Welcome to our new Year 7
It has been great to see our new Year 7 in their WES uniform for the first time this week and beginning to put into practice all that they have learnt at Induction day and Summer School as they navigate the school site and get to grips with a secondary school timetable. We are very proud of what these boys have already achieved in this time of great change for them.
A reminder to Year 7 families that there will be an Information Evening on Wednesday 10th September, where you will have a chance to meet Mr Dennis, Head of Year 7 and Ms Saponia, Assistant Head of Year 7, along with your son's Form Tutor. You will be able to find out more about the Year 7 Outdoor Education programme which will begin with an activity day on 18th September and progress towards the camping trip at the Mill next Summer, and can raise any questions or worries arising from the first week of secondary school.
This event will begin at 5pm on Wednesday.
'My Child At School' Portal and Timetables
We hope that many parents and carers are familiar with My Child At School (MCAS) as a resource for engaging with your child's attendance, behaviour and assessment information. MCAS is also used for booking timeslots at Parents Evenings later in the school year.
Student timetables can be viewed from your child's MCAS profile and copies for referring to at home can be printed (from the desktop version you will need to right-click on the timetable and select 'print').
Year 7 families and other families with a child new to the school will be receiving MCAS login details today, or on Monday.
If you haven't previously used MCAS, please take some time over the weekend to log in and explore the information available to you from this portal: MyChildAtSchool - Login
Cashless payments at William Ellis
As many of you know, all payments at William Ellis are handled through our cashless payments system, ParentPay. This is also the system we use to support students who are eligible for free school meals. It is important that all parents are able to access the system and see their son's balance, and top up when they need to. If you need support with this, please go to https://www.williamellis.camden.sch.uk/student-and-family-information/cashless-payments
School Photos for Years 7 and 10, Tuesday 9th September
Next week students in Years 7 and 10 will have school photographs taken. Year 7 will have both individual 'profile' shots taken and a photograph of their form group together. These pictures can make a lovely keepsake for the future and will be available for families to purchase later in the term – families of these year groups will be sent a sample image and further details of how to place an order with the school photographer, Tempest, in due course.
Students who have joined us since last September will also have their 'profile' photo taken on Tuesday. It is important that we have a photograph on record of every student for safeguarding reasons - these individual photos will not be shared beyond the school.
Please ensure that students are in full uniform, with smiles at the ready, on that day!
Extra Curricular PE Activities
The PE department will be starting their programme of extracurricular clubs and activities before and after school and at lunchtimes from next week. The timetable can be viewed here.
Other departments will be launching extracurricular clubs and activities over the next couple of weeks. When a full timetable is finalised, this will be published on the school website.
