As we continue to practice LOYALTY, this week is a good time for words and acts of love and loyalty for our mothers or anyone who has been a mother to us in some way. May you be blessed as you are a blessing.
School News
Virtue Update – LOYALTY
May 6th, 2021IMPORTANT – Fine Arts Night Details You Need to Know!
May 6th, 2021CCE Corner – ‘Rithmetic: STEM at Trinitas, Part I
April 22nd, 2021
In this post, we look at the third “R” of education: ‘Rithmetic. In our next post, we’ll include a discussion of science and logic at Trinitas to complete the picture of how our classical school measures up in the area of STEM. At the outset, we should be honest that classical schools may often be thought of as great books programs or humanities schools. From the time of its founding in 2006, however, Trinitas was committed to providing our students an excellent education in the sciences. Not content to simply adopt the curricula many classical schools were already using, we were somewhat “cutting edge” for classical, and even non-classical, schools.* We think our math and science programs map nicely onto the grammar, logic, and rhetoric stages of the Trivium.
When choosing a math curriculum, it seemed to make some sense to find out what the best students in the world are using. Math students in Singapore are consistently at the top of The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). These students use the Primary Mathematics Series (otherwise known as Singapore Math). Lest we commit a logical fallacy, we won’t assume that simply using the same curriculum will produce the same results (there are very likely multiple factors at work), but it is probably fair to be optimistic about the possibilities. When we examined Singapore math pilot studies in the US, we found that students were, on average, a grade ahead of their peers. And, they liked math more. We’ve found this to be true of our math students as well over the last fifteen years—they are typically advanced in math, do very well on standardized tests, and go on to honors and AP math tracks in high school. And, importantly, a large percentage enjoy the subject.
National Latin Exam Results
April 22nd, 2021Congratulations to the following students for their diligent preparation for the National Latin Exam and their stellar scores. (Can you find all the Latin derivatives in that sentence?) Three of our students had perfect scores this year! Optimē, discipuli!
Introduction to Latin:
Gabriel F. – summa cum laude (perfect score)
Ellie G. – summa cum laude
Justin M. – summa cum laude (perfect score)
Beginning Latin:
Abby G. – summa cum laude
Ayanna S. – magna cum laude
Lily T. – summa cum laude (perfect score)
Intermediate Latin:
Jacob M. – maxima cum laude
Sophia S. – maxima cum laude
Financial Aid Applications
April 22nd, 2021Please note that financial aid applications for 2021-2022 are due on May 15. If you have applied for aid in the past, you should receive a direct email from the office.
Mileage Club Off to a Running Start
April 22nd, 2021Recess time is running time! Our Mileage Club started this week. Students in all grades will be able to run (or briskly walk) laps during lunch recess which will then be logged on our mileage chart. Please remember to send running shoes with your child even if it’s not a PE day.
Virtue Update – LOYALTY
April 22nd, 2021Our virtue of the quarter is LOYALTY. Woodrow Wilson said, “Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.” Talk together about ways to show loyalty to each other in your home.
Fine Arts Night Intent Forms Due April 14
April 13th, 2021Fine Arts Night Intent Forms are due tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14. Parents, please check for accuracy and completeness and make sure a copy of your student’s piece is included. Please check the email message sent Tuesday afternoon if you need another copy of the form.
N.B. All full-time students will be participating in Fine Arts Night (Friday, May 7, at 7:00 p.m.) as the music classes will be performing in the program.
COVID Update – Spring Break Travel
April 1st, 2021With the recent and concerning spike in the number of COVID cases in Kent County, especially in children, we are asking parents to exercise extra caution if traveling over Spring Break by airplane or to a location where they do not avoid crowds.
Many schools are moving to virtual or hybrid learning for the week after break, but we intend to continue learning in person. So that we can avoid, if possible, COVID exposures and quarantines in the weeks following break, we are asking everyone to use the safety protocols recommended for these high-risk environments and to keep home after break any students who 1) have spent time over break with anyone who showed any sign of illness, or 2) spent time over break with anyone who tested positive for COVID, or 3) exhibit any symptom of illness.
If any of the above criteria apply to your child(ren) by the end of break, please contact the office when the school reopens on Monday, April 12, so that we can provide a return-to-school timeline.
As a reminder, students who exhibit any symptoms of illness while at school will be screened for COVID-relevant symptoms and sent home as directed. We will be exercising greater caution during the week following break in an effort to keep all classrooms open to in-person learning. God-willing, the path forward could–and really should–be downhill once we clear the week after Spring Break.
A Day with Altus Adventures – April 21
April 1st, 2021Trinitas is working with Altus Adventures to create a fun outdoor event at school for all students in Grades K-8 close to the end of April. The day will be filled with activities that promote healthy social habits, friendship, cooperation, and servant leadership among and between students of all grade levels. Our students have spent much of the year apart from other classes, and this event will serve to rekindle former friendships and facilitate new friendships between students of all grades. Weather permitting, we are planning to combine this event with Rome’s birthday celebration on Wednesday, April 21. If needed, Wednesday, April 28, is our alternate.