School Hours

Canteen
The Preparatory School Canteen is an integral part of Trinity Grammar Preparatory School, catering for over 530 boys, 50 members of staff and many specialised and VIP luncheons throughout the school year.
It is open every day from 8.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. to serve all boys in Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. It provides a varied nutritional menu for the summer and winter terms with a wide selection of healthy food from which the boys can choose.

The Canteen is staffed by our Canteen Supervisor, assisted by volunteers from the parent body. Our volunteer parents work from a monthly roster.

The Preparatory School Trineatery Pricelist can be viewed by clicking here.

Prep News - The Weekly News Bulletin
Every Friday afternoon throughout the School year, your son will receive his weekly Prep News. It is his responsibility to see that his parents receive it by Friday evening. It is also available online from the News link on the School’s homepage.

Where boys are chosen to represent the School in Saturday morning fixtures, it is the responsibility of parents to see that their son is punctual in his attendance and where unforeseen illness or circumstances arise, a letter to the Master should be made prior to the match day, or a call to the Sportsmaster (0414 755 031) before the game. In this way, replacements can be found and the organisation of the team is less disrupted.

Parents can check the Wet Weather number – 1300 788177 if weather is doubtful for after-school training or Saturday morning sport.

School Library
The Preparatory School has an excellent collection of fiction, non-fiction and reference material. The collection also includes magazines, videos and audio cassettes. Parents are welcome and Library staff are happy to assist parents with choosing suitable material for their son.

Clothing Pool
The School Clothing Pool for second-hand school uniform items is conducted by the Strathfield Auxiliary. It is open on the first and third Friday of the month from 8.30am - 9.30am.

Family Services
During the course of the year, Family Services are held for the boys and their families in the School Chapels at Summer Hill and Strathfield. We urge you to keep these dates free of other commitments and share in these important events in the life of our School. The dates and times of these Services will be listed in the Calendar and a timely reminder is given in the Weekly Bulletins.

Preparatory School Mission and Charity Support.

“Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

The boys at the Preparatory School are encouraged to support local, national and international charities and organisations through fundraising, donations and Chapel Offertory.

During 2009, the Preparatory school is committed to supporting events such as Jeans for Genes Day, Bandana Day, the Good Sports Day, the Red Shield appeal, and World Vision 8 hour famine. Our mission also includes supporting families such as Kilonzo Matuya through World Vision and the Vink Family through the Church Missionary Society in Tanzania.  The mission offertory is collected every second Tuesday of the month during Chapel.

Open Evenings For Parents
Early in the School year, a series of informal evenings will be held. These are designed to give you the opportunity of meeting other parents of boys as well as members of staff.

At various other times throughout the year parent information sessions are held to ensure parents have the opportunity to hear about what is happening at school and to learn about programmes being provided fgor their sons.

Reports & Parent / Teacher Interviews
Communication between the School and parents is encouraged. If parents have any concerns regarding their son’s progress they should contact his teacher for an interview at any time. At the end of Term 1 and early in Term 2, formal Parent/Teacher interviews are organised and all parents are asked to take advantage of this opportunity.

At the end of Term 2 and Term 4 (Semesters 1 and 2 respectively), a comprehensive written report and Portfolio will be sent home. An opportunity exists at this time for parents to make an appointment to speak with the class teacher about the Report and Portfolio.

Co Curricular Club Activities
Towards the end of Term 4 a questionnaire is sent home asking parents to nominate their sons for the various other after-school activities. These include Chess, Tennis, Computers, Self Defence and Art Club. This diverse range is offered to give every boy from Years 3-6 an opportunity to participate in an activity of his choosing. Don't overtax your son, as he may already have heavy involvement in other areas. Such a programme is only possible through the consistent dedication and commitment displayed by so many of our staff members.

PARENTS' & FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION & STRATHFIELD AUXILIARY
The PARENTS' & FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION is the umbrella organisation for the school and meetings are held on the first Tuesday evening in each month during term. These meetings will be listed in the Calendar and weekly Prep News.

The STRATHFIELD AUXILIARY is an autonomous association within the P & F Association, particularly concerned with the welfare of the boys at the Strathfield site. On the first Wednesday morning of each month during Term time at 8.30 a.m. the Strathfield Auxiliary meets in the Joske Room at the Preparatory School (within the Administration building).  All parents of Preparatory School boys are urged to join the P & F Association that automatically entitles you to membership of the Auxiliaries. There are many social activities to be enjoyed, but more especially membership can bring invaluable support to the School.

The Executive Committee of the Strathfield Auxiliary for 2009 is:-