YEAR 7 PARENT

INFORMATION EVENING

Miss Alice Whalley - Assistant Headteacher

Year 7 Achievement Coordinator

Meet the Year 7 Pastoral Team

Rebecca Darlington Deputy Head

Whole School Pastoral responsibility

SENCO

Alice Whalley Year 7

Assistant Headteacher

Achievement Coordinator

Nurse Practitioners

Louise Hulme

Additional Needs

Julie Flaherty

Assistant SENCO

Carol Smith

Admissions Officer

What your daughter is doing?

Team building

What they are excited about, what they are worried about

Information about transition days

Cholmondeley Residential Information

What we are going to do?

Information about transition days

Uniform

Equipment needed

Contact information

Key dates

Cholmondeley Residential Information

Transition days 27 - 30 June

Day 1

Tuesday 27th June 2017

Arrival 8.45am Later start to avoid the crowds and ease car

parking.

Pupils can arrive earlier School buses

Upon arrival the girls make their way to the Sports Hall located in the Leisure Centre

Enter via the Leisure Centre or the gate at the front of school (left hand side, front of school) NOT VIA THE MAIN ENTRANCE

Encourage girls to make their own way into school. Parents asked to leave the girls at the school gates.

Meet with friends and walk in together

Once in school

Welcomed by staff and students

Informed of their Form groups

Follow a timetabled day

REGISTRATION - Meet the Form Tutor and team building activities

Tour of the school, Induction groups, Essential information

Technology, Geography, Music or Art

Assembly – Miss Whalley

Day ends 3pm

Home time arrangements

School Bus

Pupils escorted to the school bus and given a detailed induction

Walking home

Instruction from parents

Safety talk from staff before they leave

Parent pick up Make arrangements to meet your daughter in a specific

place

The car park is very busy and we advise against it.

Identify a location in the local vicinity

Dismissal from Sports Hall – please wait on the Tennis Courts

Day 2, 3 & 4

8.30am start – meeting in the Sports Hall

Registration

Following a normal timetabled week, participating in all subject areas and also a few alternative activities.

End of day 3.15pm

Travel arrangements as previously discussed

What do they wear?

Primary school uniform

Mobile Phones

Allowed to bring to school. But must

remain in bags and turned off all day.

What do they need?

Day 1

Pen

Pencil

Dinner money (max £3.50) or packed lunch –no large denomination bank notes

Day 2, 3 & 4 (when in school)

Pen

Pencil

PE kit (primary PE kit is fine)

Dinner money or packed lunch

Menu

Welcome

Booklets

Bring with

them during

induction

week.

Preparation for September

Uniform

PE kit

School bags

Equipment

School coats

Transition booklets / summer activities

Routine / organisation

Uniform

Makeup

Skirt length

Nail varnish

Not wearing correct uniform / or

wearing incorrectly (e.g. rolling skirt

up) an instant detention

Purchasing new uniform –

Uniform Shop

link on school website

PE Kit

Purchasing Uniform

WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE 3pm TO 7pm PRICE & BUCKLAND SELLING EVENT

(MAIN HALL)

Thursday 29 June 2017 3pm – 6pm

Friday 30 June 2017 2pm – 4pm

Thursday 6 July 2.30pm – 5pm

Thursday 13 July 2.30pm – 5pm

Wednesday 23 August 11am – 1pm

Thursday 24 August 10am – 12 noon

Further dates to be confirmed

AVAILABLE

PE LEGGINGS

Maths Equipment

Ties

Limited stock held on site,

orders can be placed to

Price and Buckland on your

behalf and delivered into

school on the 2nd Tuesday

of the month for your

collection

Banding

Pupils are banded in:

Maths, Science, MFL and ICT

English is Mixed ability

Geography, History and Religious Studies

Technology Groups

All other subjects are taught in Form Groups

How to make contact with school

All INFORMATION IS ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE

Call the Main school office and ask for

Finance Trips (Cholmondeley)/ ParentPay (logins/passwords will be issued

during transition week)

Admission queries Miss Carol Smith

Uniform Mrs Gill Kesteven

Additional Needs Mrs Julie Flaherty

We will get back to you ASAP

Mission Transition – Sandbach University

Your daughters are cordially Invited to attend a series of fun subject specific workshops

Each workshop is an introduction to subjects,

Read the work shop description and complete the form with your daughters you can choose 3 different subjects each week.

Some subjects you can attend every week

All sessions are free of charge

7, 14, 21 June 4.00pm – 5.00pm

Disco / Ski Trip

CHOLMONDELEY BUSHCRAFT

14 – 16 SEPTEMBER 2017

Itinerary letter/

Completion of Form C

Activities

Sleeping arrangements

Safety

Teachers 1 : 10 ratio Teacher accompanies all activity groups

Bushcraft staff lead all activities

Medical

3 First Aiders from School

All Bushcraft Leaders First Aid Trained

Medication must be given to staff

Activities Safety

Catering Breakfast

Dinner

Evening Meal

Dietary requirements

Mobile Phones No MOBILE PHONES

Packing Please keep bags small!

Emergency Contacts (taken from Data Collection Sheets)

Key Dates & Parental Engagement Events

Key Dates

5 June 6.30pm – 7.30pm Supporting Your

Daughter Through Transition

4th July 6pm - 8pm Parents into Languages

3 July - Parental Engagement Learning Week

11 July and 19 July (9am - 11am and 2pm - 4pm)

Meet your Daughter’s Achievement Coordinator

We also have an active PFA who would

be delighted to welcome you as a

member.

Ski Trip February 2018 / 19

Parental Engagement

Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College:

Awarded the GOLD STANDARD QUALITY AWARD for Parental Engagement 2015

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