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Key Stage 4 Weekly email Key information for parents and carers of Year 11 students for week beginning Monday 20th March 2017.
Year 10/11 English ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
English Department on Twitter ..................................................................................................................................... 2
AIM Higher Sessions ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
English Revision Sessions- Term 4, Year 10 Literature and Year 11 .............................................................................. 2
Year 11 French .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Year 11 Computing ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Year 11 Art ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Media checklist for Year 11 students ............................................................................................................................ 5
Fine Art Exam Timetable ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Year 11 PE / BTEC Sport .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Year 11 Triple Science ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Year 11 Additional Science .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Year 11 Geography .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Year 11 Revision Sessions: Terms 4 and 5 ...................................................................................................................... 12
Year 11 Revision Planning ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Year 10 Summer Exams................................................................................................................................................... 16
English Literature ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
Statistics ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Year 10 Parents Evening ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Year 10/11 English English Department on Twitter Just to let you know, there is a new twitter feed for English at Kingdown (@EnglishKingdown) – which is full of revision tips for English, links to useful websites, and reminders. Mrs Ashton is updating it and adding new information all the time. Hopefully, this will be a useful resource to help pupils in their preparation for the exams. A quick reminder:
Easter holidays: o A Literature revision day will be running on the Thursday or Friday of the SECOND week of the
holidays. Details to follow very soon!
May 22nd o Literature Paper 1 (J&H, Macbeth)
May 26th o Literature Paper 2 (An Inspector Calls, Poetry Anthology, Unseen Poetry)
Half term: o Language revision day – date TBC
June 6th o English Language Paper 1 (Exploring Creative Texts – Reading and writing)
12th June o English Language Paper 2 (Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives)
And revision guides still available on Wisepay for all Literature texts, AND a Language workbook and revision guide. Please contact Mrs Ashton or your child’s teacher with any questions. AIM Higher Sessions Tuesday nights – AIM HIGHER sessions for pupils in top/second set in yr 10 and 11 aiming for grade 7+ - Mrs Ashton and Mrs Strange English Revision Sessions- Term 4, Year 10 Literature and Year 11
Week Date Revision Session Teacher/ date/ time and place
2 20/03/2017 Paper 1 Q4
War Photographer
Unseen poetry
Mrs Flynn- Tuesday E5
Mrs Ashton- Wednesday E1
3. Mrs Strange E6
1 27/03/2017 Checking out me History
Paper 1 Q5
Poppies
Mrs Rees- Tuesday E19
2.Miss Honeysett- Wednesday E11
3. Mrs Marlow- Wednesday E19
2 03/04/2017
Paper 2 Q4 &5
Kamikaze
Macbeth: Analysis of an extract/ context
Mrs Ashton- Wednesday E1
Mr Scarf- E4 Wednesday
Mrs Hooper- Tuesday M13
Year 11 French The Year 11 French speaking exams are on Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th March. We provide an after school support session every Thursdays 3-4pm and you can ask any language teacher for extra help. This is the final speaking exam so practise as much as you can! Any questions, see Mrs Rossetti.
Year 11 Computing Below are the sessions for Controlled Assignment (compulsory to attend) and revision sessions for theory.
Computing Controlled Assessment (2.50pm to 5.00pm) Friday 31st March 2017
Revision Theory Sessions (Afterschool Thursday – 1 Hour)
23rd March 2017 – Data Representation
30th March 2017 – Data Representation
6th April 2017 - Hardware
27th April 2017 – Hardware and Software
4th May 2017 - Database
11th May 2017 - Database
18th May 2017 - Software
25th May 2017 - Overview
Day in school – 14th April 2017
Year 11 Art Media checklist for Year 11 students
There is a PowerPoint file to accompany the exam which is available here: http://www.kingdown.wilts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Exam-17-begin-ends.pdf
Fine Art Exam Timetable ‘Beginning and/or End’ You must complete all of the tasks in the time set below – in order to be ready for the exam. All students must show their work and have each box signed off and graded. Failure to do this will result in a phone call home to issue concerns and a voluntary attendance to an after school session – TUE VY, WED FI, THU Pl.
Week Beginning
Classwork: homework Comments
Week 6 20/03/17 2 Lessons
1. Clay tile/head design 2 Clay Head
Initial ideas page in journal.
Week 7 27/03/17 3 Lessons
Produce initial ideas double page for final piece in journal 4+ as a bare minimum! One idea to be inside a splat or unusual viewfinder shape.
Gather photographs and make drawings to help you make a double page on your theme in discussion with your teacher.
Week 8 3/4/17 2 Lessons
Make an A3 final ideas sheet with 3 possible outcomes. Show off your skills and annotate. Link to artists and the theme. Pl – EXAM DAY 1 - 4/4/17 VY – EXAM DAY 1 - 5/4/17 Resolve any issues that you discovered in day 1 of making.
Good luck during the exam – remember to come prepared as your teacher can only offer ‘Technical assistance’ – no ideas etc….
Easter Holiday
Create journal pages that show creative and practice pieces for your final piece. For 3D, try terracotta and buff clay, for 2D try acrylic, biro, pencil crayon etc. Complete any incomplete HW – work into drawings – or add another artist page.
Week 9 24/04/17 3 Lessons
Final ideas sheet- material testing. Pl – EXAM DAY 2 - 25/4/17 VY – EXAM DAY 2 - 26/4/17
Individually set homework in consultation with your teacher.
Good luck during the exam – remember to come prepared as your teacher can only offer ‘Technical assistance’ – no ideas etc….
Week 10 2/05/17 2 Lessons
Write an evaluation, take a photograph of your final piece and create a decorative border. Tuesday 2/05/17 – 2 hr drawing exam –large hall 11.20
Individually set homework in consultation with your teacher and/or create a drawing in the style of your artist.
Week 11 08/05/17 3 Lessons
Mount and present all work Individually set homework in consultation with your teacher
Week 12 15/05/15 2 Lessons
ALL WORK MUST BE HANDED IN FOR MODERATION ON 19
th
May
Individually set homework in consultation with your teacher
Week 13 18/05/15
Coursework moderation commences from 8.30 on Monday 22nd May.
Year 11 PE / BTEC Sport BTEC
Course completion deadline: Friday 19th May
Catch up club on every Thursday GCSE PE
External moderation: Thursday 4th May
Revision next week will be on Thursday 16th March on: o Training: SPORT, thresholds of training, warm up and cool downs, training methods.
Year 11 Triple Science
The dates for the structured revision sessions for the Triple Science course are listed below.
All sessions are 3-4pm.
Science Help Club is available to all students every Thursday afterschool in S16. Drop in to ask a Science teacher to go through any aspect of your course.
Date Unit Topics Room
FEBRUARY HALF TERM
Wednesday 1st March Physics 1 Session 1
Electrical Power Thermal Energy
S13
Thursday 2nd March
Chemistry 2 Session 1 Structure and bonding Bonding and properties Quantitative chemistry
S1
Wednesday 8th March Biology 1 Session 1
Diet and Exercise Infectious Diseases Nervous system Homeostasis
S8
Thursday 9th March Physics 2 Session 1
Forces and Energy Circuit Electricity
S15
Wednesday 15th March Biology 2 Session 1
Cells, Tissues and Organs Photosynthesis and Respiration
S18
Thursday 16th March Chemistry 1 Session 1
Fundamental Chemistry Limestone Metals
S12
Wednesday 22nd March Chemistry 2 Session 2
Rates of reaction Energy in reactions Acids, bases and salts Electrolysis
S12
Thursday 23rd March
Physics 1 Session 2
Waves and the Universe
S13
Wednesday 29th March
Biology 1 Session 2
Plants Drugs Energy & Decay Genetics
S18
Thursday 30th March Physics 2 Session 2
Mains electricity Radiation and stars
S15
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EASTER HOLIDAYS
Wednesday 3rd May
Chemistry 1 Session 2
Crude oil Plant oils The Earth
S14
Thursday 4th May Biology 2 Session 2
Digestion Inheritance Genetics Ecology
S8
Wednesday 10th May Chemistry 3
The periodic table Water Energy in reactions Chemical analysis Organic Chemistry
S2
Thursday 11th May Physics 3
Medical Physics Lenses Pressure Moving in Circles Moments Oscillations Electromagnetism Transformers
S11
Thursday 18th May Biology 3
Dissolved substances Gas Exchange Blood Kidneys Homeostasis Fermenters and pollution
S18
MAY HALF TERM
Every Thursday Help Club, All courses/Units S16
Year 11 Additional Science
The dates for the structured revision sessions for the Additional Science course are listed below.
All sessions are 3-4pm.
Science Help Club is available to all students every Thursday afterschool in S16. Drop in to ask a Science
teacher to go through any aspect of your course.
Date Unit Topics Room
FEBRUARY HALF TERM
Thursday 2nd March
Chemistry 2 Session 1 Structure and bonding Bonding and properties Quantitative chemistry
S1
Thursday 9th March Physics 2 Session 1
Forces and Energy Circuit Electricity
S15
Wednesday 15th March Biology 2 Session 1
Cells, Tissues and Organs Photosynthesis and Respiration
S18
Wednesday 22nd March Chemistry 2 Session 2
Rates of reaction Energy in reactions Acids, bases and salts Electrolysis
S12
Thursday 30th March Physics 2 Session 2
Mains electricity Radiation and stars
S15
EASTER HOLIDAYS
Thursday 4th May Biology 2 Session 2
Digestion Inheritance Genetics Ecology
S8
Thursday 11th May Biology All topics S6
Wednesday 17th May Physics All topics S13
Thursday 18th May Chemistry All topics S2
MAY HALF TERM
Every Thursday Help Club, All courses/Units S16
Year 11 Geography There is a Y11 Geography Hazards masterclass on the Wednesday 22nd March.
Year 11 Revision Sessions: Terms 4 and 5 Full information of revision sessions available in Term 5 are online here: http://www.kingdown.wilts.sch.uk/year-11-revision-information/ For the week ahead:
Tuesday 21st March Art Open Studio - Exam & Coursework A3 Business Drop In's D7 Engineering After School Making Workshops D10 & D12 English Jekyll and Hyde: Analysis of charactors E4 English Paper 1 Q4 E5 Food After School Making Workshops D1 Geography Revision Session Geography Dept Graphics After School Making Workshops D5 Health & Social Care Revision & Coursework D6 Maths Revision Session Maths Dept Music Coursework & Revision Drop In's C14 Philosophy Revision Session E17 Product Design After School Making Workshops D11 & D12 Textiles (Monday & Tuesday) After School Making Workshops D9
Wednesday 22nd March Art Open Studio - Exam & Coursework A2 Chemistry 2 Session 2 S12 Engineering After School Making Workshops D10 & D12 English War Photographer E1 Food After School Making Workshops D1 Graphics After School Making Workshops D5 Health & Social Care Revision & Coursework D6 History Revision Session H24 Maths Revision Session Maths Dept Music Coursework & Revision Drop In's C14 Philosophy Revision Session H4 Product Design After School Making Workshops D11 & D12
Thursday 23rd March Art Open Studio - Sketch book Surgery & Completion A4 BTEC Sport Catch Up H1 Computing Computing - Data Representation in Computers S5 Engineering After School Making Workshops D10 & D12 Food After School Making Workshops D1 French GCSE Support Session L12 GCSE PE International Factors PE Conference Room Geography Revision Session Geography Dept Graphics After School Making Workshops D5 ICT CIDA Catchup Session S9 Music Coursework & Revision Drop In's C14 Performing Arts Intervention/Support Sessions C6 & D7 Physics 1 Session 2 S13 Product Design After School Making Workshops D11 & D12 Science Help Club S16
Textiles
After School Making Workshops
D9
Year 11 Revision Planning All Year 11 students met last week with their tutor and Mr Locke to discuss their approaches to revision. In this session:
We discussed ‘how much’ revision to complete – as a guide, a minimum of 10 hours per exam was suggested
Students added up the number of exams they are facing this summer, and when these take place
We started to complete each student’s revision planner (also attached for reference), which will include: o Dates of exams o Dates of revision sessions which students will be attending o Days on which different revision activities are planned
Students also received their revision pack – containing exam essentials (pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, sharpener, protractor and highlighter pen), lists of revision sessions over the coming weeks, revision tips (including specific examples for English, Maths and Science), and a good luck card from their tutor group.
Revision planners should be coming home in the next couple of days – it would be ideal if this could be displayed somewhere prominent in your home e.g. stuck on the fridge – and that days are crossed off as the activities are completed. There is a copy of the revision planner on the next two pages. Please do get in touch if you have any further questions over the coming weeks. Mr Locke
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Year 10 Summer Exams English Literature The exams:
Paper 1: Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde (1 hour 45 minute exam. 40% GCSE)
Paper 2: An Inspector Calls; Anthology Poetry; Unseen Poetry (2hrs 15 min exam. 60% GCSE) Important dates:
Week beginning 24th April: Mock Paper 1 and 2 - All texts
Easter Holidays: Revision day in school
Monday 22nd May - THE REAL THING! Paper 1: Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde
Friday 26th May - THE REAL THING! Paper 2: An Inspector Calls; Anthology Poetry; Unseen Poetry: What does this mean for students?
Attendance is crucial
Positive attitude and excellent behaviour is vital
Homework MUST be completed - making revision materials AND covering some content
Start coming to revision sessions on a WEDNESDAY
Get revision guides from Wisepay for all the texts
EVERYTHING we have done and will do until the exam you need to LEARN
Start revising An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict Poems for your mock at the end of this month. Pay attention in J&H lessons!
This exam is one you can do well in by knowing all the texts REALLY WELL – you’ll get out what you put in. Statistics The exams:
Controlled Assessment: Completed in class between February 6th and Easter (25% GCSE) - Investigation – 20 marks - Written Assessment – 20 marks (mini – exam, 45 mins)
Higher Paper: 2 hour exam. 75% GCSE
Foundation: 1hrs 30 min exam. 75% GCSE Important dates:
Week beginning 15th May: Mock Paper – full mock, completed in class.
Summer Half Term Holiday: PLC to revise from with your key topics
Thursday 22nd June- THE REAL THING! What does this mean for you?
Attendance is crucial, especially during Controlled Assessment
Positive attitude – there is NO LIMIT on what you can achieve on CA!
You MUST work outside of school – recovering (fixing) those topics which you cannot do YET!
Start coming to revision sessions on a TUESDAY or WEDNESDAY
EVERYTHING we have done and will do until the exam you need to LEARN
Start revising – there is an excellent section on www.mymaths.co.uk on STATISTICS which you can use. Do a little each week!
This Controlled Assessment can take the pressure off the exam a little and you are in full control of it! Just do WHAT YOUR TEACHER TELLS YOU!
Year 10 Parents Evening Year 10 Subject Meetings: Thursday 30th March 2017, 2pm to 6.00pm I am pleased to invite you to attend the Year 10 Subject Meetings on 30th March. These important meetings with subject teachers will give you the chance to review your child’s progress on their GCSE courses so far this year, and will allow you to discuss the next steps which need to be taken by your son/daughter to work towards achieving their goals. The meetings will also allow time to discuss suggestions of how you can help and support your child to be as successful as possible during this academic year. Can I take this opportunity to remind you that many Year 10 students take GCSE Statistics, and all will be taking GCSE English Literature, this year. These meetings will provide key information on how to best prepare students for these examinations. Other subjects will be discussing progress to date this year, and about preparation for the summer exam week (12th - 16th June 2017).
Parents’ Evening Booking System We are continuing to use an online service for parents to book appointments to meet with teachers. The booking system for Year 10 meetings will open on Monday 6th March to Tuesday 28th March. You can make your bookings by going to the school’s website and clicking on the link to the Parents’ Evenings’ Booking System . If you need to print your appointment list, please remember to do this before the booking system closes on Tuesday 28th March. If you have access to the internet then please make your appointments through the booking system. If you cannot use the online system your son or daughter will need to book an appointment for you with each subject teacher.
How will I access the booking system?
From today, you can go to the Kingdown School website and click on the parents’ meetings booking system link (at the bottom of the home page)
Will there be instructions on what to do?
You will find some short videos on the website to show you how to make your bookings and print, or email, your appointments list
What if I do not have a computer or, internet access?
If you do not have access to a computer, then your son or daughter will be able to collect an appointment sheet from their tutor and ask their subject teachers for an appointment on your behalf.
What if I have problem, or want further information?
You can email us: [email protected], or call the school and we will be happy to help. There is more information on the school website, or contact Mr Locke in school.
May I remind you of the following:
Lessons will end at 1.20pm on the day. Appointments run from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, with the last appointment at 5:55pm
Please arrive in school, on the day, with enough time before your first appointment to report to the Main School Reception to sign in and be given a visitor’s label (which we must ask you to wear throughout your time on the site)
Your son or daughter must accompany you to all of your appointments and students must wear full school uniform
Teaching staff will be located in various parts of the school (not necessarily in their usual classrooms), and your son or daughter will be able to help you find them.
We look forward to seeing you on 30th March. Yours sincerely D Locke Deputy Headteacher - School Improvement
