Meet the Tutor Evening

12th October 2017

Homework

Aims of homework at Nova:

To support student learning

To improve students’ literacy

To improve students’ Mathematics

To allow mastery of key knowledge across a range of subjects

Homework Nova: Form: Form will vary between faculties Frequency: See KS3 timetable below for term time homework Feedback: Will be carried out during DIT time and will vary

between faculties

Homework

Year Daily Weekly Fortnightly Termly

7,8,9

30

minutes

Reading

30

minutes

Hegarty

*

30 minutes of quiz writing

/ quizzing in Science

30 minutes of quiz writing

/ quizzing in Geography

30 minutes of quiz writing

/ quizzing in History

30 minutes of quiz writing

/ quizzing in Languages

30 minutes

of quizzing

in RE

3-4 hours of

Art project

1 hour of

quizzing in

Music

1 hour of

quizzing in

Drama

Homework - Support

Homework support provided for students:

Monday after school Maths and English

Tuesday after school Science

Wednesday lunchtime MFL (French and German)

Wednesday after school Maths

Thursday after school English and humanities

*For SEN students, support is available in the SEN base after school Monday to Thursday

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Homework - Support

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Homework - Support

Homework - Reading

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Miss Mundy

English Faculty Leader

Homework - Reading

All year 7 students are expected to spend 30 minutes each evening doing their reading homework.

In that 30 minutes, students should read for approximately 20-25 minutes and then write a summary of what they have read.

Each term students are given a book to read. The books have been chosen by the English department as we think they are good quality literature and will improve not only the students’ reading ability but also their knowledge of the world.

If a student finishes the assigned book before the term is up then they read their own book and continue to write the summaries on this book.

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The books for Year 7 are

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Homework - Reading

Thursday 12th October Summary of pages 10-15

In pages 20-25 we learn about George and Lennie’s dream. George and Lennie dream about getting their own little place and living off the land. Lennie is excited about the idea of getting his own land because he wants to keep and look after animals. Whereas, George is looking forward to having his own land because he wants to be his own boss.

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Homework - Reading

Why we have Reading Homework

All students in Years 7 to 10 have had their Reading Age assessed using an online computer program (STAR test).

The STAR test compares the score of the student with the score of other students in a database to come up with a Reading Age. (The database is made up of 816,000 student responses so is considered to be a valid measure)

According to the results, 63% of students in Year 7 currently have a Reading Age that is more than six months lower than their chronological age.

At Nova, we want all students’ Reading Ages to be at least equal to their chronological age.

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Homework - Reading

Why we have Reading Homework

We believe that it is vital for students to be competent readers so that they can meet the demands of the curriculum in many of their different subjects.

We also believe that being well-read allows students to thrive in a literate society and enriches their lives.

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Homework - Reading

A vast array of research has been carried out into the impact of reading.

Below are just three key findings in relation to the impact of reading on: academic progress, health and well-being, and the economy:

1. There is a difference in reading performance equivalent to just over a year’s schooling between young people who never read for enjoyment and those who read for up to 30 minutes per day.

2. Reading for pleasure has been linked to a reduction in the symptoms of depression and to a reduction in the risk of developing dementia in later life.

3. In England and Northern Ireland the median hourly wage of workers with highest levels of literacy is 94% higher than for workers who have the lowest levels of literacy.

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Why we have Reading Homework

Homework - Reading

Support with the Reading Homework

Mondays and Thursdays from 3-3.30pm in the LRC

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Homework - Reading

Homework - Hegarty

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Mr Griffin

Assistant Principal

Why we have Hegarty Maths Homework

Numeracy is an essential life skill

Hegarty Maths has been designed to give students repeated practice of key Mathematical concepts

It is an excellent resource as students get instant feedback

This will help build students confidence, that can then be developed to a higher level in lessons

Hegarty has been designed by a former Maths teacher with years of classroom experience

Show you how to get the best out of Hegarty

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Homework - Hegarty

Homework - Hegarty

Homework - Hegarty

Homework - Hegarty

Homework - Hegarty

Homework - Hegarty

Homework - Hegarty

Homework - Hegarty

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Mr Wilson

Assistant Principal

Homework - Quizzing

Why was there such a rapid dismantling of British colonial rule in the three decades after 1945?

Show, using half equations, how electrolysis of brine produces three commercially valuable products. Comment on the importance of reactivity in these reactions.

Homework - Quizzing

Want to remember stuff?

Input in the classroom

Working memory

Long-term memory

Paying attention

Thinking

about it

Remembering

it

Homework - Quizzing

Homework - Quizzing

Elaboration

Homework - Quizzing

Read Knowledge Organiser

Elaborate

Write a quiz covering the content set

Test yourself at least five times, but over time (not all at once!)

Homework - Quizzing

Homework - Quizzing

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Tutor Groups – 7n1 – Miss Maitland

Aksoy, Esma

Aldridge, Quentin

Asamoah, Jessica

Avenell, Luke

Baker, Isabella

Blakeman, Jessica

Booth, Isabelle

Cadd, Nicholas

Churchill, Abby

Cole, Rhianna

Courts, Hannah

Dash, Dylan

Dias, Julia

Dodson, Marcus

Dowling, Shaun

Ferreira, Matilde

Francome, Storm

Gillett, Ellie-Louise

Jennings, Paige

Lampard, Jamie

Malin, Boyd

Moors, Hope

Pithers, Bayley

Prouse, Kimberley

Rodrigues, Gabriel

Scott, Liam

Seaby, Finlay

Smith, Rosie

Styles, James

Waldron, Bree-Alice

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Tutor Groups – 7n2 – Miss Pattle

Bailey, Alexandra

Bird, Kaetlyn

Dance, Emily

Day, James

Djata, Vitoria

Drury, Jamie-Dan

Fernandes, Shanaida

Frost, Freya

Grasso, Matthew

Halliday, Alyssa

Harris, Brandon

Hussey, Miles

Jamieson, Kane

Joyce, Casey

Kelly, Logan

Little, Kieran

Maclennan, Samuel

Peters, Leah

Phillips, Rosella

Pike, Emma

Pretty, Jasmine

Price, Ethan

Reilly, Callum

Russell, Grace

Sadiku, Leanna

Smith, Tyler

Stone, Freya

Turker, Koray

Turner, Maddie

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Tutor Groups – 7n3 – Miss McCaig

Armstrong, Josh

Burnett, Mischa

Burrows, Nadine

Crickmar, Charlie

Davies, Rose

Dolton, Amy

Eaglestone, Kian

Garbuja, Samex

Garland, Aston

Hayes, Sophie

Hobbs, Stella

Holtyn, Nikola

Hopkinson, Eleanor

Jarvis, Henry

Kvietkauskas, Gabrielius

MacLeod, Lewis

Manta, Razvan

Marasigan, Denise

Marks, Ava

McKenna, Jessica

McPartland, Bethany

Overton, Cody

Pironi, Machu

Rigby, Emma-Louise

Rogers, Luke

Rowe, Joshua

Selwood, Chloe

Shrivastava, Shabd

Smith, Benjamin

Steward, Francesca

Ward, Katie

Warlow, Bradley

Wright, Tyler

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Tutor Groups – 7n4 – Mrs Castan-Remis

Armstrong, Ben

Bergin, Thomas

Brown, Charlie

Cammack, Shannon

Chikoto, Chenayimoyo

Cosshall, Leo

Curtis, Reece

Dix, Brianna

Ellis, Tyler

Erogul, Ayse

Gomes, Ella

Hedges, Callum

Hudson, Damien

Jofroit, Eleanorah

Kane, Lewis

Kitchen, Saranna

Laybourne, Scarlett

Llewellyn, Eleanor

Lloyd, Joshua

Masterman, Ryan

McAulay, Abby

Mobey, Cayle

Norman, Tyler

Parry, Ieuan

Patterson, Bailey

Phelps, Joshua

Stevens, Ashleigh

Tait, Kyeran

Walters, Ryan

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Tutor Groups – 7n5 – Miss Pal

Baker, Jake

Bromfield, Joshua

Choules, Jack

Dodd, Amy

Donachie, Harry

Entwistle, Ethan

Fleetwood, Rhys

Haynes, Ruby

Higgins, Josephine

Hutton-Clarke, Nikhita

Kamara, Clayton

Kennington, Emily

Legg, Joshua

Linstead, Ebony

Marshall, Rhys

Milsom, Jack

Moon, Evie

Morais Almeida, Erica Filipa

Omar, Jin

Payne, Ben

Rawat, Aayushi

Rawat, Abhinav

Rouse, Bethany

Silva, Alicia

Smithson, Katie

Steel, Meghan

Tangunan, Kenneth

Turner, Christopher

Ward, Asa

Wilson, Cody

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Tutor Groups – 7n6 – Mr Cooke

Ainsley, Frankie

Brito-Galet, Laurent

Churchill, Sam

Coleman, Joshua

Coles, Ashton

Correa, Shaniqua

Crossman, Callum

Davis, Keira

Farrell, Hope

Goodale, Antony

Houghton, Grace

Jones, Fraya

Karikari-Ababio, Kelis

Kopiecki, Mateusz

Miah, Robin

O'Neill, Emily

Phillips, Harry

Sage, Finley

Sandwell, Katie

Savagar, Milly-Mai

Stone, Jacob

Taylor, Rio

Thompson, Myles

Turner, Ewan

Vushemasimba, Learah

Warren-Keel, Tyler

Watson, Joshua

Watson, Zara

Wells, Ethan

Witkowska, Julia

Wright, Ruben

Yumba, Montoya