Valley Park Induction Day:Planet Zytarg 1

Student Booklet p.23Teacher Booklet p. 30

Lesson:Show and discuss PowerPoint

Pupils answer questions on p.23 in booklets

The Questions on p.23(In case anybody doesn’t have their Planet Zytarg New Horizons booklet)

My new Headteacher isMy College Leader is ... and my Student Support Manager is ...

My Form Tutor isMorning school starts atMorning break starts at

Lunch time is from ... To ...These are the clubs that I would like to join:

I need this equipment for my lessons at school:If there is a fire drill I need to go to

If I need help I need to askWhat d I do if I forget my home work (or forget what it is)

Other things I need to know

Welcome to Valley Park Community School

Important people at Valley ParkExecutive Head Teacher:

Dr. Limbert

Head Teacher: Mr. Ashdown

Deputy Head Teachers: Mrs Grant and Mrs Gleadall

Some of the staff at Valley Park

You will belong to a Form Group and a College.

You will have a College Leader, a Form Tutor and a Student

Support Manager.

The Colleges are called:

College Leaders and Directors of LearningMrs Grout and Mrs Taylor-Camm

Mr Norwood and Mr Lindvall-Rae

Mrs Nicholl-Pierson and Mrs Evans

Mr Magee and Miss Strouts

Mr Gleadall and Miss Hobbs

College Leaders and Year 7 Form TutorsMrs Grout and

Mr Norwood and

Mrs Nicholl-Pierson and

Mr Magee and

Mr Gleadall and

College Leaders and Student Support Managers

Mrs Grout and Miss Cheeseman

Mr Norwood and Miss Turner

Mrs Nicholl-Pierson and Miss Dillon

Mr Magee and Mrs Eldred

Mr Gleadall and Mr Charles

Your school day

Form time starts at 08.40 (so you need to be at school by 08.30).

You can go to the Canteen from 08.00 for breakfast, a drink or just to meet friends!

Lessons end at 3.05. After that you can go to lots of different

clubs or to the OLC until 5pm.

Your TimetableWEEK : DAY:

08.00 Breakfast Club opens

08.30 Arrive at School

08.40 Form Time (20 minutes)

09.00 Period 1

10.00 Period 2

11.00 Break (20 minutes)

11.20 Period 3

12.20 Period 4

13.20 Lunch (40 minutes)

14.00 Period 5

15.05 Lessons end

15.05- Home-Work Club and After School Clubs

Example DaysWEEK 1: MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY08.30 Arrive at School Arrive at School

08.40 Assembly in the Hall

Form Time

09.00 ScienceANG B5

MathsBP B8

10.00 D&TAF A3

P.ELS Gym

11.00 Break Break

11.20 MathsSD B7

I.C.TMLR A11

12.20 DanceJM ST6

HistoryKS C1

13.20 Lunch Lunch

14.00 EnglishEW C10

CitizenshipBA C2

15.05 Lessons end Lessons end

15.05 After School Club Home-Work Club

Lunch-time and

After School ClubsThere are lots of clubs which you can do every day at lunch-time or after

school.

There are sports clubs, animal clubs, learning clubs and arts clubs and you

can join as many as you like!

Some of the Clubs at Valley Park!Word Shark

LitNumPhotography

The I.T CrowdFitness in the Gym

Music TechnologyGirls Football

Musical Instruments lessonsHome-Work Club

Cricket

RoundersAfrican Drumming

Hand WritingArchaeology

AthleticsD&T

Rebound Dance Company

The Farm

Why don’t you join the farm and become part of the Young

Farmers?To join the Young Farmers costs £5 and that lets you

spend time on the farm at break, lunch time and the weekends.

Speak to Mr Hare.

You also get the chance to show animals at the Kent

Show.

More clubs!

What other clubs are there?

What are interested in?

What clubs would you like to join?

Your EquipmentEvery day you will need to bring:

Pencil Case with a Pen, Pencil, Ruler, Protractor, CalculatorAlso your Reading book, Planner, Laptop and Charger

Some days you will need to bring:P.E kit, Dance kit, food (for cooking lessons), sketch books, exercise books

You can get a locker to keep your things in (the padlock costs £5 and you can share a locker with a friend).

Fire!

If there is a Fire or a Fire Drill...1.Leave the room quickly and quietly

2.Line up in your Form Group in your College in Alphabetical Order on the play grounds3.Your Form Tutor will take the register

4.Mr Ashdown will tell you when you may go back

Help!

Things you might need help with:

You might feel ill You might feel sad

You might have lost somethingYou might have forgotten something

You might have a question

What could you do if you need help with something?

Go to a friendGo to Student Support

Go to the NurseGo to the OLC

Go to the I.C.T Technicians

Who could you ask for help?Your Friends

Your Form TutorYour Student Support Manager

Student SupportEach College has an Assistant Head

Teacher, a Form Tutor and a Student Support Manager (SSM).

The Student Support Managers work in Student Support.

As well as your Form Tutors and Teachers, they are there to help you!

The OLCThe Open Learning Centre

The Open Learning Centre is the school library and resource area. It is also a

learning area and is used as a classroom.

• The OLC is open at break, lunchtime and after school for help with your school-work and home-work

• You can borrow library books to take home• There is a book club, writing club and lots of other

activities in the OLC• All Y7 students take part in the Accelerated Reader

scheme• Our Open Learning Centre Manager is called Mrs

Finch and our assistant Open Learning Centre Manager is called Mr Robinson.

• Some students also work as student librarians• You can also buy school equipment here

THE OLC

What if you have an accident or don’t feel well?

Then you go to the Medical Room to see Mr Chapman or Nurse Liz.

We have a Medical Room where Mr Chapman is our full time First-Aider, so he is always on hand to deal with things like bumps and bruises (or blisters from new school shoes!)

It is important that if you have asthma you bring a spare inhaler to school on the first day for him to keep in his cupboard, (along with an inhaler to keep in your blazer pocket so that it’s near you at all times)

Nurse Liz has a room next door to him, and she helps the students who have more complicated medical needs, and chats to students about how to keep healthy.

Home Work

You will get a lot more Home-Work at secondary school than you are used to but

you will probably get longer time to do it in! You can also go to Home-Work club in the OLC where adults will help you with your

home-work!

It is very important that you do your home-work to help you with your learning and so

that you don’t fall behind in your work.

If you don’t do your home-work you will have to attend catch-up sessions and letters

will be sent home to your parents.

(Explain an example of the Home-Work set in a certain subject)

Date set:Date due in:

Task:

Home Work

Other Questions

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