BucklandRoad Maidstone Kent ME160SF T:01622752103 E:admissions@mggs.org W:www.mggs.org Year5,Year6&Year7 ContactInformation TransitioningtoMGGS 2022-2023
Every year we are extremely excited to welcome a new cohort of students to begin their own MGGS journey through our 'transitioning to MGGS' programme. We offer a wide range of exceptional transition events from Year 5 all the way throughtojoiningusinYear7. Alleventsarerelevanttoyeargroupsatthetime oftheevent. Wehavelotsoffunandexcitingeventsinthebuild uptostartingwithussothat our students can begin to feel at home at MGGS and get to know our staff, teachersandmakenewfriends. WelookforwardtoseeingyouatMGGS! WELCOMETOTRANSITIONINGTOMGGS ItgivesMGGSrealpleasuretoinviteyoutobookoneofourforthcomingYear 5 Open Mornings or Afternoons for entry into MGGS September 2023. This is anopportunitytotakeatourofMGGSwithoneofourcurrentYear7students, visitourbeautifulsiteandtoseeourschoolandstudentsinaction. Date Monday,4thJuly2022 Tuesday,5thJuly2022 Event OpenMorningYear5 OpenAfternoonYear5 Time 905 1105am 1.30 3.30pm Description Tours&meetourYear7students Tours&meetourYear7students
Year5TasterDays&Masterclasses These are for students considering joining us in 2023. Students will have a uniqueopportunitytodiscoverwhatlifeisreallylikeatMGGSbyexperiencing taster lessons, meeting our Year 7s, exploring the school during a normal school day and enjoying a free school lunch. Parents will be given the opportunitytosharetheexperiencewithatourofMGGSattheendoftheday WealsohaveOctoberdateswhenstudentswillbeinYear6. Date Tuesday,5thJuly2022 Event Year5TasterDay Time 8.30am 1.20pm Description TasterMasterclassinMaths, English,Science&Art Year5TasterLessons(September2024Entry) These taster lessons are specifically for students joining us in September 2024. Sessions are designed to give a flavour of lessons at MGGS whilst familiarisinggirlswithourcommunity,makingtheirtransitiontousatthestart ofYear7anaturalprogression. Term1 7thSeptember2022 14thSeptember2022 21stSeptember2022 28thSeptember2022 5thOctober2022 Term2 2ndNovember2022 14thNovember2022 23rdNovember2022 29thNovember2022 7thDecember2022 Time 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5.15pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4-5pm 4 5pm Event DramaImprovisation ComputingPythonLanguage&Programming PENetball ProductDesignMaking'BlockBots' MagicalArtatMGGS Science Fireworks Astronomy FrenchEst cequetuparlesfrançais? MediaFilmReview HistoryDetectives
Term4 1stMarch2023 7thMarch2023 15thMarch2023 22ndMarch2023 Term5 19thApril2023 26thApril2023 10thMay2023 Term6 7thJune2023 14thJune2023 21stJune2023 28thJune2023 EndofTermCelebration 12thJuly2023 MiniWebsiteDesign&Multimedia MusicalMagicatMGGS TheWorldofBiology Food&NutritionBreadMaking Google&Chromebooks Spanish¿Hablasespañol? GeographyExplorersInvestigateMGGS 11+Prep:CreativeWriting 11+Prep:Non VerbalReasoning 11+Prep:QuantiativeReasoning 11+Prep:VerbalReasoning Picnic on the Field & Rounders Student & Parentevent 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5.15pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 5pm 4 530pm
Year6TasterDays&Masterclasses These are for Year 6 students considering joining us in 2023. Students will have a unique opportunity to discover what life is really like at MGGS by experiencing taster lessons, meeting our Year 7s, exploring the school during a normal school day and enjoying a free school lunch. Parents will also be invited along to share the experience with a tour of MGGS at the end of the day Date Tuesday,18thOctober2022 Wednesday,19thOctober2022 Event Year6TasterDay Year6TasterDay Time 8.30am 1.20pm followedbya tour 8.30am-1.20pm followedbyatour Description TasterMasterclassinMaths, English,Science&Drama TasterMasterclassesinMaths, English,Science&Dance WhatisavailableforYear6s? OpenAfternoons ItgivesMGGSrealpleasuretoinviteyoutobookoneofourforthcomingYear 6 Open Afternoons for entry into MGGS September 2023. This is an opportunity to take a tour of MGGS with one of our current Year 7 students, visitourbeautifulsiteandtoseeourschoolandstudentsinaction. Date Tuesday,18thOctober2022 Wednesday,19thOctober2022 Event OpenAfternoonYear6 OpenAfternoonYear6 Time 130pm 330pm 1.30pm 3.30pm Description Tours&meetourYear7 students Tours&meetourYear7 students
Year5&6OpenEvening2022 Date Tuesday,11thOctober2022 Event 11+OpenEvening ArrivalTimes 430pm 5.15pm 6.00pm Description Tours&meetourYear7 students Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher KS3 & Year 7 and Head Student presentations GuidedtourofMGGSbyourstudents Visit our departments and speak to our specialists teaching staff and subjectprefects AcademicAchievements&StudentDestinationspostMGGS AdmissionsInformationStation SEND&MedicalNeedsAdvice...andmuchmore! ThIs event is for Year 6 students considering joining us in 2023 and Year 5 students for entry 2024. Students and parents/carers will have a unique opportunity to explore our departments, meeting our students and find out whatmakesMGGSsuchaspecialplace. Presentationsareat4.30pm,5.15pmand6pmintheMainHall. Our11+OpenEveningincludes:
Everyyearweareextremelyexcitedtowelcomeanothercohortofstudentsto begin their own MGGS journey, and we have been since 1888. Our students achievetheirfullpotentialandacademicexcellence. We understand that moving from primary school can be a big step and so over the years we have honed an established 'transitioning to MGGS' programme for Year 5s through to the first day in Year 7. Our transition programme makes this journey, and being part of the MGGS community, as smoothandpeacefulaspossibletoensureourstudentshaveatruesenseof belongingfromdayone. Weplanlotsoffunandexcitingeventsinthebuild uptostartingatMGGSso thatstudentscanbegintofeelathomeinourbuildingsandgettoknowour staff,teachers,newclassmatesandmakenewfriends. Below is a snapshot of our exciting events while transitioning to Year 7 at MGGS. Month March April May June June/July July September MidSeptember Year7TransitioningtoMGGS TransitioningEvent OfferLettersforaplaceatMGGS EasterWishes GloJamDanceWorkout IndividualTransitionMeetingswithStudentsandParents/Carers FunTeamBuildingeventforStudentsandParents/Carers Parents/CarersInformationEvening&UniformSale PrimarySchoolvisitstoStudents InductionDayatMGGS Students'firstdayatMGGS Parents/CarersWelcomeEvening
Nonsibisedomnibus-Notforoneselfbutforall BucklandRoad Maidstone Kent ME160SF T:01622752103 E:admissions@mggsorg W:www.mggs.org ContactInformation Bookyourtransitioneventsnow! technology. Our Curriculum Vision and Aims Enabling students to achieve academic excellence with wider socialawarenessandresponsibilities. Traditions of MGGS Our traditions are what make MGGS so unique. There are many special eventsforyoutolookforwardtoandcreatefondmemoriesyouwillcherishforalifetime. We are a forward thinking school that continually develops teaching and learning to ensure all our students are prepared for their futures in the modern world. We have fully embedded technology throughout the school to ensure our students develop the digital skills they will need to make effectivecontributionstotheworkplaceandwidersociety.WeareproudtobeaGoogleschool! Our curriculum vision is to enable students to achieve academic excellence in a caring, forward thinkingandsupportiveenvironment