Welcome to Year 8

Welcome to the Year 8 Information & Guidance

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

Key Contacts

Head of Year 8

Head of Year: Mrs L Helm - lhelm@garibaldischool.co.uk

Student Services Year Manager: Miss H Wright - hwright@garibaldischool.co.uk

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

Year 8 Mentors

8AD Miss A Dawkins adawkins@garibaldischool.co.uk
8PP Mrs P Pickering ppickering@garibaldischool.co.uk
8BH Miss B Hough bhough@garibaldischool.co.uk
8JH Mr J Hanson jhanson@garibaldischool.co.uk
8WR Mr W Rae wrae@garibaldischool.co.uk
8AS Mr A Sanders asanders@garibaldischool.co.uk
8SW Mr S Willis swillis@garibaldischool.co.uk

Messages to Parents

Welcome everyone, I can't wait to see all of our fantastic year 8 cohort thrive in their new adventure. We will, once again, prove we are the best we can be by aiming high and achieving well.

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 every half term.

Hall of Fame

Name of Student: Annabelle Moran

Annabelle started this year with an outstanding attitude to learning in Spanish and I am pleased to stay this has continued. Annabelle is always focused and keen to join in with group activities. Well done Annabelle! Keep up the great work!

Nominated by: Mrs Rawson- Spanish

Name of Student: Sonia Zuromskyte

Sonia always starts the tasks promptly, is focused on them from beginning to end, following the instructions first time, every time, doing great work permanently. Her ATL, from my point of view, is a really outstanding asset for this school.

Nominated by: Mr Chamorro- Spanish

Name of Student: Gabriella Ingle

Gabriella is a polite and mature student whose positive and bubbly personality shines through in every lesson. She is a pleasure to have in my classroom.

Nominated by: Mr Willis- Personal Development

Name of Student: Connor Mcfarlane

I would like to nominate Connor her his academic curiosity, his consideration of the others around him and his kind and helpful approach

Nominated by: Mr Hanson- Personal development

Name of Student: Holly Coleman

Holly is a model student at Garibaldi School. Holly always offers to help staff, is always polite and pleasant and looks after other students at the school. During mentor time, Holly will often help other students with problems and her presence makes the room feel lighter and happier. Holly also works hard in all lessons, ignores distractions and is a student that all look up to. Thank you, Holly.

Nominated by: Mr Sanders- Personal development

Name of Student: Jason Mahon

I am nominating Jason as, without fail, he is always polite, on time and kind to others. His dedication to lessons and willingness to volunteer on a regular basis doesn’t go unnoticed.

Nominated by: Mr Hanson- Personal development

Accelerated reader support

All students in Year 8 will continue to use the Accelerated Reader during 2024/25. 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.