We want to celebrate all of the hard work and contributions of our new year seven students, we are so proud of all of you who have been able to contribute.
Can you research and identify the different places in the world? They aren’t necessarily obvious, but then the World’s a big place, so why would they be? :)
Submit your answers to: transition@newman.cumbria.sch.uk
Give a brief review or account of your all time favourite book/series of books.
Submit your answers to: transition@newman.cumbria.sch.uk
Today’s assembly is all about creativity. What’s your creative outlet?
Submit your answers to: transition@newman.cumbria.sch.uk
List all of the ways students can make the school community a positive place to be.
Submit your answers to: transition@newman.cumbria.sch.uk
What’s your favourite piece of music and why? Can you describe the rhythm and sound, thinking about the instruments you hear within the piece?
Submit your answers to: transition@newman.cumbria.sch.uk
Choose to complete either the technical or creative task and upload your work to the padlet. Have fun!
Here are a couple of examples of the activities we are getting you to complete: (See pictures below)
Use this website for the pixel art task: https://www.piskelapp.com/
Upload your work to padlet here: https://padlet.com/heatherherring1/a80gmlcr0xak0sc5
Our induction presentation had lots of important information about the school day, uniform and behaviour systems. Watch it again to ensure there’s no information you missed.
The time has come for us to find out about your friendship group. Who do you want to be in your Form with you? The attached survey will help us to match students with the peers they are familiar with. We can never guarantee first choices for lots of reasons, however we will always try out hardest to ensure students are placed with some people they know and are comfortable with (and it's very rare we don't succeed at this).
Please use the attached survey link to provide us with this information. https://kwiksurveys.com/s/yasGKsMI
As there is a lot of logistical planning involved with matching groups together, please could we ask for this information by no later than Monday 22nd June so we have time to give the matching process the attention and careful scrutiny it deserves, and we have time to let students know which form they will be in before the Summer.
Today, we are setting you a home learning task. We want you to write down three of your all-time favourite things to do. Think really carefully about the activities that make you happy. Whether it’s spending time with family or adventuring with friends, we can’t wait to hear about it! Mr Forrester has given his examples in the video. When you’ve thought about it, have your parents film a 30 second video of you telling us about your favourite things to do. If you can’t film it, write a few sentences and send your videos/pictures to: transition@newman.cumbria.sch.uk
Starting any new school can always be a worrying time for some families. At Newman we offer a full support package for our new students. Ordinarily, students would be invited in to school for an induction day. We would normally hold additional days as well so that students can have additional access opportunities.
The transition programme for 2020 has changed due to the ongoing national situation we find ourselves in.
This year, we are already well under way with liaising with primary schools and finding out as much information as we can so as to help the Year 6 students transition into Year 7 and join our Newman family.
Throughout early June we will be sending out questionnaires to parents and students to find out even more – What are your interests? Who do you get along with? Who would you (ideally) like to be in a Form group with? Where might you need extra support (if at all)?
This information is invaluable and really helps us to get a bigger picture of you as a young person.
Towards the end of June (Date tbc) we will be broadcasting a presentation evening so that we can deliver all of the day-to-day running information about the school. You can find out about uniform, school dinners and all of the small pieces of information that ‘put you in the know’ about how our school works.
Every school day from now until the end of term on this page, we will update a video introducing you to a different member of staff who will give you information about a small aspect of school life, and they will set you a home learning task.
If you have general enquiries about your child’s transition, please email: transition@newman.cumrbia.sch.uk
If you would like to offer more specific, detailed information about your child, please email: shaunforrester@newman.cumbria.sch.uk and we can arrange a one to one chat.
If you have/ or would like more information surrounding SEND, please email: dianegraham@newman.cumbria.sch.uk