LETTER 1: 

 

HELLO SURVIVOR, I AM JERRY WALTERS, I REALLY WANT SOME ADVISE ABOUT SECONDARY SCHOOL BECAUSE I AM REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT MY FIRST DAY AND TO MEET MY CLASSMATES AND MY MENTOR.

 

I HAVE CHOOSE LAAR & BERG FOR MY SECONDARY SCHOOL BUT L AM A BIT NERVOUS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL. OVER TWO WEEKS I HAVE MY FIRST MEETING WITH MY CLASS AND WITH MY MENTOR, BUT WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING TO IMPRESS THEM? OR DO I JUST BE MYSELF? I REALLY WANT TO MEET MY CLASS BUT I WONDER IF THEY LIKE ME. AND WHAT CLOTHES DO I NEED TO WERE DO WE GET SCHOOL CLOTHES? AND I REALLY WANT TO BE A COOL KID HOW CAN YOU BE A COOL KID. HOW DID YOU DO AT YOUR FIRST DAYS AT YOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL? AND WHAT IF YOU FORGOT YOUR FOOD CAN YOU BUY SOMEWHERE FOOD AND CAN YOU GO IN THE BRAKES TO LA PLACE? I KNOW ALREADY SOMETHING ABOUT THE SCHOOL LIKE WHO´S MY MENTOR AND THAT YOU DON´T WORK WITH THE NORMAL GRADES BUT WITH 8/8 OR ON YOUR RAPPORT 7/7.

 

I HOPE YOU WILL ANWSER MY QUESTIONS AND GOODLUCK AT YOUR SCHOOL AND I HOPE I SEE YOU SOON.

 

ADVICE LETTER 1:

HELLO,

JERRY WALTERS

 

I WILL HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROBLEMS.

FIRST LET’S DO THE NERVOUS PROBLEM, IF YOU JUST TAKE SOME REST YOU WILL HANDLE IT MORE EASY.

AND THEN YOUR CLOTHES JUST WEAR SOMETHING CASUAL NOT TO SHINY NOT TOO NERDY.

THEN I HEARD YOU WANNA BE A COOL KID, JUST BE YOURSELF UNLESS YOU ARE A DOUCHEBAG.

AND THE FOOD JUST BRING A LUNCH PACK WITH A SANDWICH.

 

MY FIRST SCHOOL DAY WENT VERY WELL. I DID INFACT KNOW THE WAY.

 

THEN I DON’T KNOW WHO YOUR MENTOR IS YET THAT WILL BE LATER ON.

THE GRADES ARE INDEED A BIT HARD TO UNDERSTAND, SO THE GRADES. 8/8 IS A TEN. AND ON YOUR REPORT THE 8 WILL BECOME A 7/7.

 

Letter 2:

Dear Laar en Berg,

 

I am soon going to the secondary school, and I have some questions.

I think Laar en Berg is the best school for me. I like English, and sport.

 

But here are the questions I want to ask:

˙What subjects we have in the first class?

˙How long we have a break?

˙Did we do a lot of projects?

˙Is thera a lot of bullying?

˙What for labtop did we get?

I am realy exited about Laar en Berg and I hope to see you next year

Letter 2 advice:

grades

The grades of Laar en Berg are a little bit different than other schools. We have grades out of 8 instead of 10. This all has to do with the MYP but we will talk about that in a different part of this booklet. The grades can be really confusing if you are new on Laar en Berg but you will get used to it pretty fast. If you have a 4/8 than you just have a sufficient grade (voldoende). Anything lower than a 4/8 is a unsufficient grade (onvoldoende). Anything higher than 4/8 is better than a sufficient grade. The best grade you can get is 8/8 this means you have done everything correct. There are 4 criteria, criteria A, B, C and D. You get a grade for every criteria out of 8. On your report card (rapport) you get a Best Fit. This means that your teacher gives you an average of your grades. And this grade can change if your teacher thinks you need a higher or lower grade. This grade is out of 7 instead of 8. This is how grades work. This is pretty hard but you will get used to it.

 

subjects

There are 15 subjects in year one

Arts

You will be working with wood and paper etc. to make all kinds of stuff

Design

You will be making things on the computer like we are making this booklet right now

Dutch

You will be learning things like writing poetry and typical Dutch things

English

You will be learning English that you can use in other lessons

French

You will be learning French

Humanities

This is History and Geography in one subject

Learn to learn

As the name says you will learn how to learn for tests and plan your homework

Mahematics

Here you will learn your math

Mentorhour

You will talk with your mentor about the things that happend.

Music

You will learn music

Performing Arts

You will learn how to act

Physical and Healt education (PE)

Sports!

Rekenvaardigheid

Just the math from primary school

Religous studies
You will learn about religions

Science  

Experiments and testing things and making graphs

 

Chromebook

In class you will use some products that are pretty different than what you are used to. Like your chrombook. In year one you get a chromebook to work with in class. In almost all the classes you will need your chromebook. You will use it to make assignments or to read instructions. And of course you can also play games and watch videos on your chromebook. Not that you should but you could. There are a couple of websites that you use on your chromebook like magister and one drive. If you want more information about this you can take a look at the chapter about websites.

 

what makes l en b special

The thing that makes our school so special is the MYP. It stands for Middle Years Progam. This means that you get lessons in English. Sometimes this is very hard but you will get used to it very fast. Laar en Berg is a Havo/Vwo School but when you are in year 4 you end your MYP and you start with a normal school. You can choose to go to Havo or Vwo. You can also choose to go to the international school in Hilversum and there you can finish your school in English.

 

which lessons are in dutch an which in english

English:

Design

English

Humanities

Learn to learn

Music

Performing Arts

Physical and Health education

Religous studies

Science

 

Dutch:

Arts

Dutch

French (also in French)

Mathematics

Mentorhour

Rekenvaardigheid

 

clubs

There are many clubs at Laar en Berg like the readingclub. In the readingclub you will read a book and then you will meet the author of the book. You also have the debateclub. Here you will learn how to debate. This can be very helpful if you want to convince someone. You also have the LEV (leerlingen evenementen vereniging). This group organizes most of the events at Laar en Berg like het Kerstgala. These are just some of the clubes that you can join at Laar en Berg.