First Day Information for Year 7

We are looking forward to welcoming all of our new Year 7 students this week. We know you will have some questions, and hopefully we manage to answer them here. Don’t worry about anything, staff will be with you all day to help you!

Where do I go on my first day?

Please make your way to the yard around the back of the school, where your Tutors will be waiting to meet you. Don’t worry, when you get dropped off there will be lots of staff on hand to direct you. 

What equipment will I need on my first day?

It is important that you are organised and prepared for school, we expect each student to arrive ready to learn and having the equipment you need to be successful is a key part of this process.

You should bring an appropriate school bag each day to carry your equipment, we expect students to bring a pencil case with the following in as a minimum:

Pens (black or blue)
Pencil
Ruler
Rubber
Pencil sharpener
Colouring pencils

Individual subjects may require specialist equipment for example calculators, protractors, highlighters, green/red biros but students will be told of this in advance and not expected to have them from day one.

We also require students as part of their equipment to bring a reading book of their choice to school. We have set private and paired reading times timetabled into the year 7 tutor programme.

Students will not need to bring their PE kit on the first day.

What do I do about lunches?

Students will require money loaded onto their ParentPay account by the morning of their first day, please do this via the online system, emails will have been circulated to parents with instructions and passwords included. Any questions, please let us know.

Our new school menu is available to view on our website here, which will give you an idea of the food on offer each week. For your first week in school, we are starting on Week One. 

When will I get my timetable? 

This will be available via EduLink on your first day, and each student will also be given a paper copy. Please look after this copy as you won’t get another!

We can’t wait to welcome you into our St Benedict’s family!