As Head of Year 7, I am very much looking forward to seeing you all in September as you begin your journey with us to become the very best you can be!

We want you to be organised and expect you to have the correct equipment for every school day. To help you, your form tutors will carry out regular equipment checks at the beginning of the day.

We expect you to have a black school bag and a reading book with you at all times (this can be from home or from the library) .

EQUIPMENT PACK £14.50

You can purchase a St Martin's Equipment pack for £14.50 which includes the following:

• Black pen x3

• Book Covers x 7

• Clear pencil case

• Compass

• Glue stick

• Green pen x3

• Highlighter  x3

• Pencil x3

• Protractor

• Rubber

• Ruler

• Scientific calculator

PLASTIC BOOK COVERS £2.50

We expect all exercise books to be covered. A set of plastic book covers can be purchased for £2.50.

Your parents/carers can purchase both the equipment pack and the plastic book covers from the Shop on MCAS. Alternatively, you can purchase your own equipment and bookcovers.

As part of our traditional values, we expect all our pupils to take pride in their uniform. You can find a link to our full uniform list above.

When you cross the red line and enter the school site, shirts should be tucked in and skirts should be worn on the knee.

We do not allow jewellery, apart from one small stud in each ear.

Alternatively, you can use this email link here.

If you want to remain anonymous, you can choose to do so.

As part of the House System, we have house competitions, house assemblies, challenges and house rewards. Look out for the competitions and activities when you arrive.

Together, we are SAINTS.

See if you can complete the Saints' Summer Challenges and earn your first Saints' house points!

 "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." — Joseph Addison

Welcome to The Saints’ Reading Gateway, your ultimate destination for finding amazing books tailored just for you! Whether you're looking for a thrilling adventure, a heartfelt story, or a mind-bending mystery, we've got the perfect recommendation waiting for you. At Martin’s, we use our curriculum, extra-curricular activities and the supra-curriculum to enthuse, inspire and encourage inquisitive and curious critical readers and thinkers.

Why not check out the Year 7 recommended reading list and find your next read!

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks3-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-7-pupils-ks3-age-11-12/

This is underpinned by our traditional values: Be kind, be safe, be responsible

Work your way through the BBC Bitesize tasks. Use the 'create your character' section to write your own short story (250 words)

There are two experiments each for Biology, Chemistry and Physics for you to try out these skills at home. Enjoy!

If you have an emergency, please go to your year office for support.

Thank you in advance for your support.

To encourage you, we have joined the national Read Aloud challenge.

The programme offers innovative and fun ways to keep the mind focused and improve reading skills,  through mini games, competitions and reading interesting extracts! The sign up link is below, but you can also join using the QR on the poster.

https://www.readaloudchallenge.co.uk/join/A7DO-IRKK-TU0L

We hope you take advantage of this opportunity and with any luck, we may even gain national recognition. Happy reading!