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Loxford School
Year 7 2020 – 2021
Induction Booklet
My name is: …………………………………………………
My primary school is: ………………………………
Loxford School – The School Day
8:45 Arrive at school
8:55-9:00 Tutor Time -Registration
9:00-10:00 Period 1
10:00-11:00 Period 2
11:00-11:20 Break
11:20-12:20 Period 3
12:20:13:20 Period 4
13:20:14:10 Lunch
14:10-15:10 Period 5
15:10-15:25 Tutor Time
Key staff
Senior Leadership Team Name
Headteacher Mrs Johnson
Senior Deputy Headteacher Mr Bainbridge
Senior Deputy Headteacher Mr Curcio
Director of SEND Mr. Faure
Deputy Headteacher – Key Stage Three Miss Roberts
Deputy Headteacher – Key Stage Four Mrs Kakkad
Deputy Headteacher - Exams Mr Thurai
Assistant Headteacher Mr Mackay
(Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Assistant Headteacher Mr Rieger
Assistant Headteacher (Sixth Form) Mrs Hart
Assistant Headteacher Ms. Cantero
Assistant Headteacher Mr Whiteman
Year 7 Team Names
Achievement Team Leader Mrs. Geke
Year Care Team Mrs. Kaur
Deputy Headteacher – Key Stage Miss. Roberts
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Our motto at Loxford School is:
“Be at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.”
LEADER Award
All students in years 7-9 will have the chance to complete challenges towards a LEADER
award – LEADER stands for Leadership, Empathy, Ambition, Determination, Enthusiasm,
Resilience. Write a definition or give an example in the box provided:
LEADERSHIP
EMPATHY
AMBITION
DETERMINATION
ENTHUSIASM
RESILIENCE
Leadership Empathy Ambition Determination Enthusiasm Resilience
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Maps of the school Ground Floor:
Main Entrance
Main Office
Student Reception
SEND
Library
Sixth Form Library
Design and Technology
Assembly Hall
Canteen
Social Sciences
Media Studies
First Floor:
Sixth Form Study rooms
Mathematics
Science
Finance Office
ATL offices
Deputy Headteacher Offices
Languages
Second Floor:
Business Studies
Humanities
Science
English
Third Floor:
Art
Photography
Textiles
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Important information
Uniform:
You must wear your uniform correctly at all times:
- Blazer (purchased from the School uniform shop) with logo
- White shirt, with collar (not a polo t shirt). Top button done up.
- Loxford School tie –worn with knot ties correctly and at the correct length (to the waistband).
- Black trousers (no skinny trousers/leggings) or black knee length school skirt
- Black shoes must be worn, no trainers or shoes that resemble trainers. No boots are allowed.
- Black coat for outdoor wear only (no oversized or bright logos).
- PE kit – White polo t shirt with Loxford Logo; black tracksuit bottoms or PE shorts; trainers
Equipment:
You must come to school every day with all of the correct equipment:
- Black or Navy school bag
- Student diary (you will be given a diary on your first day)
- Reading book (you will be taken to the library to choose a book with your English teacher)
- Your reading book and diary will be placed on your desk in every lesson. Teachers, your ATL, YCT
and SLT will regularly check your diary
- Pencil case, including black or blue pens, pencils, rubber, ruler, compass, protractor (it is
suggested to have green and red pens as teachers often ask to complete self and peer assessment
with coloured pens)
- Exercise books: You must bring the correct books for your lessons every day, you will need to
learn your timetable and check your school bag every night.
Break and Lunch times:
- You cannot buy any food with money in the school
- You will give a biometric scan of your fingercon your first day at school and this will be used to pay
for food and drinks
- Your parents will have a ‘ParentPay’ account where they can add money for you to spend
- If you are entitled to Free School Meals, your money will also be added to this account
- You need to be responsible for how much money you are spending each day
- No fizzy drinks or sweets are allowed in School
- You can bring a packed lunch
- You can have a bottle of water in your bag
- There is a strict queuing system for the dinner hall, with hot food and cold food lining up on two
different sides.
- You must quickly learn which is the correct queue and make sure you know which way to enter
and leave the hall. Your tutor will show you on your first day
- There are lots of clubs available at lunchtime and after school. You will receive a timetable from
your tutor and we encourage you to join as many as possible
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Are you ready for Secondary School?
Here are some skills that are useful for everyone to have before they
start at ‘big school’ – how many of them can you already do?
☐ Write a structured piece of writing with sentences and paragraphs.
☐ Recite your times tables up to 12
☐ Read a book that is appropriate for your age
☐ Correctly spell the most commonly misspelt words (see next page)
☐ Discuss an author whose books you have read
☐ Interact confidently with your peers and other adults
☐ Be able to express yourself in front of a small audience
☐ Swim 25 metres
☐ Have held a position of responsibility (e.g prefect or monitor)
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Summer Challenges
Try and complete as many of the summer challenges as you can.
You must complete your letter to your form tutor and your creative writing task.
Try and complete at least 4 of the LEADER challenges from the grid (take pictures
or write up accounts of your work to show your ATL).
Try and complete at least 4 of the subject challenges.
You can complete work in your own notebook, or on paper, bring your work in to
show your subject teachers when you start School in September.
Good luck and enjoy!
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100 commonly misspelled words
acceptable equipment library referred
accidentally exhilarate lightning reference
accommodate exceed maintenance relevant
acquire existence manoeuvre religious
acquit experience memento restaurant
a lot February millennium ridiculous
amateur foreign miniature rhythm
apparent fourth mischievous sandal
argument gauge noticeable schedule
because generally occasion scissors
believe grammar occasionally sensible
calendar grateful occur / occurred separate
category guarantee occurrence special
cemetery harass official success
changeable height parallel to / too / two
collectible hierarchy parliament tomorrow
committed ignorance pastime their / they're / there
conscience immediate pigeon twelfth
conscientious independent possession tyranny
conscious indispensable preferable until
definite(ly) intelligence principal / principle vacuum
disappear its / it's privilege vicious
disappoint judgement questionnaire weather
drunkenness knowledge receive weird
embarrass leisure recommend you're / your
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Summer challenges
Here are some activities for you to do before you start at Loxford School – you do not have
to do all of these activities, but you must do the first 2 activities: letter to form tutor and
creative writing task.
You should try to complete at least 4 of the LEADER challenges (on the grid) and 4 of the
subject-specific challenges. Those who complete these will earn a LEADER summer challenge
certificate in September.
Letter to your form tutor
Write a letter to your form tutor introducing yourself – you could use these sentence starters
to help you…
Paragraph 1
My name is …
I went to … Primary School.
My favourite thing in the whole world is …
I live with …
We also have a pet …
Paragraph 2
I am really proud of the fact that this year I …
I managed to do this because …
In year 6 I enjoyed …
I did not enjoy …
Paragraph 3
I am a little bit worried about …
One thing I don’t want to happen is …
I am really looking forward to …
I can’t wait to …
I would like to get involved with …
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English creative writing task – REQUIRED
We want your English teachers to be able to get to know you and to see the level that you
are working at when you arrive at Loxford School.
Complete this piece of work using your best writing and don’t forget to use paragraphs and
ambitious vocabulary.
Creative writing – the doorway
In lots of novels and films, people find a doorway that leads them to another world. How
many books/films can you name where a door is a portal to another world?
Imagine that you have found a secret doorway. You need to describe in as much detail the
world that you discover on the other side of the door.
- What do you notice first about the world?
- Does it have any similarities to our world?
- Describe the senses: What catches your eye first? What scents are in the atmosphere?
Can you hear anything?
- What do you choose to discover first?
- Are there any people around that you could ask to find out more information? Are you
the only person in this world?
10- How do you feel as you explore this new environment? What makes you feel this way?
Challenge: Create a simile to describe this emotion.
Try to vary your vocabulary as much as possible to ensure that your description is
exciting to read. Remember – this world has been created from your imagination,
therefore, you need to describe it in depth so that your reader can imagine every
detail.
Define the words below and see how many you can include in your writing:
Peculiar Inquisitive Tranquil
Picturesque Abandoned Extraordinary
Dazzling Overwhelming Daunting
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Summer challenges – LEADER Award (complete at least 4 – write up accounts
or take photos of you completing these challenges)
Bake a cake (some great recipes Grow something – you don’t have to Research the work of great authors, Read a non-fiction book on a topic
are here) have a garden – you could grow scientists, mathematicians, actors, that interests you and write at least
http://www.maryberry.co.uk/re some herbs in your kitchen architects – start to build a fact file of 10 facts that you learn.
cipes/baking https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow important people who have changed the
-your-own world.
Think of one thing you can do to Complete 3 random acts of kindness What did you learn about yourself during Have a big clear out of your
help the environment and try – can you do something that makes the lockdown? What will you remember belongings and donate anything that
doing it! Write about what you someone’s day without them about it? Write a letter to your future you do not need to charity (with your
did and bring your account to knowing it was you? grandchildren explaining what it was like. parent/carer’s permission!)
school in September.
Research a charity that you care Design 3 different healthy lunches; What do you think your new routine will be Make a timetable for your new
about – plan something to you could also design three different at secondary school? Ask someone in your routine for Loxford School in
fundraise for them. lunchboxes for your lunches. family or an older friend what their routine September.
is like? What time do they leave in the
morning? What do they take with them to
school?Summer project – Art
The elements of art are the building blocks or ingredients of art; Line, Colour, Value (Tone), Shape, Form, Space, Texture and Pattern. The
principles of art are what we use to organise the elements of art or the tools to make art; Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Rhythm and
Movement, Unity, Variety, and Proportion.
Task: Design and create a research and information poster on two A4 sheets or one A3 sheet of paper, in either landscape or portrait format. You
should demonstrate the elements of art through first-hand drawing and complete a scavenger hunt to find examples of the principles of art. The
poster should show experimentation with cutting as well as including annotations or definitions for the elements or principles of design you have
selected. There is no set format; be as creative as possible!
14Summer project – PSCHE Write a short answer to one or more of these questions… a. What is physical and emotional health? b. How can we keep ourselves safe as citizens? c. What types of bullying are there? d. What are human rights? e. Research a political party of your choice
Summer project - Drama
Are you a budding scriptwriter?
Do you have a story to tell?
Can you think of plots and characters?
Your task:
Write a short play (to last no more than 5 minutes) about leaving primary school.
How do you feel about moving on?
What will you miss?
What are you excited about?
Do you think other people will feel the same?
Try to make the play interesting to watch. It would be good to have only a few characters in
the play, so that when you come to Loxford School you might perform it to friends and
family.
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*POV = point of view
Loxfordopoly!
Rules:
Read a book from every colour of the board
Write the title of the book in the coloured rectangle at the top of the space you have
chosen
Show your completed Loxfordopoly board to your English teacher in SeptemberLoxfordopoly – ideas of novels
Novels with a teenage protagonist Set in the future Non-fiction articles
- The Fault in Our Stars - Divergent - Newsround
- Lord of the Flies - 1984 - The Guardian
- Fahrenheit 451 - The Week
Part of a series Set in a different country Shakespeare play
- A series of unfortunate events - The Help - A Midsummer Night’s
- Harry Potter and the - The life of Pi Dream
Philosopher’s stone - The Tattooist of - Julius Caesar
- The Lion, the Witch and the Auschwitz - Hamlet
Wardrobe
Written by a British author 400 pages or more Dystopian
- The Curious Incident of the Dog - Great Expectations: - The Giver
in the Night-time - The Fellowship of The - The Chrysalids
- The Woman in Black Ring
More than one point of view Written in 19th century Poem about different
- Wonder - The Strange Case of Dr culture:
- The Help Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Nothing’s Changed
- Oliver Twist - Search for my Tongue
- Emma - Blessing
Female lead character Book that became a film American author
- Coraline - The Maze Runner - To Kill A Mockingbird
- The Hunger Games - Alice’s Adventures in - Holes
Wonderland
- Jane Eyre
Historical event Autobiographical Recommended by your
- Private Peaceful - Diary of Anne Frank teachers
- Once - The Reason I Jump - Pride and Prejudice
- The Book Thief - Mud, Sweat and Tears – - The Secret Garden
Bear Grylls - A Study in Scarlet
(Sherlock Holmes)Summer project – Computing
1. Find the key words in the word search
2. Write a definition of 5 words you did not know
19Summer project – Food Technology
Research – Use these websites/videos to gather information about nutrients (fat, protein,
carbohydrates, water, vitamins & minerals) that are found in food and their functions within
the body. Create a poster/infographic that you can keep on the fridge as a reminder!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKRf53I737E
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyp6sg8/revision/2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inEPlZZ_SfA
Cook – Plan, prepare and cook one dish each week! Some suggestions for you: couscous salad,
pizza, bread rolls, vegetable soup, flapjacks, courgette and cheese muffins…the list is endless.
Plan – organise your shopping list. Challenge yourself by using your maths skills to cost the
dish. Prepare yourself, ingredients and equipment ready for cooking.
Present - The visual appearance of a dish is as important as its flavour. Taking time to present
food in a thoughtful way can make a dish look “good enough to eat”!
https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/media/2913/food-presentation-and-styling-p-316.pdf
Use this fantastic website to help you to present your food and take photos! You can keep a
food journal and show this to Mrs Nicholls (food teacher) when you start your food lessons.
Evaluate – Evaluate your food using the senses to describe the taste, texture, appearance,
smell and even sound! When we taste food we can record the sensory characteristics using a
star chart. Select sensory vocabulary that best describes your dish and give it a rating out of
5.
For example, when making brownies one of the attributes could be gooey. If the brownies
were very gooey in the centre I would give a rating of 5. If the brownies were dry and hard I
would give a rating of 1. See the example on the next page.
Have fun!
20Support for writing sensory evaluations
Sensory attributes WORD BANK: words to describe food characteristics using senses characteristics.
How to complete star profile
Summer project – Geography
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Before AfterResearch a natural disaster
- Volcano
- Earthquake
- Flood
- Hurricane
Produce a fact sheet/poster about it!
22Summer project – History
Task 1 – biography
Biographies are stories about real people and tell us about their life. Research and write a
biography on a famous historical figure. Pick one of the people we learn about in Years 7-9
at Loxford School
- Edward the Confessor - Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- William the Conqueror - Adolf Hitler
- Queen Mary I - Josef Stalin
- Queen Elizabeth I - Winston Churchill
- King James I - John F. Kennedy
- King Charles I - Ronald Reagan
- Oliver Cromwell - Mikhail Gorbachev
As a minimum you should include:
- Date and place of birth
- Childhood and family
- Education
- Work
- Major achievements
- Date and place of death
- Images
-
Task 2 – timeline
Below is a list of important historical events. Can you write the correct event next to the
correct year on the timeline on the next page?
• Humans came into existence • Beginning of Tudor Period
• Second World War begins • Iron Age
• Bronze Age • Apollo mission lands on the moon
• First Viking attacks on Britain • United Kingdom established
• Beginning of Victorian period • Dinosaurs walked the Earth
• The Big Bang • Founding of Scotland
• Norman invasion of England • First World War begins
23Summer project – Maths
Can you recite your times tables up to 12? Practice these
over the summer if you can’t!27
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Summer project – Music Task: Research the seven elements of music and create a poster which includes the definitions. These terms will form the basis of your music education throughout your time at secondary school.
Summer project - French
Practise these important key words.
Draw or print a picture of your family – using these key words can
you label it in French?
Very important verbs
Avoir To have
J’ai I have
Tu as You have
Il a He has
Elle a She has
On a We have
Nous avons We have
Vous avez You all have
Ils ont They have
Elles ont They (girls) have
Etre T be
Je suis I am
Tu es You are
Il est He is
Elle est She is
On est We are
Nous sommes We are
Vous êtes You all are
Ils sont They are
Elles sont They (girls) are
34Vocabulary for describing my family
Ma famille Ma famille
Mon père My Dad (sounds like pear)
Ma mère My Mum
Mon frère My brother
Ma sœur My sister (sounds like ‘Sir’)
Mes parents My parents
Mon grand-père My grandad
Ma grand-mère My grandma
Mes grands-parents My grandparents
Mon oncle My uncle
Ma tante My aunty
Ma cousine My cousin (girl)
Mon cousin My counsin (boy)
Mon beau père My step dad
Ma belle mère My step mum
Mon demi-frère My step/half brother
Ma demi-sœur My step/half sister
Il s’appelle He is called
Elle s’appelle She is called
Ils s’appellent They are called
Elles s’appellent They (girls) are called
35As-tu des frères ou des sœurs ? Do you have any brothers or
sisters ?
J’ai un frère I have a brother
Il s’appelle He is called
J’ai deux frères I have 2 brothers
J’ai trois frères I have 3 brothers
Ils s’appellent They are called
J’ai un demi-frère I have a half/step brother
J’ai deux demi frères I have two half/step brothers
Je n’ai pas de frère I don’t have any brothers
J’ai une sœur I have a sister
Elle s’appelle She is called
J’ai deux sœurs I have two sisters
J’ai trois sœurs I have three sisters
Elles s’appellent They are called
J’ai une demi-sœur I have a half/step sister
J’ai deux demi-sœurs I have two half/step sisters
Je n’ai pas de sœur I don’t have any sisters
Je suis fils unique I am an only child (boy)
Je suis fille unique I am an only child (girl)
Adjectives to describe someone in French
Adjectives to describe a Adjectives to describe a Translation in English
boy girl
Intelligent Intelligente Intelligent
Marrant/drôle Marrante/drôle Funny
Poli Polie Polite
Généreux Généreuse Generous
Fabuleux Fabuleuse Fabulous
Gentil Gentille Kind
Bavard Bavarde Chatty
Pénible Pénible Annoying
Compréhensif Compréhensive Understanding
36J’ai les cheveux courts I have short hair
J’ai les cheveux longs I have long hair
J’ai les cheveux raides I have straight hair
J’ai les cheveux bouclés I have wavy hair
J’ai les cheveux frisés I have curly hair
J’ai les cheveux noirs I have black hair
J’ai les cheveux bruns I have brown hair
J’ai les cheveux blonds I have blond hair
J’ai les cheveux roux I have ginger hair
J’ai les cheveux gris I have grey hair
J’ai les cheveux blancs I have white hair
J’ai les yeux bleus I have blue eyes
J’ai les yeux verts I have green eyes
J’ai les yeux gris I have grey eyes
J’ai les yeux marron I have brown eyes
J’ai des lunettes I have glasses
J’ai une barbe I have a beard
J’ai une moustache I have a moustache
Je suis petit(e) I am small
Je suis grand(e) I am tall
Je suis de taille moyenne I am medium height
Je suis marrant(e) I am funny
Je suis bavard(e) I am chatty
Je suis intelligent(e) I am intelligent
Je suis poli(e) I am polite
37Summer project - Spanish
Practise these important key words.
Draw or print a picture of your family – using these key words can
you label it in Spanish?
Very important verbs
Tener To have
Tengo I have
Tienes You have
Tiene He/she has
Tenemos We have
Tenéis You all have
Tienen They have
Ser To be (for descriptions)
Soy I am
Eres You are
Es He/she is
Somos We are
Sois You all are
Son They are
Vocabulary for describing my family
Mi familia Ma famille
Mi padre My Dad
Mi madre My Mum
Mi hermano My brother (“h” is silent)
Mi hermana My sister (“h” is silent)
Mis padres My parents
Mi abuelo My grandad
Mi abuela My grandma
38Mis abuelos My grandparents
Mi tío My uncle
Mi tía My aunty
Mi prima My cousin (girl)
Mi primo My cousin (boy)
Mi padrastro My step dad
Mi madrastra My step mum
Mi hermanastro My step/half brother
Mi hermanastra My step/half sister
Se llama He/She is called
Se llaman They are called
¿Tienes hermanos ? Do you have any brothers or
sisters ?
Tengo un hermano I have a brother
Que se llama Who is called
Tengo dos hermanos I have 2 brothers
Tengo tres hermanos I have 3 brothers
Que se llaman who are called
Tengo una hermanastra I have a half/step brother
Tengo dos hermanastros I have two half/step brothers
No tengo hermanos I don’t have any brothers
Tengo una hermana I have a sister
Que se llama who is called
Tengo dos hermanas I have two sisters
Tengo tres hermanas I have three sisters
Que se llaman who are called
Tengo una hermanastra I have a half/step sister
Tengo dos hermanastras I have two half/step sisters
No tengo hermanas I don’t have any sisters
Soy hijo único I am an only child (boy)
Soy hija única I am an only child (girl)
39Adjectives to describe someone in Spanish
Adjectives to describe a Adjectives to describe a Translation in English
boy (masculine) girl (feminine)
Inteligente Inteligente Intelligent
Divertido Divertida Funny
Educado Educada Polite
Generoso Generosa Generous
Fabuloso Fabulosa Fabulous
Amable Amable Kind
Charlatán Charlatana Chatty
Molesto Molesta Annoying
Comprensivo Comprensiva Understanding
Tengo el pelo corto I have short hair
Tengo el pelo largo I have long hair
Tengo el pelo liso I have straight hair
Tengo el pelo ondulado I have wavy hair
Tengo el pelo rizado I have curly hair
Tengo el pelo negro I have black hair
Tengo el pelo castaño I have brown hair
Tengo el pelo rubio I have blond hair
Soy pelirrojo* I have ginger hair
Tengo canas I have grey hair
Tengo el pelo blanco I have white hair
Tengo los ojos azules I have blue eyes
Tengo los ojos verdes I have green eyes
Tengo los ojos grises I have grey eyes
Tengo los ojos marrones I have brown eyes
Llevo gafas* I wear glasses
Tengo barba I have a beard
40Tengo bigote I have a moustache
Soy bajo/baja I am small
Soy alto/alta I am tall
Soy de talla mediana I am medium height
Soy divertido/divertida I am funny
Soy charlatan/charlatan I am chatty
Soy inteligente I am intelligent
Soy educado/educada I am polite
*They don’t follow the pattern
41Summer project - PE
Are you a keen athlete, or do you prefer to watch sport on TV? Answer the following
questions for your PE teachers. You could add pictures or drawings
1. What is your favourite sport and why?
2. Who is your favourite athlete or team and why?
3. Which clubs do you belong to?
4. What is your greatest sporting achievement or best sporting memory?
42Summer project - Science
Science is all around you, so can you...
1) Find 5 different species of animal in your garden/park
Where did you find them? What was their habitat like? What might happen if
you moved them to a different habitat?
2) Find 3 different species of plant
Did they all look the same? How were they different? Do they all need the
same things to live?
3) Watch a science documentary on TV/YouTube/Netflix/BBC
Why not watch a programme with David Attenborough or Brian Cox? What did
you learn from this documentary?
4) Find out how things work in your house
How does the...... microwave work? The TV remote? The toaster?
Where does your water come from and how is it cleaned?
How do the brakes on your bike/car work?
How does your heart work to keep you alive?
5) Try some at home experiments
You can type the following into YouTube or google to show you how!
• Science Experiments for Kids
• Science bob.com- easy experiments you can do at home
• YouTube- at home easy science experiments
43Summer project - RE
Research the six major religions in this country and create a fact page on each. Use the
following points to collect your facts:
-What are the religions?
-What do they call people who practise the religions?
-What beliefs do they have about God?
-Do all the religions believe in God?
- Which countries in the world practise the religions?
44Summer project – Checklist
Activity Complete? (Y/N)
Letter to Form Tutor
Creative writing challenge
LEADER challenge 1
LEADER challenge 2
LEADER challenge 3
LEADER challenge 4
Art Challenge
PSCHE Challenge
Drama Challenge
English Challenge
Computing Challenge
Food Technology Challenge
Geography Challenge
History Challenge
Maths Challenge
Music Challenge
PE Challenge
French Challenge
Spanish Challenge
RE Challenge
45We cannot wait to see you in
September!
We understand things have been very different this year. By
now we may have met you three or more times, at your taster
day, your admissions interview and at a ‘meet the tutor event’.
We want to reassure you that when you join us in September,
we will take the time to make sure you have all the
information you need. Until then, make sure you have viewed
all of the information on our website: www.loxford.net and
click on the Year 7 2020 tab to find everything you need to
know and take the virtual tour of the School.
Please telephone the School on 0208 514 4666 if you have any
unanswered questions, or email Miss. Roberts on
LSST@Loxford.net
Have a restful and happy summer,
From all of us at Loxford School.
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