The Trinity Times
March 31, 2014
By: Chrystelle Gooding
“11 Porque yo sé muy bien los planes que tengo para ustedes —afirma el Señor—, planes de bienestar y no de calamidad, a fin de darles un futuro y una esperanza.” Jeremiah 29:11
The Spanish Department is very proud to acknowledge the newest members of the La Sociedad Hispánica de Amistad chapter Amigos de Cristo, the National Junior Honor Society and Tri-M on their hard work and their commitment to learning. This year the Amigos de Cristo chapter has sold bracelets to raise money for an animal shelter, and organized and participated in a bake sale to raise awareness for children’s cancer in collaboration with Newspaper Club. This May students will visit the Ronald McDonald House and prepare baked goods for the families whose children suffer from cancer.
The Spanish Department honors Chrystelle Gooding for her win in the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Design-A-Card contest. Chrystelle has been a first place winner for two consecutive years and this year she has once again been acknowledged for her remarkable work. On May 30th, the AATSP will reveal Chrystelle’s place at their Entrega Award ceremony.
Furthermore, the Trinity faculty welcomes Doris E. Velasquez, our new Elementary School Spanish Teacher. Mrs. Velasquez will continue to enrich the minds of our young elementary students as Ms. Mendosa has done. This year the elementary school has explored numbers, months and seasons, animals, weather and clothing in Spanish. The middle school has also studied these topics, however with more depth and emphasis on grammar in Spanish. Students in the middle school acquired vocabulary that enables them to express their needs. This includes the most basic vocabulary such as introductions, telling time, classroom activities, describing family relations, and the house, as well as a more in depth look at health, professions, and travel.
Finally, as we come close to the end of the school year, we are confident in our students’ abilities to acquire the Spanish language. We are blessed with highly motivated students and pray for their continued success. As we say in Spanish, ¡Qué Dios les bendiga! or May God Bless them!
WINGO IS HERE! Come join your friends for an evening of fun games and prizes at Wingo Friday, April 4th. Admission of $6.00 per person includes bingo cards for six games of bingo and a door prize ticket. Reserved tables may be purchased for $40 for eight people. Doors open at 6:30 pm and games start at 7:30 pm. Don’t fret about supper – you can sign up for a pasta dinner with all the trimmings for just $5.00. Childcare will be available for school-age children. Last year’s event was SOLD OUT – let’s hope for the same this year! Many thanks to families, teachers and staff for donating their time and items to be raffled at Wingo!
“GAME TRUCK” is coming to Trinity on May 17 (the day of our Mega Yard Sale) from 10-12 noon. Students will be able to play video games with their friends and shop. Look for flyers coming home soon.
RE-REGISTRATION AND TEXTBOOK FORMS were due last Friday. Textbook forms will be mailed to all home districts this week and hopefully yours will be in the mail with all others. If you need another form, please contact the school office. Once a class if filled, all late registrations will go on a waiting list until an opening occurs. Therefore, please make certain your child’s registration is complete.
BASEBALL SEASON IS UPON US – Who would think the season is starting with all this snow today! Trinity will have tickets available for warmer weather for both the Mets and the Yankees. For May 24th you can have tickets for the Mets vs the Diamondbacks for $28 and for May 31st you can have tickets to see Derek Jeter in his last year of baseball at $26 per ticket. Consider cheering on the home team!
NEW DATE FOR MEGA GARAGE SALE: May 17th is the new date for Trinity’s Mega Yard Sale. It will take place in the municipal parking lot next to the school (inclement weather it will be held in the gym.) Items may be dropped off Wednesday, May 14 through Friday, May 16. Guidelines for the sale are in the school office.
AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:
- Mon., 03/31 Drama Club practice; pick-up 5:30 pm
- Mon., 03/31 Grade 6 Critter Club; pick-up 4:00 pm
- Tues., 04/01 Last Zumba; pick-up 4:00 pm
- Tues., 04/01 Peer tutoring; pick-up 4:00 pm
- Tues., 04/01 Spanish Honor Society Meeting; pick-up 4:00 pm
- Wed., 04/02 Drama Club practice; pick-up 5:30 pm
- Thurs., 04/03 Writing Workshop (grades 3-5); pick-up 4:00 pm
- Thurs., 04/03 Bowling; pick-up 5:15 pm
- Thurs., 04/03 Cherub Choir; pick-up 4 ;00 pm
- Thurs., 04/03 FAST Athletics; pick-up 4:00 pm
NYSSMA NIGHT has been changed to Tuesday, April 8. All Trinity instrumentalists performing at NYSSMA need to take advantage of this practice festival. Judges will be giving students advice on how to get a better score. Please return the form by Wednesday, April 2nd so that we can make a schedule for when each student will perform.
Early Childhood Rodeo last Wednesday was a huge success. Many thanks to the families who helped set up and who came to watch the children perform their various feats. The Early Childhood students are now learning about Palm Sunday and preparing for Easter.