We kindly ask that all students visiting Madrid in half term, bring their empty suitcase and hand luggage for a quick check during Crew on Thursday 10th May. This is just to check the suitability and sizes to ensure that we have no problems with the airline.
Thanks for your continued support.
Students in Years C21 and C22 have the ongoing compulsory extended study of 10 minutes of daily quizzing on the Tassomai science learning programme. This system works to develop students retention and recall of key science facts and concepts by daily quizzing and interleaved retrieval practice. Tassomai done for a least 10 minutes per day will be massively important in ensuring students are GCSE ready. It is only effective when done little and often over the time until GCSE examinations. It is ineffective when not done and left until before exams.
We have been using Tassomai with students in since Christmas and have an expectation that it is done on a daily basis. However, there have been perhaps a significant number of students who have not used the program for many days and continue to do this sporadically despite reminders from members of staff.
We have therefore decided that students who have missed two days or more of quizzing in a week will attend a compulsory extended study session to catch up. Progress will be checked on a Friday and those students who need to then attend compulsory extended study will then do so on the following Thursday. We would greatly appreciate it if parents could give students a nudge to check whether Tassomai has been completed.
Thank you for your continued support in ensuring our students develop strong habits of work and learning and in our aim of becoming exam ready.
Hi,
Reminder for C22 to revise for their science test on Friday.
Each student has a revision pack and a learning targets tracker to complete.
Answers for the revision pack can be found on Google Classroom.
Thanks
Mr Campbell
All Year 9 students will be taking part in fieldwork at Sheffield Hallam University next week on Tuesday 23rd January.
Pupils will learn about globalisation, international economies and country evaluation techniques, and apply these to their business client and country of interest. They will produce a 1 page summary report for a business client, with the support of first year university students studying international business. They will also gain an insight into what it’s like to study business at degree level, by working with students studying the subject.
We will be leaving school at 8am by coach. So all Year 9 students will need to be in school ready to be registered at 7.50am.
We will arrive back in school at 12.30 so there is no need to provide a pack-up lunch unless you usually do so.
C22 Extended Study due Monday 9th October. You need to complete your ‘WW1 Essay’. This needs to be completed on a device so that it is word processed for your portfolios.
Some amazing work from year 9 students over the last few weeks to create their 1:5 bridge models, which we hope to share with you soon.
Students over half term have work to complete on their final design proposal, a model and rubric are available on google classroom.
Student should re-read the chapters handed to them in class which include the artilleryman (Book 1 Chapter 11 and Book 2 Chapter 7) and must examine how the artilleryman changes. Students must ‘track’ the text (select and highlight key points) and write a brief summative answer of how/why they believe he’s changed, using quotations to support their answer.
Extended study for Hums this week is to read chapters 5 and 6 of War of the Worlds and write a brief summary of each chapter on the sheet provided. Skipper is due Friday 20/01 and Admiral Monday 23/01.
Hello and happy new year to you all!
Just a reminder that Y9 Admiral will be out on fieldwork tomorrow, 3rd Jan and Y9 Skipper on Wednesday 4th Jan.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch, make sure you are wearing warm clothing (big coats, hats, gloves and scarves necessary) and wear comfortable footwear that you don’t mind getting dirty/muddy.
We will be leaving school at 8.30 and will arrive back at approximately 3.30, traffic permitting.
Students have been set 3 study tasks to complete over the half-term holidays.
Reading book 1 of ‘War of the Worlds’ with the texts that all students have been given. Students will also need to respond to the comments made on their historical essays and complete their final draft, alongside typing up their solider empathy responses from their books.
