Welcome to Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School
Going to Bryn Hafren A guide for primary school pupils Welcome to Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School
What will it be like at Bryn Hafren? Starting in a new school is very exciting. But it can be a little bit worrying too. At your primary school, you and your friends are the eldest but in September you’ll be the youngest again!
What is it going to be like? How will I get there? Who will my friends be? What are lessons going to be like with a different teacher for each subject?
What do I wear? What is the food like?
I expect you’d like to know the answers to these questions. Don’t worry – in this booklet we’ve tried to answer all these questions and lots more as well. So that when you come to Bryn Hafren you’ll be better prepared and not so scared.
Open days and taster days You may have already had a look around Bryn Hafren at one of our open days with your parents or carers. Or perhaps you came up for the taster day with the rest of the Barry schools. If not, don’t worry, just read the information below and hopefully you will learn a little bit more about being a Bryn Hafren pupil.
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How do I get to school?
Bus – Service Buses: S1 – Rhoose to Bryn Hafren – pupils living in Rhoose qualify for a bus pass S10 – Holton to Bryn Hafren via Palmerston, Coldbrook, Pencoedtre, Gibbonsdown. S14 – Broad Street to Bryn Hafren via The parade, Romilly, Pontypridd Road, Severn Avenue S3 – Barry Island to Bryn Hafren – pupils from Barry Island qualify for a bus pass.
Walk – with your friends – it is fun to chat and the healthy alternative!
Car – parents can bring you by car but must drop you in a safe place outside of the school grounds. NO parental cars are to come on site; this is for health and safety reasons.
Make sure you know how to get home! If it is a day you don’t catch a bus / get a lift you may need to know the walking route – practise in the summer holidays!
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Your new school day Bryn Hafren opens every morning at 8am and if you want to buy breakfast you can pop along to the main hall, where the canteen will be opening. The buzzer will sound at 8.30 when you make your way to your form room for registration. 8.30 - 8.50: Registration and Tutorial or Assembly 8.50 - 9.50: Lesson 1 9.50 - 10.50: Lesson 2 10.50 - 11.10: Break time 11.10 - 12.10: Lesson 3 12.10 - 1.10: Lesson 4 1.10 - 1.50: Lunch 1.50 - 1.55: Registration 1.55 - 2.55: Lesson 5
What will I need? School equipment, PE kit, uniform You will need to have a sensible school bag to carry your books, equipment and PE kit. Rucksacks are a good idea. Equipment needed a pencil case to include: pens, pencils and a ruler. A basic calculator will be useful.
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What do I wear? School uniform is a navy blue sweatshirt with a logo, plain white polo shirt, black skirt or trousers (not jeggings or leggings), black shoes/daps – NO TRAINERS! PE Kit pale blue polo shirt, navy shorts / plain navy tracksuit trousers, trainers.
Who is a form tutor? Your form tutor (or form teacher) is the person who doesn’t just take the register; he/she will help you through your first few weeks at Bryn Hafren, and for the rest of your time at comprehensive school. Your form tutor will probably get to know you better than any other member of staff in the school.
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What happens at tutorial? On a Monday and Wednesday you will have an assembly. During the other three sessions you will work with your form tutor to complete mentoring and tutorial work. Your form tutor will also monitor your planner at this time.
What happens at assembly? During assembly you will sit in two rows (on the floor in one of our two halls) with your form tutor, assemblies will often be taken by your Head of Year (HOY) but you will see many different teachers taking assemblies.
Will I take part in assemblies? Once each term your form class will take the assembly – start thinking of ideas now!
What does FT, LRC and HOY mean? You’ll come across some funny names at Bryn Hafren – for example; FT = Form Tutor, LRC = Learning Resource Centre (library), HOY = Head of Year
Quiz question. What do you think the following could mean?
HT = Hot Toast/Hairy Toes/Head Teacher? KS3 = Kick Step 3/Key Stage 3/Kent School 3? PR= Price Reduction/Physical Running/Philosophy and Religion
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Food – our bodies need fuel to keep our brains working well and our bodies healthy. At BH we are very lucky to have a wide range of food to suit everyone. The canteen is open every morning for breakfast and at break and lunch for your snacks and dinner. We also have vending machines with drinks, sandwiches and healthy snacks.
Fobs and cash – at BH we don’t carry cash around, we have fobs. Each week you charge your fob with cash and swipe the fob each time you wish to pay for food or snack – you can use it in the canteen or with one of the vending machines.
A fob
A typical lunch Tuna jacket and salad
Vending Machine Welcome to Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School
Lesson time – different subjects, different classrooms At primary school you probably mainly stay in one classroom. At comprehensive school you’ll have five lessons a day and they could be anywhere in the school. Here is a typical timetable of a year seven pupil.
*How many lessons are there before break? *How many lessons take place after lunch?
Tutorial Les1 Les2 Break Les3 Les4 Lunch Les5 L3 U8 G4 U6 G15 1Mon 7LJ/Pr 7LJ/Sc 7LJ/Sp 7LJ/Dr 7LJ/Ar
G4 U13 G4 U22 1Tue 7LJ/We 7LJ/Sp 7LJ/Ma 7LJ/Gg 7LJ/En
U16 U13 G15 G1 U22 1Wed 7LJ/Mu 7LJ/Ma 7LJ/Ar 7LJ/Hi 7LJ/En
U13 G4 U5 G9 1Thu 7LJ/Pe 7LJ/Ma 7LJ/Gg 7LJ/Dr 7wx/Dt3
U5 U13 U8 G9 U22 1Fri 7LJ/Da 7LJ/Ma 7LJ/Sc 7wx/Dt3 7LJ/En
L8 U13 U8 L3 2Mon 7LJ/We 7LJ/It 7LJ/Pd 7LJ/Sc 7LJ/Pr
U13 U7 U8 U22 2Tue 7LJ/Fr 7LJ/Ma 7LJ/Da 7LJ/Sc 7LJ/En
U22 G4 U8 2Wed 7LJ/Fr 7LJ/Pe 7LJ/En 7LJ/Gg 7LJ/Sc
U15 L3 U22 G9 G9 2Thu 7LJ/Ma 7LJ/Pr 7LJ/En 7wx/Dt3 7wx/Dt3
2Fri L8 U8 G1 G37 7LJ/We 7LJ/It 7LJ/Sc 7LJ/Hi 7LJ/Mu
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Moving around the school – during your first week, your FT will take you on a tour of the school to help you get used to the layout. Bryn Hafren is spread over three floors and you might get a little bit lost, but don’t worry, there are always lots of other pupils and staff who can help you. A quick hint G – Ground floor rooms, L – Lower ground floor rooms U – upper floor rooms on 2nd floor. So get yourself on the right floor first, and then look for the room!
On the next page you will find a map of the school.
See if you can find the following places. If you can find them, circle them in pencil. *Salon 2 *Fitness Gym *Main Hall *LRC *U26 *L7
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Toilets STAFF Welcome to Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School
Lunch time and after school activities – we have lots of fun clubs and revision clubs for you to join at lunch and after school. Here are some of the clubs we have at lunch and after school. Most of the after school clubs start at 3pm and finish at 4pm, but others start at 4pm. Always check with your parents/carers before staying after school. Lunch time clubs Monday: Spelling club (languagues), guitar, Orchestra, Rock band Tuesday: Geography, Music theory Wednesday:Welsh, Penpal club, Jnr choir Thursday: ICT, PR, Film, Dance Friday: Maths, Orchestra After school clubs Monday: Tuesday: LRC book writers club Wednesday: Welsh club Thursday: Amnesty writers club Friday Seasonal cooking (once or twice a term) Learning Zone (break, lunch and after school) PE clubs after school most days LRC opening hours Monday to Thursday 8am – 3.55 Friday 8am – 3.25 Open at break and lunch time too
Are there any clubs you’d like us to run which aren’t on this list? What are they? ______
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Welcome to Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School
We’re off to Bryn Hafren!
You can find lots more information, pictures and links at www.brynhafren.com
Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School Merthyr Dyfan Road Barry CF62 9YQ Telephone: 01446403500 Welcome to Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School
You are invited to school on Tuesday 3rd July 2012 for the Bryn Hafren transition and Olympics Day. You will be taking part in lots of different activities including; netball, hockey, gymnastics and athletics. You will also have a chance to look around the school, meet your new classmates and spend the day with them and your form tutor.
What do I need to wear/bring?
You will need to wear sports clothes (tracksuit etc) You will need trainers for track events (bare foot for gymnastics) You will need to bring a plastic water bottle for a drink (no fizzy drinks) If you need a pump/inhaler, please bring it with you Please apply sun cream before you come and if it is sunny you will need a hat.
You will be picked up from your primary school at the start of the day and returned in time for the end of the day. School lunch will be provided. Be prepared to have fun!