, please contact Mrs Campbell at Michelle.Campbell@trinityac.nsw.edu.au as soon as possible! Thank you.

Nash Clark Director of Sport & Co-curricular

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It is looking like another busy and exciting term for both the College and the Library, with a number of events and activities taking place over the next few weeks.

Book Week Book Week falls on Week 6 (22 to 26 August) this term, with the annual Book Parade and Assembly scheduled for Friday 26 August. Students in the Junior School have already started to explore the books that have been nominated as part of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) short lists for 2016. More information regarding Book Week and the Assembly will be provided closer to the date.

Book Fair Term 3 will also see the Library hosting the second Book Fair for the year. This Book Fair has been organised through Carnival Book Fairs, which is an Australian company that offers books from a number of leading publishers. It is hoped that inviting different Book Fair organisations throughout the year will provide students and their families with a broader and more diverse range of books and other items to purchase. This Fair will also coincide with Book Week, and the Book Parade/Assembly, as another opportunity to promote and celebrate all things books and reading!

Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) Term 3 will also see the conclusion of this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. The end date for the Challenge is Friday 19 August, however, we encourage all students completing the challenge to have their books entered before this date. Students in K-2 classes will have their challenges completed by their classroom teacher and entered by our PRC co-ordinator, Mrs. Janelle Parker. All other students will need to ensure that they have read and entered the correct number of books on the PRC website to be eligible to receive a Premier’s Reading Challenge Certificate for this year. Any questions regarding the PRC can be emailed through to janelle.parker@trinityac.nsw.edu.au

Book Club Scholastic Book Club will be back in Term 3 after taking a short break at the end of last term due to the Scholastic Book Fair. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for the relative ease with which the LOOP payment and ordering system was taken up during the last Book Club. It is always a nervous time when transitioning to any

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new system, however, there were few issues for most people in adapting to this change, and it certainly seems to have made our lives a bit simpler. Just a reminder to please be aware of the return date on the catalogue as making orders after this date becomes difficult, especially with the change to LOOP.

Rob Childs College Librarian

Our Term 3 students in Years K-2 will not be able to place Canteen lunch orders on Fridays. This is due to the very large numbers of Junior students ordering on Fridays. Please order for your K-2 child on any other day of the week! Sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please also ensure that you pack enough food for your child’s lunch and recess; in this cold winter weather everyone gets a bit hungrier! Some little people are coming “cap in hand” to the Canteen at recess. Week 2B Term 3 Helper Week 3A Term 3 Helper

Monday, 25 July Volunteer Required Monday, 1 August Volunteer Required

Tuesday, 26 July Volunteer Required Tuesday, 2 August Volunteer Required

Weds, 27 July Volunteer Required Weds, 3 August An Benoot

Thursday, 28 July Jana Kondacs Thursday, 3 August Jana Kondacs

Friday, 29 July Volunteer Required Friday, 5 August Volunteer Required

Margaret Cochrane

Canteen Manager

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Community News

Three Dog Night is an ALL AGES concert featuring The Northern Folk (Albury), Amber Isles (Melbourne), and Benny Williams (Mt. Hotham), to raise money and awareness for St Matthews Crisis Care. Trinity’s own James Eggleston will be playing with The Northern Folk band. Albury Entertainment Centre, Friday July 22nd, 7pm. $10. Pre-sale tickets only, at www.trybooking.com/LXOP. See more below. In light of some upcoming time off gigging, and in return for the support Albury has offered us over the years, The Northern Folk have teamed up with pals Amber Isles and Benny Williams, for this all ages charity concert, Three Dog Night. The concept is to raise money and awareness for St Matthews Crisis Care through optional monetary or blankets/warm clothes donations. Entry is $10 (+ bf), and you can donate by selecting to pay extra for your ticket, or entering a donation amount of your choice. This is a seated event, so you can choose your seats when you book your tickets.

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