Word of the Day: The Final List

We hope students at TRC have enjoyed the words of the day posted around college for the past two weeks.

Today is the final word, so now it’s time to get writing………..

In case you missed any, the full ten words are:-

Mendacious (lying, untruthful)

Tangible (can be touched or felt, is real)

Injudicious (unwise, show poor judgement)

Vexed (to be irritated, annoyed, aggrieved about something or someone)

Sagacious (wise, highly intelligent, mentally gifted, shrewd)

Procrastination (to keep on delaying, put off an action)

Pugnacious (up for a fight, troublesome, quarrelsome)

Ratify (confirm, agree)

Antiquated (out of date, old fashioned)

Euphoric (feeling of well-being, excitement)

 

This competition is open to all TRC students.  To enter, write a short story (500 words) incorporating all 10 words of the day.

Entries to be submitted by 11^th October to Emma Hadfield.

£25 Prize.

Don't Miss Out on Today's Word

College may be closed – but we didn’t want you to miss out on today’s Word of the Day…….

So the word for Tuesday 1^st October is Pugnacious (up for a fight, troublesome, quarrelsome)

 

Only 3 more words to go then it’s time to get writing…..

Previous words are: Mendacious, Tangible, Injudicious, Vexed, Sagacious and Procrastination

 

Remember to enter write a short story (500 words) incorporating all 10 words of the day.

Entries to be submitted by 11^th October to Emma Hadfield.

£25 Prize.

Book Club & More Words

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The next Book Club will be on Friday 11th October at 1pm - we are starting off with a lighter read and will be discussing Wind in the Willows.  New student members are more than welcome - just pick up a copy of the book from the LRC and get reading.

And an update on the words of the day for this week:-

Tuesday: Tangible

Wednesday: Injudicious

Thursday: Vexed

Word of the Day Story Competition

Literacy Week is coming soon (7th – 11th October) with an abundance of exciting literacy related events and competitions.

To kick start this event, the first student competition will start today with a Word of the Day Story Competition.

Each day on the run up to Literacy Week a new word will be posted around College and on Moodle – once you have collected all 10 words it’s time to get creative and we are looking for the best short story (500 words) incorporating all the words.

Stories should be submitted by e-mail to Emma Hadfield by Friday 11^th October.

There will be a prize of £25 awarded for the best story! 

This can also be a great addition to your CV, particularly if you are thinking of pursuing a creative writing/journalism type career!

And today's word is Mendacious (lying, untruthful)

 

 

Welcome to TRC Fair

Look out for us today in the Courtyard as part of the Welcome to TRC Fair.  We will be advertising the first book club of the academic year, a volunteering opportunity in the LRC along with a competition to win a selection of fiction books.  Please make sure to visit our stall!

We also apologise for the current disruption to the lower level of the LRC as we conduct inductions for all the new students.  You can still get to the books and there are plenty of study tables on the upper level and if you need any help just ask a member of staff.

Hello and Welcome Back

Here we are at the start of a brand new academic year.  It's great to see so many new faces in the LRC as well as many returners.  We hope everyone has had an amazing summer and we are all feeling revitalised and ready to study! 

The shelves have been filled with many new titles over the summer and there are a number of new magazine subscriptions too for you to enjoy.

It's going to be a busy fortnight as we conduct a number of subject related inductions followed by all the new student inductions so there will be some slight disruption to the lower level in order to accommodate this.

Look out for us at the Welcome to TRC Fair next week where you can pick up details about the forthcoming Book Club and enter into a competition to win some new reads.

If you need any help in using the LRC or want further information about what we have on offer, please check out the display in the entrance to the LRC or just ask a member of staff!

CAREERS OPTIONS EVENING

THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013

TRC CAREERS OPTIONS EVENING

 

 

 

The annual TRC Careers Options Evening is taking place this week on Thursday 13 June 2013 from 6pm to 8pm.  There will be opportunity for you to find out further information on Apprenticeships, Gap Year, Student Finance and UCAS.   Come and take a look at the display in the LRC, to see some of the resources available in the Careers Library, as well as information printed from various websites. Please see the Careers Librarian, Mandy Barker if you require further assistance. You can make an appointment via Student Services to see one of the Careers staff if you require further information and advice.