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.
- Accelerated Reader Parent Guide
- Accelerated Reader Home Connect Log In
- Accelerated Reader Student Log In
Please contact Ms Moorley - kmoorley@garibaldischool.co.uk if you require any further information relating to Accelerated Reader.
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