Communications Faculty

1. Communications Faculty English (language and literature), Literacy (mechanics of language), French and Spanish

2. Homework tasks and time • English: reading, writing, including planning and drafting, preparation of oral work, research, learning • French and Spanish: learning vocabulary, structures, phrases, grammatical principles.  Practising speaking.  Written work in the foreign language

3. Expectations • Between 60 – 90 minutes for homework set for each subject • Constant reading of a range of texts • Emphasis on mechanics of language and reading, writing, speaking and listening in all subjects • Oracy is a central feature of all subjects • Understanding happens through sharing ideas and talking

4. Year 8 English curriculum • Autumn 1 • Modern Novel: Setting, Structure, Author’s craft. • Autumn 2 • Non-fiction and media texts(En2) writing triplets for SATs • PAL (purpose, audience, language) • Spring 1 • Writing Triplets (En3)

5. Year 8 English curriculum Spring 2 • Poetry anthology: Theme: Different cultures Summer 1 • Reading pre-1900 prose anthology: • Gothic mystery stories • Summer 2 • Shakespeare/Macbeth Project

6. Year 8 French Curriculum • Autumn 1 • Chez moi: understand and describe your village/town – give opinions – understand and describe your ideal town • Autumn 2 • L’ecole – le matin: describe your morning routines – discuss school – give information about teachers and subjects

7. Year 8 French • Spring 1 • En Ville: talk about buildings in town/village – find your way round – French money - ask the price of things • Spring 2: • Quand, alors? • Tell the time – arrange meetings – give time and place

8. Year 8 French • Summer 1 • En route: talk about modes of transport – use public transport – buy tickets at a station – understand routes • Summer 2 • Les vacances • Give details about holidays – discuss what you do on holiday – understand and give details about the weather

9. Assessment • Each unit of work completed per half term is assessed in French for a separate skill (thus, 6 assessments per year) • Each unit of work completed per half term in English is assessed for reading, writing, speaking and listening • A national curriculum level for each skill is given in English and Modern Foreign Languages • Level 4a/5c is average for English in Year 8, whereas from 2a to 4a is average in Modern Foreign Languages in year 8

10. Thank you for listening • Contact me if you have any questions about homework or expectations in English or Modern Foreign Languages • agordon@hillingdongrid.org

11. Humanities Faculty History, Geography, RE, Enterprise, PSHE

12. History Students will study Great Britain between 1500 – 1750

13. The Tudors e.g. Henry VIII The Stuarts e.g. Charles I This will involve studying….

14. Spanish Armada • Reasons for the Armada • The route the Armada took

15. Slavery e.g. effects of slavery on Africa Civil Rights Movement e.g. Montgomery Bus Boycott Black Peoples of America

16. Geography Students will study Natural Hazards, Brazil, Tourism

17. Natural HazardsWhich is a Hurricane and which is a Tornado?

18. Brazil

19. Tourism • Have an appreciation of the impact that tourism can have on a variety of areas • Understand the importance of tourism

20. Christian Worship: Life of Jesus, his teachings and miracles. How the Christian Church began. A Christian Baptism, Wedding, Funeral Religious Education

21. Islam Introduction to Islam Festivals Islam birth, marriage, funeral The life of Mohammed Hindu & Jewish rituals and ceremonies: Introduction to each religion. Birth, marriage, funerals of each religion. Religious Education

22. Enterprise

23. Enterprise

24. PSHEPersonal, Social & Health Education “Young people live in a world far removed from that which their parents experienced in their teens” ofsted • PSHE looks to prepare young people for life, working in groups and developing their listening skills the students look at: Personal Safety, Justice System, Sex Education

25. Useful Web Sites • www.historyonthenet.com • www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk • www.thegrid.org.uk • www.bbc.co.uk • RE: Homework Booklet

26. Thank you for listening • Contact me if you have any questions about homework or expectations in Humanities • eronaghan@hillingdongrid.org

27. ICT & Technology FacultyICTFoodDesign Technology

28. Design Technology (DT) • Themes • Begin to combine different materials in one product (eg Wood & Plastics) • Creating a Mechanical Toy; • Maze Travel Game; • Packaging project to a specification. • Homework to be aware of • given a booklet to work through • time dedicated to design and evaluation of process; set targets for next lesson • www.yacapaca.com • How can you support learning? • familiarise with similar products on the market.

29. Food • Themes • cook/chill meals; • produce food packaging • Homework to be aware of • cakes – design own • best examples published on website! • Packaging - design homework • How can you support learning? • Come in to the lesson and see them in action! • Get them involved in cooking (especially WASHING UP!!)

30. Information & Communication Technology (ICT) • Themes • Designing websites/information systems (for prospective students and an adult audience) • Using ICT to measure, monitor and control devices (includes some programming skills) • Improve Internet research skills • Homework to be aware of • Paper based design/story boards for multimedia work • evaluations/reports on work carried out on computer • How can you support learning? • give feedback as to website design/content • Keep them off MSN and on www.yacapaca.com & www.samlearning.com & www.reviseict.co.uk • Check out The Harefield Academy website – www.theharefieldacademy.org

31. Thank you for listening • Contact me if you have any questions about homework or expectations in ICT or Technology • pquinn@hillingdongrid.org

32. Mathematics Faculty

33. What basics should I know? Mathematics • What equipment should I have? • How do I use it ?

38. Calculator

39. Protractor

40. Ruler

41. Pair of Compasses

42. Well prepared happy Students! And happy teacher!!

43. Thank you for listening • Contact me if you have any questions about homework or expectations in Mathematics • smoore4@hillingdongrid.org

44. Science Faculty

45. Science Homework Students are issued with a Revision Guide Oh NO!!! Don’t panic – we’ve got it covered This contains all of the basic information that students need to deal with their standard homework. Science Workbooks Students are also issued with 3 workbooks; Materials (Chemistry), Physical Processes (Physics) and Life Processes and Living Things (Biology) Most homework will involve completing the relevant questions and pages in the workbook appropriate to the unit they are studying. Answerscan usually be found in the revision guide.

46. Encouraging Research The emphasis in secondary science is increasingly on developing the skills of scientists, within the student population. The ability research is key to this development. Students will be given research based tasks throughout their secondary career. They need to learn to use a variety of ways of finding the information they need; Books, T.V. programmes, web sites, surveys, discussions. You can help simply by reading their task and discussing with them what they think is needed. Perhaps suggesting places they might start to look for useful information. They must to learn to extract information that is relevant to the task and to express it in their own words Encourage them to use different ways of communicating their knowledge; essays, posters, mind maps, models, tables, graphs, powerpoint and publisher documents.

47. Most of all take an interest in what they are doing…or not doing! Their homework increases their ability as independent learners and extends their learning time by years. It is vital to enable them to achieve to their maximum. Arough guide to the levels of attainment in science; Factual knowledge comes with each unit and the basics are given in the revision guide. Level 4 DescriptionD Level 5ExplanationE Level 6ApplicationA Level 7LinkingL

48. Thank you for listening • Contact me if you have any questions about homework or expectations in Science • pmonaghan@hillingdongrid.org

49. VPA Faculty Art, Music and Drama

50. MUSIC 1. THE BLUES The historical context and theory (Scale, instruments and structure) Keyboard skills and improvisation forming a large part of the assessment. Solo performing skills and discussion of musical context. Developing aural skills through listening to early popular music 2. GAMELAN & WORLD MUSIC :Students will study key features of music from Indonesia (Non-Western styles and traditions). They will learn about native/local instruments and the various stylistic features. Key features covered : Layering, ostinato and structure. Students will develop group compositional and ensemble performing skills. In some cases, leading and directing a small group will form part of the assessment. 3. KEYBOARD SKILLS : Students will follow a program of study along the lines of individual piano lessons. The aim will be to ensure students can play simple tunes using two hands at the end of the term. Pieces will focus on familiar popular pieces. Historical context of the music played will also be covered making a smooth link into year 9, where student start looking at the history of popular music styles.