Transcript Henry Has Just Moved Up To Y10

‘Signposts To Success’
Y10 Parents Information Evening – Thurs 9th Oct 2014
Welcome
KS4 COORDINATOR
MR GILLIGAN
£2.50
“If they tell you
they’ve got no
home learning in
Year 10 and 11,
they’re lying!”
For Year 10
Progress Review Sent Home:
Friday 28th Nov 2014
Parents Evening:
5th February 2015
KS4 ASSISTANT
COORDINATOR
MR MURRAY
Using the Planner Effectively
• At KS4, the planner should
be a Summary of the
day in school.
In Y10 it is an exam
resource and will make a
significant difference in
helping your son/daughter
prepare for their GCSEs.
• See page 7 in your child’s
planner *
“None Set” =
Not Good
Summary
Write
Clearly
Deadlines
Take
Control
Take
Pride
Home
learning done
in Quiet Place
• Topics covered
• Useful websites
• Subject vocabulary
• Revision tips
• Areas to develop further
• Not just home learning*
‘Rev’
Revision
‘WALT’
We Are Learning To
Maths
Understand Sim Eqns– if unsure –
see Mr M
Eng
Read 1st chpt of ‘Mocking Bird’
class discussion with Miss Byrne
Don’t forget Mr Goodall’s
sponsor money!
Research outfit for History
Day for 13th Nov!
Research for Mr G
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesizemusic
DT
History
Music
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2 Level 3’s
No Level 3’s
All Level 1’s = BONUS VCs
+ SILVER Certificate of
achievement & Letter
of
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Commendation to Parents
G Murray
28th Nov 2014
12th June 2015
2nd Apr 2015
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Chloe’s Planner
Good Practice - at Key Stage 4
 Here are some EXCELLENT examples in
the GOOD use of a KS4 planner from a
few of our current Yr 10 pupils.
 Go to this week Page 44/45 – Week
starting 6th Oct 2014 and let’s compare
your son/daughter’s planner with the
following pupil’s planners.*
Jaemiel’s Planner
Take OWNERSHIP…
Take CONTROL…
Be INDEPENDENT…
Be RESPONSIBLE for
your own LEARNING…*
Convince us
that YOU are
in CONTROL
of your OWN
education!
Fill in your
subjects on
SUNDAY
EVENING for
the week
Keep your
planner ON YOUR
DESK in EVERY
lesson to add
your comments
Make sure
EVERY lesson
is accounted
for - never
leave BLANKS
Key words
Every lesson
accounted for
Naomi’s Planner
Due dates
included &
checked for
completion
Famous
bleep test!
Emailing work
to herself!
Mum/Dad’s signature –
promotes discussion of an
evening – Working in
partnership with school - P.56
of Mr G’s ‘101 tips…’*
Excellent example
of…
• Personalisation
• Ownership
• Organisation
• Originality
• Maturity
• Being in Control
Planning for the
future - maths
syllabus emailed
to herself!
Effective
Reminders &
Appointments
that work for
Bella!
Bella’s Planner
Concentration v Time
REVISION
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Linear syllabus/Terminal
exam
On-going throughout KS4
If I only knew
about this
graph
Concentration v Time
Only 10 mins to
go before
‘The Bake-off’!
TV Break!
Mymaths/
BBC iPlayer –
‘catch-up’!
Tea & Toast
before Bed!
What can I, as a parent, do to help…
1. Help your son/daughter
establish a home learning
routine and stick to it!
2. Help them get their home
environment right
3. Help them with rewards
(‘The Bake-off', X-Box, TV,
bribery)
4. Help them aim for 100%
school attendance *
Rewards at KS4-’Virtual Credits’
Virtual Credits linked only to…
EFFORT
AP 1 - 6
Day-to-Day
Attendance
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Staff input
via VC
Web site
98%=5vc’s
100%=10vc’s*
L1=5vc’s
L2=3vc’s
All L1’s=3vc’s
Inc in L=1vc
Pages
15/16
YEAR 11 PUPILS
MEGAN SMITH
BEN OAKES
Presented by
Ben Oakes and
Megan Smith
“Here’s what Mr G and Mr M says I
should do, Mum and Dad!”:
1. Get into a routine
2. Get my home
environment right
3. Get 100%
attendance
4. Get organised
MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELLBEING
OUTSIDE AGENCY
SUPPORT
MRS MACHIN
Mental Health Needs
• Everyone has mental health needs
• Good mental health, like good physical health is
important for everyone
• “The capacity to live a full, productive life as well as
the flexibility to deal with its ups and downs. In
children and young people it is especially about the
capacity to learn, enjoy friendships to meet
challenges, to develop talents and capabilities”
• (Young Minds)
Some factors that may cause emotional distress
• Family
relationships
• Anger and
frustration
• Illness of self or
others
• School issues
• Exam pressure
• Feeling
lonely/isolated
• Life pressures
• Low Mood
• Anxiety
• Historic events
What to look out for!
• Change in
mood
• Struggling to
concentrate
• Poor effort
• Behaviour
• Failure to meet
deadlines and
targets
•Tiredness
•Become socially
anxious
•Not making
expected progress
•A child is often on
their own or upset
•Not wanting to
attend school
WE ARE ALL HUMAN!
• Think about how we cope when we suffer
emotional distress?
• If children are happy and healthy and
mentally well then their academic success
will follow
• We have to put our faith in the
professionals
• We need support too
Support for the child
•School staff
•School nurse
•GP
•Counselling
•Mental well-being organisations
•CAMHS (Tiers 1-4)
What is a Mentor?
Boosts
Self-Esteem
Raise
Expectations
Supportive
Academic
Help
Active
Listener
Motivator
Mediator
Role
Model
Open door!
• Break and lunchtime
• Available to all
students
• Students refer
themselves by simply
coming along •
• Parents - encourage
attendance
Study Support Lessons
Focusing on:
• controlled
assessment
• exam and revision
techniques
• study skills.
GCSE MATHEMATICS
MR WILKINSON
GCSE
Mathematics
Linear
course
Exams
Support
AQA
No
controlled
assessment
Monitoring
GCSE
Mathematics
Linear
Course
In Year 10, all students will study for the
Linear GCSE in Mathematics
In Year 11 students will continue to study for
Linear GCSE in Mathematics
One group will study for a qualification in GCSE
Further Mathematics alongside normal GCSE
mathematics
GCSE
Mathematics
Linear
Course
Non-calculator exam 1 hr 30mins
Calculator exam 2 hrs
No controlled assessment
Support for students
All teaching rooms equipped with interactive
whiteboards
Revision CD with videos, revision guide and
workbook available from school
Support for students
VLE page containing graded worksheets with
solutions and past papers with mark schemes
Login:
josephs
Password:
polygon
GCSE
Mathematics
Monitoring
Weekly home learning task
Tests in class
Full set of past papers for Year 10
exams and Year 11 mocks to give a very
accurate measure of current
performance
GCSE
Mathematics
2014 99% A*-C
for GCSE maths
GCSE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE
MR CHATER
Teaching groups
• Taught in forms – mixed ability
• Around 25 students per class
English Language
• 40% written controlled assessment (five tasks – one reading, two
creative writing and one spoken language study)
• 60% examination (one reading and writing paper – end of Year
11)
• Speaking and listening (three tasks) – assessed as a separate
qualification (from 2014)
• Many courses at St. Joseph’s Sixth Form require at least a Grade
B in English Language
English Literature
• 25% controlled assessment
• (comparative analysis of Macbeth and Lord of the Flies)
• 75% exam – end of Year 11
• Paper 1 – To Kill a Mockingbird; The Crucible (40%)
• Paper 2 – Poetry (35%)
Controlled assessments
• Mostly done in Year 10
• Prepare for a specific task in class and at home
• Complete under exam conditions
• One re-sit allowed if needed
• Catch-up sessions
Exams
• Reading and writing skills addressed throughout Years 10 and 11
• Examination practice every half term
• Poetry studied in both years
• Year 10 focusses heavily on controlled assessment; year 11
focuses more on exam preparation
Bands, NOT grades
• Band 5 – ‘sophisticated and impressive’
• Band 4 – ‘confident and assured’
• Band 3 – ‘clear and consistent’
• Band 2 – ‘some’
• Band 1 – ‘limited’
• Only a mark in Band 5 stands any chance of an A*
• All controlled assessments MUST be securely in Band 4
What can you do?
• Encourage your son/daughter to read as widely as possible –
newspapers, websites, fiction and non-fiction
• Ensure that they have read the set texts in advance of studying
them
• Help them to monitor their progress
• Keep encouraging them to use the Key Skills Document
GCSE SCIENCE
MRS AXELBY
RECAP
• AQA Specifications for all courses
• All students began GCSE science in yr 9 and
topics in chemistry, physics and biology were
studied
• There have been no changes to the content of
GCSE since it was introduced 3 years ago
• Remember…ALL examinations and controlled
assessment are submitted at the end of the year
and there are NO opportunities for resits!
A reminder of our routes through
key stage 4 science
Triple science
• Students follow three separate GCSEs in biology,
chemistry and physics
• Each GCSE is 25% Investigative Skills Assessment
(ISA) and 75% examination
• ISA is submitted at the end of the course in y11
• All examinations are taken at the end of y11. Three
formal examinations are sat for each subject area
(9 IN TOTAL)
A reminder of our routes through
key stage 4 science…
Core Science
• This course began its delivery in yr 9 and is
completed in yr 10
NEW CHANGE…
NEW CHANGE…
• There will now to no formal examinations in core
science at the end of yr 10. The core science
examinations will be take at the end of yr 11
• The delivery of core science will be completed at
approx. Easter time and then ALL students will
begin to study additional science
• The controlled assessment for core science will be
sat in yr 10 and the controlled assessment for
additional science will be sat in year 11
• Core science students will sit a total of 6 formal
exams at the end of yr 11 and will achieve two GCSEs
Resources to support your child through GCSE
Science
•Revision guides available through the
school for £3
•Access to a web- based resource called
(it is being updated at
present)
Science presents various challenges for the student
This is how you can support us in supporting your
child…
• Encourage them to revise continuously rather than
something that happens a week before an exam
• Encourage them to take the internal assessments
seriously – these inform their progress data
• Large amount of technical language – encourage use of
glossaries and key word cards
• Ensure that they have access to resources for revision
• Encourage them to identify weak areas and use
www.kerboodle.com to revisit
• Take advantage of independent study activities which
will be available through the VLE - there is always
something that can be done
GCSE MFL
MISS APPLEYARD
GCSE MFL
• Builds on foundations of KS3 course
• Based around a series of topics that are explored
through the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and
writing) in an authentic and meaningful way
• Students build on familiar vocabulary and are constantly
encouraged to extend their knowledge to enable them
to deal with most situations that they might encounter
in French or Spanish speaking countries
• Work is marked in accordance with the WJEC (Welsh
Joint Education Committee) mark scheme as it would be
in their final examination
How is MFL assessed?
WJEC – Exams
• 20% - Listening Exam – Summer of year 11
• 20% - Reading Exam – Summer of year 11
- Each skill can be tested at either higher or foundation level,
students can ‘mix and match’ to maximize the chance of the best
grade possible
How is MFL assessed?
WJEC – Controlled Assessment
• 30% - Speaking controlled assessment
- 2 x speaking assessments – the presentation and
the general conversation
- The first will be completed during the summer
term of year 10 (students will be given plenty of
advance notice)
• 30% - Writing controlled assessment
- 2 x 300 word essays written under controlled
conditions in class
- The first will be completed during the first term of
year 10 (students will be given plenty of advance
notice)
Expectations
• Learn as you go along! Learning a language is an
accumulative process – last minute revision is
almost pointless
• Adapt vocabulary! Develop the skill of exploiting
familiar phrases in unfamiliar situations
• Stay organised! This the key to success (no set text
books mean notes are crucial)
• Participate in class! Make the most of every
opportunity – exchanges, extra conversation
lessons (often with native speakers), use the
internet, radio, etc.
‘Signposts To Success’
Y10 Parents Information Evening – Thurs 9th Oct 2014
Thank you & Good Evening