Saffron Walden County High School

‘All About Me’ Booklet

Name:_________________________

This is your personal ‘All About Me’ Booklet. It is designed to enable to tell us something about yourself before you arrive at SWCHS in September.

This booklet will also give you some more information about SWCHS so that you can arrive

in September fully prepared.

Try to complete the whole booklet!

You can make lots

of new friends…

There are lots of new clubs and things to try so join in!

A lot of people were worried about getting lost as SWCHS is so big, but we all knew

our way around within a few days. If you get

lost – just ask!

Some of us were worried about getting the right bus home,

but the teachers help you!

Year 7 is GREAT! Lessons have been really interesting. The teachers are really nice and happy

to help you if you get stuck. Don’t be afraid to ask if you want any help!

Some of us were worried about being bullied, but that is really

unlikely. If anything happens that worries you there are staff here to help you and sort problems out!

Actually it hasn’t been scary at all no-one we know has been bullied…

Reflection on your time at Primary School

A learning skill that is important to develop as you go through school is the ability to reflect, learn lessons about your strengths and consider what you might do differently. Write things you are happy to share with your classmates and your future teachers.

My Achievements at Primary School:

Things I might do differently when I start

at SWCHS…

A New Start….

Starting secondary school will help you build on your skills and experiences from Primary School and there will also be some new opportunities. Looking forward to this can be exciting, but you may also be unsure what to expect. Use these spaces to record your thoughts on changing school.

Things I am looking forward to about starting SWCHS…

Questions I have and things I would like to know more about…

Map of the School

1. Colour in Reception – this is where you will go on the first day.

2. Colour in the toilets on D corridor

3. Colour in the Sports Centre

4. Using a coloured pencil, mark the route that would take you from one lesson to the next on Monday:

Monday Lesson

Period 1 Languages on C Corridor

Period 2 Technology

Period 3 English on B Corridor

Period 4 Maths in P Block

Period 5 Science on A Corridor

5. Using a different coloured pencil, mark the route that you would take to go from one lesson to another on Tuesday & Wednesday:

Period Tuesday Wednesday

Period 1 Maths in Q Block Art

Period 2 Geography in Humanities Languages

Period 3 Drama English

Period 4 Music The Learning Centre

Period 5 Science Technology

About Me… I’m really good at…

I’m really proud of …

The best thing about me is…

I am happiest when…

I am most confident when…

My hope for the future is…

I like activities when I have to…

I’d love to be able to…

I would really like to learn…

Paste a photo of yourself here…

Year 7 Clubs

Listed below are the activities which Year 7 students have got involved with recently. There may be some changes, but most will be running next year – It’s possible that there will be even more clubs!

Chess Club

Intermediate Strings Group

Athletics Club

Running Club

Orchestra

Dance Club

Puzzle Club Codebreaker

Intermediate Show Choir

Student Voice

Cricket Club

Table Tennis Club

Basketball Club

Book Club

Trampoline Club

Art Club

Computer Club

Crocus Cricket

LAMDA Acting

Intermediate Concert Band

One World Group (Charity Fundraising)

Wise Up Club (Homework in

Learning Centre) Farm Club

Hockey Club

Badminton Club

Drama Club

The Rhythm Corporation (Drumming)

Junior Jazz Band

Rugby Club Football Club

Homework Club

It is our expectation that all Year 7 students will join

at least one club.

What will you get involved in?

A New School Day… Some subjects that you study now will be the same at secondary school, but they may have a different name - Literacy will become English, Numeracy becomes Mathematics. Other subjects may be new for you. You will have a different teacher for each subject. The school day at SWCHS looks like this:

Your timetable covers two weeks; you will have one timetable for Week1 and one timetable for Week 2. The timetable on the next page belongs to a Year 7 student. Look at the timetable and answer the following questions:

1. What subject does this student have Period 3 in Week 1 on Wednesday?

2. How many Science lessons will they have each fortnight?

3. Who teaches this student for History?

4. Where do they have their Art Lessons?

5. When does Computing start in Week 1 on Friday?

6. What subject does this student have in first period in Week 2 on Monday?

Period/Activity Time

Period 1 8.40am – 9.40am

Period 2 9.45am – 10.45am

Morning Break 10.45am – 11.00am

Period 3 11.05am – 12.05pm

Period 4 12.10pm – 1.10pm

Lunchtime 1.10pm – 1.55pm

Registration 2.00pm – 2.15pm

Period 5 2.20pm – 3.30pm

Year 7 Timetable

Each Period has the following information:

1Mon 1Tue 1Wed 1Thu 1Fri

1 7MaSE P3 7EnSC B13 7PeSA 7DeS4 C6 7ScS4 A2

Maths AFT English LD PE JRI German SJC Science MGC

2 7HiS4 B11 7GgS4 B6 7ScS4 A2 7FrS4 C2 7EnSC B13

History SXL Geography MTH Science MGC French MNS English LD

Break

3 7MuS4 M14 7DtB2 B17 7PeSA 7ScS4 A11 7PeSA

Music EHR Des Tec XEB PE JRI Science PCG PE JRI

4 7FrS4 C7 7DtB2 B18 7MaSE P3 7DrS4 Q6 7CpS4 P2

French MNS Des Tec XEB Maths AFT Drama JAS Computing TAC

Lunch

Reg

5 7ScS4 A11 7CpS4 P2 7EnSC LIBA 7GgS4 B6 7RpeS4 B7

Science PCG Computing TAC English CM Geography MTH RPE EAC

2Mon 2Tue 2Wed 2Thu 2Fri

1 7EnSC B13 7DtB2 B17 7DtB2 B18 7CpS4 D8 7MaSE P11

English LD Des Tec XEB Des Tec SVW Computing LCN Maths CSM

2 7AdS4 C9 7DtB2 B18 7RpeS4 B11 7FrS4 C2 7PeSA

Art & Design CWS Des Tec XEB RPE EAC French MNS PE JRI

Break

3 7GgS4 B6 7DrS4 E7 7AdS4 C4 7MaSE P3 7MuS4 M14

Geography MTH Drama JAS Art & Design GD Maths AFT Music EHR

4 7MaSE P3 7EnSC B13 7DeS4 C6 7ScS4 A11 7HiS4 B7

Maths AFT English LD German SJC Science PCG History SXL

Lunch

Reg

5 7HiS4 B11 7ScS4 A2 7MaSE P3 7DeS4 C6 7EnSC B13

History SXL Science PCG Maths AFT German SJC English LD

Class Code Room

Subject Teacher

AFT : Mrs A F M THACKER LD : Miss L E DODDRELL

CM : Mrs C MELLOR MGC : Miss M G CAIRNS

CSM : Miss C S J MEICHEN MNS : Mr M N SNAITH

CWS : Miss C WYMAN-SMITH MTH : Ms M T HARRINGTON

EAC : Miss E A CARNE PCG : Dr P C GITSHAM

EHR : Mr E H REED SJC : Mrs S J CRADDOCK

GD : Mr G DOUGLAS SVW : Ms S V WARD

JAS : Mrs J SMITH SXL : Miss S J LOCK

JRI : Mr J R F ISON TAC : Mr T A COX

LCN : Miss L C NELSON XEB : Miss E J BRADBURY

Homework

Every year 7 student will be expected to do 4-5 hours of homework a week. Homework builds upon what you do

in class and is a really good opportunity for you to demonstrate what you have learned.

Sometimes teachers will set homework which will help you prepare for the next lesson. It can be handwritten or

sometimes you can use a computer for your work if you prefer.

You will make a note of all homework set in your Planner. This is a really useful resource and includes lots of

handy information. It’s good to identify some Study Buddies so that if you’re absent or unsure about some

homework you have someone to ask. Most Year 7’s do one hour of homework a night in the week. Most

homework needs to be done in a quiet space.

Think about the following:

• Where will you do your homework?

• How will you fit this into your evening?

• When do you think that you will do your homework?

• What will you use to help you with your homework?

Here is a list of different homework that Year 7 had in the first few weeks at school:

• Maths – Complete the work on triangles Page 142, Exercise 6

• History – Use the Horrible Histories clip that you saw in class to find 5 things that the programme used to make

history interesting.

• Art – Use 2 pages in your Art book to produce a mood board of still life pictures.

• English – Redraft your written work to include at least 3 complex sentences.

• German – Write 6 sentences in German about things in your school bag.

Discuss these points with your partner:

• Which homework would you like to do the most from the examples above?

• Which would you find hardest?

• Why would you find this homework hard?

• Why are lots of different types of homework set?

• Why should you try and get your homework done in a quiet space?

Message from you to your Form Tutor……. Name:

Primary School:

You will spend 15 minutes each Day with your Form

Tutor. This time is called ‘Registration’.

Your Form Tutor will be the member of staff who

will get to know you the best.

In this message, you could talk about what you’re

looking forward to at SWCHS and what you might

be a bit anxious about. You could also use this as

a chance to tell them something about yourself

which you haven’t yet shared in this booklet!