TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL

& SIXTH FORM CENTRE Newsletter No 26 22nd April 2016 www.trinity.worcs.sch.uk

CONTENTS

YEAR 11 PROM

BARCELONA 2017 SCHOOL NEWS TRINITY MILE EPRAISE NEWS REVISION/CATCH UP DATES FOR THE DIARY REVISION GUIDES EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES NOTICES - GCSE POD

Dear Parents and Students, YEAR 11 PROM Preparations are well under way for the Year 11 Prom, which will take place at the Henley Golf & Country Club on Friday 24th June 2016. We hope that the majority of Year 11 students will join us in what promises to be an enjoyable and memorable occasion. Letters were given to students last week and a £10.00 deposit and reply slip needs to be returned to Mrs Barnes in the Finance Office by Friday 29th April. If you have any queries regarding the Prom please contact Miss Masters. BARCELONA 2017 We are excited to be planning a trip for 40 current Year 9 students to Barcelona next year from Monday 3rd July to Friday 7th July 2017, flying from Birmingham Airport. It will be a wonderful opportunity for students to explore the culture of Barcelona, and experience the excitement of visiting some of the major attractions that the Costa Brava has to offer. During their stay all students will be able to enjoy the following excursions: Full day in Barcelona including Nou Camp Experience, visit to the Sagrada

Familia, Barrio Gotico and shopping in the Las Ramblas Port Aventura Theme Park Waterworld Water Park The provisional cost of this trip is £530.00 and will include flights to and from Spain from Birmingham Airport, 4 nights and 5 days in a 3 star hotel in Calella on the Costa Brava (half board) and insurance. There are only 40 places available. In order to reserve a place, please see Mrs Cadman, Technology Block Room 56, to get a consent letter and return it to by 29th April. Please note that deposits are non refundable once the place for your child has been confirmed.

SCHOOL NEWS

ATTENDANCE Attendance is very important to ensure students reach their full potential, and at Trinity we monitor attendance very closely. Parents and students are reminded that the school starts promptly 8.45am each morning. All students arriving after this time without a valid reason will be subject to detention. WATER BOTTLES Could we please remind students that only water bottles are allowed into school. Fizzy drinks are not permitted and will be confiscated. UNIFORM Please make sure that all students come to school wearing the correct uniform. If you are unsure as to the requirements, these are available on the school website. In particular, I wish to draw your attention to the rules surrounding jewellery. Only one stud earring is permitted in the lobe of each ear and nothing else. WORLD CHALLENGE 80 Days and counting………. It doesn’t seem that long ago that nine of our students started to plan their own trip to Southern Tanzania in Africa. They will be trekking across some of the most challenging environments for four weeks in July and August. In order to help us prepare more for this trip we are trying to raise as much money as possible and you can all help. Whenever you or your parents shop online, please do this through www.easyfundraising.org.uk and support our cause - Trinity Tanzania 2016. Every time you buy something online our team will receive a donation towards their fundraising. Every small donation helps. If you are booking your summer holidays in the next few weeks, please use this site as we can get donations upwards of £70 from the travel company.

Thank you for your support - The World Challenge Team

HISTORY TRIP TO THE WW1 BATTLEFIELDS AND TRENCHES IN BELGIUM Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk through a World War One trench or stand upon no man’s land to look at the specific battlefields of World War One? If your answer is yes to either of these questions then this will be a trip that you do not want to miss. Every year the History Department run a trip the trenches and battlefields of World War One which is open to all year groups (Year 9 to Year 13). It is a perfect opportunity for you to see history in the flesh and expand your knowledge on a topic that will be in your GCSE’s in Year 10. The trip also allows you to see some of the memorials that have been laid to pay respect to soldiers, from all sides of the war, and it may be a chance for those who had relatives that died in the war to find their particular name stone. If there is chance, there will hopefully be some free time which will allow you to take in some shopping or a chance to have a look around the beautiful town of Ypres. The cost of the trip will be £250 and will include breakfast, lunch and dinner (drinks included), transportation, accommodation and entry fees into all the historical sites that we attend. If you are interested in the trip, please let Mr Phillips (Room 29) or Mr Brooks (Room 31) know, so they can place your name on the reserve list. It is recommended that you do this as soon as possible as places tend to fill fast and this will help avoid any disappointment. Trinity High School History Department Example of WW1 Trench in Belgium

SCHOOL NEWS

SILVER AND GOLD PRACTICE EXPEDITIONS The Trinity High School Duke of Edinburgh Expedition season has official started and, as always, with wet and cold weather. Students in Year 11 (Silver) and Year 12 (Gold), with six members of staff, headed up to the Peak District for three days walking and camping. The conditions were miserable for the first two days, but despite this students stayed in good spirits and arrived at camp each night with more determination to continue on the next day. The staff had problems of their own when the minibus got stuck in some extremely muddy ground, thank goodness for farmers and their 4x4’s. Congratulations to all students involved and a huge thank you to the staff for giving up their time to support. Fingers crossed for better weather on the Bronze Practice. Duke of Edinburgh dates for your diary: Bronze Practice (Malvern) Thurs 21st – Sat 23rd April Bronze Assessed (Wenlock Edge) Sun 26th – Tues 28th June Silver Assessed (Long Mynd) Tues 28th June – Fri 1st July Gold Assessed (North Wales) Sat 16th – Thurs 21st July ART PIECE OF THE WEEK This week’s Art Piece of the Week comes a day after the Fine Art GCSE and a few days ahead of the 3D Art exams for GCSE and A2. Our featured piece, painted by GCSE student Leah, shows an incredibly successful end to the Fine Art course. Before she began painting, Leah organised her own photo shoot and then chose to edit the outcomes in Photoshop in order to better resemble the artists she had researched. We would like to congratulate all of our Fine Art students for their hard work this week and wish all of our 3D students the best of luck ahead of their exams. Exam Dates for the diary: 3D Art 22nd-26th April In the run up to the exams we are keen to remind all students that art club operates Monday to Thursday from 3.05pm until 4.05pm. We encourage all students to attend catch-up at least once a week to ensure they are suitably prepared for their assessment.

TRINITY MILE

THS Mile Run Number 1 – 19th April 2016

Thanks to this week’s volunteers: Chris, Lauren, Abbie, Ruby, James and Samantha

How can I take part? It’s simple, fun, free and you don’t have to be a fast runner. This is for everyone, even the

staff! Turn up on Tuesday morning by the Small Gym at 8.15am in your PE kit. Leave your bags in the changing

rooms, you can change into your uniform after your mile. Once you are finished make sure your name is taken

down, collect your stamp and enjoy some free tea and toast! To claim your EPraise points make sure you are

signed up through your own EPraise account.

For those of you that enjoy some stats here’s a weekly and overall breakdown.

This week:

Number of miles run: 35

E-Praise points awarded: 280

First time runners: 35

Overall:

Total miles run: 35

Total E-Praise points awarded: 280

Number of different runners: 35

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“Running is great, though of course it’s tough. It’s supposed to be tough, if it were easy

everyone would do it. Tough is what makes it great”

Run report:

The Trinity Mile’s inaugural run took place on a still, calm Tuesday morning. Runners started arriving early which allayed our fears that no one would show up. Out on the course the ground was still damp with spring morning dew and after recent heavy rain the field was soft underfoot. However this did not deter the 35 students and staff who turned out and ran brilliantly. As the time went on more and more of the school came out to support and by the end the cheers that greeted the weary runners at the finish line could be heard all over school! A huge congratulations to everyone who ran and a big thank you to all the volunteers. Anyone can join in so see you all (and hopefully some new runners) next week!

EPRAISE NEWS Welcome to your weekly epraise bulletin. This week we have awarded a total of 10,539 epraise points. Top 10 students and tutor groups listed below. STUDENTS LEADERBOARD Aaliah - 9JLP 42 Elle - AJM 40 Liam - 9JJB 39 Sam - 9JLP 39 Katie - 9AJM 39 Michael - 9JJB 37 Myles - 9TAB 37 Amy - 9JBL 36 Anya - 9JJB 36 Declan - 9JJB 35 TUTOR GROUP LEADERBOARD 9JJB - 735 9JLP - 697 9BRR - 674 9TAB - 612 9AJM - 600 9JBL - 495 9KJ - 451 9CJL - 431 9JRC - 423 11GEA – 387 HOUSE POINTS

YEAR GROUP POINTS

REVISION/CATCH UP

DAY

LUNCHTIME

REVISION SESSIONS AFTER SCHOOL

3.05pm – 4pm

Monday Spanish - Miss Ene Room 36 Business Studies - Mrs Fisher Room 5 Maths - Miss Pinnell Room 12 RE - Mrs Young Room 29a

Art/Photography - Mr Pleasant/Mr Clements Art Rooms

Tuesday Chemistry - Miss Taylor Room 19, Miss Freeman Room 18, Dr Pass Room 17 RE - Mrs Young Room 29a

English Language - Miss Jonsberg Room 26 Maths - Mr Earles Room 14 French - Mrs Walton Room 37 German - Mrs Walton Room 37 Art/Photography - Mr Pleasant/Mr Clements Art Rooms Computer Science – Mr Khawaja/Mr Barton Rooms 38/42 Resistant Materials - Miss Attenborrow Room 61 Chemistry - Miss Taylor Room 19, Miss Freeman Room 18, Dr Pass Room 17

Wednesday Spanish - Miss Ene Room 36 Physics - Miss Cottle Room 21 Maths - Miss Pinnell Room 12 RE - Mrs Young Room 29a

English Literature - Miss Jonsberg 26 English - Miss Allan Room 40 French - Mrs Walton Room 37 German - Mrs Walton Room 37 Spanish - Miss Ene Room 36 Art/Photography - Mr Pleasant/Mr Clements Art Rooms Computer Science - Mr Khawaja/Mr Barton Rooms 38/42 Resistant Materials - Miss Attenborrow Room 61 History American West - Mr Phillips Room 29 Child Development - Mrs Kell Room 54 Business Studies - Mrs Fisher Room 5 Physics - Miss Cottle Room 21

Thursday Spanish - Miss Ene Room 36 Maths - Miss Pinnell Room 12 Biology - Mr Moore Room 20a, Mr Roberts Room 20b, Miss Dilay Room 20c RE - Mrs Young Room 29a

OCR Sport Science - Miss Taylor Room 2 Art/Photography - Mr Pleasant/Mr Clements Art Rooms History Source Practice - Mr Williamson Room 30 History Medicine Through Time - Mr Phillips Room 29 Child Development - Mrs Kell Room 54 Biology - Mr Moore Room 20a, Mr Roberts Room 20b, Miss Dilay Room 20c

DATES FOR THE DIARY

2nd May - May Day Holiday 12th May - Year 10 KS4 Information Evening 16th May - Summer Examinations Start 30th May - 3rd June - Half Term 6th June - School reopens 8.45am

MATHS REVISION GUIDES Year 11 Maths revision guides, workbooks and calculators are now available. They will be on sale at break and lunchtime from the Maths Office. Revision Guide and Workbook combined price £5 - Year 11 only Calculators £5 each - available to all. SCIENCE REVISION GUIDES Science revision guides are now available. All students doing Unit 1 and Unit 2 will need the Core Book and the Additional Book. All students doing Unit 3 will also need the Extension Book. These are on sale at break and lunchtime from the Science Prep Room at a cost of £3 each. BUSINESS STUDIES REVISION AND REVISION GUIDES Year 11 Business Studies revision with Mrs Fisher Monday lunchtimes and Wednesday afterschool in Room 5. Revision with Mrs Horton Wednesday after school in Room 6. Revision guides can be purchased for £2.75 from Mrs Fisher. YEAR 11 REVISION BOOKLETS Students will be given a Revision and Resource Pack next week to start their revising for upcoming exams. It is very important they attend Assembly on Tuesday as Miss Jordan will be going through how to use these. Any problems please see Miss Jordan. PE DEPARTMENT

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