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Senior VoiceThere seems a certain amount of irony that at the end of the longest term in the academic year, the greatest levelof anticipation, excitement and emotion occurs. The last couple of weeks of term have been a blur with so manyevents – major to lower key – being prepared, put into place and showcasing the school and most importantly ourfantastic pupils. This in addition to the day to day learning and activities that are all part of ‘Trinity Life’. The SeniorCarol Service on Thursday was a true celebration of Christmas and an opportunity for us all to reflect. I am as guiltyas anybody of getting caught up in the commercialism of Christmas and stresses associated. However, when youhave a service such as yesterday with all members of the community contributing beautifully (including the roofraising organ playing of nationally acclaimed David Davies), you end up with a warm glow of pride and contentment.It is at times like this that you realise how much you need and value your friends and family. Without them it is easyfor our less desirable aspects to come out. Real ‘friends’, whom we trust and love, see past our worst side and seethe best in us, but more importantly, bring out the best in us. Spend time with these people this Christmas and enjoythem and being with them.Have a fabulous Christmas and I hope it is full of laughter, time to relax and reflect and obviously great presents –in what ever form they may come!
Season’s Greetings
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Christingle Lights Up The Chapel
The first Sunday of Advent saw the School swing into our spiritual preparation for Christmas. Our Christingleservice saw the chapel bursting at the seams with pupils from across the Trinity Family (Prep Lodge to Upper Sixth).Whilst the pupils were making Christingles in the Refectory before the service, parents enjoyed mulled wine andmince pies together. The service was led by Josh Trickett in the Upper Sixth (Chapel Prefect), who helped allpresent prepare themselves for the season of Advent. Thanks to all the pupils and staff involved in the preparationand running the service and events, especially Mrs Davies and Mrs Arkell.
Carol Service
At the end of a week of freezing temperatures and strong winds, St. Michael’s Church in Teignmouth was warmedby the Senior Department Carol Service. The service brought together Prep 5 and 6 and the Senior School in acelebration of the Christmas Message. The atmosphere in the church was amazing with the School’s voices fillingthe beautiful church. With contributions from Prep and Senior pupils as well as staff and Governors it was a CarolSerivce to remember. Jero Zhang’s rendition of Silent Night made everyone hold their breath in awe.Our thanks to St. Michael’s Church for letting us use the church, Rev Rodderick and Father Mark for leading theservice as well. Special thanks to Mr Larkman and Mrs Arkell (Director of Music) for planning and rehearsing suchan inspiring and warming service. We stepped out into the cold wind with an inner Advent glow.
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Our Digital FootprintKey Stage 3 classes have been considering their digital footprints, specifically how they mayimpact them in the future. It has recently been reported in popular media that Jack Maynard(a ‘You Yuber‘ popular among young people) has left the television programme ‘I’m aCelebrity Get Me Out of Here’ due to the digital footprint that he left online as a teenager.“A digital footprint is a trail of data you create while using the Internet. In includes thewebsites you visit, emails you send, and information you submit to online services.”techterms.com. Using this real world example pupils have been debating questions such as“Do you think that it is fair to judge someone on what they said on social media when theywere under 18?” and “What advice would you give to a friend about their digital footprint whowants to be famous and one day be in ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’?”. At homeparents can use similar news stories as conversation starters to help young peopleunderstand that their online activity could have negative consequences later in life.
Christmas Jumper DayRaises £400 For Local Dawlish Charity
Year 11 swung into action to bringingsome Christmas cheer on a bitterlycold Monday. Key Stage 4 identifiedRichard’s Wish as their local charityand the money they raised fromChristmas Jumper Mufti and a stellar‘Bring and Buy’ event at break time willbe a welcome gift to the charity.Richard's Wish works with youngpeople who are going through cancertreatment. In these difficult times thecharity offers hope in the form ofmaking a wish come true. We hopethis gift will help others wishes cometrue.
Boarders CelebrateChristmas In Cabaret Style The boarding
community had theirannual festive meal,with performanceafter. This year twosenior boarders, RossMcNaught and Jero Zhang,organised a fun filled varietyevening. Acts ranged frommagic, to violin, to dance andsinging. These culminated in ashort play written by Ross,Rapunzel who had been gated inher boarding house for theweekend! One of the stand-outperformances of the night wasour own street dance crew ofAndy, Ailsa, Simon, Chris andHarry - the audience werestunned by their moves. It was awonderful evening that got usin the festive spirit for the lastweek of term.
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Year 10s have been learning A Christmas Carol this termand enjoying the rich vocabulary of Charles Dickens.Paige Connolly has produced a fantastic homework inresponse to the section in the novel where we read aboutthe ghost of Marley and the chain he carries about hiswaist. Dickens describes the chain as “long, and woundabout him like a tail; and it was made of cash-boxes, keys,padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses”; all thethings that make up his personality. The chain that Paigecreated similarly reflects her life and is made of swimming,school, boxing, parkour and TV.
The Year 8 and 9 Girls visitedExeter University for an empoweringafternoon of STEM related activities.They learned about different types oftechnology including ‘virtual reality’ aswell as understanding how exciting aSTEM based future could be. Thehands on activities saw them buildingteam droids including an entry for onewhich is a buddy for disabled childrento help them be more independent.This trip will inspire our girls to dreambig - there are no limits.
Jon Emery, an Old Trinitonian,returned to school to share hisexperiences with our Sixth Form.Jon now works at ChamberlainsEstate Agency in Teignmouth.This was an excellent chance forour Business Studies pupils tolearn more about externalinfluences on the housing market,such as changes in interest ratesand the impact of BREXIT. It wasalso a chance to learn some lifelessons in buying a house, such astaking out a mortgage, orunderstanding stamp duty.
Thank you to Jon for returning toTrinity and sharing his expertise. Ifyou would like to contribute to ourExternal Speaker programme,please contact Mr Milne([email protected]) todiscuss.
Measuring one beach in aday is a challenge but ourboys started early andfinished late - 3 beaches -22 profiles and 500sediment samples later! Agreat example ofdetermination and ambitionoutside the classroom
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‘A thrilling, exhilarating experience that shows you how much you have tolearn in the Royal Navy.’ Ollie‘I loved the experience. I lived on the same mess deck when I did my RYAPowerboat Level 2 Course last half term. This was so much fun’. Lucy‘I loved it. It was a very good experience. We had so much fun and welearned new useful skills’. Elif‘It was a laugh with our friends and a great learning experience.’ Loui‘I liked the trip because it was very funny and I learned a lot’. Ander‘I love how not only it was fun, it brought us together as friends and weworked with people we don’t know well.’ Cat‘One of the highlights of CCF – the best trip I have been on.’ Freddy‘The ship repair was really tough and cold but fun.’ Daniel‘The day was amazing, very inspiring and a lot of fun.’ Esme‘I enjoyed it a lot because the staff at the Damage Repair Instruction Unitand the Firefighting School were so friendly.’ JordiI enjoyed filling in the holes on the ship wall where the water was comingthrough. It was a new and different experience.’ Lily
On Saturday 25 November at Wyvern Barracks, Exeter, 26 Army SectionRecruit Platoon cadets (almost the whole of Year 9 plus Year 10, 11 and 12who started in September) began a busy day of instruction in Skill at Armstraining. By the evening every cadet had passed their Weapon Handling Teston the cadet GP A2 rifle; a fantastic achievement.
The reward for passing the WHT was that on Sunday, they were allowed toshoot on the laser range (DCCT) and learn the principles of marksmanship.Thanks go to Capt Ralph Savill and WO2 Keith Pratlett who were assisted bysenior cadets Ross McNaught and Simon Lai.The cadets showed the highest standards of behaviour and respect for theirbarracks and by Sunday afternoon the DCCT had been thoroughly cleanedinside and out by teams of volunteers.
Meanwhile on Saturday 6 Senior Year 10 Army cadets went on to St Peter’sHigh School CCF where C/Sgt Colin Rose welcomed them for a day of liverange shooting on the Cadet GP A2 weapon in the morning and in theafternoon on the new small bore cadet Rifle.
Connor Hare was invited onto theQueen Elizabeth Carrier to formpart of the Guard of Honour towelcome Her Majesty the Queenon board the Navy’s newestaircraft carrier. Connor could beseen on the BBC News as theQueen boarded the ship tocommission her on Thursday 7th
December.
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Many thanks to the PTA team for arranging the Senior Department PTADisco. The event was well supported and the pupils had a fantastic night.The dance floor was busy all night with pupils enjoying letting their hairdown. Thanks to the Form Tutors who supervised the event and Enigma forallowing us to use their venue.
On Monday 11 December thirteenoverseas students from Year 12went on a trip to Exeter, with MrsCrook acting as a ‘Red Coat’. Thestudents walked round variousareas of the city, none of whichthey had visited before. Theylearnt how and why the city hadbecome a significant landmark,and saw many buildings ofhistorical importance. Although itwas a bitterly cold day, thestudents agreed it had been aworthwhile visit.
Training for the Ten Tors group has started with pupils training on Dartmoorat the end of November and again in the holidays. The pupils undertook ataster session getting a flavour of the challenge ahead. The day was run byour new Team Manager - Mr Richard Vaas - who has many years ofexperience of Ten Tors under his belt.On Friday afternoons the group are working on navigation and hazardmanagement as well First Aid training under the guidance of parent PaulRobinson. As we head into the New Year the challenge grows with tougherroutes, heavier bags and overnight camps. The intense preparation is crucialas the pupils will be alone on the moors when the challenge event happensin May. Thanks to parents Mr Mathieson and Mr Sanderson who also joinedthe team sharing their years of experience in the outdoors.
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BREAKING NEWSEmily Pollard in Year 11 has been selected tosail for Ireland in the upcoming worldchampionships in Tasmania, Australia. This isan amazing opportunity for Emily to developher talents against the best in the world.We wish Emily the very best of luck as sheheads off to Australia in January.Emily has used her talents on the water, sailingin CCF and national regattas.
A fantastic day at the trials – a 7:30departure from school.Trinity Seniors performed welloverall in some very close racingwhich pushed us to perform at ourbest. The prize which everyone isworking towards is swimming atthe Olympic Pool in January - achance of a lifetime. It is importantto remember that swimmerstraining is tough – early morningsand evenings and this ischallenging and takes greatcommitment to their sport. It is notvery sociable at times!Some people travelled and did notmake the National finals but hugecredit to them for the way theywere supportive of others who didmake it.We will be representing the SW in20 Events – 18 of them came fromthe Senior Department.
Trinity Representation at NationalsStroke Swimmer Winner Relay
U16 Girls Back Hannah Greenwood WinnerU16 Girls IM Hannah Greenwood WinnerU16 Girls Free Hannah Greenwood 2nd PlaceU13 Boys Back Harry Butler WinnerU13 Boys Free Harry Butler 2nd PlaceU14 Girls Back Starr Johnson WinnerU14 Girls Fly Starr Johnson WinnerU14 Girls Free Starr Johnson 3rd PlaceU13 Boys Breast Charlie Holman WinnerU13 Boys Free Charlie Holman WinnerU13 Boys Fly Charlie Holman WinnerU16 Girls Breast Ellie Humphrey WinnerU20 Boys Free 100 Harry Kung WinnerU20 Boys Free 50 Harry Kung 2nd Place
Relay teamsU14 Boys Free Benjamin Coen 2nd PlaceU14 Girls Free Chaya Finn 2nd PlaceU16 Girls Free Lauren Jeffery 3rd Place
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On Sunday afternoon (26th November) Trinity boarders travelled to PlymouthPavilions to watch a fantastic game of basketball between the PlymouthRaiders & Newcastle Eagles. Both teams came into this match with a stringof undefeated games. The Eagles took the lead early in the game with someimpressive three point shooting by their point guard. In the second half theEagles looked tired and confidence grew within the Raiders camp. In the endthe Raiders produced an impressive victory over the high-flying Eagles(89-73) and a great time was had by all who went to watch the game.
A minibus full of festive cheer journeyed up the M5 for a whistle stopChristmas shop at Cribb's Causeway. With the brass band playing carolsand ice skating outside, the spirits were high! Christmas presents werepurchased and the chocolate store did particularly well!
This term the team havemade a fantastic range ofjewellery using kits and theirown creativity. As the termhas developed their creativityhas grown. Thanks to MrsEvans for her leadership ofthe project.
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TBirds have won 2 more awards recently at the Teignbridge Sports &Community Awards Event 2017 in the Coach of the Year category andSport and Community Champions. The T-Birds train at Trinity and areproud of their accomplishments as an inclusive not for profit Club cateringfor both Juniors and Adults.
We are working together to raise awareness of their Junior and Seniorsessions for pupils and members of the wider community. TBirds wouldlike to recruit more junior players to compete in our U14 and U16 JuniorLeague and Adult League squads in 2018, and are aiming at creating anU11 Team as soon as possible.
From Wednesday 3rd January training begins at 5pm until 6.30pm -meeting at the Tennis Clubhouse every Wednesday in Term Time.Although we have stated the minimum age is 10 years, we welcome themore physically able youngsters to join us and so we do not have ayounger age limit. We are also happy to support DofE and/or any otheryoung persons volunteering and are actively seeking youngsters to train asumpires (fully funded by us) in 2018.
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Event Result
Netball 1st 2nd 3rd
Junior Luscombe Powderham Ugbrooke
Intermediate Luscombe Ugbrooke Powderham
Senior Ugbrooke Luscombe Powderham
Rugby
Junior Ugbrooke Luscombe Powderham
Intermediate Ugbrooke Luscombe Powderham
Senior Ugbrooke Luscombe Powderham
Dodgeball
Junior Powderham Luscombe Ugbrooke
Basketball
Senior Ugbrooke Luscombe Powderham
Xmas Quiz 1st 1st 3rd
Junior Luscombe Powderham Ugbrooke
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Head of House Ben Ashfield &Jon Coppin
Deputy Head Yasmin Westlake
Head of House Connor Hare
Deputy Head Simon Lai
Head of House Flynn BonarFoster &Josh Walker
There are events in the firstfortnight to be ready!
● Chess● Cross Country● Senior and Inter Quizzes● Football - all groups● Dodgeball – Inter and
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What are Credits?Credits are awarded for positive behaviour and excellence in learning(effort and achievement). Headmaster’s and Key Stage Commendationscarry a value which is added to the house total along with otherachievements.
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Madeleine Brenner (2) Eliza Finneran Harry BinghamCharlie Holman Benjamin Coen Oliver Protheroe
Tom Timoney-White Jordi Bertroli Ramoneda Borja Castresana Ardanza
Jai Mathieson Paige Connolly Grace Vans Colina
Lynn Li
Key Stage 3 Toby Roberts (3) Daisy Taylor-Botterill Valentin SchmidtCharlie Holman (2) Tom Nicol (3) Dominic Perryman Ailsa XieEliza Finneran (3) Amelie Cheeseman Henry Dobson (2) Andy Ho
Eric Galvao Ander Elorriga Holly Robinson Ben AshfieldFreddie Elias-de Burgh Borja Castresana Ardanza (3) Isaac Johnson Chris Lin
Harry Bingham Dan Mountford Jai Mathieson (2) Edison RanMadeleine Brenner (5) Edward Smith Joseph Hill (3) Greg Wu
Benjamin Coen (2) Elif Nalcaci (2) Lauren Jeffery Jero ZhangBeth Holley Jordi Bertroli Ramoneda (4) Marcus Kaye Leo ZongChaya Finn Lucy Davis (2) Paige Connolly Lynn LiElla Clark Niall Perryman (2) Will Jenkins Paul Fu
Evie Daniel (2) Tom Timoney-White Lombe Mumba Ross McNaught (2)Oliver Protheroe (2) Key Stage 4 Sixth Form Sunny Sun
Starr Johnson Grace Vans Colina (2) Igor Shkarovskyy Will Collinson
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We say farewell to Mr Farish thisterm who is looking forward to awell earned retirement. Mr Farishjoined Trinity in late 2013 and inthat time he has been an integralpart of school life. His roles haveevolved from Surmaster andBusiness teacher to being part ofthe Marketing team producing theTrinitonian and many articles forthe local media. Mr Farish hastaken on many challenges and hiswork with the Sixth Form AccessCourse must be highlighted.Throughout his time he has hadstrong and positive relationshipswith his pupils and he has madehimself available to support themwhenever they needed an ear orsupport.Mr Farish will be missed as ateacher, a colleague and as theperson who stops to ask, “how areyou doing?”
Prospective Parents and Guests havementioned a new face welcoming themto Trinity. Zorro, Mrs Fischer - Head ofChapel House Boarding’s cat has a softspot for a tickle and stroke! On a sunnyday this giant cat likes nothing more thanbasking on the bank under the palmtrees over looking the sea! It’s a hard lifebeing Zorro the cat.
