NEWSHEET
Year 7 Termly Newsheet
Autumn Term 2015
Curriculum overview
Resources to Support
Learning
Topics to be covered
RE
The Living Church. Community of believers, Jesus and His Church, basic Bible
skills, Jesus’ call to be a disciple, Sacraments of Initiation, Christ's Mass.
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ENGLISH
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Analyzing language and the writer’s craft.
Marketing and Advertising - Developing speaking and listening skills.
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FRENCH
Greetings, your name, the French alphabet, where you live, numbers age,
months, days, birthday, pets, gender and plurals, brothers and sisters, family
members, personality, adjectives, physical description, simple connectives, likes
and dislikes, how to make a sentence complex, present tense.
GEOGRAPHY
Dangerous Geography - location of places around the world. Wild Weather weather and climate.
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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Food Technology - making pizzas, deli salad etc. Product Design - pupils will make
a laser cut door sign and Wonka Bar. Resistant Materials-pupils will make a
wooden sweet machine. Textiles - How to use the sewing machine and make
Textile products.
SCIENCE
Induction - working safely and scientifically. Cells and Body systems, Particles and
Separation techniques
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MATHS
Investigative tasks, with a focus on planning and logical thinking. Number skills
and manipulation - strategies for mental calculations and written calculation
including positive and negative integers as well as decimals. Proportion Fraction, decimals and percentages as part of a whole along with proportional
reasoning.
PE (CORE)
Students will acquire skills in a range of sports: Rugby, Football, Netball, Handball,
Table Tennis, Basketball, Gymnastics, Dance, Swimming and Hockey.
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ART
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Students will be exploring a variety of sculpture techniques. Developing an
understanding of 3D form through a series of workshops/outcomes. Demonstrate
their understanding of additive and subtractive sculpture, studying classical
pieces/contemporary techniques. Drawing is the basis of all topics. Focus this
term will be on recording, collecting and selecting.
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MUSIC
Singing: Exploring vocal performance techniques
Gamelan: Introduction to world music, using the music of Indonesia to develop
basic keyboard skills
HISTORY
Migration - Beginning with Romans onto present day. Pupils will study a wide range of
people who have moved to Britain. Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, the Jews
(Middle Ages), black people in Tudor times, the Irish and post WW2 immigration
(Caribbean). Students will aim to develop a strong chronological framework and a greater
understanding of ‘story’ of Britain and British people.
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Documents and
PowerPoints are available
from RE Dept.
The Boy in the striped
Pyjamas by John Boyne
French story books and
magazines available from
class teacher and new
library
Google Earth, Atlas
Watch Willy Wonka & the
Chocolate Factory
BBC Bitesize
www.cgpbooks.co.uk
www.planet-science.com
www.scibermonkey.org.uk
Mymaths logins &
passwords will be issued for
students to access learning
resources at home.
Maths frameworking
ISBN:978-0-00-753772-3
Taschen Art Books
Useful Art Websites:
www.tate.org.uk
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
www.npg.org
www.vam.ac.uk
History Dept. has non-fiction
library that will help with
homework project.
Useful History websites:
www.museumoflondon.org.
uk/Londonwall
www.historylearningsite.co.
uk www.spartacuseducational.com
www.schoolhistory.co.uk
Curiosity W eek - 03/07/15 to 10/07/15
Year 7 took part in a variety of events including Sports Day, Art Trip to Epping Forest, Safety Day
and Technology Day. More pictures can be found on the school website - Gallery
OTHER INFORMATION
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Correct equipment is to be brought to every lesson. Calculators available via ParentPay
Any Art materials are welcomed in addition to 2b drawing pencil.
Students will participate in weekly literacy skills lessons to support their written communication across the
curriculum.
www.sporcle.com is a set of quizzes - use geography section to test/develop knowledge of places and
locations around the world
Pupils may be asked to make a contribution towards the cost of projects in Technology
Tracking sheet will be sent home to parents
We highly recommend that students purchase the CGP Key Stage 3 Science revision guide and
accompanying white book. These can be purchased from the school via ParentPay.
French Drama & Spelling Bee - lunchtimes
Science Club - restricted to a limited number of students (after school)
After every Maths assessment students are required to highlight 2 mathematical areas of weakness and
produce a corrected response to ensure that their unsecured learning has been addressed.
Involvement in extracurricular clubs in and outside of school will help develop student’s practical ability.
To help enrich your child’s educational/cultural experience, we encourage trips to the museums, galleries
etc.
History homework is based on two projects.
KEY DATES/ASSESSMENTS
 RE Assessment - Final week of each 1/2 term.
 French Drama club - lunchtime
 French Spelling Bee - lunchtimes
 Geography assessment - by October 1/2 term
 Science assessment - December
 Maths baseline assessment—14th September 2015 (students will be put into sets from 21/09/15)
 Number skills & Manipulations assessment - w/b 2/011/15
 Proportions assessment - w/b 14/12/15
 Art assessment - half termly (TBC)
 Sing-off at the end of Vocal unit - (TBC)
 History book review - w/b 19/10/15
 History presentation about someone who migrated to Britain - w/b 14/12/15