Trinity School News & Blog
iPad the Means, Learning the Goal
Trinity School has a long tradition of putting educational technology tools where they belong – in the hands of teachers and students. For this reason, since the early 1990’s the School has placed into classrooms first computers, then laptops, then [...]
Traffic Safety Education for Preschool Students
Safe Moves, a non-profit organization, and recognized leading authority in traffic safety education in the country, spent a morning with our ECP students sharing valuable safety tips when walking near cars or railroad tracks. The idea to bring in Safe [...]
Fun Ways to Learn About Plastics and Environmental Impact
Trinity School Grade 4 students, STLT, and Service Learning Coordinator, Kim Thacker, integrated four great projects into one valuable lesson on how plastics negatively impact our environment, but how recycling can help our environment. First, Grade 4 students researched and [...]
Trinity School Celebrates 100th Day of School
Trinity School Kindergarten and Grade 1 students celebrated the 100th Day of School with a variety of fun activities that encourage counting, sorting, comparisons, and drawing self-portraits–as they look today AND how they’ll look in 100 years!
How Students Learn to Write at Trinity School
Come hear how, from ECP through Grade 5, students engage with writing as they grow and learn through the grades. Learning at Trinity 2012 How Students Learn to Write at Trinity School February 1 in the Upper Campus Great Hall [...]
Menlo Alums Visit Trinity School
Menlo School students, including alums Sienna Stritter and Whitney Damman, visited Trinity School on Wednesday, January 11th, and presented fascinating Japanese Samurai history facts to grades 2 and 4: Do you know… The difference between a Japanese Samuai sword and [...]
I Lost My Tooth: Conversation in Junior Kindergarten
We have been having some great discussions at circle. The children have been doing a great job of listening to the share and asking questions when appropriate. You have no idea how hard it is to – raise your hand, [...]
Why Trinity School Celebrates Learning
“What did you learn?” Have you asked that question of a child? Pretty universally the response is, “I don’t know,” or “Nothing.” A shoulder shrug or a blank stare are other popular conversation clinchers. But create a venue for a [...]
How Long Should Homework Take?
The following is an approximate guide for Trinity School homework time per night: Kindergarten 10-20 minutes Grade 1 10-20 minutes Grade 2 30-40 minutes Grade 3 40-50 minutes Grade 4 60-70 minutes Grade 5 80-100 minutes In addition to the [...]
Penny Panic!!!
The children of Trinity School raise money that they will give away to worthy causes over the course of the school year. Each class tries to raise the most money by filling a bucket set outside the classroom door each [...]