A Letter to My Future SelfTask:

Ideas:

• What advice would you give yourself when starting something new?

• What would you like to change about yourself?

• How can you improve yourself?

• What are your ambitions?

• What are your goals?

• What are your dreams?

• Who would you like to get to know?

• What new things would you like to take part in?

• If you were somebody else starting a new year at school, what would you tell them?

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You are going to write a letter to your future self. This could be you in a year’s time or you in a few years’ time, at the end of secondary school.

Imagine what you would

like to become. How would

you like to be portrayed?

What do you want people

to think and say about you?

This letter will be private and

should be a chance to open

up about your thoughts,

feelings and goals.

Think about what is important to you, how you want to feel about yourself and how you want others to feel about you. What will you be proud of?

When you have completed your letter, take some time to read

it over and think through the advice you have given.

When you have done this, you may put it inside the envelope your teacher has given you. You should receive this letter back at the end of the year.

A Letter to My Future Self

Dear: (your name)Dear: (your name)

Signed: Date:

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Letter to My Teacher

Dear

Name of Primary School:

Date:

I am looking forward to secondary school because…

I’d really like you to know that…

I am nervous about starting secondary school because…

My favourite thing about primary school was…

My least favourite thing about primary school was…

My friends would describe me as…

I look forward to seeing you in September,

Kind regards,

Letter to My Teacher Help SheetI am looking forward to secondary school because…

Freedom More responsibility Individual subjects Larger site

Facilities Friendships Challenge Opportunity I can be an individual

I’d really like you to know that…Ideas – I train for swimming very early in the mornings/I don’t get on with my sister/I find it hard to concentrate at home/I love visiting castles/Sometimes I have to travel a long way to see my family/ I know everything there is to know about Vikings!/I recently lost my dog which was very upsetting/ My brother is very ill.

I am nervous about starting secondary school because…

Afraid Getting lost Travelling Shy Support New staff

Relationships Difficult Expectations Older children homework

My favourite thing about primary school was…

Friendships Teacher Favourite subject Reading Sports Knowing everyone

My least favourite thing about primary school was…

SATs homework Not enough freedom A particular subject

My friends would describe me as…

Outgoing Brave Lively Cheeky Clever Funny Talkative Trustworthy

Shy Quiet Loud Nervous Creative A team-player well-behaved

My Hopes and Aims for SecondaryName

Secondary is a new start for you. We believe you can achieve anything you want to achieve.

Academic Hopes and Aims

• In my lessons I aim to...

• I hope to learn about...

• My learning goals are...

Pastoral Hopes and Aims

• I aim to make strong friendships because...

• I hope to feel proud of myself when...

• I aim to be confident about...

Extra-Curricular Hopes and Aims

• I hope to join a club for...

• The sports I hope to get involved in are...

My Worries List

Please write in the below boxes what worries you have.

Think about these worries in three groups. An example has been given to get you started.

These worries make it impossible/very

difficult to do something.

I am too worried to stay at my friend’s

house on my own.

These worries make it hard for me to do

something but it’s not impossible.

I am really worried about sitting my

spelling test.

I have these worries a lot but they don’t stop

me doing anything.

I worry about eating in the school

dinner hall.

Secondary School Treasure Hunt CluesA set of cards to help create a treasure hunt for secondary induction or taster days. This will help new

children find their way around the school site. The pupils work individually or in teams to find the places

described by the clues and collect the letters to make up the word ‘transition’.

Use these clues to create a treasure hunt to help Year 7 or new pupils navigate their way around the

school site.

Pupils collect a letter at each point and then have to work out what the anagram spells - TRANSITION

Answers

1) Science Department 2) Head of Year Office 3) Computer Suite 4) Assembly Hall 5) Gym 6) English

Department 7) Art 8) Dining Hall 9) MFL 10) Maths Department

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Secondary School Treasure Hunt

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Secondary School Treasure Hunt

1. Where you might perform anexperiment or study the periodic elements...

3. Program, type, design and draft.Use this room for online craft...

5. Jump, run, turn and spin.Where you might lose oreven win...

7. Paint pots, collage, design and flair.Brushes, clay and paper to tear...

2. A helping hand to guide you alongWhere you might go if something’s wrong...

4. Gather together and sing and share.Celebrate and listen with care…

6. Poetry, writing, stories and more.Shakespeare is here; yourlearning will soar...

8. Here you’ll find us at midday.Eating our lunch before we play...

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9. Bonjour, hola! and bienvenue. Here, many voices will welcome you..

10. Pi, circles, numbers and signs. Add them all up and what do you find?

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Transition ScenariosImagine you are moving into a new form group.

What do you think it will be like?

What will be the same? What will be different?

What questions could you ask?

How will you feel?

Who could you ask for help?

Imagine you are moving into a new year group.

What do you think it will be like?

What will be the same? What will be different?

What questions could you ask?

How will you feel?

Who could you ask for help?

Imagine you are moving into a new English class.

What do you think it will be like?

What will be the same? What will be different?

What questions could you ask?

How will you feel?

Who could you ask for help?

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Transition Scenarios

You have been given a piece of homework that you don’t understand how to complete.

What could you do?

Who could you ask?

What might happen if you didn’t ask for help?

You have lost your locker key and need to get your P.E. kit out of your locker ready for the next lesson.

What could you do?

Who could you ask?

Where would be a safe place to keep your locker key?

This year you are going to have school dinners at lunchtime. You are not sure what to do at lunchtime.

How might you feel?

Tell me about what might happen at lunch. What could you do?

Who could you ask for help?

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Transition Scenarios

This year you are going to have sandwiches at lunchtime. You are not sure what to do at lunchtime.

How might you feel?

Tell me about what might happen at lunch. What could you do?

Who could you ask for help?

In Maths you realise you have packed the wrong school book and have your Science book instead.

How might you feel?

Tell me about what might happen. What could you do?

Who could you ask for help? What might you say to your teacher?

What might help you remember for next time?

It’s your Food Technology lesson and you have forgotten your ingredients.

How might you feel? What might you say?

Tell me about what might happen. What could you do?

Who could you ask for help?

What might help you remember for next time?

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Transition Scenarios

It’s your P.E. lesson and you have forgotten your P.E. kit.

How might you feel?

Tell me about what might happen. What could you do?

Who could you ask for help?

What might help you remember for next time?

You have forgotten to bring in your History homework, although you have completed it and spent a long time completing it at home.

How might you feel?

Tell me about what might happen. What could you do?

Who could you ask for help?

What might help you remember for next time?

You are late to school in the morning because the bus didn’t turn up on time.

How might you feel?

What happens when you are late?

What could you do?

What might you say?

Who could help you?

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Transition Scenarios

Imagine you are moving to a new school and you don’t know anyone in your new year group yet as they all come from different schools. You feel lonely and shy.

What could you do?

What will be the same? What will be different?

What questions could you ask?

How will you feel?

How could you start a conversation with someone you don’t know?

What might help you remember for next time?

At home when you are packing your school bag, you keep getting confused and getting your books mixed up.

How might you feel?

What could you do in this situation?

Who could you ask for help?

This year you will be catching the bus home. You find the bus stop but the older students keep pushing in front of you in the queue.

Where will you wait for the bus?

How might you feel?

What could you do in this situation?

Who could you ask for help?

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Transition Scenarios

You have been given a new timetable but you can’t understand the timetable. There are new subjects and it’s confusing.

What lessons do you have each day?

How might you feel?

What could you do in this situation?

Who could you ask for help? Who could explain things?

You have been given four pieces of homework to do and you are feeling very worried about getting them all completed on time.

How might you feel?

What could you do in this situation?

Who could you ask for help? Who could explain things?

Are there any homework clubs in school?

You are following your new timetable but keep getting lost moving from lesson to lesson. Everyone else is now in class ready for their lesson.

How might you feel? Have you ever been lost before?

What could you do in this situation?

Who could you ask for help?

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2020 Time CapsuleWhat is a time capsule?A time capsule is like a frozen snapshot of time. This time capsule will be opened in five years, in 2025, when you have completed your secondary school life and GCSE examinations. You will be 16 years old and will be able to look back on your 11-year-old self – at the start of your secondary school journey! You will be able to look back on life in 2020 and see how your life and the world has changed since then.

Name:

Best friend: Future Job:

Hobbies:

Favourite song:

In the News, today:

I spend most of my time:

Best thing about primary school:

What I am most nervous about going to secondary school:

What I am most excited about going to secondary school:

I predict that by 2025…