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Transition Evening PowerPoint Presentation
1. Year 6 Transition Evening 2012
Welcome to your
Transition Evening
for September
Please make sure you have given your
admission form to your child
Please switch off your mobile phone
2. Year 6 Transition Evening 2011
Tonight’s arrangements
4.30pm Young people are meeting their
Coach
5.10pm All meet in the dining room
Parents and young people meet their coach
(in the dining room)
SEN and Learning Support Coordinator are
available to discuss issues
Make sure necessary paperwork is completed
Uniform suppliers are in the library
Technology exhibition is in the drama complex
3. Year 6 Transition Evening 2011
What’s different and why?
• Confident
individuals Learners who are comfortable
• Successful learners with several approaches to
learning
• enquiry
• active learners
• practical
• constructive
The Personal Learning and
Thinking Skills
4. Year 6 Transition Evening 2011
What’s different and why?
• Confident individuals
Learners who will achieve and make
• Successful progress
learners
Challenged and supported
Expectations and routines
Build on strengths and target areas
for development eg literacy
Behaviour, safety and attendance
5. Year 6 Transition Evening 2011
Some basic information
• The school day: 8.45am to 3.10pm for Year 7 (Fri 2.10pm).
‘Social time’ - 40 minutes at lunch, 15 minutes at break)
• Uniform should always be worn correctly and smartly. We
have a UNIFORM CARD system in school to ensure high
standards. Please look carefully at the school website before
purchasing shoes for September
• When there is a problem… (telephone calls and emails)
• Cashless card system for the dining room
• Holidays in term time... No!
6. Primary Transition Team
Zaneta Dewhurst
Assistant Headteacher
Jane Rignall Alison Marsland
Year Leader Pastoral Coordinator
COACHES
Mrs Taylor (Humanities) Ms Bradshaw (Maths) Mr Baxendale (Science)
Mr Peel (PE) Mrs Caswell (Science) Mr Lawrence (Maths) Ms Cherry (Maths)
Mrs Davda (English) Ms Durkin (Maths) Mrs Mashiter (RE)
Sharon Cooper Liz Heaton
Summer School Coordinator School Counsellor
Sally Fletcher
SENCO
7. Year 6 Transition Evening 2011
On the first day...
• Pupils come into school using the front
entrance
• They meet their coach and get their
timetable
• Lunchtime arrangements
• An assembly
• Meeting their Year 9 Coaching Buddies and
Year 11 Mentors
• Workshops delivering key skills
8. Setting in Year 7
• In the majority of subjects your son/daughter will be set
in September based on Key Stage 2 levels that we
receive from Primary School.
• In the first half term pupils are then moved once Baseline
Assessments in individual subjects and CAT tests have
been completed.
• Please do not be concerned if your child moves sets in
the first few weeks.
• You have been given a booklet containing information
about levels and setting in core subjects – English,
Maths and Science.
9. DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YEAR 6
WEB SITE
WWW.RIBBLESDALE.ORG
• Activities for pupils to complete to help
prepare them for September and develop their
skills and build confidence.
• Essential information for parents and pupils
about school policies and day to day life.
Video links to interviews with current pupils
and staff.
10. RIBBLESDALE
SUMMER
SCHOOL
LETTERS ARE AVAILABLE THIS EVENING IN THE
LIBRARY
Sharon Cooper
Curriculum Leader for Sport and
Leisure.
21. What do I need to do now?
• Take a letter
• Fill in the form and return it to school
with the £100 deposit.
• Cheques need to be made payable to:
Ribblesdale High School
22. Finally . . .
• Please take the time to visit our Technology
Exhibition in the Drama Complex
• Mrs Fletcher (SENCO) is available in the Library
• Please visit the Library for;
- Uniform
- Summer School letter
- Music lesson letters
- Art and Design Sketchpads
- Letters for Barcelona 2013
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOUR
SON/DAUGHTER IN SEPTEMBER
