welcomes you ‘BACK TO SCHOOL’ Grade 7 – Tuesday 24 September 2019
Grad ade 7 7 Adv dviso sor T Team am 2019 2019-2020 020 • Lauren Bailey – baileyl@marymountlondon.com • Ulrike Richter – richteru@marymountlondon.com • Damian Kell – kelld@marymountlondon.com
Middle School Camp 2019 Marwell Activity Centre
The Marymount London Pastoral System • At Marymount who we are teaching is just as important as what we are teaching. • We nurture each individual and foster an awareness and appreciation of the unique needs and gifts of everyone. • 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.
Holistic Marymount London Pastoral System • Headmistress • Deputy Heads & Assistant Headmistress • Head of Pastoral Life • Middle School Coordinator • Designated Safeguarding Lead • Advisor • Spiritual Life Coordinator • Life Coach • School Nurse • Teaching Faculty
The Central Role of the Advisor • Advisor supports each students’ growth: pastoral, spiritual and academic • Personal Growth scaffolded through the Marymount Advisor Curriculum • Small groups • 30 minutes four times per week with their Advisor • Advisor will partner closely together with you throughout the school year to ensure that your daughter thrives as a Marymount student • We are a first port of call for your daughter, if you or she has any queries. • Bridge between students and teachers to support your daughter’s success
The Advisor Curriculum – General Overview Semester 1 example focus topics • Curriculum designed to meet the Team Building – Middle School Camp social, emotional, spiritual and Growth Mindset mental needs of students, as well ICT Literacy skills (safe use of as to scaffold their approaches to technology) learning skills ATL skills –time management, • Broad focus topics for each week organizational skills, affective skills, across the school reflection, effective revision strategies • Individually tailored to the needs of Kindness Week the Grade and age of students Nutrition Week Advent
Example Advisor Lesson Activity – Reflective Journal • What are your goals this semester? • Reflecting on the growth mindset, how would you like to challenge yourself? • What strategies will you use for revision and time management? • Name a person you admire and give your reasons why. • Find a visual (photograph/graphic/idea) that encapsulates your feelings at this moment in time.
The Advisor Curriculum – FOCUS TOPIC EXAMPLE - For example: Nutrition Week November 2019 - Build on our understanding of our School Goal ‘that all may have life’ - World Food Day October – 16 th October - What is a balanced diet? - Nutritionist guest speaker, i.e. sports nutrition - Activity-based learning: ‘Healthier Lives’: teams prepare and pitch their own health products. Can they come up with the next health food craze?
Example Advisor Lesson Activity - Mindfulness
A look to the Semester ahead • Academically • No semester Exams, other forms of summative evaluation. For example: in Science - lab report, cross-curricular assessments at the end of the year • Peer tutoring groups • LRC support (FWPs, IEPs) • Musical - auditions and rehearsals ‘Urinetown’ start in October • MS Activities start Friday 4 th October • Clubs: • STEAM club (Wednesday Week 1 after school) • Art and Design Club (weekly, Wednesday after school) • Book Club (Monday Week 2 P5) • Music Clubs (e.g. Choir Tuesday after school) • Maths Club • Sports Teams: • Present to November: Volleyball, Soccer and Cross Country • November to March: Basketball and Social Badminton • March to May: Track and Field, Tennis
Key Dates • October 5 th MS Soccer and Volleyball Tournament • October 31 st Halloween Celebrations • November 1 st All Saints Mass at 11.30am • November 2 nd MS Soccer and Volleyball Tournament • November 9 th Beginning of Saturday School • November 12 th & November 18 th Parent Teacher Conferences • November 13 th All Grades off timetable – inter-disciplinary excursion day • November 21 st Chartwell Nutrition workshops • November 28 th Thanksgiving Liturgy and House Games / Lunch • December 10 th Lessons & Carols • December 11 th STEAM Day • December 12 th Christmas Fair • December 13 th Christmas Liturgy
A ‘typical’ Marymount week – EXTRA-CURRICULAR Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Book Club Volleyball STEAM Club Volleyball Saturday School (monthly) Soccer (Coding) Soccer Boarding Trips / Dance Choir Art Club Cross Country Activities School Maths Club Dance Newspaper (Lunch time) Dance Dance LAMDA / Speech and Drama Music Lessons Mother tongue support School Play rehearsals start October 2019
Homework Timetable
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