A New School

By Ana

Have you ever wondered what it’s like coming to a new school? Well, I’m going to tell you how it feels.

Firstly, it’s a bit hard coming to a new school because you’re in a whole new world! Your old friends will miss you and you will miss them. And you probably don’t know anybody in your new school. But not to worry because the students here are very kind. The teachers here are also very caring  and will help you with anything. 

If you are fluent in Spanish, then you won’t have a problem, but if you are not yet, not a problem, your friends will help you by doing some challenges like speaking in Spanish for the whole day or maybe even a week! Or they can help you with some flash cards which are really helpful. It’s very fun, trust me. 

In each year group, there are 4 classes, class A,B,C, and D! There are also 4 teachers for each class and there also can be some helping teachers for when your class teacher isn’t there, they can fill in for the real one and do the same activity as the other one. In each class, there can be around 28 children in each class, that makes one year group plus the teachers 112 people in total! That’s a lot!! 

This school is massive!!! So it takes a while to get the hang of it. But, of course, everyone  can help you. There are also some signs which help you around the school to show you which class is which, and how to get there. Also, if you join and you’re in Year 6, next year which is secondary will be even more big so hang in there. And Year 6 is a really important year because you will have the EPT and you’ll be the head of primary! Also Y4, and Y6 will have a residential trip for 2-3 days somewhere in Spain, but it’s a secret. It is going to be amazing!!  

There are 3 terms in each year, but they go by really fast. If your last school was British, it won’t be any different from here. If it was American, there would only be a few, little, tiny changes. For example, you’ll have to wear a uniform, no necklaces or bracelets around and no crazy facial piercings. The schedule will only be a few classes, probably some every day, but they will change. For example, if you have maths in the morning one day, you’ll probably have it in the afternoon the next day! 

If you’re a student who always does the right thing and follows the rules, then you’re probably going to get a lot of achievements. We have a lot of assemblies and you’ll be on the stage a lot of times. There will be the headteachers of primary, including Ms. Stenhouse, Ms. Sayce and Mr.Fraser to host the assemblies. By the way, there is a huge theatre where we do most of our assemblies, the communions and where all the attention will be.

Also, every month, we have a house assemblies, there are 4 houses: Unicorn, Dragon, Gryphon and Phoenix. At the assembly, we are told which house has the most points for the month – you get points whenever you get a purple form. Once a term, the winning house even gets a special drink at lunch!

I was new student this year, and I’m very happy and settled here now and I’m sure you’ll be too!