Year 7 & 8

Year 7 - Disco Dancing

Last Thursday’s Year 7 Silent Disco was a fantastic evening and a great opportunity for students to spend time together outside the classroom. It was wonderful to see students having fun, strengthening friendships and making new connections across the year group.

Our Year 12 student leaders also joined us and helped throughout the evening, giving the Year 7s a great opportunity to get to know them a little better and positive example of student leadership in the school. With glow sticks, balloons, plenty of pizza and drinks, and some impressive dance moves, there was certainly no shortage of energy! I was also surprised that nearly 90 Year 7s still couldn’t finish all the pizza and soft drinks!

Year 8 - Social Bowling

The Year 8 Social is just around the corner and is shaping up to be a great afternoon. In Week 8, students will head into the city after school for bowling, arcade games and pizza with their year group.

Tickets will close next week, so please ensure tickets are purchased as soon as possible for students wishing to attend.

Reminders for Years 7 and 8

As we move into the busy assessment period of the term, students are reminded to use their assessment timetable and diary to plan ahead for upcoming assessments.

Three simple steps for success:

1. Plan early: Know what is coming up and break study into smaller tasks.
2. Review regularly: Spend a short amount of time regularly revising key content rather than leaving it until the last minute.
3. Ask for help: Speak to teachers early if you are unsure about content, expectations or how to prepare.

Good results come from good preparation. Keep working hard, Years 7 and 8!

Mr Thomas Dempers

Head of Year 7 and 8