year 8 parents welcome and introductory meeting

Year 8 Parents Welcome and Introductory Meeting

Tuesday 12th March

Head of Year 8 – James Thomas ext – 1215james.thomas@sanandres.esc.edu.ar

Assistant HOY – Adolfo Ambertin ext - 1318 adolfo.ambertin@sanandres.esc.edu.ar

A year of preparation for the transition to senior school and to build a relationship with

year 7

This includes social, emotional and academic aspects of the school life

Year 8 Structure

Assistant HOY 8 – Adolfo Ambertin

Head of Year 8James Thomas

Esteban Aranda

8EAwas 7CB

Students

Chris Stammers

8CS was 7MP

Students

Francisco Lutteral

8FLwas 8JC

Students

Luciana Girgulsky

8GLwas 7MB

Students

Marcos Huergo 8MH

was 7GD

Students

Cecilia Sanchez

8CZwas 7PI

Students

Departamento de Orientación Escolar DOE

The Year 8 Tutors and DOE member

Tutor: Esteban Aranda

8EA in MS1 (was 7CB)

DOE MemberLic. Pilar Fernández

Tutor: Chris Stammers

8CS in MS3 (was 7MP)

DOE Member Lic. Mariel Pons

Tutor: Francisco Lutteral

8FL in MS5 (was 7JC)

DOE MemberLic. Paula Romano

The Year 8 Tutors and DOE member

Tutora: Luciana Girgulsky

8GL in MS7 (was 7MB)

DOE MemberLic. Ingrid Gullón

Tutor: Marcos Huergo

8MH in MS9 (was 7GD)

DOE MemberLic. Clara Brea

Tutora: Cecilia Sanchez

8CZ in MS11 (was 7PI)

DOE MemberLic. Mercedes Santoro

PSE – Personal and Social Education• Values• Autonomy• Adolescence• Making good choices• Citizenship projects

Also:• Tutor interviews and PSE involvement• Peer Mediation program• Prefect involvement in registration• Informative workshop on alcohol for students and parents. Mid-way through the year.

Final task

Use the tables to form the separate tutor groups. A moment to discuss common issues such as:• Social issues – parties for example and the student´s want for more autonomy• Academic issues – how can we help the students to manage school

At the end, we can listen to 1 to 3 interesting/important points raised from each

table