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Newsletter 19

20 November 2015

PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE 421 Elizabeth Mitchell Drive Thurgoona NSW 2640 Telephone: (02) 6049 3402 Facsimile: (02) 6049 3490 Email: [email protected]

ALBURY 421 Elizabeth Mitchell Drive Thurgoona NSW 2640 Telephone: (02) 6049 3400 Facsimile: (02) 6049 3490 Email: [email protected]

WODONGA 34 Ellen McDonald Drive Baranduda VIC 3690 Telephone: (02) 6049 3480 Facsimile: (02) 6020 9125 Email: [email protected]

WEBSITE

www.trinityac.nsw.edu.au AFTER SCHOOL CARE

1300 105 343 (Albury) 0432 887 637 (Wodonga)

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE WODONGA

6049 3485

The Attacks on Paris

It is difficult and somewhat sad to begin my article for this edition of the College’s newsletter

without referring to the attacks which occurred in Paris on the evening of Friday, 13

November. It is impossible for me to comprehend why these attacks took place and why so

many innocent people were targeted through them.

It goes without saying that the Trinity Anglican College community joins the millions of

people around the world who are shocked and horrified by what has happened in Paris. The

College community also joins our Prime Minister when he says that all Australians stand

shoulder to shoulder with French men, women and children and with all free people of the

world against the horrors of any form of terrorism.

This week the College flew the tri-coloured French flag as a sign of our solidarity with and

support of the French people at this time. At assemblies, I spoke of the importance the

College places on the values which underpin our school and our educational programs. I also

spoke of my hope that ultimately the end result of a Trinity education will be largely

characterised by young men and women who have genuine wisdom and respect.

Throughout my career I have been fortunate to work for and with some wonderful

educators. One of whom wrote the following recently in an article for a professional journal.

From the Principal

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I share it with the College community because for me, it speaks very clearly about what we

are trying to achieve as an Anglican school founded on strong Christian values in the light of

a challenging world:

‘The acquisition of information is not education. Education is the leading into wisdom.

Wisdom is the fruit of experience and knowledge reflected on in the light of strong values.

Proper schooling results in the ability to ask questions where others simply go silent or

passive, it helps the development of a habit of mind that reflects on implications and

consequences and directions, asking always why and whither. We want to help produce

young women and men who are agents of light for their world not points of darkness. We

want to produce students for whom the morality of an action is a major consideration…we

want to produce people for whom virtues like integrity, compassion and justice are not just

good manners, but anchor-like values’.

As a school community, we must remember and pray for the victims of the attacks in Paris.

We can also be inspired by the resilience and courage shown by Parisians in the face of these

latest attacks upon their freedom and their city. It is important that we collectively stand

together to ensure that the freedom which we so often take for-granted is not lost to

terrorism.

Education is integral to this stance, in my opinion; an education which is strongly values-

based and which leads students to developing a wisdom and respect which contributes

positively to their relationships, families, their chosen careers and to society more broadly.

Je suis Paris!


2016 Junior School Staffing I am pleased to advise the College community of the classroom teachers for both campuses of our Junior School for 2016. The classroom teachers are as follows: ALBURY:

Year

Level Class Teacher Class Teachers Class Teachers

K Karla Horn Karlee Nolan Lauren Naldrett

1 Matthew Densley Cheri Short Sonya McAinsh(0.6)

Trudy O’Connor (0.4)

2 Jarryd Thurling Deb Price Megan Craig

3 Paul Rovere Mez Moffat (0.8)

Amy Wilson (0.2)

Sue O’Neill (0.8)

Amy Wilson (0.2)

4 Kade Stevens Michelle Campbell

5 Jarrod Hillary Renee Van Egmond

6 Simon Fairall Mel Routledge

WODONGA:

Year

Level Class Teacher

Prep Lydia Billington

1 Kane McGregor

2 Kate Armstrong

3 Kerrie Wheeler

4 Kim Hardie

5 Tanya Carroll

6 Chris O’Loan

As you can see from these tables, the Wodonga campus will have stand-alone classes across all year levels next year for the first time, which is a wonderful indication of the steady growth we are experiencing at Wodonga. The College Council was delighted to receive this news in recent months and is very pleased with the growth the College is experiencing in many areas. Students will have an opportunity to meet their teachers for next year at Step Up mornings which are scheduled for Tuesday, 24 November.


Annual Prize Giving and Speech Day – Wednesday, 9 December The College is looking forward to the very important gatherings to celebrate another wonderful year of achievement across our Junior School and Senior School programs on Wednesday, 9 December. The Junior School ceremony is for students from Years 3 to 6, from both campuses and will commence in the College’s Multi-Purpose Hall at 9:30 am. The Annual Prize Giving and Speech Day for the Senior School will commence in the same venue at 12:30 pm later on the same day.

All parents, grand-parents and friends of the College are encouraged and welcome to attend Speech Day. The guest speakers for the Junior School event are this year’s College Captains, Ella Corbett and Tom Bugden. For the Senior School Speech Day, I am pleased that the CEO of the Anglican Schools Commission Inc., the Rev’d Peter Laurence will address the ceremony as our guest speaker.

I look forward to welcoming everyone to this year’s Annual Prize Giving and Speech Day!

Steven J O’Connor

Principal

Deadweight

What sort of attitudes weigh you down? There are nine C’s the Lord wants us to put aside: Carelessness, a critical spirit, compromise, conformity to worldly values, coldness of heart, cruelty, lack of control, lack of commitment or lack of confidence in God.

God’s tolerance when it comes to sin is zero. For our good, and for His kingly glory, He isn’t gentle with our darker sides. He wants us to be able to come face to face with Him – with love Himself – and in order to do that, He’ll go straight for the things that have us ensnared, ripping them out at the roots.

Our wrong actions turn us away from God. If we keep going past repeated warnings from Him that our sinful thoughts and behaviours aren’t good for us, we might have to learn these lessons the hardest possible way. Yet God can still use the mess we end up in to lead us out of the snare of sin. But, that’ll hurt. That will be uncomfortable, unpleasant and even ugly.

From the College Chaplain


So, how about we avoid that place of regrets and make a move first? When we choose to ask God for help to lay aside every deadweight, every old attitude problem, every sinful thought and action, He’ll be there! He’s just waiting to be asked. So let’s get serious about the nine things God is serious with: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Rev Lee Weissel

College Chaplain

Year 7-10 Semester 2 Examinations

It was wonderful to see students, from Year 7 to Year 10, rise to meet the challenges posed

by the Semester 2 exams. Summary notes were constructed, drafts were composed, and

formulas were committed to memory in preparation for this important set of assessment

items.

Students are in the process of receiving feedback from their teachers and establishing the

goals which will focus their efforts next year.

Year 11 HSC Students

It was wonderful to see so many students and parents at our Year 11 HSC Information Night

last week. At this time, we focused on the ways that students’ assessment marks and exam

performances combine to produce HSC marks and on the sorts of processes that students

and parents can implement at home in order to maximise HSC success.

There were a number of important messages for students to take away from this evening.

Mrs Fletcher, in her capacity as Careers Advisor, is enjoying the interviews that she has been

having with Year 11 students. She exhorts the students to dream big, and have an

impressive Plan B in the wings. Mr Thomas reminds students that they will never be defined

by their ATAR and that they are important members of a number of teams, most notably

their family team. Finally, my message for students is to encourage them to throw

themselves, wholeheartedly, into the task before them; whatever it might be, one should

nail one’s colours to the mast and give it one’s best shot!

From the Director of Studies


Whilst the HSC year is a big one, our greatest satisfaction comes from being a part of the

development of the very special young people who are entrusted to our care.

Semester 2 Reports: Prep – Year 10

On the last day of the academic year, students will receive their Semester 2 report to take

home to parents and caregivers. These reports contain a celebration of effort. A heartfelt

congratulation is extended to all those who, through hard work, dedication and a

determination to do their best, have improved their academic performance.

AAS Testing Results: Years 4, 6 and 8

Students in Years 4, 6 and 8 completed the AAS testing last term. At the College, we have

revised our baseline testing regime; this year, Academic Assessment Services (AAS) has

conducted diagnostic testing for students in Years 4, 6, 8 and 10. This new set of tests has

provided us with a very rich set of data that will assist us to pinpoint student need, track

student progress, and, when students are in Year 10, provide targeted information that will

assist students undertake subject selections.

The results of these tests for students in Years 4, 6 and 8 have been sent to parents this

week. This advice provides information upon students’ skills in the areas of general

reasoning, Mathematics, reading comprehension, spelling and written expression.

For students who were absent on the initial testing date, there will be a set of catch-up tests

conducted in the very early days of Term 1, 2016.

Please contact me if you have any queries regarding the above matters.

Kym Armstrong Director of Studies


House Structure

The process of moving students into the two new Houses for 2016 has been completed and

parents of students who have moved house will have received a letter this week. The

process was not an easy one as we had to balance academic and pastoral care, gender,

group size and the personal needs of our students.

As explained in Mr O’Connor’s newsletter article on 24 July 2015, a number of changes will

take place in the Senior School. There will be a significant change in our structure with six

new Heads of House being appointed. The Heads of House will be responsible for the

academic and pastoral care of Senior School students in their House. In Years 7-9, pastoral

care groups will be organised in horizontal House groups. In Years 10 – 12, House groups

will be structured vertically with approximately six students per year level in a House group.

The Heads of House have been working enthusiastically since their appointments were

made to prepare for the new structure in 2016.

Year 12 Success

Congratulations to Haylee Allwood and Blair Lawrence-Parnaby of Year 12. Blair’s Visual Arts

body of work has been shortlisted for inclusion in ARTEXPRESS. This is an annual exhibition

of exemplary artworks created by students for the HSC examination in Visual Arts. Haylee’s

Major Design Project has been shortlisted for the Design and Technology exhibition,

DesignTech. Congratulations to both students for receiving recognition of the time and

effort they put into their major works.

Year 7 2016

Next Tuesday, 24 November, students in Year 6 will be meeting their new Pastoral Care

Tutors for 2016. They will be joined by the new students who will be joining us in Year 7 for

2016. The Pastoral Care Tutors will be running activities and answering questions to ensure

we have a smooth transition to the Senior School. There will also be an information Evening

at 7pm for parents in the MPH.

Malcolm Thomas Head of Senior School

From the Senior School


Leadership, in all its manifestations, is a skill that we try to encourage at Trinity. There are a

number of opportunities afforded students as they progress through their early learning.

Simple skills like learning to listen actively to your peers and teachers, taking on a role that

creates a sense of ease with your peers, being tolerant and understanding of the needs of

others and becoming more independent in thought and deed are just some aspects of

leadership.

As the Year 6 2015 leaders start to reflect on their involvement it is time to offer this

opportunity to Year 5. The process is as follows. Year 5 students are currently completing

an application to take on a leadership role in 2016. Once this is completed, the Year 5 and

Year 6 students will be asked to vote for the leaders. This vote will then be looked at by the

teaching staff in K-6 and students will be shortlisted for the Captaincy roles. Each will be

asked to attend a short interview to discuss their understanding of the role and how they

and the College would best benefit from their leadership. The suggestions will be taken from

these interviews to the College Executive for final confirmation. The process should be

completed by the end of Week 8.

As the transition process to 2016 begins, it is important to maintain our focus on the now. I

encourage all students and parents to maintain that focus to the end of the term, as this

will allow for a positive learning environment and effective use of time.

Camps

The Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Camps took place in Week 6. It was great to hear the stories

and be regaled with the feats of students on all the camps. Thanks again to staff involved

and in particular to the students who really revelled in this form of learning.

Year 6 Abseiling

An adventurous group of Year 6 students abseiled, some for the first time, at Mount Buffalo,

Friday of Week 5. This was an amazing experience and something that we look forward to

being able to offer next year. The student’s smiles and sense of achievement was palpable.

Stationery and Texts 2015

The lists should arrive home this week. If you have any concerns please contact the class

teacher.

From the Junior School


After School Pick-up

Just another reminder that students need space at the end of the day to be organised for

home. If parents or guardians could wait away from the classrooms that will ensure that the

minds can stay focussed on this task.

For the Calendar:

Tuesday, 24 Nov: Step-up Day (9am – 12 noon)

Tuesday, 24 Nov: Year 7 Information Night (7pm)

Sunday, 30 Nov: First Sunday of Advent

Tuesday, 1 Dec: Year 6 Dinner (6-8pm)

Wednesday, 3 Dec: Trinity Carols Service (5.30 – 6.30pm)

Friday, 4 Dec: Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 Presentation Assembly

(9.05 – 10.00am)

Steven Armstrong Head of Junior School

Camps & Outdoor Activities

All students in Years 3, 4 and 5 took part in the Outdoor Education or Camp programme

over the last week. Some students were certainly taken out of their comfort zone, but all

enjoyed tremendous experiences, great activities requirement teamwork and persistence,

and had lots of fun.

Congratulations to everyone for the positive involvement and participations, and also their

behaviour. Thanks to all our teachers for their preparation and hard work, and thanks again

to parents who assisted at all levels.

Student Teachers

The Campus was fortunate to have benefitted this term from the significant contribution of

two student teachers, Tanya Worrell and Rhea Somerville. They spent time in the Prep and

Year 2 classrooms, and thanks to Mrs Billington and Mrs Armstrong for their willingness to

engage and assist both of these aspiring teachers in their journey in education. Tanya and

Rhea were popular with staff, students and parents who appreciated their enthusiasm, their

sharing of new ideas, and their involvement with their respective classes and the wider

College community. We wish them well in all their future endeavours.

Wodonga Campus News


Wodonga Campus News

Orientation/Step-up Day

This will be held on Tuesday, 24 November, where all students spend time getting to know

their classmates and teachers for 2016. We welcome the new students to the Campus,

including our 2016 Prep students.

At the same time our Year 6 students will spend the day becoming more familiar with the

Albury Campus. The parents of our current Year 6 students are asked to drive their

son/daughter to Thurgoona but, should that be problematic, please contact the Wodonga

office to discuss alternative transport arrangements.

Gazetted Public Holiday – Friday, 27 November 2015

Just a reminder to parents that the Gazetted Public Holiday for Victoria is on Friday, 27

November (Wodonga Cup Day). On this day, there will be no Victorian route or school bus

services operating. Therefore the Wodonga Campus will be closed.

Book Fair

Our final Book Fair for the year will be a ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ opportunity. Books will be

on display in the Campus Hall between Monday, 23 November and Monday, 30 November.

The Fair is a way of saying thanks to our parents and supporters for their purchases over the

past twelve months, purchases which have enabled the School to acquire a variety of

reading resources for the Library and classrooms. Whilst the school will not benefit

financially from this ‘Buy One Get One Free’ Fair, should you wish to make a donation of a

book to the Library it would be very much appreciated.

Swimming Carnival

A swim day at WAVES in Wodonga will be held for all students on Tuesday, 1 December. It

will be a day of fun, and parents are more than welcome to come along. Students will need

to bring their lunch, fruit and snacks for the day, as well as their swimmers (to be worn

under their PE uniform), rash-vest or T-shirt (no vest/t-shirt, no swimming), their hat, towel

and water bottle.

SRC Talent Show

We have some wonderfully talented students within the Campus, and the SRC are giving

them ‘their chance to shine’ by holding a Talent Show on Tuesday, 8 December. As well as

being lots of fun, it is a way of raising money to help families, particularly children, who are

not fortunate enough to enjoy a Christmas as we do, due to a variety of reasons.


Wodonga Campus News

Students are encouraged to bring a gift for the ‘Christmas Giving Tree’, with gifts going to

Anglicare for distribution. Thanks to Mrs Billington and Mrs Armstrong for this great

initiative.

Calendar Reminders

Monday, Nov 23-30 Book Fair – Campus Hall

Tuesday, 24 Nov Step Up Day / Orientation

Friday, 27 Nov NO CLASSES AT WODONGA CAMPUS – Public Holiday

Tuesday, 1 Dec Swim Day at WAVES – whole school

Year 6 Dinner, Albury Campus, 6-8pm

Thursday, 3 Dec Volunteers Morning Tea

Monday, 7 Dec Wodonga Final Assembly including the P-2

Presentation Assembly

Thursday, 8 Dec Talent Show

Wednesday, 9 Dec Junior School Speech Day, Years 3-6 (Albury 9.30-11.00am)

Wednesday, 9 Dec Term 4 classes finish, 2.10pm

Chris O’Loan

Head of Wodonga Campus

2016 Basketball Season With the finals of the Albury Basketball Association approaching, our attention now turns to the new season. 2015 has been a very successful year for our basketball club and I wish all our teams the best for the coming finals. The 2016 Basketball Summer season begins on Monday, 1 February 2016. To make accurate team nominations I require all current players to confirm if they wish to continue playing, or not, in the 2016 summer basketball season by emailing [email protected] Many students will be required to change age groups and potentially the night they play. To assist in your decision-making please refer to the following table.

From the Director of Sport & Co-curricular



Competition night (TBC)

2016 Age Groups Boys Girls

Age Group Year of Birth Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 1 Div 2 Div 3

Under 10 2007, 2008 Mon Mon Thur

Under 12 2006, 2005 Mon Wed Wed Thur Thur

Under 14 2004, 2003 Mon Wed Wed Mon Fri Fri

Under 16 2002, 2001 Mon Fri Fri Fri

18 Years and Under

2000, 1999, 1998

Fri Fri Fri Fri

The Association has indicated the season game fees will be $100 a season, paid biannually, while club registration fees are $85 (paid annually). To minimise potential forfeits and ensure students have the opportunity to play in the appropriate division, all students from the Senior School will have to participate in grading trials on Saturday, 30 January, 2016. Teams will be determined on ability; students need to realise they may not necessarily be in their preferred team. Club members are expected to play the whole season, unless injured. If for some reason your child has conflicting after-school responsibilities mid-season, we ask they consider this before determining if they will play for the College or not. Any students who wish to play for our club are asked to let me know by Wednesday, 25 November, 2015. Students must be at least turning 8 in 2016 to play. Trinity Gift

The Trinity Gift has been run and won! Once again a Junior student has taken out the title.

Over 400 runners were dwindled down to just ten to fight it out in the final. Only nine

runners managed to take their place at the starting line, after one of the race favourites,

Fraser Broughton, found some stairs very hard to negotiate. On reflection, I’m not really

sure if he stood a chance at all with that sort of form! No, I have no doubt he will be back

bigger and better for 2016.

The finalists were: Emerson Deane - 62m, Lana Heer - 65m, Lara Burdett - 66m, Ginny

Murray - 67m, Leighton Coe - 74m, Levi Senini - 76m, Jack Deane - 79m, Seb Dalitz - 81m,

Tom Freire - 81m.


Lana Heer of Year 5 managed to use her handicap to her advantage to just hold off a fast

finishing Levi Seneni (2nd) and edge out a gallant Emerson Deane (3rd). Thank you to Sports

Power and the College for their sponsorship of the race. Lana will have her name etched in

the history books, along with her name on a perpetual trophy, plus a $100 Sports Power

voucher.

All runners gave it their best shot. Unfortunately for Jack Deane his sister has bragging rights

in their household for the next 12 months after he couldn’t quite run her down. Thank you

to all the participants all the way through the heats and into the finals. I hope to see you all

having another go next year when the final will be run in front of hundreds at our Albury

Twilight Fair afternoon.

Nash Clark Director of Sport & Co-curricular

On Wednesday, 11 November, Year 4 went on camp to Borambola. The trip took 1 hour and 45 minutes. We had lots of fun on the bus and everyone was singing songs.

When we arrived at the campsite, we went into the dining hall. We were introduced to the staff and we had a talk with Gus, Jacqueline and Tom. Everyone was so excited to start our activities.

Then we found out who was in our cabins. After that, we went off to our cabins to get changed for swimming. After we were changed we had lunch. We ate burgers. Yum Yum!

We went to the pool and had a swim test. In the swim test we had to firstly swim 25 metres without stopping. Secondly, we had to tread water for a minute. Then we had to be able to yell for help. Lastly, we had to get out of the water without using the ladders. Bridget told us to get a yellow or a blue band.

We were split into groups. There was Hulk, Spiderman and Ironman. Hulk did kayaking and raft building first and it was great because we had to make a raft with some instructions and see if it would float. Kayaking was great too because we got to go around and paddling in the billabong bumping into each other.

Spiderman did rock climbing and it was a challenge for lots of us to get to the top. A lot of teamwork was involved.

Year 4 Camp Recount


Ironman went to archery and orienteering. The best thing about archery was trying to get a bullseye. For orienteering, we all held onto a skipping rope and went around following our map. The hardest thing was trying to find markings up high and down low.

We then had dinner which was roast pork with gravy and veggies and chocolate cake for supper, delicious!

We went and met in the Rec Hall again and we were put into groups. We had a mini Olympic Games and the games were all fantastic. After a big exciting day we went to sleep. The next morning we woke up at 7am and met at the Rec Hall. We all had breakfast then started our next activity.

On the last day of camp we had lunch, then we were off back to Albury. We went to camp to make new friends and challenge ourselves. We all had a fabulous time and everyone enjoyed camp.

When we got back we were excited to see our family members. On the way home we told them about our marvellous three days of camp!

By Ella Brown, Mineli Madawala, Stavros Andronicos and Milo Flower.


Trinity College students who will be in the senior school in 2016 will prepare for the

introduction of the BYODD (Bring Your Own Designated Device) programme by attending

information sessions over the coming weeks.

Students will gain access to software resources including CANVAS, Google Drive and

Office365 and learn what they need to do to be prepared for the 2016 introduction of

BYODD.

An opportunity for students to connect their BYODD devices to the College Network,

including WiFi and printers, will be provided for three days in the last week of January in the

College Library. A network administrator will be available to assist with the process.

These connection days are:

- Wednesday, 27 January: 9am-3pm

- Thursday, 28 January: 9am-3pm

- Friday, 29 January: 9am-3pm

Year 7 students will be provided with training sessions on their first day of school on Friday,

29 January. Please refer to the Trinity College website for further details on the BYODD

program and to download the BYODD guide http://tac-byodd-info.trinityac.nsw.edu.au/

For any further queries please e-mail me at [email protected],

or contact the College.

Tahlia Dahmes Head of TAS & eLearning

BYODD

http://tac-byodd-info.trinityac.nsw.edu.au/



With the end of Term 4, and the end of another school year fast approaching, the library is preparing for our annual stocktake. With this in mind, we are asking that students and their families please return all of the library books and other resources that they have borrowed throughout the year (don’t be concerned, we don’t have overdue fees!). So look under beds, on side tables, in car boots, on home book shelves, and of course, in the seemingly endless black hole that is the bottom of the school bag, and bring back those books.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank students and their extended families for making it another great year here at Trinity, and in the library. It has been another busy year and as the library continues to grow and evolve with the school, our jobs are made much easier with the help and support of everyone involved in the school community. So on behalf of Janelle and myself, thank you very much and have a safe and enjoyable Christmas break.

Rob Childs

College Librarian

Many thanks to volunteers Jana Kondacs and Ellen Uniacke.

Week 8 Term 4 Helper Week 9 Term 4 Helper

Monday, 23 Nov Volunteer Required Monday, 30 Nov Volunteer Required

Tuesday, 24 Nov Volunteer Required Tuesday, 1 Dec Volunteer Required

Wednesday, 25 Nov Ellen Uniacke Wednesday, 2 Dec Ellen Uniacke

Thursday, 26 Nov Cathy Giltrap Thursday, 3 Dec Jana Kondacs

Friday, 27 Nov Volunteer Required Friday, 4 Dec Volunteer Required

Margaret Cochrane

Canteen Manager

From the Library

From the Canteen


The new sports polo and shorts will not be available until 2016. The current sports uniform

can be worn until the commencement of 2017. We have sample sizing of the new shirts.

The uniform shop will only be open until 4.30pm on Wednesday, 9 December and will not

reopen until Monday, 18 January 2016.

Lost property

Any unnamed items left in lost property will be disposed of appropriately after this time.

Please remember to name all items of clothing, lunch boxes & drink bottles.

Second Hand Items for Sale

Second hand uniforms bought in for resale must be:

- Current uniform and in good order, free from tears, patches, stains and obvious wear. - All items should be ready to wear by the next owner with all name tags removed,

hems sewn, buttons secured. - Items to be freshly laundered, and blazers & skirts must be dry cleaned.

Cathy Katsoolis Uniform Shop Manager

Dear Parents

As we move closer to the Christmas period, it is the time of year for us to keep in our prayers

those people who don’t get to share Christmas with a family and those who, for many

reasons, don’t get to open a gift on Christmas morning. For the past few years, the Trinity

community has been very generous in giving gifts and food to families in need in the local

area.

This year, we ask that the students show their generosity and care by giving a donation to

the College Anglicare Christmas Appeal. All gifts will be delivered into the very thankful

hands of Father Peter McKeague at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Northern Albury.

From the Uniform Shop

Anglicare Christmas Appeal


The following is a guideline only for gift and hamper items to be brought in to school by the

students, on Friday, 4 December. The students will deliver their gift to their classroom

teacher or Pastoral Care Tutor.

Kindergarten students: A gift for a young girl aged 3 - 10

Years 1 and 2: A gift for a young boy aged 3 - 10

Years 3 and 4: Christmas sweets (lollies, Christmas cakes and puddings, box of

chocolates etc.)

Years 5 and 6: Special food treats for families (i.e., foods that families normally

could not afford to buy - like cordials, Christmas napkins, chips,

special biscuits, custard, chocolates etc.).

Years 7 and 8: Gifts for an adult - soaps, coffee mugs, chocolates, kitchen

utensils, toiletries (face washers, hair ties, ribbons etc.) a book,

apron, cookbook etc.

Years 9 and 10: Christmas day foods and decorations - foods to eat at a Christmas

breakfast, lunch or dinner, table decorations, napkins, bonbons,

Christmas tree decorations, Christmas lights etc.

Years 11 and 12: More Christmas type foods - Christmas chocolate stockings for

children, tins of biscuits, candy canes, bonbons, puddings,

custards, gravy etc.

Hopefully, with such an extensive list, we will go a long way to putting a smile on many faces

at Christmas time.

Thank you, in advance to all families who are a part of the Trinity community.

Kate Millan Senior School Teacher

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