ART
In the Art room this week Y8 have investigated the work of the artist Brno Del Zou, analysing the way this style of working can communicate self image and emotional expression. The students made these photomontages in response. The students are now using the photomontages as inspiration for their drawings. They are concentrating hard to transfer all the skills they have developed in the earlier drawing tasks to make an A3 final piece that really shows off their technical drawing ability.
PHYSICS
Well done to all our Y11,12 and 13 students. They have put a lot effort into their Mock exams. The senior students had a busy testing week. The students were either fully engaged in their gruelling exams or making use of their study sessions to prepare for their exams. I am very impressed with the results in physics. It is a good indication of their progress.
The year 10 continued with the unit Work, Energy and Power and have shown a lot of improvement in their analytical skills. Keep up the good work. The year 9 science students also showed a lot of enthusiasm as they learnt how to balance and make up names of compounds.
The year 7 have started learning practical and investigative skills. They are an eager bunch who want to improve all the time. They will continue with their experiment on density and learn more about investigative procedure.
HUMANITIES
In Humanities this week KS3 students have been working hard on a project designed to consolidate their learning from term one. The projects include designing a country, using map skills; considering location, such as longitude and latitude, thinking about the climate of the country and whether there are natural disasters, the vegetation that might exist and the culture of the country. Students are then required to consider how human beings might impact on the environment of their country. In addition, KS4 have continued their GCSE studies, with Year 10 consolidating their knowledge on water and energy and Year 11 sitting their mock examination, the results of which will be available in January.
MATH
This week Year 11, 12 and 13 students have been busy doing their IGCSE and A-level mock exams. They have been given exam style past papers with questions on topics covered over the last term. The results will be given to them by the end of next week. Year 9 students have started topic Statistics and have learnt about types of data, how it is collected and represented. They have been calculating averages, constructing cumulative frequency tables and histograms.
DRAMA
The students have begun filming their Celebration Films in drama this week. They have been learning how to use the cameras, working on framing, getting close ups and acting. Some students have taken on the role of director and have been working with their classmates on positioning, settings, and of course scripts. It has been wonderful to see all everyone in class taking on different roles to help ensure the success of their films. They are just beginning and will continue to work into the new year.
ENGLISH
This week Years 11, 12 and 13 have been working very hard sitting mock exams and undertaking independent study. These exams will give teachers a good indication of what grades students are likely to achieve in English but importantly diagnose the areas where students need help. Year 9 have been studying a play called Blood Brothers and students have been focusing on characterisation and theme of nature versus nurture. Meanwhile year 10 students have been studying Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol.
MUSIC
In the Secondary school Year 9 have discovered “New direction in Music”. Year 8 have composed different notations for “Frère Jacque” song. Year 7 have practiced with Christmas songs and have been learning ‘’Sharps and flats’’ in music notation.
ICT
Years 11,12 and 13 have been participating in their Mock exams this week.
Year 10 have continued exploring Hardware, Software and Types of Computer Systems. They all really enjoyed doing the research and presented their ideas.
Year 9 were working on Computer Hardware and naming each part.
Year 8 have started doing some coding using HTML
Year 7 have came up with ideas for there website and beginning code using Notepad
FRENCH
We first tried to count with our fingers, then we listened to a very funny song and we did some crosswords. To finish our learning lesson, we played bingo and of course did a test. It was a very interesting and funny week.
RUSSIAN
In Russian Year 9 students have finished the difficult topic "Suffixes of Present Participles" and did a test. The students have been working extremely hard and have received high grades. I am extremely pleased with the results. Keep it up, Year 9!
In Russian Daniil and Maria have been busy revising their previous Exam Reading questions and Comparative essays, because Y11 students were getting ready to sit for their first MOCK exam this week. I hope the students passed the exam and they will get high grades.
