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NAME FORM GROUP GROUP BARLBY HIGH SCHOOL Barlby High School Telephone: 01757 706161 York Road, Barlby Email: [email protected] Y6 TRANSITION GUIDE 2018-2019 Learning Selby, N Yorks Website: www.barlbyhighschool.org Hope Trust, York YO8 5JP Twitter: @Barlby_High TOGETHER, A PLACE TO THRIVE Everything you need to know about starting Principal: Ms Julie Caddell at Barlby High School in September 2018 Contents + Key Dates A warm welcome I am delighted to welcome you has a unique part to play in society. to Barlby High School and to Academic success is important introduce you to our school. as it is the foundation for the We are a friendly, warm and next stage of school life and gives caring community school; as students the opportunity to choose a relatively small school of their future career path. Character 530 students, every child is development is equally important personally known and cared and my desire is that our students for. As part of Hope Learning understand their self-worth and are Trust, we enjoy the benefits confident, compassionate and kind. of belonging to a much larger We have introduced the organisation which enables us to Archbishop of York Young develop staff and share resources. Leaders Award this year and Hope is a growing, successful other opportunities such as multi-academy trust and we visits to Taize and working with benefit from collaborating with communities in Malawi and schools who have a reputation Romania are at the centre of for academic excellence. helping our young people to live This year, we joined the York as part of community, developing ISSP partnership, which is an equal others as well as themselves. partnership of twelve secondary I have been leading the school schools – nine state schools for just over a year and have and three independent schools. thoroughly enjoyed getting Our students have attended to know students, staff and master classes with the aim of the wider community. It YOUR TRANSITION GUIDE KEY DATES providing academic challenge really is a team effort and through opportunities which I look forward to working 2 Contents + Key dates 2018 schools cannot provide alone. with you in the coming years. Teacher training day Monday 3 September 3 Welcome + Key staff Our vision is that every child should flourish and develop a real Julie Caddell Induction day First day of term Tuesday 4 September 4 love for learning. We believe that Principal 5 Your first day at Barlby High Half term 29 October – 2 November every child is full of potential and 6 The school day + House teams Teacher training day Friday 7 December 7 Getting to school Last day of term Friday 21 December 8 Catering KEY PEOPLE 9 ParentPay 2019 10 School uniform Teacher training day Monday 7 January 12 Communicating key information First day of term Tuesday 8 January 13 Y7 curriculum + Half term 25 February – 1 March extra-curricular activities 14 Sport at Barlby High Easter break 15 – 26 April Julie Caddell Fiona Lee Karly Wallace Angela Milne Simon Rinaldi Richard Anderson 16 Helping your child May Day Monday 6 May Bank Holiday Principal Vice Principal: Vice Principal: Assistant Transition Assistant 18 Behaviour + Homework Staffing, Curriculum and Principal: Leader and Principal: 19 Mobile phones Half term 27 – 31 May Teaching and Achievement Pastoral and Head of Year 7 Special Learning Inclusion Educational 20 Home/school agreement Teacher training day Friday 28 June Needs Co- 22 Notes Last day of term Friday 19 July Ordinator 2 | Y6 TRANSITION 2018-19 Y6 TRANSITION 2018-19 | 3 INDUction Day YOUR First Day at school Living The induction day at Barlby life to The first day at secondary school is High School is a great way an exciting day for the whole family to get a feel for school life the full Your first day at Induction day Barlby High fine. We are usually a cashless The first day at secondary school Induction Day is a very THE SCHOOL DAY school and all transactions is an exciting day for the whole IT WIll BE THE exciting time for the vast The day will be a little different to are done biometrically using family, but after such a long majority of young people, but a normal school day. There will your thumbprint – if this is summer holiday sometimes it is FIRST OUTING some of you may feel a little be four longer sessions on your already set up you can start hard getting back into the routine FOR YOUR NEW nervous about the move to induction day and the school to use it straight away. of school. This information SCHOOL UNIFORM High School. We hope this may feel relatively empty as lots will explain what to expect and SO WAtcH OUT FOR information will help to settle of the other students will be on TIMETABLE what you need to know to help your nerves and help you to trips and doing other exciting The timings and content of you settle in straight away. LOTS OF PHOTOS! realise there is nothing to fear. activities. Your tutor will give you the Induction Day are: During the summer holidays On Induction Day, please a tour of the school to help you try to make sure you have had your form tutor where you will come in your current primary find your bearings. Try to think of 8.50-9.15am Formtime a practice run of the journey meet your form again. You will school uniform. It’s always some interesting questions to ask A tour of the school to school as this will help you spend the first period going good to see the different them as I’m sure other students 9.15-10.15am Lesson 1 to work out exactly what time through your timetable and getting StRUctURE coloured uniforms and helps may find the answers helpful too! Icebreaking activities in form groups you need to set off. Walk to the acquainted with your planner. The structure for the day Try to make our staff to recognise which There will be a break after each 10.15-11.15am Lesson 2 bus stop if you catch the school Form tutors will be massively is easy to remember: a good Lesson with a member of Barlby staff impression primary school you’re from. session to give you a chance to During induction bus and set off in good time. important to you during your with your A pencil case with pens and catch up with friends from other day, your tutor 11.15-11.35am Break It will be the first time you time at secondary school. They 8.50-9.15am Registration teachers and pencils will also be required groups and also new friends will give you 11.35am-12.35pm Lesson 3 have worn your new school will get to know you really well, Registration and Tutor period activities classmates as we will be doing various you have made. If you wish to a tour of the Lesson with a member of Barlby staff uniform so be prepared for lots try to get to know them as well. i.e. assembly, reading time, quiz etc by answering school to help 9.15-10.15am Period 1 plenty of subjects in periods 2, 3 and 4. bring some money for a snack you find your 12.35-1.20pm Lunchtime of photographs from parents and After lesson one, your normal questions and If you intend to get a school at break time or some food bearings. 1.20-2.20pm Lesson 4 grandparents – you have been school day will begin. Follow 10.15-11.15am Period 2 using your bus to school, don’t worry about at lunchtime that is Lesson with a member of Barlby staff warned! Check your pencil case your timetable to see where 11.15-11.35am Breaktime fantastic manners your pass, the bus company 2.20-3.20pm Lesson 5 has all the equipment you will you are going. Don’t worry 11.35am-12.35pm Period 3 maturely. are aware and have been given Lesson with a member of Barlby staff need for your lessons. This is about getting lost, there will 12.35-1.20pm Lunchtime details of how many children such a great way to make a good be people around you to help. 1.20-2.20pm Period 4 to expect from each primary impression on your teachers. All students meet in the hall 2.20-3.20pm Period 5 school. Just get on at the bus Mr Rinaldi and members of the or annexe for break. You will be stop you would normally use. team will be on duty all day so if ARRIVING AT SCHOOL able to buy food and refreshments Please be at school as close to you need to ask anything there When you arrive at school Mr but also meet up with people Try to make a good impression 8.40am as you can. Mr Rinaldi will always be someone to help. Rinaldi will be waiting for you here. Have a wander around with your teachers and will be at the front entrance The final session will finish at the front door. We will go into and meet some of the older classmates by answering plenty to meet you and take you at 3.20pm where you will the hall for an assembly with the students, they will make you feel of questions and using your into the hall for a very brief be escorted back to the bus Principal and other important welcome. If you wish to pre-order fantastic manners maturely.