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Welcome to Your New School Year 7 Pittville School WELCOME TO YOUR NEW SCHOOL YEAR 7 PITTVILLE SCHOOL 1 WHO’S WHO? Mr R Gilpin Mr D Eagleton Headteacher Deputy Headteacher Mr M Watkins Mrs J Pitt Assistant Headteacher Assistant Headteacher Miss K Foster Assistant Headteacher Mrs P Kavanagh Assistant Headteacher 2 Pastoral Staff Livingstone Abbott Aston Mr D Kavanagh Miss L Allan Mrs C Bury-Brunsden (Head of House/Transition ( Head of House) (Head of House) Manager) Designated Stokes Safeguarding Lead Miss E Bottell Mrs B Crowe SENDCO/Designated Safeguarding Lead Lead Tutor of Stokes House Mrs G Davies Mr M Watkins Mrs P Cooper Deputy Deputy Pastoral Manager Safeguarding Lead Safeguarding Lead 3 YOUR NEW SCHOOL This booklet explains some of the important things you need to know about your new school. Please read it carefully so you know what to expect when you arrive and this way you can make the most of your time here. Remember to bring this booklet with you on your visits to school and on your first day. The House System The House System is a very important part of day to day life at Pittville School. It supports the excellent pastoral care at Pittville School. The names of the 4 houses are Livingstone, Abbott, Aston and Stokes and they have the colours of purple, red, green and yellow respectively. The houses are named after people who have had close and important links with the school. Livingstone House is named after Sir Richard Livingstone – who laid the foundation stone for the school in 1938. Abbott House is named after David Abbott, who was the first Headteacher of Pittville School. Aston House is named after Lynn Aston, a local police officer who sadly lost her battle with cancer a few years ago. Lynn worked very closely with Pittville School and was involved in school life for a number of years. Stokes House is named after Julie Stokes, the founder of Winston's Wish. Winston's Wish is a childhood bereavement charity founded in 1992 which offers support to bereaved families in Cheltenham. When you join Pittville you will be placed in a tutor group in one of the houses and given a house badge in their colour. The sense of ‘belonging’ to a school within a school is very important to us and students always tell us how they love the mix of the year groups together. The Y11 students really enjoy looking after and supporting the younger students. At Pittville we have a core set of values that we live by, Respect, Honesty and Kindness. At Pittville every student is expected to work as hard as he or she can, and behave as well as he or she can. We want all Pittville students to become confident learners who are creative, resilient, independent and highly ambitious members of our community who demonstrate respect and fairness within a safe, caring and cooperative culture. There are lots of inter-house celebrations, competitions and events ranging from sport to photography and charity work. Events run throughout the year and you will have the opportunity to take part. 4 GETTING TO SCHOOL Pittville School is open from 8:00am but most people do not need to arrive at school much earlier than 8:25 a.m. If you have time you can go along to the school canteen for a drink or breakfast. The canteen is open in the morning from 8.00 a.m. How will you come to school? I will come by scheduled bus Read 1 I will walk Read 2 I will come on my bike Read 3 I will come by car Read 4 Section 1 Bus ‘A’ Coronation Square to Lynworth Serves: Prestbury, Whaddon, Town Centre, St. George’s, Alstone, Hesters Way. Bus ‘N’ Prestbury to Town Centre Serves: Noverton Park, Prestbury Village, New Barn Lane, Albert Road, Pittville, Town Centre. Bus ‘D’ Bishops Cleeve to Town Centre Serves: Bishops Cleeve, Evesham Road, Pittville, Town Centre, Alstone, Lansdown and Hatherley Section 2 Walking to School Pittville School has entrances on Albert Road and Cleevemount Road. Be careful when coming into school by Albert Road because this is the entrance cars and lorries use. A path has been extended along Albert Road especially for Pittville students. If you are late please remember that the Cleevemount Road entrance is locked at 8:35 a.m. and you can only get into school by Albert Road. For your safety you are not allowed to walk along the front drive. Section 3 By Bike If you wish to cycle to school you must apply for cycle permit which means that you agree to making sure your bike is roadworthy, to wear a cycle helmet and cycle to and from school sensibly and safely. If you are coming to school on a bike you must not ride it on the school grounds. We have plenty of cycle racks where you can leave your bike. You must secure your bike to a cycle rack with a lock. The cycle sheds are left open from 3.10 p.m. The security of your bike is your responsibility but there is CCTV in the cycle sheds to help secure your bike. 5 Section 4 By Car When your parents/carers are bringing you to and from school they must use the parking area at the rear of the school, next to the tennis courts. They must not stop on Albert Road. Parents/carers/ please note – you are not allowed to drive your car onto the school site via the bottom and middle entrance as these are for pedestrian access only. Parents/carers must also not wait in either of these areas at the end of the school day. The top gate to the car park is locked at 8.40 a.m. YOUR FIRST DAY Bring a school bag or a sports bag with you, which has your name somewhere on it. Tick off the things from these lists as you put them into your bag and don’t forget – bring this booklet with you as well. Must have Don’t forget Coloured pencils Packed lunch Pens/Pencils Dinner money Ruler Rubber Pencil Sharpener Glue Stick Bag Calculator You must have ALL your equipment for ALL lessons. Do not use a boot bag to carry your books around in as they soon become damaged. Your work will become damaged and worn, and since you will be doing your best work its appearance is important. Timetable for your first day. 08:30 am Meet in the main hall 08:50 am Time with your tutor 10:45 am Break time 11:00 am Lesson 3 12:05 pm Lesson 4 13:05 pm Lunch time and afternoon registration 14:10 pm Lesson 5 15:10 pm End of the school day 6 WHAT HAPPENS ON A NORMAL SCHOOL DAY? Your school days at Pittville School will be very different from most of the days you have had at your primary school. There are five lessons in a Pittville School day. We have a 2 week timetable cycle which means that your lessons in week 1 will be different to your lessons in week 2. Each lesson lasts for one hour. You go to different teachers and classrooms for each lesson. At Pittville School you will be taught a wide range of subjects some of which may be: English Design & Technology Mathematics ICT Science Art French and Spanish Music Humanities (Geography, History, R.E.) PE Drama Dance The school day 08:30 Arrive in school 08:35 – 08:45 Morning Registration 08:45 – 09:45 Lesson 1 09:45 – 10:45 Lesson 2 10:45 – 11:05 Break 11:05 – 12:05 Lesson 3 12:05 – 13:05 Lesson 4 13:05 – 14:05 Lunch and registration 14:05 – 14:10 Movement Time 14:10 – 15:10 Lesson 5 15:10 End of school day Please note that on Wednesdays lesson 5 will start at 13:45 and school will finish at 14:45. 7 HOMEWORK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR SCHOOL LIFE. You will be given a homework timetable which tells you what homework will be set and on which night. SHOW MY HOMEWORK All students at Pittville School are given an account for “Show My Homework”. This is an online homework site where teachers will post student homework. At the beginning of Year 7, students will receive a letter with their login details and also a set of login details for parents/carers. This means they can log in and see just their own homework tasks. In addition to setting homework, teachers can upload web links and useful documents for students to access, as well as setting quizzes and short tests. This website can be accessed using a computer or a smartphone. It can also be accessed via the school website, so if a student loses their login, they can see which homework has been set without logging in themselves. The website is: www.showmyhomework.co.uk HOMEWORK CLUB If we feel that you may need a little extra help with your homework you will be invited to attend homework club which takes place on certain nights after school. ALWAYS TRY TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK EVEN IF YOU FIND IT HARD 8 SOCIAL LIFE IN SCHOOL – WHAT’S ON? At Pittville School we provide a broad range of activities after school and during the lunch period. Your child will bring information home regarding these activities. These are some of the activities that maybe available: Revision/Homework Textiles Languages Digital Photography Drama Fitness Suite Chess Choir Humanities Library STEM (science) Computer Clubs Dance Orchestra Art Debating Society Dungeons and Dragons Trampolining Girls’ Football Football Netball Rounders Rugby Astronomy Swimming School Sports School Sports The school has sports facilities including tennis courts, basketball practice posts and a huge sports field.
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