Year 7 Homework
Year 7 Homework
Introduction Dear Parents/Carers and Students Following positive feedback regarding the homework booklet from last year, we can now provide you with the Year 7 homework booklet, explaining details of subject tasks for the autumn term 2014. Research has shown that students who support their in-school learning with regular homework tasks are more likely to reach their full potential and will make the most significant progress gains. We believe that the role of parents/carers is central to this process and ask that they encourage, engage in and monitor their child’s homework so that they can develop organisation and independent learning skills to support their academic studies. Please be aware that it is not possible to provide a list of precise dates for every homework task. However, it is our intention that the booklet will provide the basis for discussion and regular dialogue between parents/carers, students and teachers. It provides advance notice of the tasks and activities which will be used to support and extend learning at school. In this booklet you will find:
A helpful hints and advice page for parents The homework timetable Individual subject pages with aims for homework and where necessary, key deadline dates
A separate booklet is provided for each year group in Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9).
Mr J Kellett Assistant Headteacher
Year 7 Homework
How to support as a parent 1. Support your child to develop a daily routine after school, setting aside time for homework to be completed. 2. As often as possible, sit with your child to plan homework tasks in advance to avoid any last minute rush. 3. Talk to your child about their homework, read through their work or ask them to read it to you. Ask them what they have learnt - you may have an interest or an experience which can help with a particular task. 4. Provide a place at home where homework can be completed, away from distractions such as television or personal devices etc. 5. Remain positive and supportive about the process, offer encouragement wherever possible. 6. Encourage good presentation and advise your child to proof read their work when completed. 7. When carrying out a research task, support your child to use the internet and also to use the public library for resources. 8. Encourage your child to make use of the after school homework club, Monday to Thursday 3.15- 4.30. 9. Use your child’s planner to monitor homework is being set and to communicate with teachers about homework tasks if you have further questions. 10. Use the email system to make contact with subject leaders if you have specific questions about homework. Guidelines Year 7 students can expect to receive a maximum of 2 subjects per night with individual tasks of approximately 30 minutes to complete. Some tasks may be set as a longer term project and will take several sessions to complete. A copy of this booklet and the published timetable can be found on the school website at www.grainville.sch.je Parents are encouraged to visit the website regularly for information. Students will find support materials on the website through the VLE. Useful Websites www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize www.linguascope.com
Year 7 Homework
Homework Timetable 2014-15 Monday Science French DT Art 7.3/ 7.4/7.2
Tuesday Languages Reading
Wednesday Maths IT Art 7.1
Thursday DT Art 7.5
Friday Topic Spelling
Music and art will set project based homework that matches the curriculum content. Topic homework is set once a week. Each group will receive a variety of tasks to complete to consolidate the learning that is being done in their Topic lessons. Students will receive spellings weekly (either high frequency words or strands.) Students will also receive a reading based homework weekly, based on their class novel, which will change termly. Modern Foreign Languages will only be set once a week depending on which day the student has these subjects Design Technology – students will receive a Design Technology homework and either Food or Textiles homework.
Guide per night for homework: 30 minutes per subject The school believes that homework is central to the learning process. It aids coverage of the curriculum and can help raise achievement. Homework improves students’ study skills, independence in learning and consolidates and extends the work covered in the classroom. It also enables staff to check that students have understood the work. Homework also provides a foundation for successful independent life long learning. Assessment of homework will form an important part of the overall assessment recording and reporting policy. Homework will take a variety of forms and will reflect the differences between subjects and the topics being studied at any one time. It is seen as extending and enriching classroom activities and not just for the purpose of finishing class work. Types of homework might include; research, drafting, worksheets, sketching, drawing, designing, vocabulary, writing and reading, model making, simple experiments, revision, set questions, investigations and extended pieces of work. Please acknowledge that access to reference materials may vary from student to student. If homework is set as a termly project please ensure that this is recorded in the planner so that parents and form tutors can see that homework has been set.
Additional Notes The students should be writing their homework for each lesson in their planners. Staff should check that this is done before the students leave their classroom. The after school homework club which runs Monday to Thursday (3.15-4.15pm) provides a quiet area on a daily basis after school to support students who prefer to independently complete tasks before leaving school. There is access to computers and the internet, as well as the school library for research and staff are on hand to provide support where necessary. This facility may be recommended to parents if appropriate for their child.
Year 7 Homework
Topic Teacher in charge of subject: Mrs T. Bisson
email: v.bisson@grainville.sch.je
Students will be set Topic homework weekly, specific to the area that is being covered. In addition weekly spellings and reading homework will also be set. The exact task given to students will be differentiated and allow the task to support the specific learning from the lessons covered each week. Homework will be Literacy focused but some examples of tasks include extended writing and research.
Week Beginning 8th September 15th September 22nd September 29th September 6th October 13th October 20th October 3rd November 10th November 17th November 24th November 1st December 8th December
Topic Area Write a modern day fable Write a character description Create a story setting collage Write a story setting Vocabulary building Punctuation worksheets Comprehension extract Poetry introduction worksheet Learn and rehearse poem 1 Learn and rehearse poem 2 Poetry question sheet Poetry anthology Poetry anthology
Year 7 Homework
Mathematics Teacher in charge of subject: Mr J. Cheeseborough
email: j.cheeseborough@grainville.sch.je
Year 7 homework is often set on www.mymaths.co.uk. The topic will be chosen from the unit being studied at that time, but on occasion worksheets may be used instead. Students can access the website using: Login: Grainville Password: shape Pupils then have their unique login which enables staff to track the student’s progress.
Week Beginning 8th September 15th September 22nd September 29th September 6th October 13th October 20th October 3rd November 10th November 17th November 24th November 1st December 8th December
Topic Area Place value and basic calculations Place value and basic calculations Place value and basic calculations Negative numbers Negative numbers Algebra Algebra Decimals Decimals Measure: time Handling data Handling data Handling data
Year 7 Homework
French – Set 1, 2, 3 and 4 Teacher in charge of subject: Mr A. Aouane
email: a.aouane@grainville.sch.je
Please note that for a continuous improvement of the work provided to students, teachers may change the tasks for any unit.
Week beginning Module/Unit title
15 Sept 22 Sept 29 Sept 6 Oct 13 Oct 20 Oct
Module 1 – C’est perso (Talking about personal information) Unit 1 - Mon autoportrait (Self, likes and dislikes) Unit 2 - Mon Kit de survie (Survival kit/school bag) Unit 3 - Comment Je me voie (Describing yourself) Unit 4 - Et les autres (Talking about others) Unit 5 - Il est hypercool (Describing a musician) Extension - Revision
3 Nov 10 Nov 17 Nov 24 Nov 1 Dec 8 Dec
Module 2 - Mon College Unit 1 - Mes matieres (School subjects) Unit 2 - C’est genial (Opinions and reasons) Unit 3 - J’ai cours (School timetable) Unit 4 - Au college en France (School day) Unit 5 – Miam! Maim! (Food and drink) Extension – Revision
Due Date week beginning
22 Sept 29 Sept 6 Oct 13 Oct 20 Oct
10 Nov 17 Nov 24 Nov 1 Dec 8 Dec 15 Dec
French – Set 5 1 unit to be completed every two weeks Date 15 Sept 29 Sept 13 Oct 10 Nov
Module/Unit title Module - 1 Unit 1 - Greetings Unit 2 - How old are you Unit 3 - Birthdays Unit 4 – School bag items
Due Date 29 Sept 13 Oct 10 Nov 8 Dec
Year 7 Homework
Science Teacher in charge of subject: Ms K. Howell
email: k.howell@grainville.sch.je
Students are set homework booklets for each topic they are doing in Key Stage 3. The names of the topics are shown in the tables below and the order in which they are doing them. Each booklet is made up of a maximum of 15 tasks with increasing levels of difficulty. Students will be clearly told how many tasks they are expected to complete. Deadlines are issued to students and written in planners. These deadlines are also clearly displayed in labs. Detentions will be issued to those students who do not meet their deadlines. Parents will be informed when students are not meeting deadlines or not completing the tasks set in the booklets to the best of their ability. There is a feedback sheet at the front of each booklet where parents have the opportunity to sign and write their own comments. Grainville Pence are awarded for all tasks completed and homework rewards will be issued at the end of the year to students who complete all tasks set fully and on time. Teaching Group Set 1 Miss Ramsay’s group
Set 2 Mrs Grocott’s group
Set 3 Mr Gallagher’s group
Set 4 Ms Howell’s group
Set 5 Mrs Richardson’s/ Mr Bennett’s group
Topics in the order in which they are completed. Alien Forensics A&E Cook Forensics Alien Cook A&E A&E Cook Alien Forensics Cook A&E Forensics Alien Alien Cook A&E Forensics
Year 7 Homework
Art and Design Teacher in charge of subject: Miss S. Walker
email: s.walker@grainville.sch.je
Aims of the homework tasks in this subject: All students need to understand the artists studied in class and extend their knowledge and learning by researching and annotating their thoughts about the style of work. Date Set
Instructions
Date Due
Week beginning 8th Sept
Students must complete (page 1&2 of homework booklet) Recording Ideas – Collecting source material. Students must select A,B or C and present their work in the booklet.
Week beginning 22nd Sept
Week beginning 22nd Sept
Students must complete (page 3 of homework booklet) Developing Ideas – Artist Research. Students must aim to answer all the questions using the internet or books. Students must complete (page 4 of homework booklet) Developing Ideas – Artist Research. Students must aim to copy/draw and colour a painting by Ian rolls. Students must complete (page 5 of homework booklet) Refining Ideas – Experimenting with ideas and materials. Students must aim develop 2 drawings from Recording Ideas and paint/colour them in the style of Ian Rolls. Students must complete (page 6 of homework booklet) Refining Ideas – Experimenting with ideas and materials. Students must Annotate their own work. 2 stars and a wish. Students read page 7 of homework booklet Personal Response – Presenting a final piece. Students must draw/paint/colour their best piece of work and frame/present it on card/paper/wood.
Week beginning 29th Sept
Week beginning 29th Sept Week beginning 20th Oct
Week beginning 10th Nov Week beginning 17th Nov
20th Oct
Week beginning 10th Nov
Week beginning 17th Nov Week beginning 8th Dec
Year 7 Homework
Design Technology - Food Teacher in charge of subject: Mrs V. Day
email: v.day@grainville.sch.je
. The aims of the homework tasks in this subject are to prepare for practical lessons and evaluate practical work once it has been completed. Students are expected to bring in the ingredients listed on their recipe sheets each week.
Task Preparation
Evaluation
Instructions Students will be given a recipe one week in advance of a practical lesson. They will be expected to show the recipe to whoever does the shopping well in advance of the lesson. The night before the lesson students will be expected to prepare their ingredients and equipment for the following day. Students must complete an evaluation of their practical work assessing the work completed in school and including any feed back from family members or friends.
Due date The day of the food lesson.
The next food lesson
Year 7 Homework
Design Technology - Textiles Teacher in charge of subject: Mrs M. Lloyd-Edwards
email: m.lloydedwards@grainville.sch.je
All worksheets are differentiated to suit individual needs within each group. Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Instructions
Date Due
Worksheet on which to complete clear safety sign for Textiles room. Sewing machine picture to label. Spellings to learn on Technical terminology and equipment – Differentiated for all students Research on log cabin patchwork. To include history and examples – at least 1 A4 sheet. Complete flow chart on how to construct log cabin patchwork. Opportunity to catch up/complete practical work at lunchtime. Revise for test.
A week following the date set
Year 7 Homework
Music Teacher in charge of subject: Mr M. Goffee-White
Date 15 September
email: m.goffeewhite@grainville.sch.je
Instructions Once a term every student in Key Stage 3 will be expected to perform in front of his or her class during lesson time. The performance can be on any instrument (including voice) and can be a performance of existing music or an original composition. The students can perform individually or in a small group however they must take an individual part. The performance will be levelled and will help assess student progress. The homework is to prepare for that terms performance. The Music Department will be open on Monday and Wednesday lunchtimes if students wish to come and prepare for their performances then.
Due week beginning 8 December
Year 7 Homework
ICT Teacher in charge of subject: Mr J. Ponomarenko
email: j.ponomarenko@grainville.sch.je
Date
Instructions
Date due
15 September
Complete a project on the history of computers. Research the lives and works of famous computer scientists, ground breaking computers, or trace the development of a company (eg Apple or Microsoft) or a combination of any.
24 Oct ober
3 November
Complete a project on the ways technology has changed the ways we communicate. Research the ways people have communicated in the past and how they are likely to in the future.
16 December
Year 7 Homework
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