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Welcome to the Year 7 Induction Evening!

Communication School’s expectations Useful information

Communication

Please keep contact information up to date!

Communication –Form Tutors

It is very easy to contact the school. Your first point of contact is always your daughter’s Form Tutor, and he or she will aim to reply within 24 hours: The majority of our communication is done via email and text messaging using a system called “In Touch”. In addition to the Form Tutor, other staff may contact you including the Head of Year, subject teachers and the Attendance Officer. Head of Year: Mrs Rebecca Powling 7A: Miss L Hopwood 7O: Miss S Raza 7E: Ms J Harrison 7P: Mr G Sheehan 7G: Miss J Shave 7S: Miss K Fenner 7J: Miss C Martinez 7T: Mr R Ali

For Modern Foreign Languages, students in A, E, G and J will study French while student in O, P, S and T will study Spanish

Communication - EPraise

We use “EPraise”, an online tool to help you keep track of your daughter’s

• homework. Epraise will allow you to see the details of the tasks your

daughter has been set, including when they are due in. You will be provided with login details for your personal account, ready-linked to your daughter’s homework calendar. When you have this you will be able to log in via a link on our school website. We also log our praise points for students through Epraise to help you keep on top of where they are achieving and earning rewards. All of our enrichment activities are also available for sign-up through Epraise.

Communication - School Website

www.tolworthgirlsschool.co.uk

Our school Newsletter is published each Half Term and can be accessed electronically on the school website. The Newsletter has information about term dates as well as reports from each year group. Please do plan to read this when it comes out.

Communication - Newsletter

During lockdown we have moved to a virtual timetable for all of our students. We have used Microsoft Teams to provide live lessons to students with audio interaction, allowing us to replicate the classroom as closely as possible. Each student receives a school email which automatically registers with Teams and allows them to access assignments, teacher messaging, resources and live lessons.

Communication – Microsoft Teams

• Parents’ Information Evening – 6th October
• Meet the Tutor Evening – 24th November
• Academic reports – December and June
• Parents’ Consultation Evening – 2nd March

Communications – Meetings (Provisional)

Expectations

Expectations - Attendance and Punctuality

• 100% attendance is praised and rewarded with termly tea

parties and postcards home.

• Please report any absences on the morning of absence

everyday.

• If attendance falls below 95% a letter will be sent home to

notify you of this and a supportive meeting will be arranged to find out any concerns.

• We will work as a partnership with you to manage your

daughter’s attendance levels.

Attendance and Exam Success

Students with 100% attendance: 90% of students with 100% attendance achieved at least 5 good GCSE grades Students with at least 95% attendance: 83.25% achieved at least 5 good GCSE grades Students with 90-94% attendance: 55.5% achieved at least 5 good GCSE grades Students with attendance below 90%: 43.75 % achieved at least 5 good GCSE grades

Students are allowed to wear

• ne small pair of

stud earrings and a watch. No other jewellery

• r piercings are

allowed. Students must not wear make-up, nail varnish or false nails. Students MUST wear a white blouse – not a shirt

Compulsory uniform

• Short sleeved white blouse with revere collar
• School jumper with logo – from school outfitters
• School badged blazer – from school outfitters
• School navy tartan skirt – from school outfitters
• r navy tailored trousers with yellow piping -
• nly from school outfitters
• House pin badge – from school outfitters
• Socks:ankle or knee high plain white, black or

navy socks, or navy, black or neutral tights

• Flat heeled black leather type shoes – no trainers
• r canvas shoes, no high heels, sling-backed or

backless shoes

• Plain navy or black coat or jacket
• Food Technology apron
• Strong school bag, preferably a rucksack

Expectations – Uniform, jewellery and make-up

Shoes

Black leather trainer shoes (e.g. Vans or Converse) are not permitted.

Expectations – mobile phones and social media

Mobile phones

• Must not be seen, heard or used during school time on the school premises.
• Any phone used, seen or heard will be confiscated for up to a week, and in

some cases the whole term.

• We would prefer that any phone brought in for the purposes of making

contact after school is not a smartphone, but rather a basic phone to be used just for making simple phones calls or texting.

Social media

• Increase in friendship problems arising from communication via social media

(e.g. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp and DubStar)

• The majority of these sites require children to be at least 13 (WhatsApp is

16). These restrictions were put in place because it was considered that children do not have the maturity to deal with this type of social interaction.

• Children do not realise that anything they write online can be saved and

possibly used against them. The police take any threat towards another person online very seriously.

Tolworth ABC

At Tolworth we operate under a philosophy

• f expectations for all our students; that

they:

• Aim High
• Be Brave
• Create Positivity

Expectations - The Tolworth Way

3 simple classroom rules which allow teachers to teach and students to learn “Ready to learn” Bring the correct equipment to all lessons, arrive to lessons on time, wear the correct uniform. “On task” Keep focused on the activities set, avoid distractions or distracting others. “One voice” Always put your hand up to ask a question, wait for the teacher to ask you to speak, actively listen to the teacher and other class members when they are speaking.

Rewards and Sanctions

Rewards Epraise Housepoints Praise postcards Emails, phone calls home Tea parties Sanctions Detentions Level 1: 30 mins subject detentions (and same day detentions for uniform and lateness) Level 2: 45 mins Level 3: 1 hour Level 4 : Saturday morning

How can I be a successful Year 7 student?

Organisation

Being organised in Year 7 is VERY important. You must ensure that you have the correct equipment and books each day for the lessons you are timetabled. If you do not, then you are not ‘ready to learn’. You will need to be organised and manage your time effectively to ensure that you are completing homework to the best of your ability, revising regularly, and importantly, also making time for your own personal commitments such as hobbies and socialising with family and friends. Don’t worry though, we will do a lot of work in the first term to support you in staying organised.

Homework

The expectations for completing homework in secondary school might be slightly different to primary school. You will be expected to spend approximately an hour to an hour and a half on homework each day. This includes independent study or revision to consolidate what you have learned that day. You will be encouraged to manage your time effectively by prioritising homework according to when it needs to be submitted. You will be given a minimum of 3 days to complete weekly homework

• tasks. If you do not complete your HW you may be given a detention,

and if you repeatedly fail to submit HW your teacher will raise their concerns with the Head of Subject & your parents/carers.

Useful information

Useful information – Admissions Pack

Under normal circumstances we would distribute a pack of information at your daughter’s school interview. This year, that has not been possible, and we have been mindful that much of what is in the pack may not be the reality next year. The only ‘Admissions Pack’ you should have received is:

• Admissions Form
• Home-School Agreement
• IT form
• Medical Form
• Y7 Information Sheet

Useful information - ParentPay

• We have a card-less and cashless system at school.
• This means everything, from food at the ‘Windmill Cafe’

to school visits, is paid for through ParentPay.

• Information on ParentPay was included in your

admission packs. Please let us know if you have had any issues with this.

AT the start of September, your daughter will have her fingerprint taken to allow her to use the Windmill Café. This links directly to her parentpay account. In terms of setting up your account, you will receive a letter from Finance at the start of September with your personal log-in details. Students should therefore bring a packed lunch on 7th September

Useful information - Lockers

These are available to rent for a one-off payment of £25 for 5 years.

This is non-refundable!

Please purchase a good padlock to secure the locker.

Once your parentpay account has been activated, you will be able to pay for lockers.

Useful information- Regular School

Day

Timetable One of the first pieces of information your daughter will be given in September is her timetable. It’s very important because it tells students which lessons they will have that day and it also reminds the girls’ which equipment they will need to pack in their bag the night before. The timetable will also give you the initials

• f the teacher allocated to your daughters class. Our school has a two week

timetable, week 1 and week 2. This means that students will have to remember whether they are on week 1 or week 2.

Useful information- Whole School

Curriculum Days

• Days to allow for cross curricular working and PSHE

(personal, social, health and emotional education).

• Flexible timetable arrangements.
• Trips are easier to plan.
• Flexible curriculum activities.
• Facilitate deeper study of topic themes and issues.

Equipment list

Pencil case Black/ Blue pen (x2) Green pen HB pencil (x2) Ruler Pencil sharpener Eraser Scientific calculator Compass Protractor Glue stick Highlighters/coloured pens Students need a blue apron for DT and a cream apron for Food Tech. These can be purchased through Trutex in Worcestor Park. Please note that for practical lessons we will be making adaptations to ensure safe practice, but that equipment requirements will be the same.

• This year, Tolworth Girls’ School is taking part in a shared-reading project

called ‘Read Up Kingston!’, in association with Kingston University.

• You will receive a free book as a welcome gift! The chosen book is

‘Talking to the Moon’ by S.E Durrant.

• It is for you to read and enjoy during the summer holidays. It is called a

shared-read as all of your new classmates and teachers will be reading the book too. You will have lots of time to discuss it together in September!

• Check the school website to find more details and information about

the accompanying summer holiday competition.

‘Read Up! Kingston’- Free Book

Your free book will be delivered to your primary school. If you are not currently attending primary school, your book will be posted to your home address. An exciting adventure story about Iris and her grandmother set in Brighton!

Bushcraft trip

Our residential trip in June for Lower School

Please note: This year we have moved

• ur Bushcraft

trip to Year 8 to ensure the current Year 7 students do not miss out. However, circumstance s allowing, we will plan an additional residential for Year 7.

First Day of Term in September: Monday 7th September

• Timing: 9.00am to 12.30 noon

(activities earlier if need to be dropped before 9.00am)

• Come in full school uniform
• To bring:

– Snack for break with a drink – School bag and pencil case

In this week, we will have a staggered start for all students. Therefore, Year 7 will be in on Monday 7th, but will not be in again until Monday 14th when all students will be in full-time. This allows us to sensibly and safely reintegrate all students in the school. Year 12 and 13 will also be in on 7th September.

• Every child is different.
• Children are more adaptable than adults.
• Please remain positive when discussing the move to TGS.
• Any problems are often minor.
• Problems can be resolved quickly through effective

communication with school.

And finally…. Year 6 to 7: A Personal Experience

You should have received all admissions documents from us to return to the school office. These documents are available to download in the New Year 7 section of the website. Any queries, please contact Mrs Powling at Rebecca.powling@tolworthgirlsschool.co.uk

Thank you for coming!