Welcome to Orkney Class!

Hello and welcome to Orkney class! 

Our class is made up of 10 year 7 students. In Orkney class we work on getting to know each other and the school as well as learning how to express ourselves in different ways. As our class is made up of new students we spend time on 'what it means to start secondary school' and how this is different to primary education. Moving from primary school is no easy task, students find out they have to do a lot more for themselves and are encouraged and supported to be more independent in all aspect of school life.

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our new students and their families to Orkney Class. We look forward to working with you this year! 

Things to note:

• Please check the website regularly for class updates and news
• P.E day is Thursday; please ensure your young person has a P.E kit in school
• Please supply students with a healthy snack each day e.g. cereal bar, fruit, yogurt. DO NOT send anything containing nuts
• We recommend sending your young person in with a sports bottle for a drink of water throughout the day 
• Please ensure students do not come into school with toys from home, we would hate for them to get lost or damaged. 

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Contact Us

You can contact the Orkney Class Team via the email address below:

orkney@standrews.derby.sch.uk  (Use if sending attachments) or by using the contact form below if general communication.

Please ensure all admin and safeguarding queries are directed to the below email addresses:

Admin: admin@standrews.derby.sch.uk

Safeguarding: safeguarding@standrews.derby.sch.uk 

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Class Topics 

Autumn 2020: Me and My school: Students will be learning about their peers and sharing information about themselves. We'll also be exploring the school including the residential department and the FE Campus. As part of Geography we will be experiencing and exploring the Orkney Islands and the origins of St Andrews. 

Spring 2021: Medicine through the years: Students will be learning about Florence Nightingale and exploring the effects of the plague and how this has differed to students' own experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students will hopefully be visiting the village of Eyam to explore this topic further. 

Summer 2021: Extreme Earth: Students will be learning about the natural disasters we have on Earth including floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes and earthquakes.