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JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS | FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 2017

NEWS & NOTIFICATIONS

From the Master of the Junior SchoolSing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God theFather for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20

Dear Parents and Friends of the Junior School,

There has been much to be thankful for in a wonderful week in the Junior School. The focal point was finalpreparations and then presentation of the Year 6 PYP Exhibition. Hundreds of visitors, including families,mentors and staff from all sections of the School, filled the hallways of the Junior School on Wednesday evening.The boys of Year 6 presented their learning journeys and some compelling calls to action based on theirinvestigations and discoveries around ‘Who We Are’. The highlight was the engagement between boys andguests as our students enthusiastically shared their passion and expertise in particular areas of focus. The boysof Year 6 are to be congratulated on their outstanding and mature interaction with the issues and audience. Thementors and teachers, especially Mr Borger, Mr Gaudiosi, Mr O’Young, Mrs Ormes, Miss Gratton and MrKaragiannis are especially thanked for their encouragement, guidance and assistance as the boys worked hard tobe ready for Wednesday. I also thank the Year 5 students who volunteered to assist on the night and got asneak-peek of the fun that is in store for them next year. I am sure that all who attended would agree that ourYear 6 boys have undertaken a powerful learning experience and are well-prepared to approach the challengesthat await them in high school with great confidence.

A feature of Exhibition is the call to action. In many cases, boys undertook to raise funds for a charity related totheir cause. A feature of ‘who we are’ is that we are blessed and able to be generous to others. Thank you to allwho contributed on the night. In one case, Cody Lambert initiated a can drive and approached boys in Years 5and 6 to donate. I am delighted to report that Cody has collected 329 cans which he will pass onto the ReverendBill Crews of The Exodus Foundation over the weekend. Throughout November, the Junior School communitywill have the opportunity to contribute to Anglicare’s Christmas Toys and Tucker Drive. Our charity leaderswill address the boys at assemblies next week and ask every family to make a contribution of toys or books (tobe placed unwrapped under the Office Christmas tree) and/or canned items (placed in the corridor opposite theChess board) to be passed onto Anglicare for distribution to families over Christmas. Further guidance iscommunicated by Miss Gratton and Mr Brigden elsewhere in this newsletter. Please help your boys to supportthis cause.

Wednesday was a special morning for the K-2 boys, staff and many parents who joined us for the running,jumping, kicking, tugging and throwing events that were a feature of the K-2 Track & Field Carnival. Theseopportunities form the basis for our boys’ future involvement in House and sporting events in the coming years.Thank you, Mr Robinson, for organising so many fun activities and to all the parents who joined in the fun andsupported their sons.

Today, you will have received notification about how to access your son’s second Interim Report for thissemester, identifying specific areas of achievement and an area for future growth in English and Mathematics.You are encouraged to read this in conjunction with work samples and student self-reflections that have eitherbeen sent home or made available via Seesaw.

Student leadership was addressed with Year 5 on Tuesday, particularly the nature of servant-heartedleadership, as reflected by Jesus, in placing the needs of others before self. Year 5 are considering the variousopportunities for leadership in the Junior School and as they nominate themselves for consideration in a varietyof roles for 2018. Application forms and letters are due by Wednesday of Week 5. Next year’s captains and houseleaders are announced at Speech Day. It is important to note that all boys in Year 6 take on the responsibility of

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being leaders within our School and will have a role in which they will serve next year.

Next week is Pastoral Care Week at Trinity, and our students in Years 2, 4 & 6 will be undertaking the annualPrimary Wellbeing Survey. Years 5 and 6 will attend a Brainstorming Productions performance at school on Fridayand learn strategies to resist the barrage of negative advertising that leads to unhealthy behaviours. Year 5 willopen their doors on Tuesday morning for parents, family and friends to participate in an experience thatculminates their most recent Unit of Inquiry. We hope to see many visitors from 9am. On Thursday, all areinvited to the Auxiliary Annual General Meeting to be held in the Junior School at 9am.

I again remind parents of the importance of safety around drop-off and pick-up of students. In particular,parents are urged to use the carpark instead of arranging to meet students on the surrounding streets. Whilst thecarpark does become congested at pick-up times, we ask you to us it because students are supervised. They donot have to negotiate traffic on external streets and, importantly, they are in our care should you be delayed.Please use this link if you need to remind yourself of the traffic guidelines the School has in place to assistparents.

All the best to Year 3 with their Friday Afternoon Sports Programme this afternoon. Parents are asked toensure that boys are picked up punctually at 4.30pm. Our fingers are also crossed that the weather will permit allgames to be on tomorrow morning. Good luck, boys!

Mark DunnMaster of the Junior School


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ACADEMIC

Awards for the Week | Junior SchoolKM

Jack Bray

Benji Nallaiah

Jayden Yang

1H

Jordan Armenis

Peter Katsiris

Eamon Turner

2B

Harry Hartzenberg

Ryan Wang

2T

Zach Bachir

Joshua Vuong

3N

Lincoln Sinozic

Michael Sotiropoulos

Jake Wu

4M

Matthew Barter

Riley Coneliano

Austin Wang

4R

Kenneth Mathew

Jonathan Sedrak

Jacob Pham

Xavier Sader


4T

Alan Chen

Christopher Spencer

Julian Wang

5B

Anthony Antoniou

Sam Avery

Nicholas Ayoub

Billy Hayward

5D

Alexander Heather

Jenson Otto

Oscar Parsons

5M

Ethan Chan

Sebastian Kay

Oliver Kreis

6B

Nicholas Katsiris

Denis Petrides

Will Thomson

6G

Ari Guan

Jack Hartzenberg

Tobias Lacey

Giancarlo Vari

6O

Max Fricker

Zane Nazha


Kindergarten Concept“Concept-based curricula are more effective than topic-based curricula, for the worldof today and tomorrow, because they take teaching and learning to a higher level asstudents analyse, synthesise and generalise from facts to deeper understanding.”(Erikson, 2008)

The Primary Years Programme encourages the young men in Kindergarten to think about ‘big ideas’ rather thanthinking of subject specific content, helping them to make sense of the world around them. Through play, inquirybased learning and storytelling Kindergarten have been looking into what ‘perspective’ means. The boys enjoyedlistening to many fairy tales throughout the ‘How We Express Ourselves’ unit of inquiry and spinning their ownstories from a different character’s perspective... imagining how the Big Bad Wolf felt in ‘The Three Little Pigs’ orhow Aladdin felt as he flew around on his magic carpet. The boys were so excited to listen to each other, tell anew story and act it out. It was amazing how each boy's story was different to the next. This was a great way torelate the concept back to our everyday lives, such as on the playground, in our writing, during our class newstime and becoming accepting of other people’s opinions, interpretations and points of view.

Chloe Martin | Primary Teacher


Trinity Prayer Group | Summer Hill CampusParents 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 – meet at Reception in the Junior School Building, on even weeksof term (Weeks 4, 6, 8,)

Term 4: October 31st, November 14th, 28th

Come and join us so we can encourage each other, help form a sense of community within the School, andgenuinely bring the needs of the School community before our great God.

Contacts:

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

Margaret Chu (Summer Hill) mobile 0433 124 523


SPORT

Sportsmaster | Junior SchoolThe rain on Friday prevented 3 outdoor fixtures at Bressington Park from going ahead but all else ran toprogram. We had strong wins in all four Year 4 basketball matches at Grammar St. Ives and some strongtussles at The Preparatory School in 1sts – 8ths, with the ledger square at 4 wins apiece. It was nice to see the10th V have a strong win against Scots also at The Preparatory School. Tee Ball under Mrs Richards' capablehands continues to do well and the team bettered their opponents 24-12 also away at Grammar St. Ives.

We played one or two boys short in a few matches at the weekend due to illness. If you are sure your son cannotplay due to sickness or injury, please let me know ASAP so the coach can be alerted and an alternative option canpotentially be arranged.

A reminder to check the Wet Weather Line (1300 788 477) if weather is at all doubtful this weekend. Pleasechoose the Junior School option 3, then 1 for sport. Bressington Park is dry as of this morning so finger’s crossed!

Congratulations to Cameron van Der Goot (5M) who came 8th in the state in PSSA Track and Field lastweekend in the Under 10 Shot Put and to Oscar Fryer (6G) who came 23rd in Under 11 200m, in a hotlycontested field at SOPAC.

The K-2 Track & Field carnival was held on Wednesday at school with the boys engaging in a variety of funand novelty events on Number 2 oval. The boys had a go at seven different events and had an enjoyable time insteamy conditions.

Year 3 Rugby - Friday afternoon sessions commence today and run for the next four Fridays, October 27th,November 3rd, November 10th and November 17th from 3.10-4.30 pm. Boys must be picked up by 4.35pm atthe latest or they will be taken to OSH Club.

The boys had exposure to NSW Waratahs assisting with training via the ‘Game On’ program yesterday morning,which will continue to occur in the Thursday morning sessions.

Chris Robinson | Junior School Sportsmaster

CRICKET

1st XI Waverley 3/59 def Trinity 7/56

Best and Fairest William Thomson

Consistent Effort James Moore

2nd XI Waverley 0/44 def Trinity 41

Best and Fairest Alex Runciman

Consistent Effort Gabreil Simoes Peixeiro

Year 6 Super 8 Washout

Year 5A XI Washout

Super 8 Green Grammar Edgecliffe def Trinity

Best and Fairest Adrian Kuoch

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Super 8 White BYE

Year 4A XI Barker 2/101 def Trinity 4/84

Best and Fairest Tom Bishop

Consistent Effort Gaby Martino

Year 4MILO T20 White Coogee 108 def Trinity 51

Best and Fairest Theo Tollas

Consistent Effort Theo Murphy

Basketball

1st V Junior School 34 def Prep School 32

Best and Fairest Sam Payne

Encouragement Joshua Nehme

2nd V Prep School 28 def Junior School 27

Best and Fairest Adrian Ong

Consistent Effort Joseph Catania

3rd V Prep School 44 def Junior School 18

Best and Fairest Joel Maher

Consistent Effort Jonathan Ucchino

4th V Prep School 28 def Junior School 18

Best and Fairest Kian Guildea

Consistent Effort Nicholas Ayoub

5th V Junior School 42 def Prep School 18

Best and Fairest Denis Petrides

Consistent Effort Luca Bazdaric


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7th V Prep School 19 def Junior School 16

Best and Fairest Jason Wang

Consistent Effort Gianluca Papa


Best and Fairest William Brown

Consistent Effort Lachlan Van

9th V Scots 20 def Trinity 12

Best and Fairest Peter Noah

Consistent Effort James Chamoun

10th V Trinity 18 def Scots 8

Best and Fairest Hugo Nguyen

Consistent Effort William Tran

4A Trinity 20 def Grammar St. Ives 9

Best and Fairest Jacob Pham

Consistent Effort John Markos

4B Trinity 26 def Grammar St. Ives 12

Best and Fairest David Simmons

Consistent Effort Zaine Bachir

4C Trinity 6 def Grammar St. Ives 2

Best and Fairest Michael Metledge

Consistent Effort Zeke Cartwright

4D Trinity 14 def Grammar St. Ives 4

Best and Fairest Riley Coneliano

Consistent Effort Marc-Anthony Younan

Softball Washout


Tee Ball Trinity 24 def Grammar St. Ives 12

Best and Fairest Matthew Sefein

Consistent Effort Ahmad Ammoura


CO-CURRICULAR

2017-18 Co-curricular Football Primary Programme | Years3-6

Boys interested in training in football once per week as a Co-curricular are invited to trial in the following timeslisted in the table below.

Boys selected will be following the Football Federation Australia (FFA) National Curriculum and working on skillacquisition, with focus on improving their striking of the ball, first touch, 1v1 skills and running with the ball.

The goal of the programme is for each boy to improve the above skills and for them to develop these within smallsided games (in futsal and outside football environments). This programme will complement their school teamtraining/games and their club training where applicable.

A maximum of 16 boys will be selected in each year group and the year group will be a combined Prep/JuniorSchool squad.

Boys will be selected from these training squads to participate at the Regional Schools Futsal Championship. Eight boys will be selected from each squad to compete at these Championships. The Year 3 and Year 4Championships are FFA directed non-competitive Championships and if the year 5-6 teams are successful theycan qualify for State.

There may also be opportunity to play against SAP programmes on Trinity No. 2 during the programme.

Trials

What Week &Term Date Day Year (in 2018) Time Venue

Trials for Co-CurricularFootball Year3-6

Week 3,Term IV2017

26-Oct Thurs 3, 4, 5, 6 (PreparatorySchool Students only) 7-8am Preparatory School Gym

Week 3,Term IV2017

23-Oct Mon 3, 4, 5, 6 Trial (Junior SchoolStudents only) 7-8am TGS No. 2

Trials and selections will include football skill testing, observation of behaviour and small sided games.Attendance is required at all trial sessions applicable to your year group and campus.

On Friday 28th October (Week 3) final selections will be communicated via email.

The programme will then commence in Week 5 of term IV.

Trial Registration is required by 24 hours before the first trial. There is no trial without registration. Please fill outthe following registration form by clicking on the link below:

Click here to register

Cost

If selected, the cost will be $15 per training session and payment is by term only. There are no refunds forsessions missed.


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Programme Requirements

If selected, payment for the term is required by Friday 3rd November (end of week 4) via the Trinity onlinecommunity website. If payment is not received, your son is not able to train. Payment for each termthereafter is required by the last week of the previous term.Training time for Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 will be 7-8am on Monday mornings on TGS No 2 duringterm time. The programme runs from Week 5 of Term IV (2017) until the end of Week 4 in Term III (2018).Trinity Football Uniform is required (without shirt number or name) for training.Excellent listening and behaviour is required by each boy in the programme.In the event of wet weather, training is still on and either indoor or classroom sessions will be conducted.Boys are to bring a change of clothes, towel and running shoes to all sessions.

Transport for Preparatory School Students

Preparatory boys selected for the programme have the option of catching the Trinity bus (to the Strathfieldcampus) following training. A member of staff will accompany those catching the bus from the training field toChapel Way to catch the Trinity bus. There are a limited number of positions available for this bus. If your son isselected, positions on the bus will be allocated by first return of application via email to me.

Coaching

The programme will be under the direction of Mr Luke Gray who is the MIC of Football, Director of FootballCoaching and the 1st XI Coach at the Senior School. Mr Petar Peric will be the Head Coach and he will have theassistance of Football coaches who coach at the primary and secondary level. There will also be opportunity forGoalkeepers to work with a Goal Keeper Coach should there be interest.

Luke Gray | MIC Football & Director of Football Coaching


EVENTS

Dates for the Diary | Junior SchoolTERM 4

WEEK 4

31 Oct - Y5 Opening the Classroom doors

01 Nov - Y2, Y4 and Y6 - Primary Well-being Survey

01 Nov - Minimites 4pm - 6pm

02 Nov - Auxiliary AGM 9am

03 Nov - Y5/6 Brainstorm Production 9.15am

03 Nov - Swimming Invitation (Summer Hill) 1pm - 3pm

03 Nov - Y3 Sport Rugby 3pm - 4.30pm

04 Nov - Summer Sport Round 10

WEEK 5

06 Nov - Y5 Excursion State Library and National Maritime Museum


08 Nov - Y6 Social @ MLC 6pm-9pm

10 Nov - Kindy 2018 Orientation Session (1) 9.15am - 10.30am

10 Nov - Remembrance Day Observance 11.30am



11 Nov - Open Day 9.00am - 10.00am

WEEK 6

13 Nov – K-2 Swimming





16 Nov – Kindy Proms Annual Concert 11.00am


17 Nov – Kindy 2018 – Orientation 9.15am – 10.30am



Christianity ExploredFor parents, friends of the School community and guests. All welcome! A series of discussions and videos in Term 4, Monday Nights Weeks 2 - 8. Monday 16 October to Monday 27November | 7.00 - 8.30pm. Join the conversation or feel free to sit back and listen. Venue: Staff Common Room, Ground Floor, Founder's Building. To RSVP, please contact: Chris Thanopoulos | Assistant Chaplain and Head of Christian Studies email [email protected] | 9581 6149 Arch Humphries | Master Teacher, Professional Accreditation email [email protected] | 9581 6053 Trinity Grammar School | 119 Prospect Road Summer Hill 2130 | www.trinity.nsw.edu.au


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End of Year EventsINVITATION

The School Council and the Head Master invite you and your friends to attend...

THE FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS

on Friday, December 1st at 8pm and

on Sunday, December 3rd at 8pm in the War Memorial Chapel, Summer Hill Campus

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING

on Wednesday, December 6th at 10am in The James Wilson Hogg Assembly Hall, Summer Hill Campus

THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING

on Wednesday, December 6th at 2.30pm in The James Wilson Hogg Assembly Hall, Summer Hill Campus


COMMUNITY

HELP NEEDED IN THE ART ROOMWORKING BEE SATURDAY 1.30 - 4.30pm

28th October

Call for help from parents and students

Jobs

Sorting bottlesPlastic bottle cutting Punching holes in each small bottle pieceHeat shrinkingStudents may heat shrink the plastic if they have an adult with them for safety

Our universe display will come down after Year 6 Exhibition. At this point we need to have all the cut waterbottles ready to string onto the structure. Lots of help is needed in preparation for the installation.

I am hoping that with lots of hands on deck the job will be completed over the two weekends.

Please contact me if you are able to help. [email protected]

Ronnie Pratt and Nell Clark | Primary Art Teachers


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Junior School HampersAgain, this year, we are asking families if they can contribute items towards hampers that will be part of theJunior School’s contribution to the Trinity Family Fiesta.

In a bit of a change from previous years, most of the hampers provided by the Junior School, Prep School andMiddle/Senior School Houses will be sold at a Hamper Stall rather than being part of the auction.

Each year group will have a theme for their hampers (see list below).

Please send in items that we can use to make some fabulous hampers to sell. The items must be new andunused.

Themes for items for your hampers

PreK and Kindergarten – Beach and Outdoor ActivitiesYear 1 – ChristmasYear 2 – Gourmet FoodYear 3 – Kids Activities, Books, ToysYear 4 – Pamper Packs (for men and women)Year 5 – BBQ PacksYear 6 – Homewares, Cooking, Entertaining

There will be boxes in the classrooms from Monday 13th November for collection of the items.

Ideally, we would like all items to have been sent in by the morning of Monday 27th November.

Thanks so much for your help

Any questions, please contact Jenny Scott on 0422626488


Anglicare’s Toys n Tucker Christmas AppealThis term the Junior School has decided for the second year to support Anglicare’s Toys n Tucker ChristmasAppeal as our chosen charity. Toys n Tucker provides a wonderful way for us to share God’s love and spread thejoy of Christmas to those who would otherwise go without food or gifts.

In 2016 Anglicare distributed 3,850 Christmas food hampers and 3,170 gift parcels through donations to thisappeal.

Collection dates

We will be collecting toys and food in the Junior School during Weeks 4-7 of Term 4, starting Monday 30 Octoberand finishing on Friday 24 November.

What to donate

Toys (for pre-school, primary and teenage children) including:

Picture booksAge-appropriate gamesEducational gamesOutdoor gamesSporting equipmentToysGift cards

Tucker (non-perishable food) including:

Pancake mixLong life custardTea bags or instant coffeeBiscuits (no crackers or Tim-Tams)

Thank you in advance for your generous support of this worthy cause.

Miss Gratton and Mr Brigden(on behalf of the Year 6 Charity Leaders)


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