year 10 pastoral evening 2016
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Plumstead Manor School
Welcome to Year 10 Pastoral Evening
Ms Reynolds – Head of Year 10
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5.30-5.45 Introduction to Year 10 Pastoral evening Ms Reynolds
5.45-5.55 Data Mr Brunt
5.55-6.05 ScienceMs Bhadare
6.05-6.15 EnglishMs Brickley
6.15 – 6.25 MathsMr Kennedy
6.25 – 6.30 Paige Ansary Y11 student
6.30 onwards Questions and meet the form tutors!
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Plumstead Manor School
All students should be aiming for 96% attendance as a
minimum.
Anything below this severely hinders your chances of reaching your full potential.
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Plumstead Manor School
Tutor Time
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYPlanner,
equipment and uniform
check.
Assembly Silent reading or revision
Tutorial programme
Current affairs
• Students should be in their tutor bases at 8.30am for registration. After this time, they will be asked to sign in.
• 1 late = 10 minute same day detention with the tutor.
• 2 lates = 10 minute same day detention with the tutor.
• 3 lates = 45 minute detention with Ms Reynolds.
• 4 or more lates = 1 hour SLT detention.
• This is taken from AM and PM registration.
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Plumstead Manor School
Mock ExamsStudents must have their student ID card.
Students must be in full and correct uniform.
Students should ensure they have appropriate equipment (black pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, pencil sharpener and calculator for examinations that allow this).
For examinations students will muster in the space at the time set out below:
P1 and 2 – 8.15am musterP3 and 4 – 10.45am musterP5 and 6 – 1pm muster
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Plumstead Manor School
Any questions…?
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Practice Exam Questions
Exam Board: AQA
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ExamsCore Science
• Biology Unit 1• Chemistry Unit 1• Physics Unit 1
Additional Science• Biology Unit 2• Chemistry Unit 2• Physics Unit 2
Triple Science• Biology Unit 3• Chemistry Unit 3• Physics Unit 3
Investigative Skills Assessment• Core• Additional• (Triple)
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Plumstead Manor School
Sources to support your revision
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Revision sessions – Thursdays 3.15-4.15pm in run up to exams
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How to revise?
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Revision Resources• BBC bitesize• mygcsescience.com• Youtube• Sam learning• Revision guides - £2.99
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Take breaks and give yourself rewards
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GCSE English Language
GCSE English Literatureand
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Exam Board: AQAGCSE English Language (8700)
GCSE English Literature (8702)
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Language Exams:Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading
and Writing ( 1hour 45 minutes) 50%• 4 comprehension questions on an
unseen fiction extract • 1 creative writing task using an image
as stimulusPaper 2: Writers’ Viewpoints and
Perspectives (1 hour 45 minutes) 50%• 4 comprehension questions on 2
unseen non-fiction sources• 1 argumentative writing task
responding to a statement
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Literature Exams:Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th
Century Novel (1hour 45 minutes) 40%• Macbeth – an essay question on character or
theme based on a short extract and linked to the rest of the play
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde - an essay question on character or theme based on a short extract and linked to the rest of the novelPaper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry (2
hours 15 minutes) 60%• An Inspector Calls – an essay on character or
theme• Anthology Poetry – a comparative essay on a
theme in 2 poems• Unseen poetry – 2 questions on 2 unseen
poems
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English 1-9New GCSEs will be graded 9–1, rather than A*–G, with grade 5 considered a good pass and grade 9 being the highest and set above the current A*.
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Sources to support your revision
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How and what to revise?The Literature mock will be on
Macbeth.
This is a closed text exam – meaning you need some quotations memorised,
as well as to be able to discuss how and why your
character or theme develops. Try:
Character timelines
Mindmaps
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How and what to revise?The Language mock will be Paper 1:
Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing.
To prepare for the unseen element, get used to reading often.http://www.everywritersresource.com/shortstories/by-email/
BBC Bitesize English has a good section on writing for Section B.
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Revision sessions – Wednesdays 3.15 -4.15pm in run up to exams
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Revision Resources• BBC bitesize• Shmoop• Youtube• Revision guides – about £5• Slideshare• No Fear Shakespeare
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Year 10/11 Schedule Week beginning 27th June – End of year
exams End of year reports highlighting the
following 1) Updated GCSE predictions (all fine graded) 2) End of KS4 targets 3) Progress 4) Learning qualities – Collaboration, imagination
Discipline, Resilience and Curiosity 5) Tutor comments Baseline data for the start of Year 11
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Year 11 Schedule Term 1 and 2 – Series of internal
assessments. Reports generated to provide students
and parents with updated predictions, progress and current attainment.
Term 3 – Year 11 mocks in all subjects. Mock results day with current
attainment reports given to all students and sent home.
Parents evening – all parents and carers invited in to discuss mock results and progress with teachers and staff.
Term 4 – final mock examination. Final progress updates leading into
GCSE exams.
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GCSE Grades to Band conversions
Old GCSE Grade
New GCSE Band
A** 9A* 8A 7B 6
C1 5C2 C3 4
D 3E 2F 1
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Keeping informed• Visit our school website to keep
informed of latest news and events at school
• Visit us on @plumsteadmanor
@plumsteadmanorschool