Welcome back to St. Matthew’s!

VT 1 - Objectives

• Re-introduce yourselves to the new members of your form

• Revise the day to day school procedures

Task 1 – Icebreaker activity

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VT time• What to expect in VT time...

– a) A Prayer to start the day– b) Equipment and Uniform check EVERY MORNING– c) a short task that you need to work on as individuals or

groups (see house timetables – click on the colour below)– d) Information about any events or changes taking place in

school that day.

It is ESSENTIAL you arrive in school on time EVERY DAY.Your punctuality is logged every day and can affectcollege or job applications, or could affect youattendance on school reward trips. You would also missout on any information given out during VT time.

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VT Group Scrap Books

Each tutor group will have an A3 Scrap Book (to replace exercise books) to share and document all the hard work, success and fun times you have had over the year as a group.

You will personalise this, and make sure that it represents who you are as a group, and as individuals!

There will be rewards given for the tutor groups that have the best scrap booksthroughout the year!

Task 2- Day to Day procedures

• The day to day procedures are the things pupils are expected to do every day.

• They can be grouped into –– Before school– Registration / VT– Entry and exit from lessons– Break-time– Lunch-time– Fire drill

• Organise the form into groups of 4-5 (containing pupils from different year groups)

• As a group try to remember as many of the day to day procedures as you can.

• When 5 minutes are up, each member must give one of these pieces of information to the rest of the form.

• You have 5 minutes to do this.

• CATEGORIES– Before school– Registration / VT– Lesson changeover– Entry and exit from lessons– Break-time– Dinner-time– Fire drill– Wet Lunch

– ANSWERS ON THE NEXT SLIDES...

Before School

• Enter school through the pupil gate• Make sure you are in full school uniform• before entering the gate• Do not bring any banned items through the gate and onto the school premises• Stay in the hall or on the yard until the bell rings at 8:25 • STUDENTS MUST NOT BE UPSTAIRS UNTIL AFTER

THE BELL RINGS  

Registration / VT time• Arrive in plenty of time.• Enter quietly •   Remove outdoor coats before entering building• Begin the registration with a prayer.• Have pen, pencil, ruler, journal and any other equipment you need on the table in front of you ready for inspection• Wear your Blazer throughout VT time• Leave the room clean and tidy• Exit ONLY when your form tutor allows you• No food, drink or chewing gum allowed in class• Use of mobile phones is strictly NOT ALLOWED  

Lesson changeover

• Please move promptly between lessons. (You DO NOT have 5 minutes to get to next lesson – you get there as swiftly as possible)

• Please walk on the left hand side of the corridor / stairs.

• You must not visit the toilet during lesson changeover –you must report to the next lesson and receive a permission note from the class teacher.

• You should not wear outdoor clothing moving around the premises.

Entry and Exit from lessons

• Arrive in plenty of time.• Line up outside and wait for your teacher to

allow you into the classroom• Enter quietly and sit WHERE YOU ARE

DIRECTED• Write any homework given in your journal• At the end of the lesson, wait until you are

asked before packing up your equipment• Leave the class, when directed, in a quiet

and orderly fashion

Break time

• If you purchase food from the kitchen you are asked to consume your purchases sat at the tables provided in the hall.

• Remember fizzy drinks are not allowed in school.• Please do not sit on the tiered seating. • Please dispose of any rubbish in the bins.• The hall is not a playground and should not be used for

running, chasing or similar activities.• Entering after break should be through staircase C or D if

going to classrooms in the main building.• Choose the staircase which brings you closest to your next

classroom.• When the bell goes, make your way to next lesson swiftly,

and in an orderly fashion

Lunch time• Year 11 are free to enter the hall at the beginning of lunch. New blue benches

have been purchased for Year 11 students to use when in the dinner hall (ONLY Year 11)

• Years 7,8, 9 & 10 line up as instructed. • If you are not in full uniform, you may be delayed from entering the dinner hall• Exit from the dining room must be through the allocated exit door in the hall.• IT IS YOUR DINING ROOM AND WE AIM TO MAKE LUNCHTIME A PLEASANT

EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE. • PLEASE DISPOSE OF YOUR RUBBISH IN THE BINS PROVIDED AND RETURN

YOUR PLATES AND TRAYS TO THE APPROPRIATE AREA.

Remember to leave your table as you would like to find it-

clean and rubbish free.

Pupils must not be on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Floor, or the OLC during a normal lunch

Wet Lunch

• If it is raining heavily – Y8 and Y10 will be allowed up to the 2nd floor after they have had their dinner

• Y7,9 and 11 stay in the hall on the tiered seating

Fire Drill

• Exit the classroom when directed by your teacher

• Line up in forms, in alphabetical order, in your designated place

• Wait patiently for the register to be taken

• Stay with your form until you are asked to return to class

Timetables

Copy your timetable accurately into your new planner.

Complete this at home tonight if needed

We will be looking more at the Journal Tomorrow.

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