Parents Information Evening Year 7 2019-20
Thinking Schools Mr Harvey Year 7 2019-20
Knowledge …consolidates, …aids, widens, deepens, connects… enlightens… Thinking
CLASSIFICATION SEQUENCING DESCRIBING We are not always aware COMPARE & PART-TO- that we are CONTRAST WHOLE thinking like this! DEFINING IN ANALOGIES CAUSATION CONTEXT
Maths – Compare properties of 3D shapes English – Poetry comparison Science – Mitosis & Meiosis PE – Anaerobic vs Aerobic respiration Art – Mark making techniques D&T – Textile properties History – Failure of the Somme vs 3rd Ypres Geography – Earthquakes in Nepal and Japan RS – Islam and Christianity Computing – Microsoft Excel vs Google Sheets MFL – Writing in different tenses PSHE – An event from different perspectives Music – Guitar and a Violin Business – Profit vs Cash Flow Sociology – Weber vs Marx Theory
18 th October 2019
Science Year 7 2019-20
• Students have six science lessons per two weeks. • Most classes are taught by two science teachers who liaise closely. • All classes are mixed ability. • There is a significant emphasis on using practical work to support learning. • Home learning is set once per week .
Year 7 Science Schedule Subject Key Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term Biology Intro lessons Reproduction Genetics & Evolution Chemistry Intro lessons Reproduction Genetics & Evolution Physics Cells Reproduction Genetics & Evolution Cells Reproduction Genetics & Evolution Cells Elements/compounds/Mixtures Revision Cells test Elements/compounds/Mixtures End of year test Solids/liquids/Gases Half term Half term Half term Elements/compounds/Mixtures Chemical reactions Solids/liquids/Gases Elements/compounds/Mixtures test Chemical reactions Solids/liquids/Gases Energy 1 Chemical reactions Forces 1 Energy 1 Space Physics Forces 1 Energy 1 Space Physics Forces 1 Energy 1 Space Physics Forces 1 Easter holidays Year 7 Camp Forces 1 & test Christmas holiday Some groups will follow this in a slightly different order to avoid equipment clashes.
Assessments There will be an assessment after the first topic (cells) and then every two topics. There will be an end of year exam in the Summer term and the exact date will be communicated to parents nearer the time.
The textbooks that we have stay in school, but it is often useful for students to have a book at home to use for homework and to revise for assessments. The one that we recommend is the one by CGP and is suitable for both years 7 & 8. Available online.
How to support your child • Make sure they have a suitable place to work and access to SMHW • Encourage them to use their KS3 Revision Guide &/OR BBC Bitesize to look over things that they cover in lessons on a weekly basis • Ask about what they’re doing in science and get them to teach you!
Tuesday Lunchtime 1:45pm Lab 47 All Year 7 & 8 students welcome
English Ms Woolfe Year 7 2019-2020
Curriculum Overview • Year 7 classes are taught in form groups. • 6 lessons a fortnight: 5 lessons following schemes of work 1 reading and literacy lesson
Curriculum overview Assessments take place at the end of each unit. Private Peaceful by Poetry from around the The Wish by Roald Dahl Michael Morpurgo world Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Travel Writing Dream , including an A short modern novel individual research project
Expectations in English • You must use capital letters for names, places, and sentence starters. • All sentences must begin with a capital letter and end with a full-stop, question mark or exclamation mark. • Question marks and exclamation marks must be used accurately. • You must take care with your presentation. Write in a blue or black handwriting pen, write the title and date, do not doodle or scribble on your book. • You must have a reading book every day for every lesson. • Your work must be paragraphed using the TiPToP method (time, place, topic, person) • You must Triple Check all your work for content, grammar and spelling.
TiPToP your paragraphs. That means a new paragraph for a new time, place, topic or person.
All work must be triple checked 1. Read through and check once for content 2. Check twice for grammar and punctuation 3. Read backwards and check for spelling.
Handwriting Awards • Students will be expected to take pride in the presentation of their work and use a handwriting pen. • They will be awarded handwriting stickers or certificates for impressive work. • After three stickers, they will get a prize and their name in the newsletter.
Marking and homework expectations • Students can expect work to be marked once every 6 lessons. • WWW and EBI • Assessment pieces will be levelled • Homework: Literacy and reading once a fortnight Topic homework once a week
How can I support my child? • Continue to encourage private reading – Sign their planner • Use SMH to help them to organise their time • Discuss the wider world and current affairs • Encourage good presentation in all work • Get them to triple check their work.
Maths Miss Nicholson Year 7 2019-20
Curriculum overview Term 1 Term 3 Term 2 •Number Skills •Lines & Angles •Fractions •Analysing & Displaying •Sequences & Graphs •Probability Data •Expressions, functions •Ratio & Proportion •Expressions, functions & formulae & formulae •Transformations •Decimals & Measure •Percentages
There is an online homework once a week using HegartyMaths. This is a video of worked examples, followed by a quiz. Please remind your child to watch the whole video, making notes. If they score below 80%, they are asked to check the video and retake the quiz. Teachers can see the time spent, whether the video was watched, and how many attempts the pupils have made. There will be written quizzes/assessments in class every couple of weeks. These give teachers and pupils a sense of what pupils understand well, and what they need to work on a bit more. There will also be formal assessments at three points in the year. These will cover all the material studied at Leventhorpe up to those points.
Setting in Year 7 Year 7 is split into four bands. Within each part, there are two groups, based on information from primary school. In Year 8, they will be split into two bands, with four sets in each. Moving sets Pupils can move groups, on the basis of evidence from teachers' observations, homework and classwork, and scores in assessments. This is balanced against the advantages of working consistently with one teacher, and the need to lessen anxieties about moving sets. Talking to the children about setting The sets are given names rather than numbers, and we do not emphasise the setting to the children or make promises/'threats' about moving sets. Until Year 10, all sets study the same topics, and the differences are in the complexity of questions and the level of demand in problem solving.
How can you support your child? Be positive about maths It opens a lot of doors and it is interesting! Encourage a growth mindset There aren't people who 'just can't do maths' Don't tell them you 'can't do maths': model a good attitude Make sure they do their online homework properly If they struggle at first, they can recheck the video and try again. Aim for 80%+ Set a routine for their revision Getting into good revision habits now can be beneficial for the future. Help your child get into a routine of completing at least 1 revision task on HegartyMaths MemRi function.
How can you support your child? Make sure they have an up-to-date, good quality scientific calculator. Some supermarkets are now selling cheap calculators that do a poor job; for example, fractions do not look like fractions on the screen. Casio Classwizz Casio FX83 Give some Standard choice advantage at GCSE (for example, solves equations) Suitable choice for A-level
PSHE Mrs Creagh Year 7 2019-20
Personal Social Health Education
PSHE Overview • Taught in Form Groups in Years 7 and 8 – one hour every two weeks. • From year 9 to 11 classes are based on timetable availability with option choices. Year 10 one hour every week. • Curriculum follows the guidance from the PSHE Association.
Year 7 PSHE Curriculum Core Theme 1: Core Theme 2: Core Theme 3: Health and Wellbeing Relationships Living in the Wider World Topic areas: Topic areas: Topic areas: Personal identity Healthy Relationships Rights and responsibilities Healthy lifestyles Relationships and sex education Economic wellbeing Keeping safe Relationship safety Employability and enterprise Valuing difference Career progression Autumn – Transition, Diet & Exercise, Introduction to careers, Raising aspirations Spring – Diversity,prejudice,bullying, Friendships, Puberty, Alcohol &Tobacco Summer – Self-esteem, Romance, Family Life, Ethical financial decisions, Budgeting
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