Issue No 27 28 th April 2017 NSPCC Chief Executive Mr Peter Wanless Visits Trinity Trinity recently welcomed Mr Peter Wanless, the CEO of the NSPCC who came to talk to our Year 10 as part of our Gifted and Talented programme. Peter gave an insightful and honest account of his career, which spanned the Civil Service, HM Treasury and the Big Lottery Fund before he became the CEO of the NSPCC. Peter linked his career and the path it has taken into his love for cricket and his passion for music and rock bands. Peter described how these two main interests shaped his life and set his career, in particular his post with Sir John Major, in motion. A main part of the talk was about leadership and Peter set out his five main points: 1. A leader is on display all the time 2. Listen and learn from others 3. It can be tough 4. It costs nothing to be nice to others 5. Surround yourself with people you trust and respect Above all, Peter impressed upon our Year 10 the need to be authentic, work hard, build relationships and to have a strong moral purpose. After the talk, there was a question & answer session where students asked pre-prepared questions; Peter did not disappoint in his full and lively answers. Mr. Peter Wanless speaking to our Year 10 Kyle asking a question about skills required in an employee George asking his question about supporting the London Marathon Cameron and Abigail gave Mr Wanless a tour of our school after the talk. Mr Wanless thoroughly enjoyed his visit to the school and commented on the engagement of and the warm welcome he received by our students.
Cameron, Head Boy & Abigail, Head Girl with Mr Peter Wanless Prayer and Reflection Space Watoto Children s Choir Mrs A Hussey Gifted & Talented Coordinator Staff Q+A Each week we will be doing a short Q+A with staff members. This week is Miss Johnson: Role: Teacher of English Favourite subjects when you were at school: History and English Hobbies: Knitting and swimming Favourite book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prayer request: We pray that Miss Johnson will continue to settle in well with our Trinity family. Our annual prayer and reflection space will be held at Trinity School from Wednesday 3 rd to Monday 8 th this year. We will be transforming one room in the school into a quiet and inspiring prayer space for students and staff to spend time praying and reflecting in. Each class will have an hour in the prayer space during one of their lessons during the set dates. Last years prayer space was a great success and we hope for an even more eye-opening and exciting time for the students. Year 10 Travel & Tourism Exam Please be advised that the Year 10 students who study BTEC Travel & Tourism will be sitting their Unit 1 exam on Monday 15 th at 9.00am. This exam will be marked externally and counts towards their final grade for this subject. In addition to class time, students can attend revision sessions with Mrs Turner on Thursdays after school from 3.30pm 4.30pm. Please could you encourage your son/daughter with their revision and preparation for the exam. On Thursday 18 th the Watoto Children s Choir will be coming to Trinity! Please go to https://www.watoto.com to find out more about them. This amazing choir of orphans and the volunteers who care for them will be putting on a free concert at Trinity of amazing songs, dances and testimonies. During the event, there will be a gift offering and craft items to purchase from Watoto so please bring along some money to support this amazing group. TO BOOK your free place, please go to www.watotouk.eventbrite.com. Please email adunstall@trinitysevenoaks.com Spinner Toys We are seeing an increase in the number of students bringing into school spinner toys. These are being sold in shops as fiddle toys with the aim to support concentration. Unfortunately, they are causing distractions in lesson and it is important that these are used discretely in lesson to avoid distracting others. Whilst we are supportive of students who need to use these genuinely, we need to restrict the use to those who have a medical diagnosis e.g. ADHD. Going forward, only students who have had permission from the SENCo may use these in class.
Please get in touch via email senco@trinitysevenoaks.com should you wish to discuss this further. Fame Reunion Friday 5 th 2017 3.30pm 4.30pm School Hall Watch back the Friday Performance. Invites are for Cast and Crew Only. Second Hand School Uniform The Friends of Trinity would be very grateful if you have any spare uniform for their second hand uniform sale. Please bring to school and leave at reception. Termly Maths Puzzle Please remember to have a go at our Termly Puzzle Dividing Squares. It is attached at the end of the newsletter. Closing date is 19 th. News Friends of Trinity Coffee Morning Monday 15 th (9.30am 11.00am) Teal Café July Wednesday 5 th (9.30am - 11.00am) Café on The Vine (Vine Gardens, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UH) Sporting News! Kent Schools Athletic Track and Field Championships If you take part in athletics outside of school and would like to represent Trinity please email Miss Trew ktrew@trinitysevenoaks.com with your son/daughter s name, the event and their PB by the end of the week. Competitors can enter a maximum of two events as per UKA rules. These championships are to be held at The Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford TN24 9QX on Saturday 10 th June 2017. Parents will need to take students. Finally, the organisers are desperately short of helpers and officials. If you know of anyone who would be willing to help please let Miss Trew know. Fixture Results Year 7 Monday 24 th April Trinity vs Knole cancelled Year 9 Tuesday 25 th April Rugby Tournament Year 9 came 2 nd Year 8 Wednesday 26 th April Rugby unfortunately only two schools went, Trinity and Bennett which was a real shame, however the boys did tremendously and played their best rugby. Year 7 Friday 28 th April Rugby Tournament Fixtures for week beginning 1 st Girls Year 7 and 8 Rounders match Tuesday 2 nd away to Wally Hall start @ 4.00pm pick up from Trinity 5.30pm Year 9 and 10 Rounders match Thursday 4 th away at home against St Greg s @ 4.20pm pick up 5.30pm U13 and U15 Tag Rugby Festival Thursday 4 th at TWRFC KO 4.00pm pick up from Trinity 6.30pm Boys U13 Match Friday 5 th Please speak to Mr Sherwood on Tuesday break for all the information on the match and venue. This is a Kent cup match. U12 Boys Kent Football Final Wednesday 3 rd away at Tonbridge Angels FC 1.30pm KO Year 7 Football Final A reminder that the date and time for the Year 7 football final is 3 rd, KO 1.30pm. You are all invited to come and watch the boys play. Please just be mindful that the parking may be quite chaotic. Venue: Tonbridge Angels FC.
Martial Arts Club Great news we have been able to secure our Martial Arts coach to the end of the school year. The cost of each hour session is 3 however if you pay in blocks of 6 weeks you get one week free, a cost of 15. Please make cheques payable to Nick Wilkinson and put in a sealed envelope addressed Martial Arts Coach and hand to Nick directly on the Friday. He will also accept cash. Interhouse Interhouse Sport will take place in week 9 on the following dates and times. Please can you ensure that you are all signing up to a team and that you are representing your House. Please be mindful that YEAR 10 WILL NOT BE TAKING PART IN THE INTERHOUSE. Sports Ambassadors will be communicating between students and the PE department to ensure that they have all the relevant information. Interhouse Competition Cycle 3 Week 9&10 (week1&2) Yr Sport Date Peri Time ods 7B Fri 5 th 1&2 9:20 7 G 8B 8 G 9B Fri 5 th Mon 8 th Mon 8 th Thurs 4 th 1&2 9:20 1&2 9:20 1&2 9:20 4&5 1:15 9 G Thurs 4 th 4&5 1:15 You are allowed up to 10 in a team. 1 Captain, 1 Coach (who does not have to be a player in the squad) 12 from each house If you want your coach to be of the opposite sex that is fine, but they will not be able to play for their team as well as coach, as you will play at the same time Chaplaincy And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:6-9 With lots of exciting events happening at school, such as our annual prayer space and the visit of the Watoto children s choir, it makes me feel very grateful for the opportunities that I, and all our Trinity family, can have. This reading tells us that so much of what we have comes from Jesus and that he gives us so much through the gifts of his grace. Giving thanks for: Term So many wonderful opportunities A great start to the new term Praying for: All the activities, trips and visits coming up in the next few weeks Health and wellbeing for all Many thanks and God bless, Alice
DIVIDING SQUARES Find SEVEN more ways of dividing a square in half. Submit your entries to Mrs Penfold (S06 or S15) with your name and form by Friday 19 th 2017 Find us on Facebook