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Welcome

Information Evening for Year 8 and 9

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Welcome

Mrs Abbs-Rowe Assistant Headteacher

MABBSROWE@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

Information Evening for Year 8 and 9

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Objectives of the evening:

Identify some key features of the Year 8 and 9

curriculum, focusing on Maths, English, Science, History, Geography and Languages.

Share some Year 8 and 9 key information and

dates.

To find about retrieval practice.
Clarify the pastoral support, care and guidance

that students receive at Woking High School.

Allow you the opportunity to speak to key

members of staff.

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All slides will be posted on the school website: Woking High School – Parents Information – Information Events Presentations

They will also be sent as a link by Twitter

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Dr Downie Head of Year 8

ldownie@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Head of Year Dr Downie ldownie@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Assistant Heads of Year Miss Cooper lcooper@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Mrs Zubair nzubair@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Pastoral Coordinator Mrs Clapton sclapton@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

Year 8

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Year 8 Tutors

Group Tutor Contact Details 8R Mr C Rajgobal

crajgobal@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

8I Miss L Cooper

lcooper@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

8D Mrs C Atkinson

catkinson@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

8G Mrs N Dubey/ Mrs S Pecorini ndubey@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk 8E Miss E Reardon

ereardon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

8W Mr A Wilkins

awilkins@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

8A Mrs S Street/ Mr E Bacon

sstreet@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk ebacon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

8Y Mrs N Zubair

nzubair@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Head of Year Mr Bland obland@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Assistant Heads of Year Miss Bartlett jbartlett@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Mr Wakely dwakely@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Pastoral Coordinator Mrs Clapton sclapton@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

Year 9

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Year 9 Tutors

Group Tutor Contact Details 9R Miss P Dixon

pdixon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

9I Mrs N Mills

nmills@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

9D Miss K Paton / Mrs J McAllen

kpaton@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk jmcallen@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

9G Mr D Wakely

dwakely@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

9E Miss R Piazza/Mrs E Firth

rpiazza@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk efirth@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

9W Mrs E Lang/ Mrs C Gregory

elang@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk cgregory@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

9A Mrs B Swancutt/ Mr S Savory

bswancutt@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk ssavory@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

9Y Miss J Bartlett

jbartlett@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Attendance

96.6%

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RAG - what is it ?

All students should aim for 100% attendance.
Our minimum target for attendance is 95%-

students who achieve this will be ‘green’ students.

Students between 90-94.99% are ‘Amber’ and

should be encouraged to improve.

Students on less than 90% attendance are

‘red’ and have targeted intervention as they will be seen as ‘Persistent Absentees.’

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% of students on Red, Amber and Green at end of 2018/19

Current Yr 8 Current Yr 9 Current Yr 10 Current Yr 11 Whole school Red 14 24 24 15 77 Amber 39 55 54 43 191 Green 190 161 162 181 694 Gold 37 21 16 28 102

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1ST – 8E 98.39% 2ND – 8R 97.81% 3RD – 8A 97.44% 4TH – 8W 97.12% 5TH – 8G 96.92% 6TH – 8D 96.75% 7TH – 8Y 95.64% 8TH – 8I 95.27%

Attendance Comparison Between Year 8 Tutor Groups

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Attendance Comparison Between Year 9 Tutor Groups

94.7 96.67 96.19 97.81 98.52 96.06 97 99.11 9R 9I 9D 9G 9E 9W 9A 9Y

Attendance %

1ST – 9Y 99.11% 2ND – 9E 98.52% 3RD – 9G 97.81% 4TH – 9A 97.00% 5TH – 9I 96.67% 6TH – 9D 96.19% 7TH – 9W 96.06% 8TH – 9R 94.70%

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Mr Ramdhony

Senior Deputy Headteacher

bramdhony@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Explanation & Instruction How do we learn new things best? Feedback Practice

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Practice makes permanent Retrieval practice Additional support

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Practice makes permanent

Retrieval Practice involves practising remembering things you already know. It must be remembering, not recognition. Retrieval Practice activities usually have the following 3 parts:

1. They involve you trying hard to remember something;
2. You record or use what you can remember;
3. You check if what you remembered was correct and note what

you forgot.

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Homework

At least half of homework will be based on retrieval practice and other

revision based activities.

Homework will usually be set in the first half of a lesson.
Students record their homework and the day it is due in their journal.
Students will be given guidance on how long to spend on each homework

task and what is expected.

Students will usually be given at least one week (5 school days) to complete

the homework.

To be successful, homework must be completed and handed in on time.

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Homework

Department Number of homework tasks set each cycle (every two weeks) Average time students should spend on homework Drama, Food &Nutrition, Music 1 30 minutes DT 2 30 minutes Art, Computing, PE 1 30-45 minutes English, Mathematics, Science, Languages 2 30-45 minutes Geography, History, RE 1 60 minutes See the A5 Homework booklet and revision skills menu for more information.

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Tri-Weekly Assessments (TWAs)

Low stakes, high educational value.
TWAs take place every 3 weeks. This ensures they:
are relevant to current teaching and learning;
can be used immediately to inform the delivery of lessons;
pinpoints students’ strengths and weaknesses in a timely manner.
A response is set following a Tri-Weekly Assessment, designed to

address errors and misconceptions.

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Heads of Department

Subject Name Email contact address Art Miss C Bean cbean@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Computing Mr A Afana AAfana@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Design Technology Miss R Bourne rbourne@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Drama Mrs K Wilson kwilson@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk English Mrs R Hill rhill@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Food and Nutrition Miss N Hussain nhussain@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Modern Foreign Languages Mr P Bolis pbolis@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Geography Mr L Dixon ldixon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk History Mr M Jones mattjones@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Mathematics Mrs P Heller pheller@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Media Studies Mr O Bland

bland@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

Music Mr N Turner nturner@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Physical Education Mr P Costard pcostard@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Religious Education Mr B Young byoung@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Science Mrs H Gallagher hgallagher@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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STAFF PRESENTING TONIGHT:

Department: Member of staff: Maths Mrs P Heller Head of Maths pheller@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk English Miss K Paton 2nd in English kpaton@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Science Dr Ashton 2nd in Science CAshton@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Languages Miss E Reardon Head of Spanish ereardon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk History Mrs V Thomas teacher of History vthomas@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk Geography Mr L Dixon Head of Geography ldixon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Mrs Heller Head of Maths

pheller@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Year 8 Curriculum Content in Maths:

In Year 8 students continue to study the National Curriculum for Mathematics at Key Stage 3. The National Curriculum is split into 6 strands. Students will study topics from all strands, building on the work covered in Year 7 and preparing students for Year 9 and GCSE.

Number
Algebra
Geometry and measures
Statistics
Probability
Ratio, proportion and rates of change

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Year 9 Curriculum Content in Maths:

At the start of Year 9 students continue to study the National Curriculum for Mathematics at Key Stage 3. The National Curriculum is split into 6 strands. Students will study topics from all strands, building

n the work covered in year 7/8 and preparing students for GCSE.
Number
Algebra
Geometry and measures
Statistics
Probability
Ratio, proportion and rates of change

Towards the end of the Autumn Term students will start a programme

f revision towards the end of KS3 Exams (w/c 6th January).

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Please also note that…

Students are set RIDG 1 – 5 and EWAY 1 – 5
Setting is very flexible at WHS and is reviewed termly.

However, students can move at any time throughout the year if required.

Students in Year 8 will sit three exams:

– End of Autumn Term exam – End of Spring Term exam – End of Year exam (non-calculator paper and calculator paper)

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Additional information for Year 9

Students will sit a mock end of KS3 exam after October half term in

preparation for their end of KS3 exam in January.

There will be a review of the setting following the KS3 exams in

January for the start of the GCSE.

From January to February students will do some preparation work

for GCSE, before starting the GCSE course at February half term.

At the end of the year students will sit a mini GCSE exam where the

setting will be reviewed again.

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How can I support my child?

Ask to see their exercise book.
Check their journal for homework.
Encourage the use of mymaths at home and involve

them with meter readings, bills, holiday money, cooking and recipe adaption.

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Miss Paton 2nd In English

kpaton@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Year 8 Curriculum Content in English:

Units of work with a focus on both reading and writing skills: Modern Play- The Crucible, War Horse, Frankenstein. Allusions Crime Macbeth* Conflict Poetry Travel Writing Literary Heritage Novel- To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of The Flies, Animal Farm, A Christmas Carol *Macbeth will be a set text with a summative exam in the summer.

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Year 9 Curriculum Content in English:

Units of work with a focus on both reading and writing skills: Argument Critical Style Writing Of Mice and Men* Poetry of Different Cultures Exploring Effects and Impacts (Paper 2 style) Much Ado About Nothing *Of Mice and Men will be a set text with a summative exam in the summer.

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Additional information for Year 9

All students will take both English Language and

Literature at GCSE.

Banded approach- 8 Mainstream Groups, 2

Support Groups, 1 Additional Support group.

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How can I support my child?

Encourage reading for pleasure from a wide

variety of sources - fiction, non-fiction, newspapers, online blogs.

Read their class reader so you can talk about it

with them.

Check the progress of their reading projects by

discussing at home.

Take them to see live theatre productions.

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Science Second in Department Dr Ashton

CAshton@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Year 8 and 9 Curriculum Content in Science:

Microbes Atoms and elements Sound Combustion Food Digestion Light Rocks Energy Breathing Respiration Fluids and pressure Genetics Evolution Materials science

Year 9

Metals and reactivity Photosynthesis Forces and motion Electricity

JANUARY KS3 ASSESSMENTS GCSE content begins: Science Skills Booster GCSE Chemistry Assessment GCSE Biology Assessment GCSE Physics Assessment

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Please also note that…

Tri-weekly assessments take place at the end of each unit of

work.

Classes cover units in different orders.
The end-of-KS3 assessments in January for Year 9 will include

content from Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9.

Our GCSE sets and courses are based predominantly on the

results of the January assessments for Year 9.

Our Year 8 and 9 sets are based on End of Year assessment

scores and teacher evaluation of the student and classes.

There is little movement between the sets during the

academic year.

All sets cover the same material and are assessed in the same

way.

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How can I support my child?

Please encourage your child to start their retrieval early – there

is a lot of content to learn in Science!

They can use Educake to set themselves questions on any topic

in Science.

Ask them plenty of questions about what they’ve been learning
Encourage them to try their best in each of the topics- the goal is

to develop a love of learning science, not to move sets. Science Clinic is held every Wednesday and Thursday @ 3:45- 4:30pm in S9 This provides students with homework support, help with retrieval practice or just a quiet place to study with the option of help from a Science teacher. Science Club is held every Tuesday @ 3:45- 4:30pm in S3 This provides a chance to take part in experiments not normally covered in the curriculum.

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Mr Bland Head of Year 9

bland@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Extra Curricular Activities

This was sent out last week by school comms.

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Day 11s

Wednesday 9th October Friday 22nd November Tuesday 4th February Tuesday 12th March Monday 29th June Tuesday 21st July

School website – Curriculum drop down - Day 11

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Year 8 Newquay Water Sports Adventure Tour Friday 22nd May to Tuesday 26th May

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Year 9 WW1

RIDG - 13th - 16th June EWAY – 4th – 6th July

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Autumn term 2019 Key Dates

3rd October

School Closes 12.00pm, Open Evening

28th October – 1st Nov

Half Term

13th November

Remembrance Concert at St Mary’s church

4th December

School Christmas Concert

16th December

Combined Schools Carol Concert at St Mary’s church

19th December

Term ends at 12.00pm

Week beginning 6th January Year 9 exams in Maths and Science

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Year 8 30th January 2020 4.30-7.30pm Year 9 27th February 2020 4.30-7.30pm

Consultation Evenings:

INSET days (school closed to students):

INSET day Date: INSET 3 November 4th 2019 INSET 4 January 6th 2020 INSET 5 February 28th 2020 INSET 6 June 26th 2020

Early closure: Thursday 3rd October (Open Evening) Wednesday 23rd June ( Year 11 leavers assembly)

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Year 9 options process key dates:

Tuesday 17th September, inspiring the future

careers fair, was last week.

Monday 3rd February - Options Evening.
Thursday 27th February – Y9 Consultation

Evening.

Monday 2nd March – options deadline.

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History Mrs Thomas

vthomas@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Year 8 Curriculum Content in History:

How great was Britain? 1600s – 1800s

English Civil War
European Empires
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Industrial Revolution

The Great War 1914 - 1918 Causes Life in the trenches

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How can I support my child in Y8?

Visit sites of historical interest

– Museum of London Docklands: London, Sugar and Slavery – Imperial War Museum: First World War Galleries

Reading

– Non-fiction and historical fiction – Quality newspapers – BBC Bitesize - KS3 History

Independent Learning Projects

– Autumn term: Witchcraft in 17th Century England

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Year 9 Curriculum Content in History:

20th Century Conflict

The Treaty of Versailles
Weimar Germany
The ‘Road to War’
Turning points in WW2
The Holocaust
The Cold War

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How can I support my child in Y9?

Visit sites of historical interest

– Imperial War Museum: Turning points 1934 – 1945, Holocaust Exhibition, Peace and Security 1945 – 2015.

Reading

– Non-fiction and historical fiction – Quality newspapers – BBC Bitesize - KS3 History

Independent Learning Projects

– Autumn term: 20th Century Heroes & Villains

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Mr Dixon – Head of Geography ldixon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Year 8 Curriculum Content in Geography:

Term Topic Autumn 1 Weather and climate Autumn 2 Climate change Spring 1 Changing China Spring 2 Changing China Summer 1 Sustainable cities Summer 2 The Middle East

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Year 9 Curriculum Content in Geography:

Tectonic hazards
Rio de Janeiro
Tropical rainforest ecosystems
The development gap
The Historical Geography of the Holocaust

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Additional information for Year 9

All Year 9 topics are also GCSE topics.
If students enjoy the topics this year then,

GCSE may be for them.

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How can I support my child?

Help them learn key terms in the first homework;
Ensure that homework is completed and submitted on

time;

Ask them to recall what they learnt today;
Discuss UK and global news;
Encourage debate and evaluation;
Talk about the landscape and the layout of the UK;
Communicate with teachers if needed.

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Languages Miss Reardon – Head of Spanish ereardon@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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Year 8 Curriculum Content in French, Spanish, Latin and Mandarin:

Students study French, Spanish or Mandarin. Some

selected students study Latin in addition.

They continue to develop their Year 7 learning,

building on the vocabulary and grammar knowledge they acquired the previous year.

In MFL, the present and future tenses are

consolidated and students add the past tense to their repertoire.

They gain an insight into the target language culture.

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Year 9 Curriculum Content in French, Spanish and Latin:

Year 9 students study one Modern Language. Some

students study Latin and a MFL, but have a reduced number of lessons in DT and PE.

Students consolidate and develop their grammatical

knowledge within new contexts and acquire more vocabulary.

Students are challenged to complete tasks preparing

them for GCSE.

They gain an insight into the target language culture.

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Year 8 students will continue with their language(s)

into Year 9.

It is compulsory to study a language until the end of

Year 9. This is the case whether the subject is chosen as a GCSE option or not.

Students who study Latin and an MFL are strongly

encouraged to take at least one of the subjects at GCSE.

Should your child tell you they are struggling in

their language study, please do not hesitate to contact their language teacher.

Please also note that…

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How can I support my child?

Every student has been provided with a knowledge
rganiser and a login password to

www.vocabexpress.com. (this can be found on the first page of their exercise books) This is also available as an app.

In order to help your child succeed, please check their

homework and test them.

In Latin, Dr Williams will provide students with the list of

vocabulary to learn which will be stuck in their journal.

In Mandarin, students are set project homework. They

should also regularly practise characters.

Encourage them to find some interests in the language

and the culture they are studying.

Ask them to teach you what they have learned.

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Mrs Walter

Headteacher

mwalter@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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