Moving Up Transition via Distance Learning

Taken before social distancing guidelines.

Unlock Your Talents and Broaden Your Horizons

Croeso i Ysgol Llanfyllin Welcome to Ysgol Llanfyllin Welcome To Ysgol Llanfyllin

Joining us here at Ysgol Llanfyllin will be an exciting if not a slightly anxious time for you. We totally recognise these feelings and will do our best to help you settle quickly into our school community.

We have had to change our approach to transition this year to follow the Senedd’s guide- lines and social distancing. As we are not able to hold our transition days we have pre- pared some online worksheets / information sheets to support moving from your primary school to secondary school.

As guidelines change and more details become available we will contact you again. In the meantime if you have any questions that you would like answered please send them by email (rtr@llanfyllin-hs.powys.sch.uk). I will do my best to answer all your questions.

I am looking forward to the time that we can all meet and that you can get to know our school and make new friends.

With warm regards,

Mr Rudge - Progress Manager Year 6 /7 Pleased To Meet You

It is really important that we get to know each other quickly, you can help us by writing about yourself. You may email this page to [email protected]. If you are able to attach a photograph of yourself that would be helpful but not essential.

My name is ______.

I attend Ysgol ______School.

If I could describe myself in 3 words, they would be ______,

______and ______.

Put a picture of yourself in the box above. In and out of school my hobbies and interests are: ______

I am really good at ______. My favourite subject in school is ______. My best friend(s) in school is / are ______. I would like to be in the same class as ______. Next year in school my aim will be to______. Please add any information that you would like to know / share with me: ______

Moving Up …

1. List 5 differences between going to your primary school and going to Ysgol Llanfyllin.

a. ______

b. ______

c. ______

d. ______

e. ______

2. Write down 3 words to describe how you feel about moving up to secondary school.

a. ______

b. ______

c. ______

3. Discuss these feeling with your parent or guardian.

The following activity sheets will help you to become more confident Llanfyllin pupils.

Moving Up … Coping With Change

These are some questions that new pupils ask. Can you help them with their concerns, by matching the questions to the right answers.

1. I’m starting a new school on my A. Keep a copy of the school map in own. Will I make friends? your planner.

B. Get into the habit of packing your 2. I’m travelling on a school bus for bag the night before to avoid forgetting the first time. Will I miss the bus? books and equipment.

3. Ysgol Llanfyllin is so much bigger C. Take time to get to know the oth- than my primary school. How will I er pupils. Join clubs and teams. find my classrooms? Will I get lost?

D. Once you are given homework write 4. I will have lots of new teachers it in the planner together with your how will I remember their names? hand in / completion date.

E. Write your timetable in your 5. What if I find the work hard? planner.

F. Write down the names of your 6. How will I remember what home- teachers next to their lessons on the work I have? timetable.

G. Before your first day check the time of your 7. What if I bring the wrong books? bus and know the location of the bus stop. Should I carry all my books each day? Ask another pupil from your village to help you. Always remember your bus pass.

H. If you find the work hard tell your 8. How will I know what lessons I subject teacher. They are there to have each day? help you.

Finding My Classrooms

My Colour Code Subject Colour Look at the map on the last page. Mathematics

English Science Choose a colour for each subject and Welsh colour the box. French

Geography Then, colour the rooms where each History

subject is taught on your plan of the R.E.

school. D & T

Art

Music

ICT

P.E Drama

ALN

Subject Teaching Rooms ALN 65 and 66 Art 9, 10 and 11 Design and Technology 1, 2 and 4 Drama 20 English 34, 35, 40, 41, 42 and 43 French 21, 22 and 23 Geography 37 and 45 History 44, 46, 47 and 48 IT 3, 32, 33 and 64 Maths 30, 31, 60, 61, 62 and 63 Music 7 PE Gym, 18, 19 and Field RE 49 Science 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 Welsh 26, 27, 28, 29 and 36 Moving Up … Travelling To School

Trebor Jones

LF64 Llanfechain Llanfechain

Many of you will travel to Llanfyllin on the school bus. The bus companies know that new Year 7 pupils will be on their buses so don’t worry!! If you know someone travelling on your school bus it would be a good idea to ask them to look after you on the bus. The bus will drop you inside the school grounds.

If you travel by car to school please ask your parents to drop you near to, but not immedi- ately in front of, the school doors as it will be very busy at that time in the morning. A speed limit of 5 mph will be exercised.

If you are walking to school make your way safely along the pavement and remember your green cross code when crossing any roads.

Once inside the school gates you must not leave school without Mr Rudge’s permission.

At the end of the day there will be staff on hand to help you catch the correct bus home. School Uniform

School uniform helps to set the right expectations and standards in our school community. Please refer to the Uniform Code on our website for the full uniform guidelines and explanation. https://www.llanfyllin-hs.powys.sch.uk/school-policies.html

We are currently reviewing the uniform which you will be expected to wear in September. We will relay all information about the new school uniform in due course.

School uniform can be bought from Constructiv Clothing Ltd in Welshpool (1-3 Church Street, Welshpool, Powys SY21 7DL, 01686 610890).

Uniform can also be bought online at: http://www.schoolshopdirect.co.uk/llanfyllin-high-school