Transitioning to Secondary School Introduction I know this
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Transitioning to Secondary School
Introduction: • I know this isn’t how you pictured your last year in Scoil Mhuire gan Smál and even though it’s disappointing you still have a lot to look forward to this summer moving on to secondary school. • Changing school should be exciting but you might also feel a little bit nervous. It will involve lots of changes and new experiences.
Introduction • Over the next few weeks we will be thinking about these changes and working together to hopefully explain a lot about secondary school and answer some of your questions as well as help to prepare you for all the changes.
Introduction • There is probably lots of information you know already about your new school. Maybe there are some things you have to find out, you could ask your parents, an older sibling that attends the school or check the school website. • For the following activities you can print out the pages to fill them in or copy them down from the presentation.
Transition Together • Name: _______ • Primary School I attend: ______ • Secondary school I will attend in September: __________ • The address is: ___________ • ________________ • The name of the principal is: _______
Transition Together • School starts at ____ and finishes at ______. • To get to school on time, I will need to leave my house at about _________. • I will get to school by _______
Transition Together Of course there are some things that only you can answer: • What do you think it will be like at your new school? ___________________ • What things would you like to find out about your new school? ______________________________
List three things you are looking forward to: __________________________________ List three things you think you might need help with: 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ • 1. 2. 3. •
If you do have any worries be sure to talk them through someone, it’s natural to feel nervous as well as excited, it’s a big moment for you all! We’ll continue next week.