nspcc chief executive mr peter wanless visits...
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Issue No 27
28th 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.
Mr. Peter Wanless speaking to
our Year 10
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.
Kyle Bonar asking a question
about skills required in an
employee
George Udale 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.
Education for life in all its fullness
Cameron Renwick, Head Boy &
Abigail Lester, Head Girl with Mr. Peter Wanless
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.
Prayer and
Reflection Space
Our annual prayer and reflection
space will be held at Trinity School
from Wednesday 3rd May to
Monday 8th May 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 15th May 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.
Watoto
Children’s Choir
On Thursday 18th May 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
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.
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Please get in touch via email
[email protected] should
you wish to discuss this further.
Fame Reunion
Friday 5th May 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 May
19th.
News
Friends of Trinity
Coffee Morning
May – Monday 15th
(9.30am – 11.00am) Teal Café
July – Wednesday 5th
(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 [email protected]
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 10th 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 24th April
Trinity vs Knole cancelled
Year 9 Tuesday 25th April
Rugby Tournament Year 9 came 2nd
Year 8 Wednesday 26th 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 28th April
Rugby Tournament
Fixtures for week
beginning 1st May
Girls
Year 7 and 8 Rounders match
Tuesday 2nd May away to Wally
Hall start @ 4.00pm pick up from
Trinity 5.30pm
Year 9 and 10 Rounders match
Thursday 4th May away at home
against St Greg’s @ 4.20pm pick up
5.30pm
U13 and U15 Tag Rugby
Festival Thursday 4th May at
TWRFC KO 4.00pm pick up from
Trinity 6.30pm
Boys
U13 Cricket Match Friday 5th
May
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 3rd May 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 3rd
May, 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.
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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
Cricket 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 May Cycle
3 Week 9&10 (week1&2)
Yr Sport Date Peri
ods Time
7B Cricket
10’s
Fri 5th
May
1&2 9:20
7
G
Cricket
10’s
Fri 5th
May
1&2 9:20
8B Cricket
10’s
Mon 8th
May
1&2 9:20
8
G
Cricket
10’s
Mon 8th
May
1&2 9:20
9B Cricket
10’s
Thurs
4th
May
4&5 1:15
9
G
Cricket
10’s
Thurs
4th
May
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
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