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Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls YEAR 7 COLLEGE CURRICULUM GUIDE

WHERE EDUCATION IS THE PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE . . .

2015-2016

Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls

Year 7 Curriculum Guidance 2015-2016 Mount Carmel Vision Love of Learning Academic Excellence High Expectations Nurturing Confidence Collaborative Community Aim All students should leave Mount Carmel proud of their achievements and contribution to College life having achieved their personal best and been valued members of the College community. This Booklet  Gives individual subject curriculum information. How can Parents Help?  Provide a quiet work space  Take an interest in your daughter’s progress  Give guidance with planning of work  Monitor deadlines (use this booklet)  Check the homework diary  Challenge the quality of work produced.  Discuss any concerns with subject teachers, KS3 Achievement Leader or KS3 Pastoral Manager

Year 7 Team Form Tutors Miss K O’Sullivan Miss A Domfeh Miss F Nwagwu Head of Year 7

7AF 7EB 7RP Miss Brace

Year 7 Pastoral Manager

Ms Snowdon

SLT in Charge of Year 7

Mrs Clarke (Vice Principal)

How to contact us [email protected] http://www.mountcarmel.islington.sch.uk/

Tel: 020 7281 3536

Assessment without Levels From September 2015 national curriculum levels will no longer be used for statutory assessment. This has been replaced with Assessment without Levels. What does this mean? Teachers will now follow a new principle when it comes to assessing student learning. In-school formative assessment (homework, classwork, tests) will help teachers to assess student knowledge and understanding against set assessment criteria to identify areas for improvement. For parents this will provide a broad picture of where your children’s strengths and weaknesses lie and what they need to do to improve. Our new assessment results will form these four basic principles against subject specific assessment objectives.

(E) Emerging – Is emerging at the expected standard for knowledge, understanding and skills. (Low level cognitive demand. Involves following instructions). (D) Developing – Is advancing in the basic expected standard of knowledge, understanding and skills. (Involves mental processing beyond recall. Requires some degree of decision making). (S) Secured knowledge and understanding and development of the skills expected. (Involves problems with multi-steps or more than one possible answer e.g. answers may require justification or related examples). (M) Mastered – Is exceeding the basic standard expected for knowledge, understanding and skills. Is advancing beyond the expected knowledge, understanding and skills. What will the reports show?  Student reports will show either 7M, 7S, 7D, 7E as an overall grade for each subject – 7 indicates the curriculum year group. 

Assessment statements will indicate what is being assessed in each subject.

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Comments of strengths and areas of development will outline how well students are progressing and will highlight areas for development.

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Reports will continue to show attendance, achievement and behaviour points, effort, classwork and behaviour in class.

ART At Mount Carmel we believe that everyone can achieve success in Art because Art skills and techniques can be taught and learnt! The Art Department offers students opportunities to explore and develop their own ideas; to learn about different artists; to experiment with a range of fine art materials and processes; and to create personal responses to themes. Curriculum For the first part of Year 7 the focus is on the ‘key skills’; for example how to draw from observation using a range of mark-making and tonal techniques; how to mix and apply paint, and a range of other key skills and techniques. For the second part of the year students study the work of artists and explore and develop their own ideas to create drawings and paintings which demonstrate connections to these artists and all the skills and techniques they have learnt. Homework Homework is set on alternate lessons so the books can be collected and marked regularly. Tasks range from drawing and shading objects to designing and researching ideas or creating a collage. Homework is marked with a comment and a target which helps students to further improve their work.

Career Options- Studying Art and Design can lead to many opportunities and careers in: Advertising, web design, TV/film direction, design based careers, illustration, fashion design, architecture, furniture design, jewellery design, fine art, textile design, interior design, film stylist, florist, window dressing, make-up artist, packaging or product design, costume and set design, theatre and film backstage artist, painter and decorator, art teaching, animation , photography, landscape architecture and more! Employers are looking for recruits who are innovative and creative, can think of and develop ideas, who can think laterally and work as part of a team- these are skills students will develop through arts subjects. Key words Tone, shading, texture, gradual, contrast, smudging, mark-making, materials, collage, shapes, observation, perspective, threedimensional, painting, realistic, colours, horizon, line, shadow, fade, shade, tint, vanishing point, brush marks. Art and Design teacher Mrs Heath

ART

Curriculum Enrichment Art Club, once a week after college is very popular and regularly attended. Students can use this time to enter art competitions, experiment with different materials, practise techniques and finish class or homework. The Art Department arranges trips to art galleries and museums which relate to the projects being covered.

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Curriculum Students are divided into mixed Design and Technology groups, class sizes are smaller than standard for health and safety reasons. Students in Year 7 visit three different material areas. The different areas of Design and Technology include:  

All completed project work will be allocated a National Curriculum level and a target for improvement. Homework Homework is set weekly and includes research, investigation, designing and development. Individual pieces of homework will be given a written comment and targets for improvement. Curriculum Enrichment Students are encouraged to take part in after college activities such as Cookery Club, Textiles clubs and Workshop sessions. Essential Materials Graphics equipment: ruler 30cm, pencil, rubber, compass, a set of good quality colouring pencils (felt tip pens are not used in Design and Technology) and a fineliner pen. There is a levy of £3 to contribute towards materials for the year. Design and Technology Teachers Ms McKenzie and Ms Nwagwu

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

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Product Design – CAD & CAM: Working with computers & computer controlled machines. Textiles: Working with and investigating different fabrics and materials, construction, printing and surface decoration Food Technology – Gaining knowledge and skills in food and nutrition.

DRAMA The Curriculum In Year 7 students learn how to use a variety of performance skills through work on stimuli from different cultures, times and theatre styles. Cooperation, problem solving, group interaction, speaking and listening and evaluating are all skills, which are developed over the academic year. Some of the topics explored in Year 7 are Horror and Commedia Dell’Arte. Students will begin the year with a couple of lessons where we try to build trust and allow them the opportunity to get to know each other through games and improvisation. Most of the work that students will do in class will be practical, but they may be asked to write a character description or a short script. Along with this, in some lessons, students are asked to complete a Drama Diary entry where they get the chance to reflect on the work that they have done in that lesson. Students will also receive regular homework, but this will not always be written work.

1) Peer Assessment - students will look at each other’s work in lessons and from video recordings. 2) Practical Assessment - students will be given a grade for the performance work that they do from their teacher. 3) Lesson Diary entries – students jot down some thoughts about the lesson they have just had. 4) Homework. 5) End of Unit/Scheme written and performance teacher evaluation. 6) End of Unit/Scheme student written evaluation. 7) Questioning and discussion. Key Words and Phrases Character, Scene, Gesture, Status, Facial Expression, Spontaneous Improvisation, Rehearsed Improvisation, Mime, Still Image/Freeze Frame, Soundscape, Narrator, Physical Theatre, Stanislavski, the 3 P’s, Given Circumstances, Set, Props and Spoken Thoughts. All they need to bring to the subject is enthusiasm and imagination. Drama Teacher Mr C Jackson

DRAMA

Assessment In Drama assessment is carried out in several ways:-

ENGLISH The Curriculum: We believe it’s really important that students are excited and inspired by their English lessons. Each term students will study a different theme. The first half of each term will allow pupils to study a range of inspiring texts, which are all linked to our termly theme. These texts will be from a selection of different: 

eras (e.g. pre 19th century novel extracts and 21st century blog posts)

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contexts (e.g. newspaper articles about London and poems about other countries) and

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formats (e.g. novels, short stories, plays, poetry and online articles).

The second half of each term will require students to study set literature texts in depth. Students will need to use all of the skills they have learnt in the first half of the term to help them study their set text in detail. Winter Term

Summer Term

Identity

Different Worlds

Introduction to Shakespeare

Topic One

Identity

My New World

Shakespeare’s Life

Topic Two

The Tulip Touch by Anne Fine

Dystopian fiction

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Assessment: In the English department, students are responsible for their own learning. We will teach pupils how to assess their own work against success criteria, which are sometimes set by the teacher and sometimes set by the class. Pupils will take part in two different types of assessment: Assessment For Learning (AFL) and Assessment Of Learning (AOL).  AFL: We believe in TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) so students will often work in pairs or groups to peer-assess work. We expect all of our students to be reflective learners and will often ask pupils to self-assess their own work.  AOL: At the start and end of year 7, students will complete a reading and writing assessment in exam conditions. At the end of each topic, pupils will complete a piece of work that will be assessed by their teacher. Pupils will be asked to reflect on their progress after each assessment by considering what they did well and what they could improve. Recommended reading list: It is important that students read a wide range of texts that both challenge and excite them. The following is a list of recommended reads for year 7 pupils: Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials trilogy; Michael Morpurgo ‘Warhorse’; Suzanne Collins ‘The Hunger Games’; Charles Dickens ‘Oliver Twist’; Rick Riordan ‘The Percy Jackson Series’; Anne Frank ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’; Michelle Magorian ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ and Louis Sachar ‘Holes’.

If your daughter enjoys being creative, learning new skills and speaking their mind, then they will enjoy English at Mount Carmel. We look forward to meeting all of our new pupils in September! English teachers Mr Bremner, Mr Jackson and Ms Whiteread

ENGLISH

Autumn Term

COMPUTING / ICT (INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) ICT changes to Computing from September 2014 our new curriculum aims to provide year 7 learners with the relevant knowledge and skills in ICT. To help students to use ICT tools and information sources efficiently and effectively. Students are taught to become independent users of a wide range of software, including word processors, databases, and spreadsheets. This includes developing computational thinking skills needed to express and develop their ideas digitally. Through the use of text based and visual based programming, students will gain an insight into the fundamental principles of computer science. Assessment Assessment will take place at the end of each half time. Students are expected to have completed their work for that term. All students will have been given an opportunity to improve their work during the term. All work submitted will be marked and given appropriate feedback. Homework

Clubs Computing club for key stage 3 will be held on Tuesday at lunchtime. The club is aimed at helping students with their programming projects.

ICT Teacher Ms Persuad

ICT

Homework will be set and marked fortnightly. Homework relates to the work set in class. Students are expected to conduct relevant research; complete tasks set and revise where necessary.

GEOGRAPHY Curriculum At the start of Year 7 all students complete an Induction unit. This unit builds key geographical and map skills which are incorporated into all the geography schemes of work. Following this they will undertake a scheme of work ‘Exploring the UK’ which covers the geography of the UK and migration. This topic is assessed with an ICT based task planning a 5 day tour of the UK. The third topic of the year is ‘Rivers and flooding’ where pupils will explore the journey of a river and case studies of flooding both in the UK and abroad. Finally the year will finish with a unit on Africa, exploring both Physical and Human geographies in this vast continent. Homework Homework consists of a range of different type’s e.g. individual independent learning – library research, writing up extension work from lessons, revision for tests, project work. Students receive one homework per fortnight. Homework is marked fortnightly. Curriculum Enrichment Staff are always available before and after college to support with homework..

Post 16 and Careers Geography is a diverse and academic subject which teaches skills as well as knowledge. Therefore it lends its self well to several career paths. Some popular ones are listed below: Geologist Civil Servant Transport services Conservation

Environmental officer Meteorologist Surveyor HR

Charity Sector and aid work Town planning Finance

Recommended Text and Websites Students are encouraged to use the BBC Bitesize website. http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/ https://www.samlearning.com/ http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/ks3/ks3.html Books: KS3 Geography complete revision and practice by Richard Parsons Geography Dictionary 11-14 by Adam Arnell Atlas Specific Terms & Keywords Physical Human Environmental Precipitation Evaporation Geography Teachers Ms Leach and Ms McGowan

GEOGRAPHY

Field trips around local area and a Trafalgar Square trip during the summer term.

HISTORY What your daughter will learn in History In their first term students will complete an autobiography, a unit that develops skills crucial to the study of History, an investigation into the spread and development of mankind around the globe and an overview of immigration into the British Isles in the last 5,000 years. Students will spend the rest of the year studying the medieval world. Students will have the opportunity to do assessments that test not only their knowledge but their skills. Students will complete an assessment and an examination on the Battle of Hastings and a kinaesthetic assessment on the development of castles. In the final term students will compare the life of women in different social classes in medieval Britain. Students will have ample opportunity to develop their independent learning and research skills. Assessment for Learning

Students are assessed four times. They will, whenever and wherever possible, have a chance to reflect upon their learning and then improve their work through peer marking. The History department will then mark their final pieces. Rewards Students who work well will receive merits. Students who continue to do well over time or produce an excellent piece of work will receive a postcard or telephone call home. Students are expected to get excellent work signed by you (so you can see how well your daughter is doing). Exceptional students will be nominated for ‘Historian of the Month’. They will receive a gift voucher and a mention in assembly. How can you and the history department work together to help develop your daughter’s historical skills? To help develop research and independent learning skills it would be fantastic if students could join their local libraries. History Teachers Mr Davidson and Ms McGowan

HISTORY

The aim of the History department is not only to impart historical knowledge but also to improve the capacity of each and every student to improve their own learning skills and to do so in partnership with their peers and teacher.

MATHEMATICS Curriculum Students are set into ability groups and are taught in line with the Key Stage 3 Framework for Teaching Mathematics. This includes mental arithmetic, number, algebra, measure, shape and space, data handling and problem solving. Resources are drawn from a wide variety and include textbooks, worksheets and ICT activities. Each Maths room is also equipped with an interactive whiteboard and accompanying software. There is also a set of dedicated maths laptops computers which can be brought into classes. These are used on a regular basis. Homework

Clubs There is a weekly Maths Club held on Monday lunch times and Tuesday after school for students to catch up or complete their homework, to get help with any topics they have found challenging or to do extra work. Recommended Text For class work students will be provided with resources, including textbooks at the appropriate level. Homework is set from either the active Learn website to which we subscribe, or worksheets may be given. If you wish to purchase additional texts, see your daughter’s teacher. Each student will need her own calculator (preferably a scientific one), compass and angle measurer. Maths at Home Parents can help by practising multiplication tables and asking for the answers to simple sums. You could also try to: 

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Read through their mathematics books when they came home. talk about pocket money and what your child could buy with it get your child to weigh the fruit and vegetables at the shops measure your child’s height over time, and ask them to record how much they’ve grown

Maths Teacher Mr Love and Mr Gray

MATHEMATICS

Homework is given twice a week. Each piece of homework should take half an hour to an hour complete. Sometimes there will be one, longer homework given instead. Homework may be set from the Active Learn website. Your daughters will be given an individual login and password to the site where she can access her assignments as well as revise and practice the work from her Maths lessons.

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Curriculum Spanish or French is taught to all Year 7 students. Work is based around Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing in Spanish and French. During Year 7, students will follow either the ‘Expo’ course for French or the ‘Mira’ course for Spanish and cover the following topics: Personal introductions and family Accommodation Pets and colours Hobbies House and home town Daily routine French/Spanish speaking world

We are also fortunate to have a Spanish and French assistant to help the students with their oral work. Students are encouraged to have pen friends and any activity related to their learning of Spanish/French and about Spanish/French speaking countries, their people and way of life. We have set up an “eTwinning” project with Spain and France to support this. Homework Homework is absolutely vital to your daughter’s progress in this subject and must be done conscientiously. One piece of homework is set per week. All books are marked on a regular basis according to Department Marking Policy and are returned to the students by the next lesson. Curriculum Enrichment The Department encourages reading and has access to a wide variety of books. The Library also has an increasing stock of easy read books and magazines. Every two years there is a trip to Spain or France. Recommended Text Books Any good pocket Bilingual Dictionary such as Collins is highly recommended as although the Department has a good stock for class use, all students will need to use one at home to help them with their homework. KS3 Spanish/French vocabulary books, including all the vocabulary covered in Years 7 to 9 is also a good investment. MFL Teachers Mr Kaddouri and Ms Piraino

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MUSIC Curriculum Music lessons in year 7 are very practical with an emphasis on making music. Students learn the elements of music and basic notation but focus mainly on learning the instrument that they have been given through the MiSST project. We also follow the ‘Singing for Success’ programme which develops students’ vocal skills through ensemble singing. Year 7 students are expected to rehearse with the Mount Carmel MiSST orchestra from January and there will be an opportunity for extra support twice a week from 8am. Last year the year 7 students made incredible progress and they were invited to perform at several events in the community. In May of 2015 our students performed at the Barbican alongside world famous violinist Nicola Benedetti. Clubs Lunchtime clubs: Keyboard Club, general Music Club, Choir and Band Rehearsals.

Other clubs may be run depending on concert requirements at different times of the year. Curriculum Enrichment There is an Arts Evening once a year and a Carol Concert at Christmas. There are other opportunities during the college year for performing in assemblies, services and other concerts. There is a biannual musical in collaboration with the Drama and Art Departments. Instrumental Lessons For individual instrumental lessons priority is given to GCSE students although we cater for many key stages 3 students on a first come first serve basis. The College currently offers piano, drums, guitar, bass guitar, singing and woodwind lessons. Please inform Ms McDaid, as soon as possible, if you wish to have lessons. Music Teacher Ms McDaid

MUSIC

We have a wonderful choir at Mount Carmel with over 70 students attending regularly. We meet at least once a week after school, although coming up to performances there are always extra rehearsals. 2015 has been an incredibly busy year for the girls in the choir. They have performed for all the school Masses and many assemblies as well as fundraising events for Marie Curie. An annual trip is organised to thank the girls for their commitment to the music department; last year we went bowling at East Finchley.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION Curriculum The Physical Education curriculum is designed to inspire all pupils to participate and succeed in a wide range of physical activities. It is a compulsory subject for all students. In year 7, students have one double lesson each week and study a broad range of topics within the key concepts of: - competence, - performance, - creativity and - healthy, active lifestyles. Students in year 7 cover a broad range of activities in PE including: outwitting opponents in games (e.g. Netball, Football, Rounders & Volleyball); accurate replication of actions in gymnastics; exploring and communicating ideas in dance; performing at maximum levels in athletics; solving problems / challenges in swimming, lifesaving & outdoor activities exercising safely and effectively to improve health, wellbeing and fitness.

Students also develop their sports leadership skills i.e. communication, teamwork and problem solving. ** All students must bring their correct PE kit to every lesson ** If a student is ill or injured, she must bring a doctor’s note and her kit as she will still be expected to play an active role in the lesson (e.g. leader, scorer, coach or official). Any pupil who fails to bring kit will be loaned kit and receive a behaviour point. Repeated failure to bring PE kit / refusal to wear loaned kit will result in a PE detention and if appropriate, referral to Head of Year and / or Senior Management. Homework Homework is set each half term and includes: setting targets, researching rules, designing posters, leaning names of relevant muscles and bones. It may also include use of SAM learning. Clubs A wide range of PE clubs take place from 3.30 – 4.30pm including Netball, Football, Fitness, Boxing, Dance, Rounder’s, and Basketball; all students are encouraged to attend. Students take part in inter-form competitions each term. They are also given the opportunity to represent the school and borough in various competitions throughout the year and may be selected to represent Islington at the London Youth Games. There is a whole college Sports Day during the summer term which all students are expected to take part. PE Teachers Ms Quirke

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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PERSONAL, SOCIAL and HEALTH EDUCATION What is the subject? The PSHCE course aims to prepare and guide students as they embark on life’s journey. The course of study involves topics such media, growing up, healthy relationships, healthy lifestyles and study skills which enables progression of learning to occur throughout the student’s school life at Mount Carmel. Curriculum The Year 7 programme helps students to:        

Settle into college. Understand their identity; what they have achieved, how they are changing, how they feel about the progress they are making and their future. Know their rights and responsibilities. Become a good citizen and understand global issues. Understand how the media and celebrities influence us. Identify problems with relationships. Develop personal wellbeing. Manage economic wellbeing.

The personal development programme is to help our students make the most of themselves and their opportunities. It helps them to recognise the units between living, learning and earning and builds their self-help, key skills and other employability skills. This course will also encourage the students to become ‘active’ citizens. There are six strands to the PSHCE curriculum:      

Identity, Society & Equality Health, Emotional Health and Wellbeing Financial Capability Work Related Learning, Enterprise and Careers Education Sex & Relationship Education (SRE) Drug Education

PSHE Teacher Mr Pantelides

PSHE

Homework For homework students may be asked to continue with project work, research a topic or complete class work.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Religious Education encourages and develops critical thinking, challenging us to think more about our spiritual lives, our values, and our behaviour. It prepares us for life in a pluralist society and deals with the Ultimate questions. Opening minds and equipping students with knowledge, the ability to debate contemporary ethical issues and to be engaged in evaluative and analytical processes is central to our work. Religious Education provides the students with opportunities to practice the skills involved in making decisions about moral problems, decisions which will impact upon their adult lives. The course is not designed to make students religious; it is about enabling them to think for themselves about religious and moral issues. It prepares them for life.

Homework One homework a week Curriculum Enrichment Liturgy Groups Debate Club RE ICT Club Useful resources www.biblegateway, www.BBCSchools /Religion www.TERE Keywords God, Christian, disciple, omnipotent, almighty, benevolent, omniscient, apostle RE Teachers Ms Domfeh, Ms Petrica and Ms Eghan

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Curriculum Students will look at Christian stories and their meanings, the Nativity, the person of Jesus and his mission, the Pentecost and the spread of Christianity. In addition with the study of other faiths.

SCIENCE Curriculum Our first year 7 teaching unit is called 'What is Science?' It introduces pupils to essential scientific skills that are then continually being developed. Some of these skills are working safely, making observations, recording, presenting, researching, analysing, evaluating, etc. It also aims to develop an appreciation of the developing nature of Science and the contribution of people from all backgrounds. The rest of the KS3 curriculum is delivered using a range of characters that put science into context. Everything we study is related to an 'everyday' situation for our characters. In year 7 the characters are: Bobbi Builder, Charlotte Chef, Doctor Daisy, Alien Al, Explorer Laura and Pirate Paulie. Every lesson is designed to develop scientific skills whilst learning about scientific content. Investigative work forms a major part of our lessons. Biology, Chemistry and Physics content is combined in each scheme of work.

The other units of work have a balance of Biology, Chemistry and Physics themes which aim to develop pupils’ investigative and analytical skills. Homework Homework is set twice a week and relates directly to the National Curriculum. Students may be required to write up experiments they have carried out in the lesson, fill in homework sheets, research, revise for tests, or carry out specific Science literacy tasks. We provide every year 7 student with a Collins KS3 Revision and Workbook which can be used to support homework and revision. This book also includes worksheet pages which will be set as homework. Comments for improvements are made, or successes are highlighted. If homework has not been completed a detention is set by the class teacher. If homework has still not been completed after the detention a letter is sent home. Clubs A club is run every day in Lab 4, Year 7 students should attend for support with homework and revision Science Teacher Ms Manoharan and Ms O’Sullivan

SCIENCE

Some scientific content which is covered by these characters are: Bobbie Builder (Materials, Forces, Expansions, Electricity, Heat Transfer, Eco – Awareness and State Change). Charlotte Chef (Chemical Reactions, Acids & Alkalis, Resistance, Fuels, Metals and Solubility). Doctor Daisy (Organs, Reactivity, Variation, Microbes and Energy). Alien Al: Habitats, Adaptations, Forces, Earth’s Atmosphere, Photosynthesis and the Solar System. Explorer Laura: (Classification, Energy Supplies, Food Chains/Webs and Rocks). Pirate Paulie: (Reacting metals, Density, Forces and Stars).

Don’t let children struggle for longer than the recommended time - if they have done half an hour and only answered half the questions, let them stop. (If they are worried about the consequences, write a note on the homework, confirming that the correct amount of time was spent on the task).

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If children are stuck – either because they don’t understand the task they have written down, or because they “can’t do it” offer support but don’t “do it for them”.

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Encourage your child to check in the lesson if they haven’t understood what the task means – it’s too late by the time they get home.

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Encourage them to write down exactly what the teacher says (not “finish stuff in book” – they’ll have forgotten what “stuff” by the time they get home). If you and your child really cannot work out what has to be done, try ringing a friend in the same group, or, as a last resort, write a note to the teacher asking for clarification and explaining that the homework will be done as soon as possible.

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If there is a problem with the level of work, it is important that the teacher knows this. If the work is consistently - too difficult or too easy, it is important to let the teacher know.

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Check that your child has given homework in and, if they have not, check why (they may have had a supply teacher) and encourage them to write in their planner when they will give it in.

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Take an interest in marks and comments on the homework your child gets back - celebrate success and give the clear message that homework is valuable and important.

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If your child is consistently not getting homework when they should (according to the homework timetable), do contact the school.

HELPING WITH HOMEWORK

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Maths D&T Science Art Drama

English French English Music

RE Science Geography Maths History

Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading

Review Review Review Review Review

7RP Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Maths RE Science Maths History

English Spanish English Drama Art

DT Science

Reading Reading Reading Spanish Reading

Review Review Review Review Review

7EB Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Maths RE Science Maths Drama

English Science English Music Spanish

Geography

Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading

Review Review Review Review Review

Music Geography

DT Art History

PSHE = Personal, Social, and Health Education DT = Design and Technology *These subjects are on a carousel. If your daughter is studying Drama now, she will study Music at that time from February. If she studies ICT now she will study PSHE at that time from February. Your daughter should spend approximately 1 hour on her homework per night – 30 minutes for each subject. However this is just a guide and will vary slightly as one night she may have a brief homework in one subject but then a longer pierce over 2 weeks for another. It is vital that your daughter plans her time carefully and does not leave homework until the night before it is due. It is good practice for her to complete her homework on the night it is given when the topic will be fresh in her mind. This also leaves time for her to ask for help if she is having difficulty with it. As good literacy is a crucial part of GCSE success we have included 30 minutes private reading (fiction or non- fiction e.g. a novel or a newspaper) on a number of days. Please ensure your daughter does this as it will help her develop her vocabulary and literacy across a range of subjects. If you have any concerns about your daughter’s homework please do not hesitate to contact the KS3 Pastoral Team at the College

HOMEWORK TIMETABLE

7AF Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Breakfast club ** 7.45 - 8:40am ** Tuesday Dance Drama room

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Thursday Sport Gym #2

Location: Hall Cost: FREE All welcome! 

See Ms Quirke for more info

LRC FRONTER REVISION ROOM MONDAY – THURSDAY 7.30AM – 5.30PM

http://www.gcseguide.co.uk/

Practice is the BEST THING

FRIDAY 7.30AM – 4.30PM

in maths.

http://studymaths.co.uk/ FEELING STRESSED?

www.youngminds.org.uk/exam_stress for some good advice and links to other useful sites.

HEALTH & WELL BEING Checkout the YoungMinds website:

http://www.youngminds.org.uk Looking after you! No Health without Mental Health. Lots of tips on how to Self-Care and be Self-Aware.

Check out these fantastic sites for general tips. There are some good games to keep you at it when the going gets tough! New and improved and available to all Mount Carmel students. Centre ID: N19MC Username: DOB+INITIALS Password: DOB+INTIALS

Remember- there’s loads of stuff out there. The most useful stuff ‘s what you’ve done with your teacher already, so get out those exercise books and read through your notes! READ>COVER>WRITE

KEYWORDS/IDEAS (or repeat aloud) >CHECK Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve. Mary Kay Ash

Lunch

Department

Description

Group

Tutor

Venue

Time

Music RE

Guitar Club Prayer Room

Years 7-11 Years 7-11

Ms McDaid

Music Prayer Room

8.00-8.30 From 8am

Music Maths

Performance Rehearsals KS3 Fun club

Years 7-11 KS3

Ms McDaid Mrs McKenzie

Music Maths 3

12.35-1.05 12.35-1.05

Learning Support

Year 7 Homework Club

Year 7

Ms Kelly

LS2

12.55-1.20

English

KS3

Mr Bremner

E3

3.15-4.15

Music

KS3 Booster - Struggling with where to use an apostrophe? Getting your synonyms and syllables mixed up? Join KS3 club and boost your way to your target grades. Choir

Years 7-11

Ms McDaid

Music dept.

3.10-4.10

Science

KS3 Homework Club

Years 7 & 8

Ms Ahmed

Lab 4

3.15-4.15

MFL RE

KS3/4 Homework/coursework club Drop in Sessions

Years 7-11 Years 7-11

Ms Piraino and Mr Kaddouri Ms Eghan

MFl1

3.15-4.15 3.15-4.15

Music

Choir

Years 7-11

Ms McDaid

Music dept.

8.00-8.30

RE

Prayer Room

Years 7-11

Ms Kerrigan

Prayer Room (GG2)

From 8am

RE

Debate Club

KS3

Ms Kerrigan

Drama

Shakespeare School

Years 7-11

Mr Jackson

Drama Studio

3.40-5.00

MFL

KS3/4 Homework/coursework club

Years 7-11

Ms Piraino and Mr Kaddouri

MFl1

3.15-4.15

LRC Maths RE

Reading for Pleasure Book Club Study Club Drop in Sessions

Year 7 KS3 & Yr 10 Years 7-11

Ms. Collins Mr Love Ms Eghan

LRC

3.15-4.30

RE

Community Worship

Staff and Pupils

Ms Eghan

Prayer Room (GG2)

8.15-8.30

Learning Support RE

Games Club RE/ICT Club

Years 7&8 Years 7-11

Ms Kelly Ms Domfeh

GG1

12.55-1.15

12.55-1.15

Lunch Before College Lunch

WEDNESDAY

After College

TUESDAY

Before College

After College

MONDAY

Before College

Lunchtime and After College Activities Autumn Term 2015 - 2016

3.15-4.30

Lunch

Years 7 & 8

Ms Kelly

LS1

12.55-1.20

Art Drama RE

Art Club KS3 Club (After Oct. half term) Drop in sessions

Years 7-11 Years 7-11 Years 7-11

Mrs Heath Mr Jackson Ms Eghan

Art 1 Drama Studio

3.10-4.30 3.40-5.00 3.15-4.30

English

Slam Poetry

All years

Ms Mensah

E5

12.50-1.15

Geography

KS3 Geography Club

Years 7-9

Ms Leach and Ms McGowan

GG2

1.00-1.20

LRC

Ghanaian Partnership Penpal Club

Years 7-11

Ms. Collins and Ms Domfeh

LRC

12.50-1.10

English

Years 7-11

Mr Bremner

E2

3.15-4.15

Drama

Debate Club - Are you interested in discussing and deliberating the big questions in life? Join Mr Bremner’s debate club for an opportunity to speak your mind. There will also be opportunities to compete in nationwide and regional debate competitions. Shakespeare School

Years 7-11

Mr Jackson

Drama Studio

3.30-5.00

RE

Drop in Sessions

Years 7-11

Ms Eghan

Music RE

Assembly Rehearsals Prayer Room

Years 7-11 Years 7-11

Ms. McDaid

Music dept.

English

Film Club - Watch and discuss an array of fantastic films in the new Mount Carmel film club. In collaboration with ‘In To Film’ The English Department and LRC invite you to review, critique and debate a collection of short films.

Years 7-11

Mr Jackson/Ms Collins

LRC

Music

Choir

Years 7-11

Ms. McDaid

Music dept.

3.15-4.15

Science

KS3 Homework Club

Years 7 & 8

Ms Ahmed

Lab 4

3.15-4.15

After College

Games Club

After College

Lunch

Before college

THURSDAY FRIDAY

Learning Support

And Don’t Forget The LRC is Open Every Day

3.15-4.30 8.00-8.30 From 8am

12.45 – 1.15

Lunch Time Clubs

Friday

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

Activity

Location

Teacher

Time

Football

MUGA

LEE

12.35 – 1.15pm

Netball

MUGA

RUBY

12.35 – 1.15pm

Tag Rugby

MUGA

SEAN

12.35 – 1.15pm

Basketball

MUGA

Miss Munro

12.35 – 1.15pm

Tennis

MUGA

RYAN

12.35 – 1.15pm

After School Clubs

Friday

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

Activity

Location

Teacher

Time

Dance

Gym #1

Cynthia

3.30 – 4.30pm

Badminton

Gym 2

Shaz

Rowing

Gym 1

Steven

3.304.30pm

Gymnastics

Gym

Rochelle

3.30 – 4.30pm

Netball

MUGA

Miss Brace

3.304.30pm

PE detentions

Gym 1

Ms Quirke

3.30 – 4.30pm

*MISST orchestra until 4pm*

Football

** All students welcome! Please collect a letter from the PE department *

We are now using the new, college wide, parental reporting system with Parent Comms. It is imperative that all parents/carers register with this new system as it is now the primary system used for communication between home and college. If you fail to sign up to parent comms you will miss out on vital college information. The system is free to use for parents/carers and there is a free mobile App available for download.

The registration process takes just 5 minutes; you will need to have your mobile phone (the one registered with the college office) in order to receive the security pin and finalise registration. Once registered, you can start using the programme straight away. Don’t forget to download the free App from your mobile App Store.

Please take the time to register your account with parent comms if you haven’t already done so; all parents and carers must be registered. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the College office on 020 7281 3536 or via email to [email protected].

PARENT COMMS

Once registered, parents will be able to sign into their parent comms account at any time to view attendance, behaviour and achievements. School reports will be uploaded here for you to view at any time as well as other resources and documentation. If you have more than one child at the college you will be able to register all children to one account. Our messaging service will be provided through Parent Comms which will be facilitated through the mobile phone App.

Fronter VLE The VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) is a web based login platform that allows both staff and students to access a number of educational resources produced by staff at Mount Carmel. Fronter allows students to upload their work and keep backup copies whilst teachers can set up homework and use Fronter for teaching and learning within their lessons

HOMEWORK TI

A Student E-mail is provided by London Grid for Learning, a link for this can also be found on the schools website. Your form teacher will issue you with a username and password for your e-mail account.

Your E-mail will be: [email protected]

HELPING WIWORK Student Learning Resource To help students retain the information they learn in lessons, Please encourage them to revise all subjects with Sam Learning, a web based resource which can be accessed anywhere there is internet access. Centre ID: N19MC Username: DOB+INITIALS Password: DOB+INITIALS

LEARNING RESOURCES

Student Email