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‘BACK TO SCHOOL’

Grade 11 – Tuesday, 24 September 2019

The Marymount London Pastoral System

• At Marymount who we are teaching is as important as what we are

teaching.

• We nurture and celebrate each individual and foster an awareness and

appreciation of the unique needs and gifts of others.

• Our community is purposefully small; a positive relationship among all

community members is at the heart of all we do.

• The social-emotional development of our girls—attention to her sense of

self, her personality, her relationships—guides our pastoral care.

• All Faculty and Staff share a pastoral responsibility to know and

appreciate each girl as an individual.

Introducing the Grade 11 Team

Head of Year: Linda Kelly (kellyl@marymountlondon.com)

George Marshall (marshallg@ marymountlondon.com) Zoe Hickox (hickoxz@ marymountlondon.com) May Nicoll (nicollm@ marymountlondon.com) Adeoyin Sophie Kate Mariam Lisa Mebuki Alysse Aimee Patricia Maryam S Anissa Yuman Moeka Ghayah Hwa Laura C Alma Kathleen Haewon Marguerite Maria Laura Theaya Sarah Lucia Sophia Ani Maria Suzy Zalifah Maryam B Dilara Cayetana Junainah Katy Sahana Iman Fay Mia Alexandra Simisola Vitalina Georgia Asuka Laura S

Introducing the Grade 11 Team

Further support from attached faculty:

• Ms Briars
• Ms Dos Santos
• CAS (Creativity, activity, service) Coordinator – Ms García Suárez
• College Counselling – Ms Mast
• Houseparents

Holistic Marymount London Pastoral System

• Headmistress
• Deputy Heads & Assistant Headmistress
• Head of Pastoral Life
• Diploma Heads of Year
• Middle School Coordinator
• Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Spiritual Life Coordinator
• Life Coach
• School Nurse
• Advisors
• Teaching Faculty

The Central Role of the Advisor

• Advisor supports the growth of each student; pastoral, spiritual and

academic

• Growth scaffolded through the Marymount Advisor Curriculum
• Each student is allocated to an Advisor group
• Small group of students from the Grade
• 30 minutes at least three times a week with their Advisor
• Advisor will partner closely together with you throughout

the school year to ensure that your daughter experiences success and thrives as a Marymount student

• Should be a first port of call for queries and to support you in finding

answers to these

• Bridge between students and teachers to support academic success

The Advisor Curriculum

• Curriculum designed to meet the

social, emotional, spiritual and mental needs of students, as well as scaffold their approaches to learning (ATL) skills

• Broad focus topics for each week

across the school

• Individually tailored to the needs
• f the Grade and age of students

Semester 1 example focus topics

• Team Building
• ATL skills – affective

skills/collaborative learning

• Kindness Week
• Internet safety
• Reflection- preparation for Grade

11 retreat

• Growth Mindset
• Advent

The Advisor Curriculum

For example: Week 11 – Monday 11 – 15 November: Nutrition Week

• Build on our understanding of our School Goal ‘that all may have life’
• What is a balanced diet? Eating for mind and body.
• Nutritionist guest speaker, i.e. sports nutrition
• Activity based learning: Healthy Eating challenges – breakfast, 5 a day,

get active

Example Advisor Lessons

Adviso sor L Lesso ssons: s:

• College visits- students liaise with the College Counsellor (Ms Mast)
• Advisor curriculum
• Venting
• One-to-one sessions with Advisor to monitor the academic, pastoral etc.

Weekly h ly homeroom

• ms:
• Reinforce the advisor curriculum message
• Gratitude book
• Preparation for whole-school events, e.g. Halloween
• Team building socials

College Counselling in Grade 11

• Know thyself
• Course & careers
• Research using BridgeU
• Extended Reading
• University visits & open days
• Personal Statement/College Essay support
• College Counsellor Evening: 14th January
• Predicted Grades

• The CAS Programme (Creativity Activity Service) takes seriously the

importance of life outside the world of scholarship. It supports, and is supported by, the academic disciplines but, at the same time, it provides an important counterbalance to the academic pressures of the Diploma.

• CAS enables students to enhance their personal and interpersonal

development through experiential learning.

• A good CAS Programme should be both challenging and enjoyable, a

personal journey of self-discovery.

• CAS should involve real, purposeful experiences, with significant outcomes,

as well as careful planning and reflection on personal learning.

• Successful completion of CAS is a requirement for the award of the IB

Diploma.

A look to the Semester ahead

• Mental health workshop – September 30
• Progress reports – mid-October, before half-term
• Halloween
• Grade 11 retreat – November 5
• Parent teacher conferences – November 12 & 18
• Interdisciplinary excursion day – November 13
• First semester exams – December 2 – 9
• Advisor reports
• Attainment reports

Supporting the school’s procedures

Early departure / late arrival procedures:

• Please notify the School Secretary of early departure or late arrival i.e.

for medical/dentist appointment. It is respectfully requested that notification is given by 8.25am on the day in question.

• If your daughter feels ill during the School day she must see the School

Nurse before contacting parents/guardians. The School will notify parents/guardians to make appropriate arrangements for a student who is too unwell to stay at School.

• These policies have been put in place to support the welfare of all

Marymount students, as their wellbeing and safety are our number

• ne priority.

Supporting academic success

• Balance of work and play
• Healthy eating and sufficient sleep
• IB Learner Profile: creating a whole person
• Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-minded,

Caring, Risk-takers, Balanced, Reflective