Key Stage 4
Autumn Term 2014
4D
Ms D’Aguiar
English
Teacher: Mrs Richards
Topic: Classic Texts– Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Skills students will be developing:
 Fine motor skills and handwriting.
 Reading skills, including comprehension.
 Speaking and listening skills, including role play and discussion.
 Imaginative writing.
 Working as part of a group / in pairs / turn-taking.
Brief description of activities:
 Learning about the life of Charles Dickens: when and where he lived, what he did.
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Learning about the rich poor divide and the Victorian workhouse.
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Reading a simplified version of ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens.
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Creating character profiles of Oliver, Fagin, Mr Bumble.
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Dramatising sections of the story.
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Making gruel.
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Ordering events in the story.
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Responding imaginatively to the story through monologues, wanted poster, missing
person poster.
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Answering comprehension questions related to the story.
Subject vocabulary:
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Charles Dickens, author, fiction, story, Oliver, orphan, gruel, workhouse, cruel, cruelty,
kindness, city, pickpocket, apprentice.
Maths
Skills students will be developing:
 Students will develop their numeracy skills including number sequencing, counting and
counting out amounts, addition and subtraction and fractions.
 Students will develop their awareness of time and ability to sequence activities and
routines
 Students will develop skills to repeat and continue a repeating pattern
 Students will sort and compare objects by height and length
Brief Description of Activities:
Our topics this term are number, time, measurement and pattern
 In the first half of term students will have weekly sessions focusing on individually
differentiated numeracy work.
 A weekly session on developing understanding of time in the first half of the term where
students will sequence activities and daily routines.
 In the second half of term student will have a weekly session continuing on developing
numeracy skills.
 In the second half of term students will have a weekly session comparing a range of
objects using terms big, little, short, tall and long.
 Students will use a range of objects to copy and continue repeating patterns
Subject vocabulary:
 First, next, last, long, short, tall, big, little, more, less, one, lots, pattern, time, clock,
before, after, numbers and colours
ICT
Topic: Multimedia Documents
Skills students will be developing:
 Creating PowerPoint Presentation for a given audience
 Website Design
 Game Making using Game Maker/Scratch
Brief description of activities:
 Creating documents for a given audience using a range of tools to enhance their
presentation and presenting it to their peer group
 Creating a website on a topic of their choice following a web design. Students will use a
range of features such as inserting hyperlinks, creating buttons, inserting images,
inserting video (if applicable) and using a range of formatting techniques to enhance the
overall appearance of the website.
 Students will be given the opportunity to create a game using either Game Maker or
Scratch. Students will be shown how to create sprites (characters), objects and events
to make their games.
Subject vocabulary:
 Scratch, Game Maker, Objects, Sprites, Events, Actions, grid, animations, images,
formatting, buttons, plans, effects, hyperlinks, audience.
Science
Materials (Colours/smells & fibres)
Skills students will be developing:
 Developing an understanding of the different properties of materials
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Developing ways to investigate different materials
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Use of keywords to describe scientific phenomenon.
Brief Description of Activities:
 Investigating different objects and using keywords to describe them.
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Students will make their own paint from ingredients
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Students will make their own perfume from ingredients
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Students will look at a range of fabrics and investigate the properties
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Students will build a house from different materials and test for strength
Subject vocabulary:
 Paint, pigment, waterproof, perfume, ingredients, Materials, waterproof, stretchy,
strong, shiny, hard, soft, transparent, wood, plastic, metal, cotton, nylon, wool.
PSHE/C
Topic: Healthy Lifestyles/Emotions
Teacher: Ms C. De Aguiar
Skills students will be developing:
 The skill to recognise the characteristics of certain emotions/feelings in themselves and
others.
 The difference between positive and negative emotions/feelings.
 Strategies to cope when they or people around them feel a negative emotion.
Brief Description of Activities:
Students will participate in;
 Use images/videos to identify emotions and explain reasons and causes of emotions.
 Using images/videos/role to demonstrate how people might communicate emotions;
inappropriate and appropriate methods of communicating emotions.
 Engage in games and role play to demonstrate ways people display emotions/feelings.
 Use role-play and visuals to developing coping strategies; what should I do when I
feel.....?
Subject vocabulary:
 Emotions, feelings positive, negative, natural, rational, irrational, emotional intelligence
and strategy.
R.E.
Belonging
Teacher: Miss McKenzie
Skills students will be developing:
 An understanding of what groups they belong to.
 Students will recognise that ‘belonging’ is a positive feeling.
 An understanding of baptismal rites.
 An understanding of how Christian’s are welcomed into God’s family.
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Brief Description of Activities:
Students will;
 Create a family tree to find where they belong.
 Sequence the Journey of life.
 Role play and learn the steps of a Baptism.
 Role play and learn the steps of a Confirmation.
Subject vocabulary:
 Family, Life, Belong, Baptism, Confirmation.
P.E.
P.E.: Touch Rugby Skills/ Swimming/ Cycling
Teacher: Ms Donaldson OT Support: Julia Beech
Skills students will be developing:
 Ability to play and interact with the group and be part of a team.
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Ability to wait, share and take turns.
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Explore and use basic ball skills individually and in combination.
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Water confidence and safety in the pool.
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Stroke technique on front and back.
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An ability to recognise and describe how their bodies feel during exercise.
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An ability to recognise good performance.
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Learning rules to use the cycle track safely.
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Increase confidence on a bike/tricycle relevant to their individual levels.
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Begin to learn to use cycle safely with consideration of others.
Brief description of activities:
 Individual, partner, group ball control, dribbling, passing, shooting practices.
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Passing skill practices in pairs and small groups.
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Relays, competitions to develop speed and control.
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Conditioned games to help learn the rules of football leading to basic games.
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Water confidence activities
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Activities to develop the use arms + legs to propel themselves.
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Work on technique to on their front + back developing correct strokes.
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Basic bike related activities to improve skills such as steering, pedalling, braking.
Subject vocabulary:
 key words associated with touch rugby e.g. team, try, pass, kick, tackle.
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key words associated with fitness, e.g. heart, lungs, endurance, speed, flexibility,
strength, reaction time.
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Key words associated with cycling e.g. pedal, brake, helmet, steering.
Textiles
Teacher: Claudette De Aguiar
Skills students will be developing:
 Show awareness of the vocational area.
 Interact with others in an appropriate way.
 Show a development in textile skills.
Brief Description of Activities:
 Experiencing design.
 Identify appropriate equipment for set tasks; recognise basic tools and fabric
requirements for each project
 Demonstrate awareness of correct (safe) use of equipment, for example, scissors,
templates, fabrics, needles, sewing machine, pins.
 Communicate with peers and tutors.
 Demonstrate ability to work effectively individually or with a partner
 Identify suitable fabrics and threads.
 Identify equipment to be used.
 Identify appropriate decorative techniques used in textiles.
Subject vocabulary:
 Sew, needle, sewing machine, tack, scissors, thread, and tape measure, calico.
Projects:
 P.E. Bags, pencil case, Christmas ornaments.
ASDAN – Mini Enterprise
Introduction to Enterprise
Teacher: Anushka Arora
Skills students will be developing:
 Awareness of the world of work
 Knowledge of jobs performed in a small enterprise
 Research and vote for enterprise name
 Creativity skills for advertising
 Demonstrate at least 2 jobs performed in a small enterprise
 Communication skills with peers and staff
 Working in a Team.
Brief description of activities:
 Design posters for advertising
 Research names for our enterprise
 Identify skills required to work in an enterprise
 Take part in role plays to become familiar with jobs in an enterprise
 Keep a record of appointment on a weekly basis
 Greet and welcome customers
 Demonstrate appropriate use of products
 Make products ready for Sale event.
Subject vocabulary:
Enterprise, skills, jobs, world of work, posters, advertise, appointment, services, products, meet
and greet.
Social Skills
Social Skills Therapy Sessions
Speech & Language Therapists: Caroline Lacey and Neera Kavia
Speech & Language Therapy Assistant: Reshma George
Skills students will be developing:
 Awareness of emotions
 Attention and Listening skills
 Vocabulary related to Interacting with peers and adults within School Environment
 Social interaction with peers
 Functional Communication Skills (from smiLE Therapy programme)
 Social Communication skills from Talkabout Social Commnication Skills package (A. Kelly)
Brief description of activities:
 Observing and taking part in role plays to do with appropriate interactions within a
School Environment
 Interactive White Board activities including watching videos
 Videoing students and evaluations by students
Vocabulary: Different greetings and conversation openers, vocabulary to do with feelings and
emotions.
GEARZ
School and VBC Link Course
Vocational Co-ordinator: Netta Hill
GEARZ (SKIDZ) is based at West Drayton Youth Centre and offers our students
opportunities in developing skills and understanding in the maintenance aspects of the
motor vehicle trade, these include; health and safety in the work place, basic motor
mechanics, safe use of tools and equipment and basic valeting.
Along with the development of work based skills students are given the opportunity in
acquiring the skills necessary for moving away from the school environment and
encouraged to take more responsibility and learn new routines.
Students who attend this link course will be working with specialist tutors and
supported by Pield Heath Staff.
Students will also be given the opportunity in gaining some accreditation.
Subject vocabulary:
Workshop, Health and Safety, Team Work, Lockers, Overalls, Boots, Axel Stand, Jack,
Torque, Wrench, Bonnet, Boot, Torch, Engine