Mission Transition

Welcome

It’s great to meet you!

Uniform

Fitted Blazer*

Kilt* (knee length)

or

Charcoal Grey Trousers* (with school badge)

Clip on Tie*

White Shirt (with collar)

Black Tights

or

Knee High Socks (no ankle socks)

Black Shoes (flat, sensible and secure)

Optional Items: Charcoal Grey V-neck Jumper (cardigans are not permitted) Kilt pin*

*available only from school or the official uniform supplier, Price and Buckland.

A Typical Day

You should aim to be at school by 8.20am each day – the entry bell goes at 8.30am prompt. On assembly days we line up at 8.25am.

8.30 Form Time/Assembly8.55 Lesson 1 12.15 LUNCH9.55 Lesson 2 1.10 Lesson 410.55 BREAK 2.15 Lesson 511.15 Lesson 3 3.15 End of Day

If you need to travel by yourself, think about planning your journey to school. Perhaps try it in the school holidays with your parents so that you know how long it will take and what time you will need to leave home in the mornings. Wear a watch so you don’t lose track of the time.

Practise getting ready for school. Lay out your clothes the night before and make a list of all the things you will need to take to school, then pack them by yourself. You may need to ask your parents to check if you’ve done a good job!

Try using a diary or notebook whilst you are still at primary school to remind yourself of things you need to do.

Form Time

All the students in school are members of a Form. There are about 28 students in each Form and there should be someone you know from your primary school in your Form.

It’s a great opportunity to make new friends. Your Form Tutor is on hand to help you settle into school and you can speak to them about any worries or concerns you may have.

Lessons

You will be given your timetable when you join, along with your planner which you can use to note down

lunchtime clubs, daily reminders etc.

Lessons are 60 minutes long and spread across a two-week timetable.

Look at the example timetable below.

REG 1 2 3 4 5

W1Mo Registration English PE Maths Dance Science

JES H16 HLW H12 SAP SPH SSM H19 KEH DAS KMF G3

W1Tu Registration Technology Technology Religious Studies Science Music

JES H16 DMT G6 DMT G6 CLJ F10 SBR G3 ESC M1

W1We Registration English Science Art History Maths

JES H16 HLW H13 KMF G3 SCO G13 ALM F11 SSM H15

W1Th Registration Geography Maths Technology Drama History

JES H16 DFG F7 SSM H19 DMT G6 RA DS2 ALM F11

W1Fr Registration Music Geography French Maths English

JES H16 ESC M1 DFG F7 RAE S5 SSM H13 HLW H13

W2Mo Registration Science Computer Science Maths Art Geography

JES H16 SBR G3 GKB G18 SSM H14 SCO H8 DFG F7

W2Tu Registration Science Computer Science English Drama French

JES H16 KMF G3 GKB G18 HLW H16 RA DS1 RAE H15

W2We Registration Maths Science PE French English

JES H16 SSM H19 SBR G3 SAP SPH RAE S5 HLW TLC

W2Th Registration Technology Religious Studies PE French Maths

JES H16 DMT G6 CLJ F10 AJP SPH RAE S3 SEP H19

W2Fr Registration PE History French English Technology

JES H16 SAP SPH ALM F9 RAE S4 HLW H13 DMT G6

AJP – Miss A Jackson GKB – Mr G Bashford RAE – Mrs R Egli ALM – Mrs A Ince HLW – Mrs H Williams SAP – Mrs S Davies CLJ – Miss C Jenkins JES – Miss J Squires SBR – Miss S Rigby DFG – Mr D Fowler KEH – Mrs K Heywood SEP – Mrs S Parsons DMT – Mr D Massey KMF – Mrs K Fowler SSM – Mr S Sherman ESC – Miss E Cooper RA – Ms R Aldridge SCO – Mrs S Cornwall

What lesson takes place during Period 3 on Wednesday Week 1?

Which member of staff has the initials KEH?

Use the map in the middle of this booklet to see if you can spot some of the rooms on the timetable. Don’t forget the key is there to help you.

Don’t worry about forgetting where you should be, there are lots of people here to help you!

Homework

To help you plan your time and to ensure that you do not have too much homework to do all in one go, you will be set homework for English, Maths, Science and Languages once a week. For all other subjects, you will be set homework every two weeks.

A minimum of two days will be allowed for you to complete homework and your parents can ‘sign off’ each piece of homework if you have worked on it constantly for over 30 minutes.

You can check the homework you have been set using our electronic homework diary. If you don’t have access to the internet at home you can write it in your planner.

Study Support

Study Support is available at lunchtimes in the The Learning Centre (TLC) and G18, for students who would like help with their work.

Peer Mentors

Year 10 Peer Mentors will be assigned to each form group in Year 7 and you will be able to meet them on the transition days. In the first few days of the new term, they will be available to escort you to and from lessons. They will keep in touch on a weekly basis and you can request an individual Peer Mentor or Friendship Mentor if you like.

Who Do I See If I Feel Ill?

You can ask to see Mrs Hulme, our Nurse Practitioner, if you feel unwell or need first aid during the school day.

Toilets

Year 7 have their own toilets near to The Learning Centre (TLC), so you don’t have to worry about sharing with older students.

Meal times

Meals are served in our dining room Mtakula (Swahili for ‘we will all eat’).

There’s a wide variety of food to choose from: healthy baked potatoes,

salads, sandwiches, fresh pasta dishes and fresh fruit. Our cashless system means that you don’t even have to worry about bringing in lunch money!

Look at the menus to decide what you would like to eat on the transition days and calculate the cost.

Breakfast (7.30am-8.30am)

Break Time (10.55am-11.15am)

Milk and Cereal 80p Choose from a selection of snacks each day including:

bacon or sausage baps toasted teacakes or bagels

paninis 40p to £1.00

Dry fruit 45p (small)/ 90p (large)

Tropicana 60p (150ml)/ £1.00 (250ml)

Fresh fruit/yogurt available on request

Bacon/sausage bap 80p - available on request

If you have a specific allergy or dietary requirement, please

let us know. We will be pleased to tell you what’s in

our food and help you to choose.

Lunch

Tuesday 26 June 2018

Wednesday27 June 2018

Thursday 28 June 2018

Friday29 June 2018

Main (with side) £1.90

The Mexican Kitchen

A selection of

popular Mexican dishes served

with rice, tacos, wraps and

accompaniments

Roast Chicken with stuffing

Curry Corner

Meat or vegetarian curry served with rice,

flatbreads or samosa

Fish and Chip Shop

Vegetarian (with side) £1.90

Vegetable and Lentil Wellington

Quorn Swedish Meatball Sub

Sides Served with Main or Vegetarian meals only

Choose from our selection of fresh vegetables, salad, potatoes, rice and pasta. Chips are served on Fridays.

Dessert

80p Choose a dessert from our range of hot and cold desserts to include:

Chocolate Orange Sponge, Sticky Toffee Apple Crumble, Sultana Flapjacks, Syrup Sponge, Cold Desserts and Cakes

Grab and Go Mix and Match 4 Items - £2.50 Sandwiches from £1.35 Cold desserts 90p ½ slim sandwich from 50p Fruit pots 90p Baguettes £1.80 ½ dessert and fruit pots 45p ½ baguette 90p Piece of fruit 40p Wrap from £1.70 Piece of cake or cookie 80p ½ wrap from 75p

Pasta, Jacket and Pizza Bar Meat and vegetarian toppings or fillings are available every day

Pasta Pots (plain) £1.00 Jacket Potato (plain) £1.00

with topping £1.40 (small) £1.80 (large) with fillings £1.40 (1 filling)

£1.80 (2 fillings) portion cheese +40p Pizza £1.90

Buy a sandwich or baguette, bottle of water and dessert pot £2.50

Clubs

Look out for lunchtime and after school clubs.

Joining a club is a good way to meet new friends and learn new skills. It would be great if you could get involved in at least one club at lunchtime or after school.

Here’s just a selection:

Ukulele Club History BadmintonBeginners Band Science Art Club Games Club Football Athletics Mindful Mondays Dance Jazz Band Poultry Club Volleyball Car Club Citizenship Club Social Club Tennis Mandarin Club Graphics Club Rock BandThe Voice (Magazine)Junior Choir Cricket

Poultry Club

Our CAUC (Complete and Utter Chaos) Car Team were crowned Greenpower International Champions in 2016. We were also awarded Young Engineers School of the Year in 2017.

Trips

Year 7 Bushcraft residential experience at

Cholmondeley Castle.

As a member of our school community, you will have the opportunity to take part in the Year 7 residential to Cholmondeley Castle as well as a variety of other trips and visits.

In recent times, Year 7 have been able to participate in trips to the theatre, Jodrell Bank, Tatton Park, ice skating and the Trafford Centre.

Behaviour and Rewards

We all want our school to be a place where we can work hard, do our best and enjoy the company of the people we work with in pleasant surroundings.

We use a system called Behaviour for Learning (BfL) grades to take the register using the numbers 1 to 4 according to how well you take part in the lesson and Ready to Learn (R2L) merit stickers/awards.

There are lots of opportunities to be rewarded in school – too many to mention! Each student will be given a Record of Achievement folder. Once you have taken any certificates home to show your parents, you can put them in your folder so they are all kept together.

We also have lots of badges which you can collect for a variety of reasons, for example attending extra-curricular clubs, good behaviour, enthusiasm etc. These can be pinned to your blazer so that other students can see how proud you are to be a member of our school community.

How many badges can you collect?

Sport

You will be able to take part in a wide variety of sports all year round.

There will also be opportunities to compete against other schools locally and nationally or you can attend one of the many lunchtime or after school sports clubs.

PE top*

PE leggings*

Black or White Socks

Trainers (not slip-on pumps or

fashion pumps)

One Piece Swimsuit

PE Uniform

Optional Items: PE shorts* PE skort* PE zip-up top*

*available only from school

Performing Arts

There is always so much going on in the Drama, Dance and Music departments! We stage a whole school production each year (every other year a musical), and several other events such as concerts and performance evenings to showcase students’ work to invited audiences.

Can you guess which performance these photographs were taken from?

There are lots of clubs for Year 7 students across all three subjects, and opportunities for you to be involved backstage if you are a little shy in performance. You will even learn how to use the lighting and sound equipment in your Drama lessons!

You will have the opportunity to go to the theatre – in the past we have taken Year 7 and 8 to see Matilda, The BFG, Into the Woods, Rats’ Tales and Ghost Train – so you can be inspired by the professionals! In lessons you will devise and design your own work and also explore scripts, making decisions as an actor and director as well as designer.

In Music, one-to-one instrumental lessons are available for a wide variety of instruments and there are lots of opportunities to take part in extra-curricular music clubs.

Particularly aimed at Year 7 is our Junior Choir and Beginner Band, although we welcome Year 7 in all ensembles. These include a whole school Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, String, Brass and Clarinet Ensembles, Rock Band and lots more!

The Music department are three-time winners of the Cheshire East Schools' Music Competition so you can be assured of high-quality music making here at our school.

In Dance there is a weekly Dance Club for all and a gifted and talented Performance Group for Key Stage 3 dancers with more experience. This year our Key Stage 3 dancers performed at the Crewe Lyceum in the 'Gotta Dance' show. You will be given details of all the clubs available when you join.

The Learning Centre (TLC)

The Learning Centre is packed with books and information. Mrs Adderley, The Learning Centre Manager, will be happy to help you find what you’re looking for.

There are computers in the TLC which you may like to use. Our in-house shop, ‘Dolly, the Mobile Shop Trolley’ selling a wide variety of stationery (coloured pencils, rubbers etc.) at very reasonable prices.

The TLC is open from 8.00am to 5.00pm each day except for Fridays when it closes at 3.45pm.

Lockers

Lockers are available for a small charge of £10.00 each year.

Remember to put heavy things in your locker until you need them.

In cold/wet weather you are encouraged to travel to and from school in appropriate outdoor clothing, for example a waterproof coat, hat, scarf, gloves. Once in school these items should be taken off and stored in your locker or a bag - you will be unable to carry them around school if they are not in a bag.

Staff

Mr J Leigh Headteacher

Miss R Darlington Deputy Headteacher

All the staff are here to help you enjoy your time in school and make the most of opportunities open to you. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it!

Miss A Whalley Head of Year 7

Miss S Gregory Year 7 Achievement Coordinator

We lead a group of Form Tutors. It is our role to encourage positive attitudes and provide an environment in which all students feel valued, challenged, supported and secure. We very much look forward to meeting you and helping you achieve your very best in the future.

Things you need to bring in September

Pens Pencils/Rubber Ruler Coloured pencils Scientific calculator Geometry set Hair bobbles (to tie back long hair for practical subjects such as Art, Dance, PE, Technology and Science) Art:

Fine line black pen 2B and 4B pencil Glue stick Old shirt (which covers the arms) Food Technology: Cotton (not PVC) apron and a sealable container (to take food home) Languages: iPod style earphones (which can be easily connected to the computer for listening exercises)

Some of these items) are available from ‘Dolly, the Mobile Shop Trolley’ in the TLC

Worried?

Don’t be worried! Here are some comments from previous Year 7 girls:

o The teachers are kind and understanding.

o We soon made loads of new friends.

o The older girls are friendly and happy to help.

o We were put into suitable groups for our work.

o We’re starting to find our way around and if we get lost we know that we can always ask for help.

o Don’t be afraid to ask people for directions!

o Try to join as many clubs as you can – they are great fun!

o Don’t be afraid to talk to people.

o Don’t worry about homework – ask your teacher if you aren’t certain about what to do and when to hand it in.

o The school buses come right onto the site. You will be catching them with friends and will soon make new ones to sit with. Everyone waits together for the bus, so it’s unlikely you will miss it.

See you in September!

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

Middlewich Road, Cheshire, CW11 3NT Tel 01270 765031

office@sandhigh.cheshire.sch.uk www.sandbachhigh.co.uk

Bring this booklet with you to help you on transition days