Highfields School
Issue 33: 5 June 2020
Newsletter Parents/carers of current year 6 students Dear Year 6 Students and Parents/Carers Welcome to Highfields School! If you are reading this, then you must already be interested in our school and what we are doing. "School" is very strange for all of us at the moment. We understand for students in year 6 it will be particularly odd and you might be wondering how you will get on with secondary school at Highfields. All we wanted to say here is don't worry. We have certainly not forgotten you! Over the coming weeks we will be updating you on our plans on how we can best help you smoothly make the move to being a Highfields student. We have thought of all those issues and concerns you might have what is the school like, how will I find my way around, how do I buy the uniform, what will happen with the buses? We will keep updating everyone through the newsletter, but really specific messages will come from Mrs Green. She is the 'Year Manager' for year 7 and your first point of contact. Mrs Green has already been busy emailing information and electronic forms to parents/carers of our year 6 students. So, if your family haven't received an email from Mrs Green, please email her with your name and primary school so she can add you to our communication list and you will receive all future updates: tgreen@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Take care and stay well. Mr Rodgers Associate Assistant Headteacher
Year 7 students will start their Highfields journey on Wednesday 2 September 2020
Year 6 transition programme begins Starkholmes virtual tour We hope you have had a good break and are safe and well. Our transition programme started this week with a virtual tour of our lower school site at Starkholmes to help our soon to be new year 7 students familiarise themselves with Highfields. There will be more ‘site’ information issued to you as the term goes on, so please do not worry. This is just to start you off and give you a flavour of our school. Access to our year 6 virtual tour has been issued via email. We also included information about buses and a timetable for you all to look at so you can prepare. Please do not worry about the buses. When the time comes for you to catch them at the end of the day we will be around at the bus bays to help you. Please read the information sent via email carefully though as there is some useful advice in the letter.
Be the best you can
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