Year 6 Transition

Welcome to the transition section of the Sir John Thursby Community College website. 

If you are joining us in September 2024 as a new Year 7 student or are a parent of a student joining us, this part of the school website is just for you!

 On here, you will find lots of information to answer all the questions that we are sure you have. 

We are so pleased that you have decided to come and join our school. We know that moving from primary to secondary school can be a scary time, but it is also so exciting! 

We are all here, ready to welcome you and support you every step of the way.    

Keep checking this section of the website because we will keep adding new information. 

If you have a question that has not been answered on this page, please email: transition@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk and we will make sure we answer it.   

Dates for diary

  • Transition Evening- Thursday 20th June 4.00pm-5.30pm
  • Year 6 Transition Day -  Thursday 27th June 8.30am - 2.45pm 

At Sir John Thursby Community College we aim to ensure that communication between parents / carers and the school is simple and effective. As a result, we have enlisted the services of Classcharts. 

ClassCharts is a software package that communicates daily with parents and carers alerting them to their child’s timetable, homework, attendance, behaviour, detentions and achievements.  

Additional information on term dates and letters will also be shared via ClassCharts.

As a parent / carer you will be provided with a unique code to allow you to set up your ClassCharts account on a computer,  laptop or mobile  or other device that supports iOS and Android apps.  

Listed at the bottom of the page is a parent guide.

What equipment will I need? 

When you join us at SJT, you will be doing lots of exciting lessons in different class rooms around the school. You will carry your bag and your equipment around with you during the day. 

The things that you will need every day are:

2 pens- blue or black (so you always have a spare) 

A pencil , ruler, rubber, pencil sharpener & a pencil case  

You can of course bring extra stationery if you would like to. As you are moving to different classrooms, you will also need: 

A School Bag.  Your school bag should be big enough to  fit an A4 folder in it and needs to be  waterproof. Rucksacks are ideal, but  it is up to you what style of bag you bring. 

 In order to organise yourself, each evening you should look at your timetable to see which lessons you have the following day and you should pack your bag so you are ready for the next school day.

Check that you have the following in your bag: 

Your stationary- pens, pencil, ruler, rubber, pencil sharpener, all in your pencil case 

Any books that you need for lessons that day (they will be provided by school) 

Any homework that is due in 

 If you are having packed lunches, don’t forget to put your lunch in your bag in the morning! 

Please click on the link at the bottom of the page to see details of our school uniform. Please note the tie colour for Year 7's will be yellow. (September 2024 intake). 

Please click here to view SJT's extra curriculum activities which take place at lunchtime and after school.

Food and Drink 

At Sir John Thursby, we have a wide variety of food and drink available every day with lots of favourite items on the menu.  As a school, we operate a “cashless” system. This means that you have two options to arrange to pay for your food.  Details on how the cashless system works and sample menus can be viewed here

Year 7  Team 

Click on each picture to see messages from the Year 7 Team. 

 

 

 

 

  • Mrs Rignall
    Head of Year 7
  • Mrs Tregay
    Assistant Headteacher of Inclusion
  • Mrs Atkinson
    Assistant Head of Year 7
  • Mrs Ashworth
    Nurture

    

Important documents and information which will help the transition process