Welcome to Year 9

Welcome to the Year 9 information and guidance

The information here covers (click on the bullet point to take you to more detailed information

Key Contacts

Head of Year: Miss J Humphries - JHumphries@garibaldischool.co.uk

Pastoral Manager: Mrs K Douglas – KDouglas@garibaldischool.co.uk

Please direct all queries to your child's mentor in the first instance.

Year 9 Mentors

9CR Ms C Reinspach CReinspach@garibaldischool.co.uk
9HP Ms H Pilmore HPilmore@garibaldischool.co.uk
9LB Mrs L Bramley-Justiz LBramley-justiz@garibaldischool.co.uk
9LR Mrs L Robinson LRobinson@garibaldischool.co.uk
9MG Miss M Griffin MGriffin@garibaldischool.co.uk
9MH Mr M Harrison MHarrison@garibaldischool.co.uk
9RR Mrs R Rawson RRawson@garibaldischool.co.uk

Messages to Parents

Hello everyone. Over the course of the last half term Year 9 have been working hard in lessons and have taken the steps to gather as much information as possible about potential option choices they would like to elect into for their Year 10 and 11 GCSE years. In doing so, this has enabled Year 9 to complete an initial trawl of option choices to allow subjects to put into option blocks to ensure that Year 9 students get their preferred choices. Although option choices at this point are provisional students can now focus on ensuring that they understand the content of each GCSE or vocational course, to ensure that the subjects they choose are most applicable to them, ensuring ultimate successful post Garibaldi. To continue on their pathway of electing their options, there are some key dates of events that we would like to make you aware of. These events will enable Year 9 to continue making the all-important informed decisions. The dates and events are:

Curriculum Information Evening - Wednesday 24th January 2024

Option Taster Day – Wednesday 31st January 2024 (Provisional)

Year 9 Parents Evening - Wednesday 21st February 2024

Deadline for completion of option choices - Friday 15th March 2024

If you do have any questions about your child, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your child’s mentor in the first instance or myself.

Miss Humphries Head of Year 9

Recognition

Six students from the year group will be recognised for the quality of the work they have produced or the positive attitude to learning they have displayed and will be added to the Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame

Name of Student: Jessica Brown

Nominated by: Mr Orme

Department: Spanish

Reason for recognition:

Jess is making amazing progress in Spanish. She can speak confidently with wonderful pronunciation. She writes clearly and uses a range of vocabulary. Jess also asks questions to further her own learning. Well done, Jess!

Name of Student: Alicia Morley

Nominated by: Mrs Walker

Department: English

Reason for recognition:

For absolutely smashing her Accelerated Reader points target by over double, at 260%! Alicia is a reading superstar and seems to have a genuine love for books which is fantastic to see. She is conscientious and hard working in all English lessons, and an all-round model student.

Name of Student: Ellie Mosby

Nominated by: Mrs Rawson

Department: Spanish

Reason for recognition:

Ellie has made great start to Spanish at Garibaldi! Ellie has tried hard on all assessments and in lessons since joining us last month. Well done Ellie!

Name of Student: Charlie Ridge

Nominated by: Mr Connolly

Department: Computing

Reason for recognition:

Massive improvement in attitude and effort in Computing!

Name of Student: Shelby Sheppard

Nominated by: Mrs Lee

Department: History

Reason for recognition:

Working very well in History, completing work and helping those around her.

Name of Student: Milana Simakova

Nominated by: Ms Reinspach

Department: English

Reason for recognition:

Milana Simakova for trying her best every single lesson, for always thinking about how to do even better, for being excited and enthusiastic about the work we do and, above all, for being the most fun person anybody could wish to be around. My day is always a bit happier if it's got Milana in it.

Accelerated reader support

All students in Year 9 will continue to use the Accelerated Reader during 2023/24. Click on the links below for the Parent Guide and Home connect login.

Please contact Ms Moorley - KMoorley@garibaldischool.co.uk if you require any further information relating to Accelerated Reader.

Upcoming Events

  • 19/3/24 Parent Engagement Evening
  • 27/3/24 Year 9 DTP & Meningococcal ACWY Vaccinations
  • 29/4/24 Careers Fair
  • 5/6/24 Parent Engagement Evening Focus: Reading
  • 12/6/24 Meet the Mentor Evening

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