Proposed Expansion of Trinity School. Please refer

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1 Issue No 14 5th January 2018 Forthcoming Events Saturday 27th January Friends of Trinity Burn s Night Ceilidh Important Dates Monday 8 th January Elevate Parents Seminar 6.30pm Thursday 11 th January Year 9 Student and Parent DofE Information Evening 5.30pm Thursday 18th January Year 8 Parents Evening 4.00pm-7.00pm Thursday 25th January Year 9 Parents Evening 4.00pm-7.00pm Thursday 9th February Last Day of Term Food Tech Department. The Food Tech Department are in need of crockery, cutlery, cake stands and boards for presenting dishes the students make in lessons. If you are having a spring clean and come across any that you do not use anymore and would be willing to donate please Miss Howard ahoward@trinitysevenoaks.com. Important Notices: Co-Curricular - page 3 Chaplaincy - page 2 Sporting News - page 2 Friends of Trinity - page 7 Details of Co-Curricular Club - pages 4-6 Proposed Expansion of Trinity School. Please refer to the important letter which was sent out yesterday by from the Chair of Governors, Dr Bill Lattimer regarding the consultation for the proposed expansion of the School. Details are also available on the School website. Elevate Parents Seminar, Monday 8th January. The elevate team are holding a seminar for parents of children, particularly in Year 11, who are sitting exams. Focussing on how best to support students as the exams approach. It begins at 6:30pm in the school hall. Elevate have been consistently well received by students, staff and parents alike. Library News. Congratulations to Class 7B1 for winning the Accelerated Reader Counter Cup Challenge set by the Library Managers and to Ethan Villalta and Thomas Harrison for being the winning star readers for Michaelmas Term. Trinity s Christmas Carol Service. Trinity s annual Christmas Carol Service was held in the school hall on Monday 18 th December. It was a lovely evening and all the students and staff who took part were wonderful! The school choir sang two anthems O Little Town and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Mr B Williams accompanied them on the guitar, which he also played for the hymns we all sang together. We were treated to a solo performance from Michael Zell-Smith and a group performance from the Ukulele Band who gave a brilliant rendition of We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Many thanks to all the students, Dr Lattimer and Mr Birks-Agnew who gave readings during the service. It was a fantastic way to come together as a community at the end of term. Music Practise Rooms. Students who wish to use the music practise rooms at break or lunch will need to pre-book with Mr Lawrie at the latest by the morning of the day they want the room. Students will write down in their planner which practise room they have been allocated and Mr Lawrie will sign. Students are responsible for keeping these rooms tidy. Thank you. Friends of Trinity Singers. Come along to our parents, friends and students informal singing group, all welcome. We had a lovely Christmas concert at Rockdale in December and we have other events planned! Tuesday evenings 7.30pm pm either in the school hall or G11, meet at student entrance at 7:25pm. Next dates are 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th January, 6th, 27th February. Contact Jacquie

2 Chaplaincy " Yet who knows if you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Esther 5:14 Happy New Year! It has been wonderful to welcome everyone back after a restful break and we look forward with hope and excitement to the new term. Giving thanks for: Our talented students and staff. A safe and restful Christmas break. Praying for: The coming term and all the activities coming up. Our Trinity community. Many thanks and God bless, Alice Monthly Prayer Meeting. All are welcome to our next monthly prayer meeting, held at Trinity School on Wednesday 10 th January from 1.30pm-2.30pm. Please come and join us as we pray for our school, community and students. If you have any questions, please a.dunstall@trinitysevenoaks.com Ski Trip Hoodies. Can we please remind students to collect their ski hoodies from Miss Chant. Sporting News Important Dates Co-curricular PE Clubs. Please see attached for a list of this term s co-curricular PE clubs. Rugby 7 s Competitions 15th March U13 away at Rochester Maths School 13th March U14 away at Dartford GS 8th March U15 away at Gravesend GS Rugby Coaching Course 8 th February pm at Trinity (more information to follow) Cricket. If any girls are interested in representing Trinity in an indoor cricket tournament, please let Mr Roylance know. We have an U13 competition on 24 th January and an U15 tournament on 28 th February. Key Stage 4. Year 11 need to choose their next block of sports for Term 3. If payment is required off site this must be paid upfront. Option A: Sports Leaders (students are already enrolled on the programme). Option B: Better Body Gym (payment dependant on number of students). Option C: Tennis at Hollybush (payment on site 5 for court). Option D: Gym and Swim (payment on site). Option E: Multi Sports on Site (free). 2

3 Co-Curricular Co-curricular Clubs. Please find attached the clubs timetables for this term. There are some amendments and some exciting new clubs so please take a look at what is on offer. Year 9 Student and Parent Information Evening 11 th January at 5.30pm. If you are in Year 9 and interested in starting Duke of Edinburgh s Award, or would like to learn more about the award, please come along to the information evening which will be held in the school hall. Lego League Club, Thursday 3.30pm- 4.30pm in L9. This club is run by two of our students, Carter Ord and Thomas Ayres (supported by Miss Bentley and Mr Burns). The club is great fun and gives students the opportunity to use LEGO Mindstorm to build robots to complete an obstacle map whilst working as a team. We will be entering The Lego League Competition next year (December 2018 approximately) which is very exciting! We have a group of students who attend the club but would very much like to welcome more students. Experience in LEGO Mindstorm is not necessary. For students who would like to be involved but do not want to work with the LEGO mindstorm directly, they can work on the project part of the competition. This is an environmental project which usually involves science to invent solutions to world issues. We are very much looking forward to welcoming more students to this exciting club and project. Articulation Competition (in association with the University of Leeds). This year s competition is now open and we would be delighted to receive some entries from Key Stage 4 students to submit for the competition. Please note students do not need to be studying Art to enter. The aim of the Discover ARTiculation Challenge is to engage Key Stage 4 students in expressing their opinions, thoughts and ideas about art with confidence, and to enjoy researching their chosen piece. Each student is invited to submit (via their school) a 2-3 minute film of themselves speaking about a work of art, an artefact or a piece of architecture of their choice. Judges from the University of Leeds and our partner galleries will view each film, looking at content, structure, delivery and the speaker s original approach and unique potential before choosing entrants to go forward as finalists. If you are interested please speak to Mrs Rayfield. The deadline for entries is Thursday 22 nd March. Previous finalists films can be viewed here, to give you a flavour of what we are looking for (please note these are the extended presentations that the Finalists delivered, not the initial 2-3 minute film): Cookery Club will restart next Wednesday 10th January for Week 2 pupils. We will be making a delicious and healthy Thai Butternut Squash soup and the recipe will be circulated via tutor groups on Monday for those students who are in our Week 2 sessions. Week 1 students will make the same soup at our session on Wednesday 17th January. If any students are not sure which session they attend, please ask Mrs Newbold or Mr Collis, or drop me an . If any parents would like the recipe before Monday so that they can buy ingredients, please do get in touch via bnewbold@trinitysevenoaks.com 3

4 Before School 8:00-8:45 Lunch After School 3:30-4:45 Unless time is stated in the table in bold. We understand you may have to leave early to catch your bus, please let your coach or teacher know. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Recreational Play- Sports Hall- Open to all Interform Football League Year 8 (mixed 6 aside) Starting (KTR/JRO/ LSH) Table Tennis Year 7 Interhouse Rugby Club KS4 Year 9-11 BOYS (SRFC) Field till 5pm Netball Club Squad Year 7-10 Sports hall (KTR) Football Year KS3 Year7-11 (Astro) (JRO & LSH) Hockey Club Year 7-11 (SHC) Payment required for Term Recreational Play- Sports Hall- Open to all Badminton All Years (rotational) Table Tennis Year 8 Interhouse Cheerleading Outside Company All Years Sports hall Free up until end of term. Cost: 24 for term3 Recreational Play- Sports Hall- Open to all Netball Year 7 9 Girls Only KTR sport shall 5 aside Football League (JRO) Table Tennis Year 9 Interhouse Girls Football Club Year 7-11field (JRO) Gymnastics Club Year 7-11 (External Coach) sports hall Netball Club Open to ALL years Muga Two to One Trampoline for GCSE students ONLY Book with Miss Trew till 4:30pm (KTR) Recreational Play- Sports Hall- Open to all Basketball All Years (LSH) Table Tennis All Years Rugby Academy Girls Year 7-11field JCO Netball Club Squad Year 9 & 10 Muga (KTR) Rugby Club Year 7 & 8 BOYS (SRFC) field Year 7 11 Basketball Sports hall (LSH) Circuit Training (JRO) Activity Studio Years 7-11 Martial Arts open to ALL Years (NWI) ** 3 a session** Dance (External Company) Intervention GCSE (JRO) G11 Volleyball Year 7 11 (KTR Sports Hall) Table Tennis All Years SA Year 10 week 1 SA Year 9 week 2 Sports Ambassador weekly meeting 1:00pm PE Office (LSH) Multi Sports Fitness Venue optional. Sports field/sports hall 4:30pm (KTR/NWI) Two to One Trampoline for GCSE students ONLY Book with Miss Trew till 4:30pm (KTR) 4

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6 Performing Arts Clubs Before School 08:30 09:15 Lunch Time After School 3:30 4:30 Ukulele Club Monday L8 Mr Lawrie GCSE Music Theory Tuesday L8 Mr. Lawrie Wednesday Thursday W1 Year 7 Production Rehearsals G27 Miss Searle W2 Year 8 Production Rehearsals G27 Miss Searle A Night of Musicals Rehearsals Hall Miss Searle Mr Hurst Orchestra/Band L8 Mr Lawrie Friday Dance Club Hall Jessica McEwen 27 a term Student Choir L7 Miss Cupper 6

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8 How to apply to attend a Cygnet course: Info for parents/carers Criteria: If you are interested in attending a Cygnet group, you must have or work with a child or young person with an autistic spectr um diagnosis, aged between 5-18 years. We are commissioned to support families with children attending schools in the Sevenoaks district. Information meeting: Before the course is due to start an information meeting will be held which all eligible parents/carers can attend. This is an opportunity t o find out more about the programme, meet the trainers, and decide if Cygnet is something for you. At the end of the meeting, places on the course will be clarified with you. Dates for the course are 22 nd February, 1 st March, 8 th March, 15 th March, 22 nd March, 19 th April and 26 th April, Course times will be from 9.30am to 12pm each Thursday at Valence School Contact us... For further information about your local Cygnet course, to book a place on a course or to be added to our mailing list please contact: Steve Sherrell (Specialist Teacher) Specialist Teaching & Learning Service Valence School, Westerham Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1 QN ssherrell@valence.kent.sch.uk Tel: Cygnet A basic awareness-raising course for parents and/or carers of children and young people at school who have an autistic spectrum condition. The information meeting for our next course is on Thursday 8 th February 2018 at Valence School, Westerham, TN16 1QN from 9.30am until 10.30am. Please come along for a coffee and to find out about the course. Places on course are limited. Please let me know if you are coming on the 8 th and/or the course 8