Year 9 Homework
Year 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 students can expect to receive a maximum of 2 subjects per night with individual tasks averaging 30-45 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 9 Homework
Homework Timetable 2014-15 Homework timetable Autumn 2014
Additional information
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
ICT 9.1 History 9.2 Geography 9.3 RE
Art 9.5 Science French 9.1/9.4 RE 9.2/ 9.3 Hist 9.1 Geog
Art 9.1/9.3 Maths 9.3 Geog 9.4/9.5 Hist 9.5 RE
Art 9.4 DT English French 9.2 RE
Music 9.4/9.5 Geog
Guideline for timings Purpose of Homework
Types of Homework
Music and art will set project based homework which matches the curriculum content. Information Technology will set half termly projects – details of content and deadline can be found on the VLE. Humanities consists of 3 subjects, history, geography and religious studies. Each subject will set two Humanities homework a week and this will depend on what day each student has each subject. Design Technology – students will receive a design technology homework and either food or textiles homework. Modern Foreign Languages will only be set once a week depending on which day the student has these subjects.
30 – 45 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.
Year 9 Homework
English Teacher in charge of subject: Mrs V. Orr
email: v.orr@grainville.sch.je
Aims of the homework tasks in this subject: Homework tasks in English are primarily set as a consolidation of classroom learning and to enhance appreciation of given texts or topics. It also aims to improve writing, reading or revision skills. Sometimes the tasks will be module specific tasks and sometimes they will be generic English or literacy related tasks. All students will be carrying out a creative writing task. Students in sets 1-4 will prepare for a formal Controlled Assessment (creative writing). This will be followed by studying a Shakespearian text. Students in sets 1-4 will be studying ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in preparation for their GCSE. The homework tasks will only change from those stated if, due to unforeseen learning needs or circumstances, the teacher has had to significantly modify the plans. Creative Writing Controlled Assessment Practice and Shakespearian Text Poetry: GCSE Preparation Date Thursday 18 Sept Thursday 25 Sept Thursday 2 October Thursday 9 October Thursday 16 October Thursday 23 October
Instructions Learn Language Features in preparation for a test. Answer the questions set on the poem chosen by your class teacher Complete PBDs on a class poem. (Point, Back-up, Discuss) To practise responding to an unseen poem/ or poem set by teacher. To revise poems/ to prepare for timed assessment Complete the SPAG worksheet set by your teacher. (Spellings/Punctuation/Grammar)
Due date if applicable Monday 22 Sept Monday 29 Sept Monday 6 October Monday 13 October Monday 20 October Monday 3 November
Social Issues in Music: Writing for Audience and Purpose. Due date if applicable Thursday Find a magazine article and respond to it using A.P.P.L.E. Monday 6 November 10 November Thursday Research songs that relate to social issues – explain the social Monday 13 November issues in the songs using Point, Back-up, Discuss. 17 November Thursday Research artists/bands relevant to social issues discussed in Monday 20 November class – list facts on the artists making sure that you write 24 November information in your own words. Thursday To practise writing sections of your Magazine Article in Monday 27 November preparation for assessment. 1 December Thursday Plan notes for assessment on A4 sheet of paper. Monday 4 December 8 December Thursday Complete the SPAG worksheet set by your teacher. Monday 11 December (Spellings/Punctuation/Grammar) 15 December Date
Instructions
Year 9 Homework
Mathematics Teacher in charge of subject: Mr J. Cheeseborough
email: j.cheeseborough@grainville.sch.je
‘Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other’ - Descartes Students have been given a workbook to write in for all of their GCSE homework. They will also be given past papers to complete throughout the course. Students can also access the MyMaths website: www.mymaths.co.uk.
Higher (Sets 1, 2 and 3) Week beginning
15 September 22 September 29 September 06 October 13 October 03 November 10 November 17 November 24 November 01 December
Instructions
Factors and Primes Indices 1 Fractions Decimals and Estimation Percentages 2 Indices 2 Standard Form Algebraic Expressions Arithmetic Sequences Expanding Brackets
Page number
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Foundation (Sets 4 and 5) Date Week beginning
15 September 22 September 29 September 06 October 13 October 03 November 10 November 17 November 24 November 01 December
Instructions
Place Value/Multiplying and Dividing Factors and Multiples Decimals and Estimating Fractions Percent Simplifying Expressions Expanding Sequences Coordinates and Graphs Real life Graphs and Speed
Page number
29/31 37/38 32/34 39/40 41/42 44/45 47 49/50 51/52 53/54
Year 9 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 Mrs Grocott’s group Set 2 Miss Ramsay’s group Set 3 Ms Howell’s group Set 4 Mr Bennett’s group Set 5 Mr Gallagher’s group
Topics in the order in which they are completed. Catastrophe Extinction Nviz Extinction Catastrophe Nviz Nviz Extinction Catastrophe Catastrophe Nviz Extinction Nviz Catastrophe Extinction
Year 9 Homework
Art & 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 8 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 22 Sept
Week beginning 22 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 2 paintings by Andy Warhol. 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 Andy Warhol. 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 29 Sept
Week beginning 29 Sept Week beginning 20 Oct
Week beginning 10 Nov Week beginning 17 Nov
Week beginning 20 Oct Week beginning 10 Nov
Week beginning 17 Nov Week beginning 8 Dec
Year 9 Homework
Design Technology Teacher in charge of subject: Mrs M. Lloyd-Edwards
email: m.lloydedwards@grainville.sch.je
Each group will study the three subjects of food, textiles and technology on a rotation basis. The homework tasks detailed on the following pages will be set for each student in line with their current subject rotation. Please check with your son/daughter which subject they are currently studying. During lessons students are engaged in ‘hands on activities’. Therefore homework is carefully directed and monitored in each area to cover research, factual learning, collation of data and collecting ingredients/fabrics. Homework is either related to previous experiences or in preparation for the next. An enhancement or enrichment of the background knowledge and skills that are covered in our subject Homework can be set to achieve short term weekly goals or it may be set over two or more weeks as a research task. Date
Instructions:
Due:
15 September
Evaluating Products assignment
by October half term
Building Circuits from Basic Components
by Christmas
3 November
Design Technology - Food Teacher in charge of subject: Mrs M. Lloyd-Edwards
email: m.lloydedwards@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. 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 9 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. Task 1 2
3
Instructions Look up natural dyes and identify 3 items from nature that will give a dye that can be used to dye fabric Research project on smart materials and the use of 3D printing in Textiles – 5 weeks.
4
Bring in 60cm wadding and 60cm for the back of the cushion or ÂŁ2 to get fabric from school Complete evaluation sheet
5
Revise for test.
Due date Next lesson 5 weeks
Next lesson
Year 9 Homework
Humanities - Geography Teacher in charge of subject: Miss E. Grant-Pearce
email: egp@grainville.sch.je
Homework is set regularly within the Humanities department, where appropriate. The subjects of Geography, History and RE are studied on a termly rotation of classes. Homework tasks will be set in line with the progress and learning needs of each individual class. As a result there may be occasions when homework is not set until it is appropriate to extend, support and reinforce learning taking place in the classroom.
Students are set tasks in a homework booklet. The tasks are set each week on the day the student has geography and are due to be handed in a week later. The day is shown on the homework timetable depending on their class.
Week beginning 1 Sept – 21 November
24 November to 16 January
19 January to 8 May
11 May to 22 May 1 June to 10 July
Topic Coasts Tasks throughout booklet to include revision for Test week of 6th – 10th October. Energy based project on the topic of Fracking. To include completing a questionnaire students have designed themselves at home and then writing up findings. China Topic to include Population and Energy projects. One key task will be competed as homework – Essay on One Child policy(2nd-9th March). Revision for end of unit test week of 4th May. Revision for KS3 Exams Volcanoes
Year 9 Homework
Humanities - History Teacher in charge of subject: Mrs P. Hobson
email: p.hobson@grainville.sch.je
Homework is set to support the following topics, which are studies in Year 9. Due to the rotation of lessons, not all students will study these topics at the same time. Throughout the year students will also receive spellings and meaning of history key words to learn. This is to extend their knowledge and understanding of key terminology. Homework activities are differentiated for students but follow the general scheme below.
Date or Week or Task no or Topic Topic 1 – WW1 Topic 1 – WW1 Topic 1 – WW1 Topic 1 – WW1 Topic 1 – WW1 Topic 1 – WW1 Topic 2 – Hitler & The Holocaust Topic 2 – Hitler & The Holocaust
Instructions
Due date if applicable
A written assessment of which European country was the strongest in 1914. Causes of WW1 Schlieffen Plan Essay write up. Recruitment Propaganda Poster Letter from the Trenches or Sources Test preparation. Armistice and Remembrance Treaty of Versailles Assessment – Evaluation of it’s purpose Q&A. Treaty of Versailles – Impact on Germany
September 2014 September 2014 September 2014 October 2014 October 2014 November 2014 November 2014 December 2014
Year 9 Homework
Humanities- Religious Education Teacher in charge of subject: Mr M. De Gruchy
email: m.degruchy@grainville.sch.je
Aims of the homework tasks in this subject: Homework is set to support the following topics, which are studied in Year 9. Throughout the year students will also be required to learn both the spellings and meaning of key words in RE (as well as some more general vocabulary), to improve literacy and to serve as a possible introduction to GCSE expectations. Homework activities will by necessity need to be differentiated for students but follow the general scheme below. Topic/Lesson
Description
1 Hindu belief & practice
Design a title page in your books entitled Hinduism, one journey but many pathways. Vocab sheet 1.
2 Hindu belief & practice
Investigate one of the Hindu gods from a given list. Make up a card cut out figure of the god. Then add an acrostic taking each letter of the name of the god as the initial letter of words to describe the god’s personality and attributes. OR Make up a power-point on the topic the gods of Hinduism. Take a copy of the Meaning of symbols sheet. Complete each box to symbolise the title ‘Problem solving.’
22 Sept
4 Hindu game of life
Gather images of people, animals, insects, flowers & Hindu god to affix to the Hindu Snakes and ladders/ or Moksha Chittram game. Draft a set of rules to play the game.
6 Oct
5 Hindu game of life 6 Hindu worship
Describe the Snakes and ladders game. How does it educate a Hindu about the goal of life? Vocab sheet 2 Write a letter to Mrs Gods-a-Joke inviting her to your family’s Hindu worship or puja, explaining what happens at a morning puja & what the rituals stand for. Design and annotate your own shrine poster to Lakshmi. Where is Buddhism found? Using an atlas name and label the map showing the main Buddhist countries. Colour in each country a different colour. Read My Drink & drugs hell & complete the tasks a, b & c. Or Produce a footprint poster of one of the steps of the 8 fold path. Vocab sheet 3 Describe a typical day in the life of Rose. Explain what the Doctor says is really happening.
13 Oct
Complete the bar graph of the Buddhist fortune line. Which moment of his life do you think would be most upsetting for Buddha? Or Write a poem/design a poster called Nothing stays the same. Essay: Christmas is over-commercialised and a source of suffering for many people. To what extent does Buddhism provide a real path to contentment and happiness? Or revise for test on Eastern faiths.
1 Dec
3 Hindu belief & practice
7 Hindu worship 8 Buddhist belief & practice 9 Buddhist belief & practice 10 Buddhist belief & practice 11 Buddhist belief & practice
12 Assessment
Due Week Beg. 15 Sept
29 Sept
20 Oct
3 Nov 10 Nov
17 Nov
24 Nov
8 Dec
Year 9 Homework
ICT Teacher in charge of subject: Mr J. Ponomarenko
email: j.ponomarenko@grainville.sch.je
Date
Instructions
Date due
15 September
Project on computer viruses, the damage they can cause, the different types of virus and the ways of protecting your computer.
24 October
3 November
Complete a project on computer passwords, how to select passwords and the differences between good and bad passwords. Research real life stories of what has happened when passwords have been hacked or have fallen into the wrong hands.
16 December
Music Teacher in charge of subject: Mr M. Goffee-White
Week beginning 15 September
Instructions
email: m.goffeewhite@grainville.sch.je
Due week beginning
Once a term every student in KS3 will be 8 December 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.
Year 9 Homework
Modern Foreign Languages – French Teacher in charge of subject: Miss C. Jackson
email: c.jackson@grainville.sch.je
Students will be issued with a homework booklet each half term; below is a guide to support students in completing the booklet. Sets 1, 2, 3 and 4 Week beginning
Instructions
1 September
Cover exercise book in a French theme. Complete page 3. Complete page 4. Complete page 5. Complete page 6. Complete page 7. Complete page 8. Complete pages 9 and 10. Complete page 13. Complete page 14. Complete page 15. Complete page 16. Complete page 17.
8 September 15 September 22 September 29 September 6 October 13 October 3 November 10 November 17 November 24 November 1 December
Due week beginning
20 October 2014
8 December 2014
Set 5 Week beginning
Instructions
1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September
Cover exercise book with a French theme. Linguascope sheet ‘description du visage’. Linguascope sheet ‘le corps’. Learn the vocabulary of the parts of the body in French. Linguascope sheet ‘les douleurs’. Linguascope sheet ‘le petit déjeuner’. Revision for end of module test. Linguascope sheet ‘les legumes’. Learn the French vocabulary from ‘les légumes’ sheet. Linguascope sheet ‘les fruits’. Learn the present tense of ‘manger’ and ‘boire’. Revision for end of term test.
29 September 6 October 13 October 3 November 10 November 17 November 24 November 1 December
Due week beginning
20 October 2014
8 December 2014
Year 9 Homework