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Parent information evening

Year 9 2018-19

Thinking Schools Mr Harvey

Year 9 2018-19

Student MAPS+ Day 5th July 2018

'School will be open 6 days a week from September 2018'

Science

Year 9 2018-19

Science Overview

• We begin AQA GCSE at the start of Year 9.
• All students are taught in mixed ability groups
• f roughly 22 students.
• Most groups have only one teacher for all 5 of

their lessons.

Topics Covered in Year 9

Biology Cell Biology Organisation Chemistry Atomic structure and bonding Separation, Analysis and Fuels Physics Energy Transfers Energy Calculations

Year 9 Science Assessment

• Students will have a 30 minute assessment at

the end of each topic

• End of year exam in the summer term
• End of year test results and end of topic tests

results are both taken into consideration when placing students in bands at the beginning of Year 10

Homework Expectations

• Homework will be set once per week.
• There is a Standard HW for each topic based on

past exam questions.

• Standard HW will be marked more in depth with

‘what went well’ and ‘even better if’ comments.

• Students should respond to these comments in

purple pen.

How you can support your child

• GCSE Revision guides & Workbooks
• Encourage thorough completion of Standard

Homeworks

Looking Ahead to Year 10

At the end of the Year 9 we will place students

• n one of three pathways based on test results

and quality of homework and classwork

Year 9 Science

6 topics

Foundation Tier Combined Science

2 GCSEs

Higher Tier Combined Science

2 GCSEs

Separate Sciences

3 GCSEs

English

Year 9 2018-19

Curriculum Overview

• Year 9 classes are taught in bands in broad

ability groups

• 7 lessons a fortnight

6 lessons following schemes of work 1 library and literacy lesson

Curriculum overview

• Students study GCSE level material in order to prepare

them for their GCSEs

• Assessments take place at the end of each unit and are

marked using GCSE style criteria.

War Poetry Of Mice and Men A Shakespeare play A Victorian novel Rocket Boys,a memoir

Expectations in English

• You must use capital letters for names, places, and sentence starters.
• All sentences must begin with a capital letter and end with a full-stop,

question mark or exclamation mark.

• Question marks and exclamation marks must be used accurately.
• You must take care with your presentation. Write in a blue or black pen,

write the title and date, do not doodle or scribble on your book.

• You must have a reading book every day for every lesson.
• Keep your reading log up-to-date
• Your work must be paragraphed using the TiPToP method (time, place,

topic, person)

• You must Triple Check all your work for content, grammar and spelling.

TiPToP your paragraphs. That means a new paragraph for a new time, place, topic or person.

All work must be triple checked

• 1. Read through and

check once for content

• 2. Check twice for

grammar and punctuation

• 3. Read backwards and

check for spelling.

Marking and homework expectations

• Students can expect the books to be marked
• nce every 7 lessons.
• WWW and EBI
• Assessment pieces will be levelled
• Homework:

Literacy and reading once a fortnight Topic homework once a week

How can I support my child?

• Continue to encourage private reading
• Use SMH to help them to organise their time
• Discuss the wider world and current affairs
• Encourage good presentation in all work
• Get them to triple check their work.

Maths

Year 9 2018-19

Curriculum overview

Term 1 Proportional reasoning, including indirect proportion Percentage change, including compound change Similarity Translation and enlargement Arc lengths and sector areas Term 2 Inequalities Bounds and intervals Negative indices and standard form Congruence Trigonometry Bearings and scale drawing Loci Term 3

Non-linear sequences Expanding and factorising Algebraic fractions Multiple-event probability Correlation Representing data

There is an online homework once a week using HegartyMaths.

This is a video of worked examples, followed by a quiz. Please remind your child to watch the whole video, making notes. If they score below 80%, they are asked to check the video and retake the quiz. Teachers can see the time spent, whether the video was watched, and how many attempts the pupils have made.

There will be written quizzes in class every couple of weeks.

These give teachers and pupils a sense of what pupils understand well, and what they need to work on a bit more.

There will also be formal assessments during the year.

These will cover all the material studied at Leventhorpe up to those points.

Setting in Year 9

The year group is split into two bands, X and Y, with four sets in each.

Moving sets

Pupils can move sets, on the basis of evidence from teachers' observations, homework and classwork, and scores in assessments. This is balanced against the advantages of working consistently with one teacher, and the need to lessen anxieties about moving sets.

Talking to the children about setting

We do not emphasise the setting to the children or make promises/'threats' about moving sets. We do not talk about moving 'up' or 'down' a set. Until Year 10, all sets study the same topics, and the differences are in the complexity of questions and the level of demand in problem solving.

Be positive about maths It opens a lot of doors and it is interesting! Encourage a growth mindset There aren't people who 'just can't do maths'. Don't tell them you 'can't do maths'. Model a good attitude. Have practical discussions about everyday maths Ask them about what they are learning in lessons Make sure they do their online homework properly If they struggle at first, they can recheck the video and try again. Aim for 80%+ Talk to them about preparation for quizzes and assessments They may still be developing their skill in revising independently. Preparation is testing yourself on questions, not staring at a book!

How can you support your child?

PSHE

2018-19

Personal Social Health Education

PSHE Overview

• Taught in Form Groups in Years 7 and 8
• From year 9 to 11 classes are based on

timetable availability with option choices.

• Curriculum follows the guidance from the

PSHE Association

Year 9 PSHE Curriculum

Marking and homework expectations

• Work produced will be in A5 Yellow Exercise

books

• No formal assessments
• No homework generated from lessons

How we can support students

• PSHE in Form time
• School Newsletter – Updates, links,

conversation starting points.

• Assemblies in school to ‘complete’ topics
• Useful Websites:
• https://parentzone.org.uk
• http://www.parentchannel.tv/
• https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/

Ready to Learn Mr White

Year 9 2017-18

Student expectations Mr Beardsworth

Year 9 2018-19

Uniform & Appearance

Boys

• Blazer worn around school
• White shirt – tucked in
• Top button done up and House tie
• Smart black shoes – no trainers/boots
• Dark socks

Girls

• Blazer worn around school
• White open neck house blouse
• School kilt – at knee length
• Smart black sensible low-heeled shoes

with back – no trainers/boots

Uniform & Appearance

• Hairstyles should be simple, one natural colour and not
• extreme. Fashion styles are not allowed. Shaved hair is not
• acceptable. Hair must be at least a grade 3 in length. Hair

accessories are to be plain.

• Students who have had their ears pierced may wear one

pair of small plain gold or silver studs (worn in the lower lobe). They must not contain any stone. No other body studs, rings or jewellery should be worn. Make-up and nail varnish should not be worn in school.

Behaviour

• Homework – SMHW

– Make sure it is done and handed in on time

• Equipment

– Check what you have make sure you have all correct equipment including all books, stationery, planner and a reading book

• Disruptive behaviour

– Lesson time is valuable. Low level disruption may not seem serious but it does have a big impact on the progress that your child can make. This is what Mr White spoke about with the Ready to Learn initiative we are running. – If disruptive behaviour continues this can lead to a faculty report.

Expectations

• Attendance – 96% and above
• Do your best to always send your child in
• Be on time
• If they arrive late, they must sign in at the front desk
• Take medicines to student services

Year Ahead

• Information evening with regards to options for year 10.

AUTUMN TERM 24th September Monday Parents information evening 20th November Tuesday Year 9 Data Snapshot SPRING TERM 29th January Monday Year 9 Data Snapshot (Options) 6th February Wednesday Year 9 Parental Consultations 14th February Thursday Year 9 Tutor Day Date TBC Year 9 PSHE focus evening SUMMER TERM 21st May Tuesday Year 9 Summative Report Deadline 2nd July Tuesday Student Review Day