Parental Bulletin – 7th June 2024
MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the final half term of the year and hopefully the half term with the best weather!! I hope all parents/carers and students enjoyed a well-deserved rest over half term and you are all raring to go for the final 7 weeks of the academic year.
Since I last wrote to you in the school newsletter, there is much more news to share and many more highlights to draw attention to. The Year 11 leaver’s day on Friday 24th May was a huge success and students were treated to shirt signing, pizzas, ice cream and a leaver’s assembly. We wish our Year 11 students the very best of luck in the final few weeks of their summer examinations.
We are also hugely impressed with the dedication and commitment of the Year 13 students to their examinations and, as they enter the final weeks of their summer exams, we urge them to keep working hard and stay focused.
Over the last week we have witnessed many students engage in a variety of extra-curricular activities and clubs including House rounders and the Redditch Youth Engagement Project, to name a few, but perhaps the most important work this week has been our reflections, assemblies and ceremonies to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D Day. Aside from our in-school reflections, our serving cadets joined the Mayor of Redditch and the Royal British Legion to commemorate it. We are very proud of our cadets attending, laying a wreath and marching with other representatives through the town centre.
Please can I remind parents/carers of our two standards themes of the summer term: namely uniform and punctuality.
Although it is warm, students should wear full school uniform. We will allow them to remove their blazers, but we will ask that they have them with them. Also, students should all be wearing their shirts tucked in and looking immaculate.
In terms of punctuality, students should be in their tutor groups at 8.40am. Students who are late do run the risk of their parents/carers facing legal action and we would really appreciate your support in ensuring students arrive to school on time. Over the past two weeks, the number of students late to school has reduced significantly so we really appreciate your support.
Finally, it is also worth mentioning that for the first time as Headteacher at the school, two Trinity parents have been prosecuted for substandard school attendance in court and ordered by the courts to pay extremely large fines, the amounts of which I cannot disclose. I have no pleasure in passing on this news, but I am doing so to raise awareness of the need for high levels of school attendance. Our attendance graduated response contains legal action (fixed penalty notices and a route to prosecution) as well as support, nurture and care for families. Legal action is a last resort.
However, for poor attendance or punctuality, we will continue to use legal action as it is our obligation to ensure that students receive a high quality, enjoyable education and it is the parents/carers responsibility to ensure their child attends school. We thank you for your support with this.
I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend and I look forward to writing to you next week.
Mr Ford
WHAT PARENTS & CARERS NEED TO KNOW
What Parents and Carers need to know about Palworld – Please see attached.
For further guides, hints and tips please visit nationalcollege.com.
WARMER WEATHER
Please send your child to school with a filled-up water bottle and ensure they have eaten before school, especially during exam time.
THE MALVERN HILLS CHALLENGE
The Malvern Hills Challenge takes place on Saturday 14th September 2024 and raises funds for the charity Help for Heroes which assists serving and ex-service personnel who have been injured on operations or training.
Participants can walk, jog or run the course at their own pace and enjoy the euphoria of succeeding and experiencing the Malvern Hills Challenge.
You can register as an individual or as a team with your friends, family, school or work colleagues. Dogs are welcome.
Please see attached flyer.
YEAR 11 UNIFORM AND PHONE POUCH DONATION
Once students have completed their final exams, we would be grateful for any donations of uniform, particularly blazers and ties. Also, can phone pouches please be handed in, a box will be put in the year office for any donations. Thank you.
FAMILY ADVICE COMMUNICATION EDUCATION
Please see the attached June newsletter.
PROM OUTFITS AND ACCESSORIES TO BORROW
We have had an array of outfits and accessories suitable for prom kindly donated. Please come and see Mrs Lester or Ms Kerks next to the Pastoral Office if you would like to have a look and borrow anything.
If you have any unwanted outfits, shoes or accessories that you would like to donate, then we would be happy to receive them. Please contact lesterl@trinityhigh.net or bring to Reception.
CYPRUS TRIP 2025
Cyprus Trip 2025, payment due 3rd June, please pay ASAP, and next instalment is due the 3rd July. Thank you.
REDDITCH UNIFORM BANK
Redditch Uniform Bank will be held in the Kingfisher Centre on Saturday 3rd August. All items are given away free of charge and all families are welcome.
We accept any donations of branded or generic items, including PE items, bags, shoes and trainers. Donations can be taken to Guest Services in the Kingfisher Centre or Inspire at The Barn in Winyates.
Please ensure donations are in good clean condition.
TACKLE LONLINESS HEAD ON
Building connections please see the attached information.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR TIMETABLE
Please find the latest version attached.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
| 8 July | New Intake Evening |
| 10 July | Year 10 Culture Capital Trip |
| 10 July | Year 8 Transition Day 1 |
| 11 July | Year 8 Transition Day 2 |
| 11 July | Year 9 Culture Capital Trip |
| 16 July | Summer Celebration Assembly |
| 19 July | End of term |
