A very warm welcome back to all boys and their families as we look forward to a positive and productive second half of the year. Term 3 is an important time for our students as they make important choices in the selection of elective subjects and choose their senior courses for next year. Our graduating Class of 2021 Year 12 students will be challenged to ‘pick up the pace’ as they move towards the completion their respective courses, finalise work projects and portfolios, or begin preparing for important examinations later in the year. Regardless of which pathway they have chosen, this term should be viewed as the culmination of many years of endeavour and application. As our Year 12s progress towards graduation, we pray that each of them is able to reflect upon their journey with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Our Senior boys have been wonderful role models for the future leaders of the College, and I am very confident that they will continue to work hard as they strive to achieve their best in all areas.

Our Year 10 students will have a special focus this term as they formally begin the process of career guidance and course selection. The decisions that they make will be important in ensuring that they enjoy a sense of purpose and fulfilment as they prepare to graduate two years from now. We trust that they will reflect on the advice given to them, research all available options, and we wish them the gift of discernment at this time. Personalised course counselling appointments will soon be available for each Year 10 student, and will continue over the next few weeks. This provides an important opportunity for each boy and his parents to meet with a key staff member in order to discuss his future directions in relation to specific aspects of his current progress and likely future success. The addition of a consistently applied matrix for assessing Student Work Attributes and the associated calculation of a student’s Attribute Point Average (APA) will certainly help in such academic goal setting and course selection considerations. The APA was included on all Student Reports and provides a general picture of how well a student is engaging in his schoolwork, behaving in class, contributing to the learning process, relating positively to peers and staff, managing their own learning and striving for personal excellence. 
Similarly, our Year 6 boys will begin specific work and examine different learning styles to prepare them for the transition into Secondary School. We wish them well at this important stage of their educational journey.  

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our Year 7-12 parents who made appointments to meet with respective College Staff at the Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews scheduled earlier this week. These occasions allow for meaningful and constructive conversations about student progress and highlight the importance of positive family/College relationships. Valuable information about your child’s progress can always be obtained through direct communication with respective Teachers. I strongly encourage parents to stay in regular contact with Teachers through personal interviews, via the telephone or email.

 
Staffing

The start of term usually brings some significant changes in staffing. Throughout this term, the following College Staff will all be enjoying periods of leave. We wish them well of their extended break.

• Mr Chris Brennan (Religious Education – Leave, Term 3)
• Mrs Danielle Pieraccini (Media - Parental Leave)
• Mrs Kimberley Lloyd (Music - Parental Leave)

We extend a very warm welcome to a number of Staff members who have commenced at the College at the start of Term 3:

• Mr Joel Bass (Music)
• Mr Joel Blakely (Media)
• Ms Laura Colston (Psychologist – Secondary School)
• Mr Galvin Francisco (Mathematics)
• Mrs Jan Hurley (Business Manager)
• Ms Jessica Mullahey (HASS)
• Mr Dan Quartermaine (Mathematics)
• Mr Matthew Riley (Religious Education)
• Miss Kayla Scantlebury (Psychologist – Junior School)
• Mr Rhys Spedding (Grounds)
• Mr Sam Testa (Digital Technologies)

We also welcome back Mr Rohan Van Dongen (Materials and Design) who is returning from extended leave.

I wish all of our boys well for a most successful Semester 2, and trust that due reward will follow on from their hard work and focussed application.

Live Jesus in our hearts

Mr. Darren O’Neill
Principal 

As we commence a new school term our attention turns to the Term 3 Touchstone of Liberating Education. These touchstones underpin the ministry in Edmund Rice schools and help us set our directions and define our goals in following Blessed Edmund Rice’s vision. Core to the life of Edmund was his faith, his vocation was focused on the role that Jesus played in modelling how to live. Several times a day he would recite ‘Live Jesus in our Hearts Forever’, ensuring this was a daily focus.

As a man of faith he had a vision for a world that was inclusive of all. This manifested itself in life through his compassionate engagement with others, particularly the poor and vulnerable. His legacy of educating young people to ‘Live Jesus in their hearts’ so as to be compassionate has been evident recently among our senior students; twelve Year 11 students have recently returned from the Kimberley Immersion where they served others in initiatives such as ‘Feed the Little Children’ and serving breakfast to the homeless at McMahon place in Broome each morning in addition to their school ‘placement’ in Halls Creek and Wyndham. A large number of Year 12 students returned from Kairos on Wednesday evening where students voluntarily choose to participate, or lead in their second Kairos experience, in a spirit filled retreat where they reflect on their faith. Our College prefects recently assembled on a student free day to establish a number of aims for the second half of the year, looking at initiatives to foster stewardship and mental well- being among other considerations. These ‘Men for Others’ actions are personified in the four Edmund Rice touchstones, these are:

Liberating Education
We open hearts and minds, through quality teaching and learning experiences, so that through critical reflection and engagement each person is hope-filled and free to build a better world for all.

Gospel Spirituality 
We invite all people into the story of Jesus and strive to make his message of compassion, justice and peace a living reality within our community.

Inclusive Community 
Our community is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committed to the common good.

Justice and Solidarity 
We are committed to justice and peace for all, grounded in a spirituality of action and reflection that calls us to stand in solidarity with those who are marginalised and the Earth itself.

Here are the Term 3 menus for the Junior and Secondary School:

View the Junior School Term 3 menu

View the Secondary School Term 3 menu

*Please note as of Monday, 26th July, the TC Café will no longer be accepting cash. If you wish to top up your son's student card, you can continue to do so through your My Student Account Online Parent Profile. Student Services will temporarily be accepting cash to transfer onto your son's student card if you are not able to make a deposit online.

Term Opening Hours

Tuesday 7.30am to 4.00pm

Friday 7.30am to 1.30pm

Blazer Buttons

Blazer buttons are still being sewn on. Buttons cost $3.50 each and are sewn on at no charge.

Secondhand Uniform 

If your son has grown out of any of his uniform items and they are still in good condition, we would love for you to drop them by the shop for us to look at for a possible purchase. The Uniform Shop are always looking for new secondhand stock.

Supporters

A great style supporter Jacket is in stock. Please call in to have a look. 

There are only a few days left to register your expression of interest to fill a vacancy on the Trinity College Parent Council (TCPC), with the deadline extended to Tuesday, 27 July.

Any parent who is interested is asked to submit a very brief (half page maximum) nomination, telling us a little bit about yourself, why you are interested in being involved and any skills, talents or ideas you could bring to the TCPC.

The TCPC enables parents of current College students to engage in and support College activities with the view of enhancing the community experience at the College. They achieve this by providing support and advice to the College Leadership Team in relation to areas of parental support. Additionally, the TCPC, in collaboration with the College, helps manage social events for the College community, including the annual Parent Ball. More information on the roles and activities of parent groups at TC can be found here.

Please email your expression of interest to tcparentcouncil@gmail.com by Tuesday, 27 July. We hope to welcome our new members at the next TCPC meeting on Tuesday, 10 August.

Sales for the 2021 Auxiliary Morning Tea are now open! Get in quick to book your table (8 guests per table), as this event will sell out: https://www.trybooking.com/BSWIG. The event will include a delicious morning tea and presentations from insightful guest speakers including Rebecca Rickard, founder of Deadly Denim. 

We look forward to welcoming guests to this special event on Friday, 20 August in Gibney Hall.

This weekend Trinity Rowing invite the past, present and future TC community to come together to celebrate our rowers at the Tokyo Olympics, in particular TC old boys Jack Cleary ('12) and Josh Hicks ('08).

This years' TC Australian Rowing team members Andy, Rohan, Alex B and Alex R's success will be recognised and celebrated alongside Lachy Moroney and James Watson for making the State Pathway VIII.

A coffee van will be present with food and drinks available to purchase. Prizes are up for grabs for the best Olympic tracksuit of any country and the best display of Green and Gold clothing, hats, or streamers.

Venues:
Saturday 24th July - TC Boatshed 7am-12pm
Sunday 25th July - new TC gym 7am-12pm

Congratulations to Thomas Blayney (10.8) on recently completing his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Thomas’s activities as a part of his Bronze Award included participation in the rowing and rugby teams at the College for his Physical Recreation component, tuba practice for his Skill section and participating in voluntary activities such as helping out in office operations for his Service component. He was able to be complete an expedition along the Bibblumun Track through Didier Walks for his Adventurous Journey component. 

Thomas becomes the 54th Trinity participant to complete his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and should be very proud of his accomplishments. Congratulations Thomas!

If your son is interested in undertaking his Duke of Edinburgh Award at either the Bronze, Silver or Gold level, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Timothy Carslaw to receive further information. 

Recently, I was fortunate enough to be one of the 12 Year 11 Trinity College Students, that had the opportunity to partake in the Kimberley Immersion. The two weeks spent up in the Kimberley were quite simply life-changing. This was a sentiment echoed by the other 11 students that I had the pleasure to attend with. I was one of six students that travelled to Halls Creek and spent a week at the Halls Creek District School. The other six students travelled to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Wyndham. 

It truly was a memorable experience. We were challenged and pushed out of our comfort zones when we first arrived in the classrooms, however as the time went on we developed strong bonds with all the students. These kids were full of energy where we spent our breaks time chasing after them in games of tag, football and basketball. After spending a week in the schools, it was sad to say goodbye and leave. The following week of the trip was spent in Broome. While in Broome we participated in many activities, giving back to the community by serving breakfast to the homeless, helping with 'Feed the Little Children', and playing basketball with the children of Broome at the Police Citizens Youth Club. 

A highlight of the time spent in Broome would have to be the night we spent at Lombadina, a small community on the Dampier Peninsula. Lombadina is a beautiful setting and the boys enjoyed swimming in the pristine beaches and exploring the surrounding country. Upon reflection, the Kimberley Immersion was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for all those involved. Everyone returned to Perth with a new outlook on life.

- Myles Brown (11.5)

This week marked the first concert of a very busy Term 3 of concerts for the Music Department. Our Senior School Chamber Music Night featured percussion, woodwind, brass, string and guitar instrumental ensembles most of which were performed in true chamber music fashion without staff as conductors. Congratulations to the boys who performed at this concert. It served as a purposeful run of their performing arts pieces which are to be adjudicated over the next couple of weeks.

Kairos #58

On Sunday 18th – Wednesday, 21st July, 30 Year 12 students experienced the Kairos Retreat. This four-day residential retreat was described by many of the boys as ‘life changing’, ‘meaningful’ and ‘a way to re-set’. I would like to personally thank the Year 12 retreatants, and the student leaders: Lachlan Moroney, Zach Dancewicz, Jonas Soares Mendes, Spencer Bluntish and Matthew Perez for all their passion and dedication. To the adult leaders, Mr Michael Slacksmith, Mr Darren O’Neill, Mrs Donette Firkins, Miss Claire Wilson, and Fra Oscar Aguilera, who took time away from their own homes and families to help make this such a spiritual and meaningful experience for everyone. Finally, a special thank you to parents and carers who entrusted their sons in our care. 

Kairos #59: Monday 29th November – Thursday 2nd December 2021 (for current Year 11 students).

If your son is in Year 11, Kairos #59 applications will open soon. Please apply at Campus Ministry for the upcoming Kairos #59 Retreat.  

It was wonderful to see the boys return on Tuesday for the first day of Term 3. Thank you to all boys in Year 5 and 6 who attended training on Wednesday. Thank you also to the boys who attended BIG and the Wind Band Rehearsals.

This term is very busy one. Besides their classwork, there are several incursions and excursions, the Catholic Performing Arts, book week dress-ups, photos, Year 6 Camp and athletics carnivals. The Term 3 Calendar was emailed home today. Please make note of the important dates and events in what will be an action-packed term.

We welcome Miss Kayla Scantlebury who takes on the role of Junior School Psychologist. 

I would also like to welcome Miss Alannah Connolly and Miss Georgia Ariti who are from the University of Notre Dame Fremantle and will be completing their final teaching practicum in Year 5 Blue and Year 4 Green.

Parent Response forms were included with the Semester One reports. Please complete and return them to your son’s teacher as soon as possible.

We were really excited to be back at school for the beginning of Term 3! There was so much to catch up on with our friends about what we got up to on the holidays.

We were straight back into sport, we had our training session on Wednesday morning which was challenging as we tried to avoid all the mud patches, and had our fixture vs Wesley on the Thursday.

We got to find out about all the exciting events we have to look forward to this term such as the spelling bee, spikeball tournament, athletics carnival, catholic performing arts and many more.

On Friday we finally got to acknowledge our Golden Honour Award Winners for their efforts in Term 2, as the original end of Term 2 Assembly was cancelled due to Covid. It was also exciting as it was the Monthly TOBA assembly too, it was great to see them announce the two new winners as well as getting our Mars Bars.

By Harrison Day and Henry Scholz

The Br Gerry Faulkner Award is the College's annual competition for creative writing and illustrating, and the Library are now accepting entries!

Entries can be in any form of creative writing or illustration, including short stories, a novel chapter, non-fiction articles, poetry, song lyrics, a comic or illustration, and must be less than 2000 words and the student’s own original work.

The competition is open to all students with prizes awarded in the Junior, Middle and Senior School categories.

Entries close at the end of week 5 and can be submitted at the Junior or Senior School libraries along with an entry form which can be picked up from either library. 

Each Friday, Fra Oscar celebrates Mass in the Trinity College Chapel from 8:00am – 8:25am. 

Present and past students, and families, are all welcome. 

TOBA WINTER SPORTS DAY - 'BRENDAN RYAN ('91) CUP

Blustery weather and heavy downpours didn’t deter the enthusiasm of players and supporters at the Winter Sports Day on last Sunday.

For the first year, the cups namesake - Brendan Ryan (’91) was unfortunately unable to attend the event. We missed his presence but look forward to seeing him soon.

TOBA was triumphant, with wins across all five sports, with Matt Brennan (’86) accepting the ‘Brendan Ryan Cup’ on TOBA’s behalf.

The medal for TC Spirit was presented to Troy Zafer (’91) by the inaugural winner, Bryan Breheny ('04). Troy is a true stalwart and long-time contributor to TC and TOBA. He has coordinated the football team for this event for as long as it’s existence.

The TOBA football team played in honour of Old Boys, Justin Little (’92) and Tristan Berentsen (’91) who are no longer with us, but loved playing at this day. We have no doubt they were both there in spirit.

A big thank you goes to:

• TC Director of Sport, Mr Brett Silver and captains, coaches, managers, umpires and referees of both TOBA and TC teams
• St John Ambulance
• Tom Campbell, Total Sports Photography
• Brendan Molony (’65) and Frank Mulligan (’74), for their expertise on the barbecue.
• Mr Dayne Whalan and his team for their assistance and maintaining Trinity’s impeccable grounds
• Richie Mackiewicz (’87) for presenting awards

Thank you to everyone who attended this wet, but most enjoyable day for our community!

A wrist watch was found in the changerooms at Waterford – if this belongs to you, please contact the TOBA office on 9219 1132 or toba@trinity.wa.edu.au.

A great opportunity to join our DoM's group for an enjoyable evening learning and sampling various and unique Spirits in a fun, interactive way. The DoM's Spirit Night is also an opportunity to build the DoM's Spirit, meet and make new friends and catch up with those you already know. This is an over 18 event for fathers and father figures.

Sampling of Spirits and Beer and finger food included. Book early to avoid disappointment at www.trybooking.com/BTDQX.

Dad’s of Mercedes (DoM’s) Spirit Night
Friday 6 August
6:30pm for a 7pm start
The Shoe Bar, Yagan Square, Perth
$25 each
Very limited places ... get in quick!

The Santos Science Experience is a fun 1, 3 or 4 day workshop full of science activities for Year 9 and 10 students in 2021. 

Each program is designed to provide students who have an interest in science with an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating science activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work.

The program takes place in over thirty-five universities and tertiary institutions, within many different laboratories and lecture theatres. Students will perform experiments in the laboratories, meet and hear from senior lecturers, attend site visits and walk around and experience what it is like to be on the campus of a university or tertiary institution.

Additionally, the program provides information about further studies in science, technology and engineering. It highlights the wide range of careers that allow students to pursue their interest and abilities in the sciences while having the opportunity to meet and share ideas with students from different schools. Each program includes a BBQ or other social activity.

Costs to participate in The Santos Science Experience:

• 1 day program, $65 
• 3 day program, $190
• 4 day program, $260

For more information, view the online brochure here or visit www.scienceexperience.com.au

Mary's Mount Primary School invite you to purchase a personalised brick for a limited time!

To commemorate Mary’s Mount Primary School’s 100 Year Anniversary, we are selling personalised bricks to current and past families, students, staff and community members.

This is your opportunity to create a long-lasting legacy with a personalised engraved brick to be laid into the crucifix pathway of our Commemorative Sacred Space. Construction of the Sacred Space begins soon with an official blessing of the area scheduled at our school’s open evening on Friday 29 October 2021.

Order Online - www.trybooking.com/BSFCL

More Information - www.mmps.wa.edu.au/bricks