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JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS | FRIDAY 10 AUGUST 2018

NEWS & NOTIFICATIONS

From the Head MasterAs we draw near to the conclusion of the winter season, I have been reflecting on sport in the life of the School.

Sport takes on different significance in different schools, and in the perspectives of different stakeholders. Sportcan be an expression of the prestige of the School, through the quality of the facilities and the kit of theparticipants. Sport can be a proxy for the success of the School, whereby winning a sporting competitionindicates that a school is superior to its competitors on a broader front. Sport can be a channel for the expressionof School spirit, where the crowd of cheering supporters experience identifying with something bigger thanthemselves. Sport can be an avenue to future careers for the elite, providing support and opening doors forglittering success in the years to come.

While there are varying degrees of validity to all these perspectives, I believe that they are peripheral to thepurpose of sport at our School. Over the last little while, I have been formulating a number of principles thatguide our sporting program. All of these are already integral to the program as it currently exists, althoughcodifying them to guide our program in the future may entail some modifications and change.

The first one is participation. From the beginning, Trinity has seen the importance of sport as a key element inour education program, aiming to shape young men in mind, body and spirit. There are things that a young manneeds to learn that will not be learned in the classroom. Many of these can be learned on the sporting field. Forthis reason, we are unrelenting in our expectation that all boys will be required to participate in the summer andwinter seasons, commencing at an age-appropriate point and continuing all the way to the completion of Year12. This weekend, therefore, marks the end of the school sport journey for our graduating class, many of whomhave been donning the Trinity Green for a decade.

Our second principle is breadth of experience. School sport provides an opportunity for boys to broaden theirexperience by trying new and different things. We have seen accounts in the news of professional athleteswhose long-term wellbeing has been compromised by an extended focus on one specific sport to the detrimentof other interests and activities. We also recognize that in a world characterized by change, our boys are well-served by learning to be comfortable doing new and different things. In different sports boys will connect withdifferent friends, discover new opportunities, learn new skills, and, in the doing of it, shape a richer life. Thediversity of sporting options that we provide is intended to give our young people this breadth of experience. Thisprinciple of broadening experience is the primary reason why boys, particularly in younger years, are required todo different sports in the summer and winter seasons rather than specializing.

Our third principle is around the importance of team sports. Invaluable life lessons regarding leadership,cooperation, group identity, and mutual encouragement are learned through team sports. The reality is thatworking with others towards a shared goal is one of the most valuable capacities that our boys can develop,being necessary for so many dimensions of adult life. In addition, team sports also involve competition.Competition is not always a good thing, and it ought not become the lens through which our boys learn to viewlife generally, but competition can be healthy and helpful. Competition spurs improvement, and provides acomparative measure of mastery. At Trinity, all boys will required to participate in at least one team sport peryear in Years 7-10.

The fourth principle has to do with focused effort. School sport provides yet another context in which boys canlearn the relationships between having goals, perseverance and improvement. All the sports that we offer shouldhelp our boys to see these relationships in practice, with the outcome being their understanding that individualand team improvement and progress is always possible. This principle lies behind our expectation that all boyswill be diligent and committed in the sporting program, attending and participating whole-heartedly, and giving

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of their best.

I would not expect to be able to cover the full significance and value of the academic program of the School inone article, nor do I expect that everything has been said above that could or should be said about sport. As Inoted earlier, stakeholders will imbue sport at the School with different significance and meaning. However, itseems to me that we hold to the best traditions of the School when we affirm that sport at Trinity is a means, notan end. It is a servant, not a master. Sport at Trinity is not about producing scores of which we can be proud, butproducing men of whom we can be proud.

Detur Gloria Soli Deo

Tim BowdenHead Master


From the Master of the Junior SchoolGod is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we willnot fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm46:1-3

Dear Parents and Friends of the Junior School,

We welcome back Year 6 from the Field Studies Centre after five days and four brisk nights under canvas. Ivisited the boys earlier in the week and was very impressed with how they were working together, cooperatingwith leaders, and embracing challenges that were stretching them to grow as young men. They were also havinglots of fun! No doubt they will be tired as they spill off the bus this afternoon but they can be very satisfied withthe way they have pushed themselves and supported one another. Year 6 parents are reminded that the boysare expected to be at sport tomorrow. No doubt they will be tired, but it is important that they support theirteammates and we honour our commitment to other schools.

In assemblies this week, we have spoken further about aspects of manners that communicate respect for adults.The notion of ‘respect for elders’ is considered old-fashioned or quaint by some but remains an importantideal that is impressed upon boys at Trinity, especially in the way they interact with teachers, guests andparents. This week we have highlighted taking the initiative to greet adults and allowing others to walk throughdoorways first. Hopefully, parents and teachers will notice these good habits develop in coming weeks.

I remind or make parents aware of the following important dates and ask you to set these aside during this term.We hope to see many of you at:

Friday 24th August – Book Week Parade (9am, see Library pages)Friday 31st August – Primary Arts Festival Opening: Art, Music & Drama performances (5-7pm, see below)Thursday 6th September – Student-led Conferences (see below)Friday 7th September – Year 5 Father & Son Breakfast (bookings are open)Friday 14th September – K-Year 2 Grandparents’ Day (9-10:30am, invitations distributed)Monday 17th September – Motivation and Engagement Wheel Information Session for Year 5 parents withDr Andrew Martin (6.30pm, more information to follow)Friday 21st September – Parent & JS Executive Cuppa’n’chat (9am)

Preparations are well under way for the Trinity Grammar Junior School Arts Festival. The highlight will be theFestival of the Arts Evening on Friday 31st August in the Junior School building (5pm-7pm). Apart from a displayof the magnificent array of artwork that the boys have been making at school, the evening will also featuremusical performances, living sculptures and drama. We hope that families will join us on the evening. For thosewho are unable to make it on the night, the artwork will be accessible for viewing on the following Saturdaymorning and after school each day until 14th September.

Another important date will be Thursday 6th September for our second Student-led Conferences which willtake place in the afternoon and early evening. During the conference each boy will showcase his areas of growthand development and share his future learning goals with you. Student-Led Conferences provide boys andparents a rare opportunity to sit and talk about learning. These were spectacular last year. I encourage parentsto put this into calendars now as it is an event that you and your son will not want to miss. Further informationabout how to book your timeslot will be communicated closer to the date.

As previously mentioned OSHClub will no longer be able to accept boys into the service who have not previouslybeen registered. This is catching out parents who have neglected to register their sons but have then been in aposition that he is unexpectedly stranded at school after hours. No one plans for this to happen but it happens toalmost everyone at some stage across the primary years. I urge all parents to register you son for OSHClub incase you unexpectedly need to use the service. It is free and relatively easy to register online athttps://www.oshclub.com.au/login-and-register/ (be sure to choose Trinity Grammar School – Junior).

The Auxiliary Burger Day is next Thursday. Orders are now closed although will be accepted from Year 6 boyson Monday.

All classes will have a Life Education session next week. Life Education sessions aim to educate students abouthealthy lifestyle and equip them with the tools to make good choices.

We wish all the Year 4-6 boys all the best for the final round of winter sport tomorrow. Play well, play fair andplay with passion!

Mark DunnMaster of the Junior School


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ACADEMIC

Awards for the Week | Junior SchoolKM

Leonidas Armenis

Hugo Song

1K

Alec Bailey

Jayden Yang

Jay Zhang

2T

Nicholas Beke

Nathan Jones

Mateo Lazanja

2W

Jordan Armenis

Moussa Choker

Jason Lan

3N

George Drivas

Luca Gerbino

David Martin

3M

Ben De Lany

Marc Licenblat

4G

Matthew Nada

Lachlan Reece

Christopher Savva

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George Kariatlis

Oscar Luton

Jake Wu

5B

Harry Clegg

Marcus Cupac

Matthew Sefein

5D

Ahmad Ammoura

Fouad Deiri

David Simmons

5H

Matthew Barter

Theo Murphy

Waylon Liu

5P

Austin Daher

Rory Flanagan

Joshua O’Connell


Library News | Junior SchoolBook Week – Week 5

Term 3 is here and that means it’s CBCA Book Week time! Each year across Australia, the Children's BookCouncil of Australia (CBCA) brings children and books together to celebrate literature and promote a love ofreading. Each year the CBCA painstakingly analyse thousands of Australian books to create a longlist, which getswhittled down to a shortlist of six categories from which the Book of the Year is chosen. We have been sharingthe shortlisted books with the boys during library sessions over the past week, and they are getting ready to votefor their favourites. The Junior School Library has all the books from the relevant shortlists on display, so why notpop in before or after school and read one with your son.

This year Book Week is being held in Week 5 (20-24 August) and the nation-wide theme is “Find your treasure”.Throughout the week the Library will be hosting a range of activities including a Book Fair for students topurchase books; author visits and a treasure hunt, with all the excitement culminating in the annual BookCharacter Parade held on the Friday morning.

Over the past four years the Book Parade has gotten bigger and bigger and bigger. We have even had someparents start to dress up and join in on the fun! The guidelines are simple: the character that the boys dress upas has to appear somewhere in print. This includes books, graphic novels and comics, magazines, etc. You aremore than welcome to be guided by the theme however it isn’t compulsory. We still have two weeks to go sothere’s plenty of time to get your thinking caps on and come up with a creative costume idea. Remember, itdoesn’t have to be elaborate – last year we had a whole class of ‘Wimpy Kids’ which really just required jeans, at-shirt and a character head held up on a stick! Each year we have some exciting ‘special judges’ who awardprizes to the most creative costumes. We can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with! We have been workinghard on our costumes too, so make sure you come past the Library and see which characters Miss Gratton andMrs Weber are dressed up as each day.

More detailed information on the Book Parade and the Book Fair, including times and locations, has been senthome in a letter with each student today. Feel free to email us if you have any questions:[email protected]


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Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Junior School is going strong with the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year. With three weeks still to gountil the challenge finishes on 31 August, we are very proud to announce that 192 boys have already completedthe challenge (some several times over)! All the boys in Kindergarten and Year 1 have completed the challenge,with several grades coming close behind.

For students who are close to finishing, we have been highlighting some less challenging reads and picture bookoptions in the 3-4 and 5-6 categories over the last week in Library sessions, so the boys can borrow these tofinish up their reading records. As always, Miss Gratton and Mrs Weber are more than happy to recommendbooks to individual students, so if your son is struggling to finish the challenge, please ask him to come and seeus so we can assist.

Genre Spotlight

Science Fiction

If you dream of one day exploring the universe or battling aliens and monsters with advanced technology thenScience Fiction is the genre for you. We have books based on popular Sci-Fi movies and shows such as Star Warsand Doctor Who, along with many books that inspired popular movies like “The Hunger Games” and “The MazeRunner”. “Gone” by Michael Grant has been very popular with our students in years 5 and 6 lately, along withanything written by James Dashner.

Gill Gratton | Teaching and Learning Librarian Primary School


SPORT

Sportsmaster | Junior SchoolDear Parents,

We have our final round of winter sport tomorrow. It has been pleasing to see the boys' skills develop across theone and half terms in the three football codes.

The weather has been very kind and the boys have been able to play regularly which has made the SportsMaster’s life a lot easier. Years 4-6 will not move straight into the second half of their summer season nextThursday instead we will have interim House Games across a variety of sports and disciplines for the next threeweeks plus some Track and Field training for the IPSHA team. Thus all Year 4-6 boys need House uniforms forWeeks 4-6 of Thursday in-school sport. Summer sports training will commence in week 7 of this term.

Round 7 of Saturday Sport for Cricket, Basketball & Softball will be on October 20, the next occasion of summerfixtures. A draft draw is being put together and will come out later this term.

Sport Results | Saturday, August 4th | Round 9

Football Result Best And Fairest Consistent Effort1st XI v St. Aloysius 1-1 draw Connor Kalis Tom Bishop

2nd XI v St. Aloysius 0-2 loss Jett Halmarick Joshua Otto

3rd XI v St. Aloysius 1-3 loss

4th XI v St. Aloysius 0-2 loss Lawrence Hoe Daniel Douehi

5A v TGS Prep 1-2 loss Joshua Falato Gaby Martino

5B v TGS Prep 1-4 loss Solomon Hindle Kenneth Rathore

5C v TGS Prep 4-0 win Andy Zheng Rayden Soo

5D v Kings ‘D’ Lachlan Yap Declan Tan

4A v Redlands 1-2 loss Nivesch Balenthiran Aiman malas

4B v Coogee 1-2 loss Geronimo Devitt Lucas Fan

4C v Redlands 0-3 James Wang Alex Henry

Rugby Results Best And Fairest Consistent Effort1st X V v Central Coast GS 15-14 win Jamison Urch Luke Raptis

Year 6 7s White

11As v St. Pius 12-24 loss Vasili Armenis Austin Daher

Year 5 7s 2 losses Lucas Kingham Ben Warrilow

Year 4 7s Green

Year 4 7s White

AFL 5/6 Result B&F Consistent EffortA v Riverview

B v Riverview 43-68 James Craigie

Chris Robinson | Sportsmaster


After School Cricket ClinicAfter School Cricket Clinics For Junior School And Preparatory School | Term 3

Junior School Clinics run on Monday and Wednesday at the Summer Hill Cricket Nets

Preparatory School Clinics run on Tuesday at the Indoor Basketball Courts

From 3.30pm to 4.30pm

For students in Years 3 to 6

Costs1 session per week for the term: $1202 sessions per week for the term: $200 Please click here to register For more details, please contact: Ms Alexandra [email protected] mobile 0406 041 138


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Football News | NSW U13 Primary Schools FutsalChampionships

Trinity travelled out to Penrith early on Tuesday last week morning for the NSW U13 Primary Boys Schools FutsalChampionships. The squad was selected from the Years 3-6 Co-curricular Football programme that trains onMonday before school on TGS 2. Trinity’s first game was a very tough one, up against King Park PS. A slow startled to a disappointing loss. However, Trinity bounced back in the second game against Clovelly PS with a big 4-2win, thanks to two goals from Marcus Kekatos (5Ar) and impressive performances from Luke Gergis (5Fo)and Chase Quach (6Ar). The boys came out firing in a crucial third match, up against Pacific Hills ChristianSchool. This early dominance resulted in a 1-0 lead with a goal from Anthony Antoniou (6Fo) and tireless hardwork from Oscar Narvaez (5La), but Trinity failed to capitalise on their chances, going down 2-3 in the enddespite a great individual goal from Tom Bishop (5Yo). The men in green still had hope of qualifying for theknockout stages as they entered the final group game hungry for a win. An early lapse in concentration sawTrinity go down 0-1 but they were soon to bounce back and find a goal of their own, with Kiran Silva (5Sc)showcasing a gutsy defensive performance. Dominic Peric (6Ar) and Oliver Peric (5Ar) both led the team toa tight 1-1 draw, displaying strong performances in this game. Mitchell Reid-Queeney (6Yo) was a rock ingoals making numerous saves throughout the day to keep the ball out of the back of the net. Thank you to MrJames Bremner for his support at the Championships and well done to all boys on their effort and performance.

William Todd | Coach


EVENTS

Dates for the Diary | Junior SchoolTERM 3

WEEK 4

13 Aug Life Education


14 Aug ICAS Maths Competition


15 Aug Minimites 4:00pm - 5:00pm


16 Aug Burger Day


17 Aug Debating: Blue Team - Away Game and Red Team - Home Game

17 Aug Chess Competition (Team A) 3:15pm - 4pm

18 Aug Track & Field Invitation 8:00am - 11:00am

WEEK 5

20 Aug Cricket Gala Day

20 Aug Book Week commences


24 Aug Book Week Parade

24 Aug Y3 Sport Cricket 3.00pm - 4.00pm

25 Aug Track & Field Invitation 8:00am - 11:00am

WEEK 6


31 Aug Primary Arts Festival

31 Aug Debating: Blue Team - Home Game and Red Team - Away Game

31 Aug Y3 Sport Cricket 3.00pm - 4.00pm

01 Sep Track & Field Invitation 8:00am - 11:00am

01 Sep Open Day 9:00am - 10:00am


Grandparents' DayGrandparents’ DayFriday, 14th September 2018

The arrangements for the morning will be as follows:

9.00am - Singing in the Junior School Library9.30am - Classroom Visit10.00am - Morning Tea on the Lino Area and K-2 Lower Playground10.30am - The day will conclude

To RSVP please click here


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Year 5 Father and Son BreakfastYear 5 Father And Son Breakfast

Friday 7th September 2018

7:30am | The Dining Hall

$12 per student, $15 per adult

RSVP 29th August 2018

via the Trinity Community Directory | Click here to RSVP now


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Football Clinic | Years K to 9October School Holidays | Tuesday 9th To Friday 12th October

Boys from Kindergarten to Year 9 and their siblings (male or female) have a magnificent opportunity toattend the Trinity Grammar School Football Clinic in the October Holidays. Benefits of participating at this campinclude:

24 hours of football tuition over four days.Participants train as per the Football Federation Australia National Curriculum.5-8 year old participants focus on natural development (in Striking the Ball, Running with the Ball and1v1) through fun football exercises and games.9-13 year old participants focus exclusively on improving their technical skills in the areas of first touch,striking the ball, running with the ball and 1v1.14-15 year old participants focus on improving the above technical skills and learning how to applythese core skills in a functional way.Middle School participants have opportunity to partake in video analysis using Hudl Software. The videoanalysis viewing facility includes the newly refurbished 110 seat Latham Theatre.Training facilities include a synthetic all weather football field and three indoor basketball courts.Participants play in mini tournaments that replicate the ‘A-League/Champions League/World Cup’. Participants are tiered according to their playing level.All participants receive BBQ on Tuesday and Friday.Drinks and fruit provided each day. Coaching Staff are fully qualified coaches who were former distinguished Football players. Leadingcoaches will be David Barrett and Luke Gray, both current school teachers at Westfield’s Sports Highand Trinity Grammar School respectively. David played well over 300 National Soccer League games andLuke is MIC and Director of Football Coaching at Trinity and is the current 1st XI coach.

THE DETAILS

Where Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill

When Tuesday 9th to Friday 12th October

Time 9am to 3pm (check in at 8:45am Tuesday only)

Bring Football boots, indoor shoes, sunscreen, hat, and water bottle. Bring your own Football.

Cost $280. BOOKING and PAYMENT made by clicking here.

IF BAD WEATHER No Cancellations

CANCELLATION FEE 20% cancellation fee occurs after Wednesday 3rd October, 2018

Enquiries To: Mr Luke Gray email [email protected]


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COMMUNITY

Trinity Prayer Group | Summer Hill CampusPlease note: new venue from Term 3

Parents and friends are most welcome to come and pray for our boys and the School on Tuesdays | 8.30am -9.30am

The Prayer Mornings are run on a rotational basis, on alternate weeks, at the Preparatory School campus and theSummer Hill School campus.

Junior, Middle and Senior Schools Summer Hill – held in the Head Master’s Residence (Prospect Road - entrancevia Head Master’s garden), in the even weeks of term (Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8...)

Term 3: August 14th, 28th, September 11th

Come and join us for a time of encouragement, community-building and to sincerely bring the needs of theSchool community before our gracious God.

Contacts:

Greg Webster | Senior Chaplain, Summer Hillemail [email protected]

Margaret Chu (Summer Hill) mobile 0433 124 523


mailto:[email protected]?subject=Trinity Prayer Morning

The Trinity Quilters Group Needs You!Can you sew?

Do you have a sewing machine?

The Quilters group meets once a month, usually on the last Friday of each month. We make quilts for the TrinityCommunity, as well as being able to work on personal projects.

If you would like to join us, please contact Evelyn Wise on 0407 869 545.

Come for a day to meet the ladies for a coffee and a laugh.


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