No. 30 – Monday 19th October 2015
Student Absentee Answering Machine Phone Number 5233 9299
‘It is to the glory of God that you should bear much fruit, and then you will be my disciple’.
(John 15:8)
Dear Parents, Students and Friends
A Trinity education offers much for our students. We strive to develop our students in a number of areas: academic, emotional,
social, spiritual and physical. After thirteen years of formal schooling, our senior students of Year 12 will finish their formal
classes this week and I encourage them to celebrate this milestone in a manner which is fitting of a Trinity education. On
Wednesday, our Year 12 students will enjoy breakfast with the staff, then travel to Lorne to share time with one another before
returning to school for a concert with the student community. I commend the students for their excellent attitude, exemplary
behaviour and respectful manner over the past six years and hope that they enjoy the company of the staff, their peers and the
student community on the last day of school. I encourage them to focus on implementing a very productive ‘swat vac’ and wish
them an examination period that reflects their hard work. While formal classes have finished for these students, individual
subject teachers are available to provide further support in the lead-up to each examination. We wish our senior students sitting
a Unit 3/4 exam well and assure them that each is in the thoughts and prayers of the Trinity community at this time.
Other sections of the school will also celebrate with style this week. On Thursday evening our Year 8 and 9 students will gather
to celebrate their social followed by our Year 7 student social on Friday evening. I trust that the students and staff will have a
wonderful night of dancing and fun.
Congratulations to all involved, students and staff, for the wonderful Drama and Music Solo Performance Evenings as well as for
the Media Evening held last week. There is so much talent on show at evenings such as these and I thank all involved. A Trinity
education certainly offers much for our students.
The Lions’ Youth of the Year Competition will be held on Tuesday night this week and I wish our Trinity student representatives,
Toby McCarney and Stephen Murphy, well for the competition.
Last term I shared information and updates with the College community, via the newsletter, regarding the ICT one-to-one device
programme at Trinity College in 2016 and beyond. In the coming fortnight, I will write via post to all parents/guardians with
further information regarding the programme. Towards the end of last term, I had hoped to provide information regarding the
device that will be selected by Trinity College for parents to purchase, as well as the cost, the suppliers and the various payment
options. At this stage, we are still working on the confirmation of the exact device and hope to have this confirmed in the next
fortnight. We are mindful of the impact on families of purchasing a new device and are working to ensure that the cost of th e
device, if purchased outright, will be less than $700. As shared last term, the College Board is also mindful of the cost and has
taken the decision to restrict fee increases in 2016 to 2%.
We continue to work with the College architects to finalise the plans for the next major construction at Trinity College, the
Performing Arts Centre. This building will house the performing arts theatre, music rooms, drama rooms and instrumental tutor
areas. As our planning progresses, we look forward to the construction of the building in 2016 and early 2017 for our use in
2017. Once complete, our Performing Arts area of the school will be housed in permanent state-of-the-art facilities and we will
be able to remove the majority of the portable buildings from our campus. A Trinity education does indeed offer much for our
students.
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I wish to remind you that Wednesday of next week, 28 October, is a student-free day, as staff will be participating in a day of
Professional Development. In addition, the English Unit 3/4 exam will be held onsite.
John 15:8 reads, ‘It is to the glory of God that you should bear much fruit, and then you will be my disciple’. A Trinity education
provides much more than an academic grounding. Our hope is that our students can ‘bear much fruit’ and share all that is good
with others in our community. This is our call to discipleship.
Virtus Nobilitat
Mr Tim O’Farrell
Principal
PERSONAL PARS
Trinity College extends its deepest sympathy to:
 Bryan Kennedy and his family on the passing of his grandmother, Mrs Judith Voskresensky
 Maggie Matthews and her family on the passing of her grandfather, Mr Allan Matthews
HATS TO BE WORN DURING TERM 4
This is an advanced notice that the wearing of hats will be compulsory for all Years 7 to 11 students from Monday, 26th
October. New hats are available from the Uniform Shop for $15. In addition, we advise all students to use sunscreen when
outdoors.
Ms Fiona Bell
Director of Students
LITERACY AT TRINITY COLLEGE
The Cars and Stars Program focus this week is:
Strategy 7: Finding Word Meaning in Context
When you read, you often work out the meaning of an unknown word from other words around it.
 The words and phrases around an unknown word often provide clues to the word’s meaning.
These are called context clues.
 Context clues are often in the sentence where the unknown word appears.
 A comparison or definition often provides clues to the meaning of the unknown word.
 Substituting another word for the unfamiliar word is a good way to check your understanding.
To test your own knowledge:
 Look for a synonym, or a word with a similar meaning, near an unknown word in a reading passage.
 Look for an antonym, or a word with an opposite meaning, near an unknown word in a reading passage.
 Once you think you know the meaning of an unknown word, read the sentence where the word appears and use the
new meaning.
 Does the sentence still make sense? If so, you’ve probably figured out the meaning of the word.
Activity:
Make a list of five challenging words with meanings you know. Then ask your children which words they do not know. Use each
of the words your children do not know in a sentence that gives a good hint about the word’s meaning. Have your children guess
what the word means.
Mrs Caroline Grist
Literacy Coordinator
VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF APPLIED LEARNING (VCAL)
Mock Interviews
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On 11 September, students from Year 12 Senior VCAL Work Related Skills class
attended mock interviews at the Colac Otway Shire.
 Courtney Thresher: “We were given a list of potential jobs at the shire and
we submitted our résumé and cover letter. In the cover letter, we
addressed the selection criteria and our interview times were set."
 Paige Mahoney: "It was a great opportunity to practice our interview
technique and the feedback from the shire was helpful for future
reference. We thank the Colac Otway Shire for the experience which took
us out of our comfort zone to prepare for the future."
 Jack Theodore: "It was a great idea to have mock interviews and get
feedback because we can improve on our interview techniques for the
next time."
Employer Breakfast
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On 11 September, the Senior VCAL students organised an employer breakfast at the Trade Training Centre at Trinity College.
This involved a lot of planning which included arranging a date, designing and sending out invitations, planning a menu,
shopping, cooking, organising student speakers and cleaning up after the event.
 Jack Theodore: "The Year 11 VCAL students also assisted with speeches about their School-based Apprenticeships and
work placements."
 Grace Tevelein: "We had the breakfast to thank our many employers for the opportunities they give students to
experience pathways to employment."
 Kye Johnstone: "It was good to talk to both employers and employment agencies."
The Year 12 Senior VCAL Work Related Skills class would like to thank all the employers, students and teachers who attended
this breakfast successful. It was an enjoyable morning and we hope that we can keep this breakfast continuing as an annual
event.
Grace Tevelein
Year 12 Senior VCAL Student
VCE CDT DISPLAY
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Thursday, 22 October 2015
3.45pm to 7:30 pm
All are invited to see our VCE Food, Textiles and Wood folios and productions in the Rice Wing.
Mrs Leonie O'Brien
Domain Head: Creativity, Design & Technology
SOUTH WEST CLAY TARGET CHAMPIONSHIPS
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On Monday, 12 October, 15 students travelled to Allansford to compete in a 24 – clay target
competition. This competition is only open to Year 7 to Year 9 students. Students who have been
shooting for more than 12 months are classed as ‘Experienced’ shooters and those less than 12 months
are catorgorised as ‘Novice’ shooters. All students shot two rounds of 12 targets with one practice in
their first round.
With over 100 students partipating in the competition, our students did very well. Congratulations to
Daniel Demasi (Year 8) who won ‘High Gun’ with shooting 21 from 24 targets. This resuted in Daniel
being the overall winner for the day. Kyle Middleton (Year 9), Jack Sanders (Year 7) and Zac Shea (Year
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8) all shot 17 from 24 targets, resulting in them being involved in a shoot-off for 2 place in the
‘Experienced’ boys category. Kyle Middleton was ultimately successful. In only her second shooting
event for the year, Casey Sanders (Year 8) took out the ‘Novice’ girls section, shooting 13 from 24
targets for the day.
Well done to all the students who participated on the day and thank you to David Demasi for the transportation of the guns.
Miss Naomi O’Loughlin
Teacher
L – R: Kyle Middleton, Daniel Demasi and Casey Sanders
YEAR 9/10 T20 BLAST CRICKET
Trinity College was well represented in the 2015 Geelong region
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Year 9/10 T20 Blast Cricket Schools competition on Monday, 12
October. All teams competed strongly throughout the day and
combined for a total of seven wins and only three losses. The Year
9 boys’ team made it through to the grand final but were beaten
by St Joseph’s College by 46 runs. Those boys are to be
congratulated for competing against Year 10 students and will
hope to compete strongly in the tournament again next year.
Individual highlights for the day included Clay Mulgrew making 62
runs in one match, while Kade Parker and Jeremi Robinson were
key batters for their team. The team work shown by all players was
of the highest order and contributed to the success of all sides.
Thanks to Emily Murfitt for coaching the girls’ team and for her
organisation of the day. Thanks also to Year 11 students, Adam
Garner and Jack Sherman, who demonstrated their outstanding
leadership qualities by coaching the Year 9 boys’ team.
Mr Sam Kelly
HPE Teacher
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Wednesday, 21 October
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Thursday, 22 October
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Friday, 23 October
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Wednesday, 28 October
Final Day Year 12
Parent Information Evening –
Top End Tour, 7.30pm, Tuck
Wing
Year 8 & 9 Social
Year 7 Social
STUDENT FREE DAY
Staff PD
Unit 4 Exams Commence
TOP END TOUR
2016
INFORMATION
NIGHT
TUCK WING
Wednesday, 21st October
7-30pm
FOR YEAR 9 STUDENTS
It is a requirement that all interested students must be in
attendance at the meeting accompanied by a parent or guardian.