Trinitas Classical School

The upper school students competed in the first annual House Games, a multi-part competition where houses faced in a variety of events including co****le, riddle solving, and chili cook-off. Congratulations to House Falco for their overall victory and scroll to see some of the events in action!

01 & 02: The four houses represented at Co****le as students partnered with their sibling house
03 & 04: volley-water balloon
05: An 8th grader ranks cookies for the cookie bake-off
06: A Falco student samples a flight of chili
07: A Leo student ponders over some riddles
08: Sibling houses had to transport Mr. F and Dr. Stevens across the gym
09: Upper school students assisted with some of the indoor Field Day activities for lower school students
10: Falco poses with the House Cup

Last week students in K–6 ran, hopped, launched and more during our annual Field Day. Thank you to Coach Z, teachers, and parent volunteers for making this an excellent morning of friendly competition. Here are just a few highlights!

01: A sixth grader and a kindergarten run hand-in-hand during a relay
02: Two sixth graders help a Kindergarten hold their banner
03: A fourth grader competes in the long jump
04: A third grader runs in a relay
05: A sixth grader leaps over her partner
06: A third grader bobs and weaves through the obstacle course
07: A fourth grader releases a disc in the frisbee toss
08: A fifth grader hurls a javelin
09: A sixth grader and a kindergarten emerge from a relay tunnel
10: A fifth grader confers with her teammates

At the start of May students from all grades shared Fine Arts Night with the community. There was a student art gallery along with choral and guitar performances and then individual and small group acts. It was an amazing evening celebrating a variety of art and we are so thankful for the time and talents that were shared. We want to especially thank Ms. Andrea Boyd, Ms. Natalie Mouw, Mr. Dean Wiers-Windemuller, Ms. Anne Poortenga, and Ms. Stephanie Sneller for their directing.

01: Students perform a scene from The Phantom Tollbooth
02: A sixth grader plays guitar in an ensemble
03: A sixth grader provides ASL during a song
04: Music teacher and choir director, Andrea Boyd directs students
05: A freshman helps direct a percussion ensemble
06: A first grader shows off his artwork in the gallery
07: A third grader as Mr. Darcy in a scene from Pride & Prejudice
08: A second grader as Little Red Riding Hood
09: Logic and rhetoric student percussion ensemble
10: First graders singing

Thank you to Boldly Told Video for photography!

What happens when a Latin teacher and a math teacher combine their classes for a feast? You wind up with the Pie’ds of March! This annual mash-up brings together the Ides of March and Pi Day in a hysterical and tasty new twist. Mr. F’s students (metaphorically) stab him in the back by concocting “unusual” pie flavors for him. This year’s worst pie featured such ingredients as lutefisk, prahok, kusaya, and other fermented seafoods.

Luckily for Mr. F. all the backstabbing pies were simply conceptual, and Magistra Tellinghuisen baked a variety of pies with more traditional flavors for students to enjoy.

Feast Days are often happening in our classrooms as students dive into history and geography. Recently, Mrs. Hultink’s and Mrs. Bodine’s classes had feasts to wrap up their units on Africa and Asia.

Students were all assigned a different nation to research, including a recipe to prepare and then share with their classmates and special guests. Students also heard from parents, staff, and friends who have lived abroad in Morrocco, Cameroon, China, and the Philippines.

Here are some highlights from their feast days!

01: A parent shares about how families prepare for Lunar New Year in China
02: Fourth grade students sampling many Asian dishes
03: Parents and teachers dish out food
04: Fourth grade students feasting
05: Mrs. Hultink’s friend shares about living in Morrocco
06 & 07: Third grade students feast on African dishes