Topics for First Term Exam 2015-2016 Year 4 English Reading • • • • • • Use a range of strategies to read for meaning. Understand, describe, select or retrieve information from texts. Deduce, infer or interpret information from the text. Identify and comment on the structure and organisation of texts. Explain and comment on author’s use of language, word and sentence level. Identify and comment on author’s purpose and viewpoint. Writing • Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts. • Produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purpose. • Organize and present whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring information, ideas and events. • Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and between paragraphs. • Use accurate grammar and punctuation in phrases, clauses and sentences. • Select appropriate and effective vocabulary. • Use correct spelling. • Write a narrative using powerful adverbs and adjectives to describe characters and setting. • Present information in the form a leaflet. Maths Grammar • Word Classes • Nouns – pronouns, proper nouns, common nouns • The endings -tion, -sion, -ssion and –cian • Adding suffixes with vowels to words of more than one syllable • Parts of speech • Prefixes (in-, ir-, im-, il-, dis, mis, sub- super-) • Conjunctions • Prepositions • Articles (a, an, the) • Adjectives • Adverbs • Verbs • Contractions • Punctuation [capital letter, full stops, question marks, commas, inverted commas for direct speech] • Types of sentence –command, question, statement Units: 1, 2, 3, Pages: 4-39 Text book: 4A Revise all the unit related skills from the note book, text book and worksheets provided. 1 Unit: Living Things in their Habitat Unit: Keeping Warm Unit: Space Science إلى المدرسة ) 1/ Lesson ( 1 ) Text book, pages (36-40 All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. في الغابة ) 2/ Lesson ( 7 ) Text book, pages (42-46 All work done in the notebook and worksheets. /1/صديقنا عامل النظافة Science Arabic Advance Arabic /2النفايات اإللكترونية /3لوحة االتحاد /4تنوين النصب ) ( 4-3 /5الجملة االسمية ) ( 5-4 /6الجملة الفعلية ) ( 1 التعبير أھمية حماية البيئة – النفايات اإللكترونية -1آداب دخول المسجد والخروج منه Arabic Islamic 9-4 -2سورة البروج 17-10 -3من أحكام التجويد 25-18 -4المؤمن القوى 35-26 -5بدء الدعوة إلى اإلسالم 41-36 -6السيدة زينب بنت خزيمة 51-42 2 Humanities UAE Social Studies Lesson: Know Your country Unit 2: Physical Features of UAE Unit 4: Government for the welfare of the people Lesson 1: Educational services Lesson 2: Mass Media Services Martyrs’ Day worksheet. History Unit 1: Indus Valley Civilisation 1: First few early civilisations 2: Introduction to Indus Valley Civilisation. 3: Introduction to the concept of chronological order. 4: The two lost cities of Indus Valley 5: Occupation and life in Indus Valley. 6.Art and writing of the Indus Valley 7.End of Indus Valley Civilization Geography Unit 1: Coasts 1: Seashore 2: Shaping the coasts 3: Exploring the coasts Unit 2: Rivers 1: Describing rivers 2: River matter 3: Managing rivers Computing Islamic Education Unit 4.1 We are software developers Unit 4.2 We are toy designers Review the handouts and the worksheets. Unit- A, Chapter 1- Prophets and Messengers 2). Unit-A, Chapter 2- Yawm-ul-Qiyamah: The Day of Judgment 3).Unit-A, Chapter 3- Al-Qadar: Fate 4). Unit-A, Chapter 4- Surat-ul-Fajr Value Education 5). Unit-B, Chapter 1- Prophet Ibraheem(AS)’s Children: The Story of Prophet Ismaeel(AS) Unit 1: School's Cool Unit 2: School's Out Unit 3: Meeting Challenges Unit 4: What my family thinks of me Unit 5: Me and my personality Unit 6: Great personality Unit 7: What a mess 3 Note: Kindly be informed that all topics covered in First Term (September –November) are included in the First Term Exam. Refer to all the study materials to prepare for the exam. No exam for Modern Foreign Languages Year 4 4 Topics for End of term exam 2015-2016 Year 5 English Reading • Use a range of strategies to read for meaning. • Understand, describe, select or retrieve information from texts. • Deduce, infer or interpret information from the text. • Identify and comment on the structure and organisation of texts. • Explain and comment on author’s use of language, word and sentence level. • Identify and comment on author’s purpose and viewpoint. Writing • Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts. • Produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purpose. • Organize and present whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring information, ideas and events. • Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and between paragraphs. • Write with technical accuracy of syntax and punctuation in phrases, clauses and sentences. • Select appropriate and effective vocabulary. • Use correct spelling. • Write a descriptive, [non]-rhyming poem. • Write the next episode of a narrative in the past tense. • In narratives, describe setting, characters, atmosphere, and integrate dialogue to convey character and advance the action. Grammar • Word Classes • Formal and informal language • Adverbs and modal verbs showing possibility • Adverbials • Using the subjunctive • Words with ‘silent’ letters • Homophones and near-homophones • Punctuation [ Capital letters, ful stops, Question marks, commas, inverted commas, exclamation marks, apostrophe] • Suffix –cious, -tious • Poetic devices – simile, metaphor Maths Units: 1-2-3 Pages: 4- 74 Text book: 5A Revise all the unit related skills from the note book, text book and worksheets provided. 5 Science Unit: Living Things in their Habitat Unit: Animals Including Humans Unit: Earth and Beyond Unit: Properties Of materials Arabic 1/ Lesson ( 16 ) كيف تعبر الشارع ؟ Text book, pages ( 104-109 ) Work book, pages ( 57-59 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. 2/ Lesson ( 18 ) اليوم الرياضي Text book, pages (116-121 ) Work book, pages ( 63-65 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. كان وأخواتھا- إشارات المرور- Advance Arabic الفعل الصحيح والفعل المعتل – إثبات ألف ابن وابنةأصحاب الجنة – إن وأخواتھا – مواضع حذف الف ابن وابنة- Arabic Islamic 17-8 25-18 37 -26 محبة ﷲ تعالى-1 أحب العمل إلى ﷲ حديث شريف-2 التقرب إلى ﷲ بالنوافل-3 (15-1) سورة النازعات اآليات من-4 42-41-40 63-58 Humanities UAE Social Studies Natural Geography Location Area Physical Features Climate Animal and plant life History Unit 1: Pieces of the past 1.1 Pieces of the past 1.2 Secondary sources Unit 2: Building an empire 2.1 Roman Rise to Power 2.4 The Roman Republic 2.5 Building an Empire 2.6 Julius Caesar 6 حفظ حكم القلقلة-5 Geography Planet Earth Seas and oceans Beneath the ocean The ocean environment Learning about seas Computing Islamic Education Water Wearing away the land Rivers in action Preventing flood damage Finding about Rivers Unit 5.1 We are game developers Unit 5.2 We are cryptographers Review the handouts and the worksheets. 1). Unit-A, Chapter 2- Prophets and Messengers 2). Unit-A, Chapter 3- Tawheed: The faith of all prophets 3). Unit-A, Chapter 5- Surah An-Naba 4). Unit B, Ch-3: Prophet Lut (AS) and the people of Sodom 5). Unit-C, Ch-1: Disobedience is harmful: The Battle of Uhud Value Education • When I grow up • Vote for me • My week • Homework • Travelling safely Modern Foreign Urdu Languages 1. Paishay (Occupations) 2. Hazrat Khadeja 3. Comprehension 4. Essay Writing Grammar Singular Plural Opposites Adjectives Filipino • • • • Naudlot na Pangarap(Pagtalakay sa Kwento) Pagkilala sa Bahagi ng Pangungusap-Simuno at panaguri Nakabukas na Palad Ayos ng Pangungusap_Karaniwan at Di-karaniwan 7 • • • • Kakaibang Prinsesa Uri ng pangungusap –Pasalaysay, pautos, padamdam, Pakiusap Ang Ating mga Ninuno Ang Ating Pamahalaan at Lipunan Noon French -presentation -les affaires scolaires -les commandes dans la classe -le masculin et le feminin -le pluriel-les couleurs-les chiffres -le temps Note: Kindly be informed that all topics covered in First Term (September –November) are included in the First Term Exam. Refer to all the study materials to prepare for the exam. 8 Topics for First Term exam 2015-2016 Year 6 English Reading • Use a range of strategies, including accurate decoding of text, to read for meaning. • Understand, describe, select or retrieve information, events or ideas from texts and use quotation and reference to text • Deduce, infer or interpret information, events or ideas from texts. • Identify and comment on the structure and organisation of texts, including grammatical and presentational features. • Explain and comment on writers’ uses of language, including grammatical and literary features at word and sentence level • Identify and comment on writers’ purposes and viewpoints, and the overall effect of the text on the reader Writing • Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts. • Produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purpose. • Organize and present whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring information, ideas and events. • Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and between paragraphs. • Write with technical accuracy of syntax and punctuation in phrases, clauses and sentences. • Select appropriate and effective vocabulary. • Use correct spellings. • Write explanation and information texts. • Write a narrative and describe settings, characters and atmosphere and integrate dialogue to convey character feelings and actions. Grammar • Word Classes • Clauses • The suffixes -able, -ably–ibly and -ible, • Letter string -ough • The suffixes –cious, -tious • Words with silent letters • Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer • Punctuating direct speech • Homophones and near homophones • Synonyms and antonyms • Time and causal connectives • Punctuation [capital letter, full stops, question marks, exclamation mark, commas, 9 apostrophe, speech marks] Maths Units: 1-2-3 Pages: 4- 74 Text book: 6A Science Unit: More About Dissolving Unit: Light Unit: Living things in their Habitat • Importance of classification • Bionomial Nomenclature • Classification of plants Arabic 1/ Lesson ( 1 ) فأر القرية و فأر المدينة Text book, pages ( 2-9 ) Work book, pages ( 2-5 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. 2/ Lesson ( 2 ) ھل تحب العصافير Text book, pages (10-17 ) Work book, pages ( 6-9 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. دفء الحياة- الطيبات من الرزق- Advance Arabic الجملة االسمية – الجملة الفعليةصاللة مدينة الجمال – ما سبق من نحو- Arabic Islamic 15-8 23-16 33-24 47-34 53-48 Humanities Geography Unit 2: The History of the UAE Chapter 1: A. Historical Background B. The European Colonization History Greece: 1. Greece Today 2. The City States 10 العمل التطوعى-1 حكم اإلظھار-2 (5-1)سورة الحشر من-3 الھمة والنشاط-4 وصايا حكيمةحديث شريف-5 63-54 الدعا ء ھو العبادة-6 73 -64 التكافل اإلجتماعى-7 3. The Greeks At War 4. Childhood The 5. Olympic Games Geography Unit 1: Restless Earth Lesson 1: Earthquakes and volcanoes Lesson 2: Creating Landscapes Lesson 3: Rocks and Soils in the UK Computing Islamic Education Unit 2: Drinking Water Lesson 1: Water, Water, Everywhere Unit 6.1 We are app planners Unit 6.2 We are project managers Review the handouts and the worksheets. 1). Unit-A, Chapter 1- Ninety Nine Names: One Creator I 2). Unit-A, Chapter 2- Ninety Nine Names: One Creator II 3). Unit-A, Chapter 3- Surat-ul-Mulk (Lesson 1-3) 4). Unit B, Ch-1: In the Palace of Phiroun Value Education 5). Unit-B, Ch-2: Musa(AS) Leaves Egypt Unit 1: Dealing with anxiety Unit 2: Who do you look up to? Unit 3: Recycling waste Unit 4: Saving Energy Unit 5: Setting a good example Unit 6: Being responsible for ourselves Unit 7: Charity Modern Foreign Languages Urdu 1) Safai Sab Ki Zimadary Hai 2) Eid Mubarak 3) Hawa Chali Grammar: 1) Wahid Jama (Singular and Plural) 2) Alfaz Zid (Opposites) 3) Paragraph Writing 4) Story Writing (Kahaani) 5) Tafheem (Comprehension) 11 Filipino • • • • • • • • Ikaw at ako ay may karapatan(Simuno at Panaguri) Yaman lupa …Yaman ng Tao (ayos ng pangungusap-karaniwan o di-karaniwan) Ang Pilandok at ang Tigre (Pagtalakay sa Kwento) Biyaya ng Pagmamahal ( Uri ng Pangungusap) Simili at Metapora Populasyon ng Bansa Mga pangkat ng Pilipino French -la meteo et le climat -la conjugaison du 1er groupe au present -le masculin-feminin-pluriel -les sports Note: Kindly be informed that all topics covered in First Term (September –November) are included in the First Term Exam. Refer to all the study materials to prepare for the exam. 12 Topics for End of term exam 2014-2015 Year 7 English Reading • Use a range of strategies to read for meaning • Understanding and selecting information • Infer and deduce from the text • Structure and organization of text • Use of language, word and sentence level. • Writers purpose and viewpoint • Relate texts to their social, cultural and historical traditions. • Critical analysis/evaluation of the texts Unit 1: It’s a Mystery Unit 2: Words of War (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) Writing • Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts. • Produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purpose. • Organize and present whole text effectively • Construct paragraphs and cohesion • Vary sentences for clarity and purpose • Write with technical accuracy of syntax and punctuation • Select appropriate vocabulary • Use correct spelling Writing Skills 1) Report Writing 2) Narrative Writing Grammar Word Classes Prefix Suffix Formal and informal vocabulary Punctuation [capital letter, full stops, question marks, exclamation mark, commas, apostrophe, speech marks, – brackets, colons, semicolons, ellipses] Use cohesive devices to link ideas across paragraphs Clauses Conjunctions/Connectives Adverbs, adverbials Homophones 13 Verb Tenses Subjunctive Passive Voice Active Passive Voice Auxiliary / modal verbs Noun Phrases Compound and Complex Sentences Modal verbs of possibility and obligation Maths Units: 1-2-3-4-5-6 Pages: 6- 124 Text book: Maths Frameworking 1.2 Science Unit: Forces and Motion Unit: Skeletal System Unit: Material Properties Arabic 1/ Lesson ( 11 ) النملة و الجرادة Text book, pages ( 90-97 ) Work book, pages ( 46-49 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. 2/ Lesson ( 12 ) الزھرية المكسورة Text book, pages (98-105 ) Work book, pages ( 50-53 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. البلد اآلمن – قصيدة إشراقة- Advance Arabic التشبيه تام األركان – الفعل الصحيح وأنواعهقصة حسون الحواي –برج خليفة – ما سبق دراسته من نحو- Arabic Islamic Humanities 19-10 البعث والنشور قرآن كريم-1 29-20 المستظلون فى ظل الرحمن-2 37-30 من بشائر المصلين-3 47-38 أدلة وحدانية ﷲ تعالى-4 55-48 مراقبة ﷲ تعالى-5 UAE Social Studies Unit 1 Our Arabian Gulf 1. The importance of the Arabian Gulf Location 2. Topography 3. Climate 4. Vegetation and Livestock Wealth. Chapter II 1. Cooperation among the Gulf Arab State. 14 • Economic cooperation • Educational and cultural cooperation (p 60-66 ) History Unit 3: Ordinary people in the Middle Ages. 3.1 Was life good for the ordinary people in the Middle Ages? (part 1) 3.9 What did people think cause the Black Death? 3.11 The significance of the Black Death. 3.12 Why did the peasants revolt? 3.13 What happened in London in 1381 Geography Rivers Coasts and Glaciation • What is weathering? • What is Erosion? • How does the sea shape the coast? • What is coastal erosion problem? • How can coastal erosion be reduced? Economic Activity • What types of Economic Activities are there? What is the best site for a factory Computing Islamic Education Unit1: Under the hood of a Computer Unit2: Think like a Computer Scientist Review the handouts and the worksheets. 1) Belief in the Unseen 2) Learning about Allah, 3) Universe Speaks tawheed 4) Surah Jinn Lesson 1&2 , 5) Story of Prophet Musa(A.S) 6) The last Holy book Oral Exam: Surah Muzzamil 1-9 verses,Ayat ul kursi Value Education Anxieties about school *Settling in Dealing with your feelings *Rejection *Shyness (Lack of Confidence) *Grief Growing up Getting in touch with your feelings What do you believe? Dress customs *Discrimination Food customs and beliefs *Jewish food laws Festivals 15 Time Management *Time-saving tips How to handle your homework Modern Foreign Languages Urdu Lesson: 1) Mehnat ka Bayan 2) Tehreek e Pakistan aur Khowateen 3) Dehy Zindagi ki Jalak 4) Tarana Grammar: 1) Khat (Letter Writing) 2) Mazameen 3) Tafheem (Comprehension) 4) Tasweer Nigari (Describe the Pictures) 5) Workbook Pages: 6,7,25 Filipino • Pagtalakay sa Kwentong “ Isang Dosenang Highschool student” • Pagsulat ng Talatang naglalarawan ng tauhan-Isang Daang Damit, palaka at Ahas o Impeng Negro • Pagkilala sa Pang-uri • Pagbibigay ng mga kasalungat na salita • Pagpapaliwanag – Mga Sinaunang Pilipino at ang Lipunan Noon French -les commerces et les produits -acheteur et vendeur -les articles -la conjugaison des 3 groupes au present -il n y a pas / il n y a plus forme negative Note: Kindly be informed that all topics covered in First Term (September –November) are included in the First Term Exam. Refer to all the study materials to prepare for the exam. 16 Topics for End of term exam 2014-2015 Year 8 English Reading • Analyse and respond to a range of differing viewpoints and themes in a variety of texts. • Use literary and linguistic terminology precisely and support explanations with close textual reference and quotations. • Analyse in depth and detail literary and grammatical features, exploring their effects on readers, including connotations, imagery, irony and the impact of noun phrases. • Comment on how writers’ create complex themes within texts. • Evaluate the way writers use language to present meaning and manipulate their readers’ response. • Analyse the effect of setting and characterization on the theme of a text. Unit 1: Dare to Scare Unit 3: Exploring Differences (3.1, 3.2, 3.4) Writing • Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts. • Produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purpose. • Organize and present whole text effectively • Construct paragraphs and develop cohesion • Vary sentences for clarity and purpose • Write with technical accuracy of syntax and punctuation • Select appropriate vocabulary • Use correct spelling Writing Skills 1) Report Writing 2) Narrative Writing Grammar Word Classes Prefix Suffix Formal and informal vocabulary Punctuation [capital letter, full stops, question marks, exclamation mark, commas, apostrophe, speech marks, parentheses – brackets, hyphens, colons, semicolons, ellipses] 17 Use cohesive devices to link ideas across paragraphs Clauses Conjunctions/Connectives Adverbs, adverbials Homophones Verb Tenses Subjunctive Passive Voice Active Passive Voice Auxiliary / modal verbs Noun Phrases Compound and Complex Sentences Modal verbs of possibility and obligation Maths Units: 1-2-3-4-5-6 Pages: 6-118 Text book: Maths Frame working 2.2 Science Unit: Plants Unit: Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Unit: Sound Arabic 1/ Lesson ( 1 ) امتحان الكرماء Text book, pages ( 2-9 ) Work book, pages ( 2-5 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. 2/ Lesson ( 4 ) عطلة سعيدة Text book, pages ( 26-33 ) Work book, pages ( 14-17 ) All work done in the Notebook and worksheets. قصيدة إشراقة وطن –زايد رحمه ﷲ- Advance Arabic المجرد والمزيد –األبوة في سيرة المصطفى صلى ﷲ عليه وسلمالميزان الصرفي – التشبيه المجمل والمفصل – ما سبق دراسته من نحوArabic Islamic 17-10 (5-1) سورة ق من-1 29-18 طلب العلم فريضة-2 39-30 العلم والعمل-3 47-40 المجاھرون بالمعصية-4 55-48 Humanities Unit 2 The Arab World Natural Features of the Arab World • Relief • Climate • Vegetation and Husbandry 18 أحكام الراء-5 Popular conditions of the Arab World The Population Human Activities History Unit 1. How did the Industrial Revolution change the lives of ordinary people? 1.3 Why was the farmland enclosed? 1.5 What was it like to work in a cotton mill? 1.8 What was changed by the factory act? 1.9 What was life like in the new industrial towns? 1.15 How did Industrial Revolution change the lives of ordinary people? Computing Islamic Education Geography What are environmental regions • What are ecosystems? • What are tropical rainforests? • What is a hot desert climate? • How do plants and wildlife survive in the hot deserts? Plate Tectonics • Where do Volcanoes and earthquakes happen? • How do volcanoes and earthquakes happen? • What are volcanoes? Unit1: Operating System Unit2: CMD, the command line Unit 3: Binary Review the handouts and the worksheets 1) Salat-ul-Jama’a 2) Salat-ul-Jumu’h 3) Salat-ul-Eid 4) Surah Jinn Lesson 3&4 5) The world of angels 6) Angel Jibreel (A.S) 7) The great hadeeth of angel Jibreel(A.S) Oral Exam: Surah Kahf 1-10 verses, Eid Takbir with translation Value Education Unit 13: You and your body Unit 14: You and the community Unit 15: You and your money Unit 16: You and your opinions Modern Foreign Languages Urdu 19 Lesson: 1) Sakoon e Qalab o Nazar ki Khatir 2) Hazrat Zainab 3) Utho Ahle Watan 4) Mazahre Fitrat Grammar: 1) Mukalama Nawesi (Dialogue Writing) 2) Mazameen 3) Tasweer Nigari (Describe the Pictures) 4) Mahawarat ( Pg 28, 29,37,45 and worksheets ) 5) Tafheem (Comprehension) Filipino • • • • • Ang Ugnayan ng Tao at Kapaligiran sa Paghubog ng Kabihasnang Asyano. Grapikong Pantulong- Pagtalakay sa Kwentong “Okey Sayo si Eric Tay”. Paglalarawan sa Tauhan ng “Prinsipe Rodante” Pagpapaliwanag sa kahulugan ng mga sumusunod ukol sa “Suliraning Pangkapaligiran sa Asya. Enumerasyon- Suliranin pangkapaligiran sa asya, Ugnayan ng Tao at Kapaligiran sa Paghubog ng kabihasnang Asyano. French Tricolore Total 2 Unite 5 page 70-83 Unit 6 page86-87 Le passé compose avec auxiliaire “ AVOIR”-affirmative et negative. Verbes BOIRE, PARTIR et ETRE au present Tous les vocabulaires de l’unite 5 Note: Kindly be informed that all topics covered in First Term (September –November) are included in the First Term Exam. Refer to all the study materials to prepare for the exam. 20