New-BridgeIntegratedCollege

Year8Curriculum

Booklet

AParent’sGuide

2017-2018

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KeyStage3CurriculumThepurposeofthisbookletistogiveyouanoverviewofthecontentofthesubjectsourpupilsstudyinYears8-10andtheassessmentproceduresusedtoreinforceandconsolidateclassroomteaching.Thefollowingsectionsofthisbookletwilloutlineforyouwhichtopicsyourchildwillstudyinallofhis/hersubjects.Wehopeyoufindthisavaluabletoolinsupportingyourchildwiththeirnewtimetableandsubjects.TheCollegeCurriculumpolicyisavailableonourwebsite,howeverifyourequireanyfurtherinformation,pleasedonothesitatetocontactMrsHarbinson,VicePrincipal(Curriculum)Atthestartoftheyear,pupilsaregivenatimetable,withdifferentteachersformostsubjects.TheywillstudyallofthesubjectslistedbelowfromtheNICurriculum:

AREAOFLEARNING

SUBJECTS

TheArts ArtandDesign

Drama

Music

LanguageandLiteracy

English

MathematicsandNumeracy

MathematicswithFinancialCapability

ModernLanguage

Spanish

EnvironmentandSociety

History

Geography

ScienceandTechnology

TechnologyandDesign

Science

LearningforLifeandWork

HomeEconomics

PersonalDevelopment

LocalandGlobalCitizenship

Employability

PhysicalEducation

PhysicalEducation

ReligiousEducation

ReligiousEducation

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PupilsaretaughttheNorthernIrelandCurriculumandaregiveneveryencouragementtoachievethehighestpersonalacademicstandardsthroughchallengingandengaginglessons.Teachingandlearningstrategiesemployedintheclassroomprovidepupilswithappropriateopportunitiestodevelopanddisplaytheircreativity,independence,collaborationandencourageacquisitionofthenecessaryskillsforeffectivelearning

SkillsBasedLearningTheskillofeffectiveCommunicationisatthecoreofalllearningandisdevelopedinaprogressivewaythroughReading,Writing,TalkingandListeninginEnglishlessonsandreinforcedacrossallsubjects.PupilsareencouragedtotakecarewiththeirSpelling,GrammarandPunctuationandtotaketimetolookovertheirworktoensureitisatalltimesneat,withlegiblehandwritingandinlinewitheachsubjectteacher’sexpectations.Similarly,pupils’abilityinUsingMathematics,taughtprimarilythroughMathematics,isdevelopedandconsolidatedacrossthecurriculum.Theschoolhasawell-structuredprogrammetoensurepupilsconsolidatetheirexistingICTskillsanddeveloptheircapabilitytosolveproblemsusingvarioussoftwarepackages,thereforeprovidingthefoundationforcrosssubjectreinforcementandprogression.ICTistaughtthroughtimetabledICTclassesinYear8andeachpupil’sskillinUsingICTisdevelopedthroughoutarangeofcurricularsubjectsinKeyStage3.TheNorthernIrelandCurriculumhasidentifiedthedevelopmentofThinkingSkillsandPersonalCapabilitiesascentraltoenablingpupilstobecomeeffectivelearnersacrossallsubjects.Theseskillsencouragepupils’abilitytothinkbothcriticallyandcreativelyandtodeveloppersonalandinterpersonalskillsanddispositions,whichhelpthemintheirlearning.Thefiveskillsare:•ManagingInformation•Thinking,Problem-Solving&Decision-Making•BeingCreative•WorkingwithOthers•Self-Management

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ThisacademicyearweareparticularlyfocusingontheThinking,ProblemSolving&DecisionMakingskillsofourstudents.Pupilsacquireallfiveskillsthroughallsubjects.WeencourageourstudentstodevelopaGrowthMindset-encouragingpupilstounderstandtheirfullpotentialforsuccessandthathardworkandregularpracticebringimprovementsinintelligence.

AssessmentandReporting

Assessmentisanintegralpartoftheschoolcurriculum.Teachersassesspupils’progressinYear8,bothinanongoingway,referredtoasAssessmentforLearning,aswellasinasummativeway,whichisAssessmentofLearning.

BaselineTestingMIDYISAtthebeginningoftheAutumnTerm,allpupilsinYear8aregiventheopportunitytotaketheMiddleYearsInformationSystem(MIDYIS)test.ThisisanaptitudetestadministeredbytheUniversityofDurham,takenbymanythousandsofpupilseachyearacrosstheUKwiththepurposeofhelpingteacherssettargetsandmonitorpupilperformanceintheJuniorSchool.ItconsistsofanumberofmultiplechoicequestionsbasedontheareasofVocabulary,MathematicsandPatterns.Pupils’progressinEnglishandMathsisalsoassessedandmonitoredcloselythroughtheProgresstestsProgressTowardsMaths(PTM)ANDProgressTowardsEnglish(PTE)

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AssessmentforLearning

AssessmentforLearningisverymuchintegratedintopupils’everydaylearning.Itispartoftheteachingprocessusedtodeveloppupils’knowledgeandunderstanding.Itmay,forexample,taketheformofindependentorgrouptasks,classdiscussion,homework,projectwork,smallclassorunittestsorteacherobservationofpupilparticipationasanindividualoraspartofagroup.InkeepingwiththerationaleoftheRevisedNICurriculum,pupilsarealsoencouragedtobefullyinvolvedintheirlearning,toreviewtheirworkandsettargetsforimprovement,therebyfosteringself-responsibilityandindependence.

AssessmentofLearningInmostsubjectspupilshavesummativeorendoftopic/unittests,whichgiveteachers,parentsandstudentsagoodmeasureoftheirprogressandunderstandingineachsubject.

SchoolExaminations

PupilssitSchoolExaminationsinDecemberandagainattheendofMaywhentheyareofftimetableforaweek.Copiesoftheschoolexaminationsarepostedonthewebsiteandcopiesaresenthomewithstudentsalongwiththeirrevisionguidesandstudyskillsadvice.

ReportingParentsreceiveareportoftheirson/daughter’sperformancefollowingboththeChristmasandMay/Juneexaminations.TheWinterReportreportsthepupil’sownpercentageachievementandtheclassaveragepercentageforeachsubject.Parentsalsoreceiveanumericaldescriptor(1-4)oftheirson/daughter’sclasseffortandqualityofworkforeachsubject.InadditiontopercentagemarksreflectingperformanceandclassaverageintheMay/Juneexams,theendofyearAnnualReportprovidesparentswithacommentonpupilprogressandachievementovertheyearineachsubject.

TargetSettingandActionPlanning

InkeepingwiththerationaleoftherevisedNIcurriculum,pupilsarealsoencouragedtobefullyinvolvedintheirlearning,toreviewtheirworkandsettargetsforimprovement,therebyfosteringself-responsibilityandindependence.Eachyear,followingthewinterandsummerschoolexaminations,pupilstaketimeintheirFormClasstoreviewtheirperformanceinallsubjectsandsettargetsforimprovement.

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Art and Design

InYear8,pupilsstudyArtandDesignfortwoperiodseachweek,wheretheywillstudytheSixElementsofArtthroughouttheyear.

LINE:WorkingwithlineandlineardrawingtoexploretheWillowPatterndesign.

TONE:PupilswillproduceatonalillustrationbasedontheworkofpoetGeraldManleyHopkins.

COLOUR:investigatingcolourthroughtheworkofJasonScarpace.

SHAPE&FORM:workingwithrecycledmaterials.

TEXTURE:exploringtexturethroughcollage.

PATTERN:usingnaturalandartificialmaterials.

Theywillpractisestilllifeobservationdrawingtechniquesusingwatercolourpaints,colouringpencilsand2Bpencilfortonalshading.

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Year8pupilsstudyDramafortwoperiodseachweek.

Pupilswillcompletethreeunitsthroughouttheyear:

MusicalTheatre

Studentswilldemonstratetheirunderstandingofthevariouselementsofmusicaltheatrebyputtingonamusicaltheatrereviewinclass.

VocalAwareness

Studentswilldemonstratetheirabilitytoapplyvocalviewpointstoportraycharacter,emotion,locationandstory/plotbyperformingareadingofachildren’sstorybook.

SilentMovies

Studentswilldemonstratetheirunderstandingofnonverbalcommunicationbyplanning,recordingandpresentingsilentfilms.

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PupilsinYear8havesixperiodsofEnglishperweek;oneoftheseisadedicatedLibraryperiod.Pupilsareencouragedtoreadforpleasureandtodeveloptheircuriosityandinterestinlearningthroughtheuseofnon-fictiontexts,magazinesandnewspapers.Throughplannedschemesofworkforeachnovel,pupilsengageinarangeofReading,WritingandTalkingandListeningexercises.Pupilshavetheopportunitytoreadadramatextandtostudypoetryfromananthologybooklet.PupilsusededicatedworkbooksonSpelling,PunctuationandGrammarwithspellingssetandtestedonaweeklybasis.AllpupilsareencouragedtoenterthemanycompetitionstheEnglishDepartmentsupportsincludingBustaRhymeandBBCYoungWritersCompetitions.Additionally,pupilswillhavemanyopportunitiestodisplayandexhibittheirworkintheclassroomandintheschoolnewsletterAllstudentsareencouragedtotakepartinourmonthly‘LiteracyChallenge’;apostercontainingtheliteracyfocusandrelevantdetailsareemailedhomeeverymonth.Thisisagreatwayforyourchildtodeveloptheirliteracyskillsandanopportunityforthemtoreceiveliteracyachievementpointswhichrewardtheirendeavours.EnglishDepartmentExtraCurricularactivities:JuniorBookClub,DebatingClubandDramaclub.

BelowisanoutlineoftopicsandtextsforstudyinYear8in2017-2018Term1 Term2 Term3Drama-MillionsSPGs–weeklySpellingTestsStartprepforChristmasexamTalkingandListeningTasks

Poetry-AnthologySPGs-SpellingTestsTalkingandListening

Novel“PutOuttheLight”OR“TheBoyinTheStripedPyjamas”PrepforSummerExam:SPGspracticeandconsolidationforexams.

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Learning for Life and Work InEmployability,Year8studentswillhavetheopportunitytodiscusstheir

skills,qualitiesandvaluesintheirEmployabilitylessons.Aswellasexploringarangeofemploymentsectors,entrepreneurshipandemploymenttrends.

InLocalandGlobalCitizenship,studentsworkonthetopicsofDiversityandHumanRights.Lessonsarepracticalinnatureandcontaingroup,pairedand

classdiscussions.StudentsalsoprepareforourannualPeaceAssembly.InPersonalDevelopmentstudentsfocusontheimportantthemesof

Integrationanddiversityaswellasidentitymodulesformthe“InSync”programme.(SeeHomeEconomicssubjectpageforfurtherinformationonthis

strandofLLW)

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Geography

ThroughoutYear8studentswillhavetheopportunitytostudyarangeoftopicsandgainspecificinsightinto;

Ø WhatisGeography?

WhereIamintheWorld.WhatisPhysical,HumanandEnvironmentalGeography?

Ø MapskillsUsinganatlas:contentsandindex.

Usingavarietyofsourcemapsatalocal,nationalandglobalscaletofindinformation.

Latitude,LongitudeandTimeZones

Ø Settlement

1. Localplacenames2. Understandwhatismeantbydispersed,linearandnucleatedsettlementpatterns3. Understandthedifferentfunctionsofsettlements4. SettlementHierarchy:size,population,goodsandservicesavailable.5. Howsettlementschangeovertime6. LandUseZonesinsettlementse.g.CBD/InnerCity/InnerandOuterSuburbs/Countryside.

Ø Weather

1. Thetermsweatherandclimate

2. Theweatherinstruments

3. Weatherconditions

4. Weatherforecasts&weathersymbols.

5. Britain’sClimatepatterns

6. ComponentsoftheWaterCycle.

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History StudentsstudyHistoryforthreeperiodseachweekandwillstudythebelowtopics;

1. Timelines/ChronologicalOrder

2. Years&Centuries

3. Primary&SecondarySources

4. WhoweretheNormans?

5. ClaimstotheThrone

6. FightfortheThrone7. TermsofBaron,KnightandPeasant

8. DermotandStrongbow

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Home Economics HomeEconomicslessonscanbebothpracticalandtheorybased.ThetopicsbelowwillgiveyouanideaoftheworkforYear8students.Furtherinformationonrecipesandequipmentneededissenttoparentsinterm1.

Ø KitchenEquipment

Ø Hygiene

Ø HealthyEating

Ø EatwellGuide

Ø WeighingAndMeasuring

Ø TheFamily

Ø FirstAid

Ø SafetyAndPreventionOfAccidents

Ø TheConsumer-needs&wants,receipts,typesofshops

Ø FoodLabels

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ICTInICTyear8pupilswillbegintheyearupdatingtheirwordprocessingandtypingskills.

• Theywillalsolearnhowtoimproveformattingandusetables.

• PupilswillalsobeintroducedtoimageeditingandanimationinPhotoshopandgetstheopportunitytoprogramusingScratch.

• Pupilswillalsostudycomputerhardwareandsoftwaretheory.

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Mathematics Numeracyisafocusthroughouttheyearandpupilshaveonededicatednumeracylessoneachweek.EachpupilhasaNumeracyHomeworkBookletfromwhichhomeworkwillbeseteveryweek.Thishomeworkwillbemarkedandassociatednumeracyskillstestedinthenumeracylessonthefollowingweek.

1. StatisticalAverages

2. PlaceValueandDecimals

3. Probability

4. Fractions

5. Transformations–Symmetry,ReflectionsandRotations

6. Percentages

7. Rounding,EstimationandBODMAS

8. Algebra

9 ScatterGraphs

10. TimeandCalendars

Pupilsareadvisedtoreviseeachofthetopicscoveredduringthisacademicyear.Eachteachinggroupwillbegivenarevisionlistbytheirmathsteacher.

Inadditionpupilscanusemy.mathsandtheBBCBitesizewebsites.

RevisionList

Topics

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Modern Languages-Spanish StudentsinYear8willcommencetheirstudyofSpanishbystudyingthetopicsoutlinedbelow:FurtherinformationanddetailwillbeenclosedintheCCEAOLAEntryLevel2Booklets.ThesecontainthetopicsandvocabularytobetaughtinYear8.TheChristmasexamwillfocusonpage1ofthebooklet.ByMay2018allofthetopicswillbeassessedintheSummerexam.

• Self,Family,Friends

• Hobbies&Interests

• School

• EatingOut–Café

StudentsmayhavetheopportunitytoentertheOLAEntryLevel2qualification.

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StudentsinYear8willenjoypracticalstylemusiclessons,whichfocusondevelopingconfidenceandskill.TopicsbelowwillbecoveredthroughoutYear8.Allpupilswillplaypianoandkeyboardthroughouttheyear.1. SeptemberandOctober-ElementsofMusic–tempo,texture,dynamics&Graphic

Scores

2. NovemberandDecember-InstrumentsoftheOrchestraandCarnivaloftheAnimals

3. January&February-Graphicscores&Trebleclefnotes

4. March&April-Bassclefnotes&DevelopingListeningSkills

5. May&June-UsingGaragebandandListeningexampreparation

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Physical Education

Year8studentswillenjoyarangeofsportingexperiencesinP.E.lessons.They

engageinpracticallessonseachweekwhichincludepracticalactivities,games

aswellaslearningswimmingstrokes.

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Religious Education

• Self-identityandtheindividualityof“me”

• The“WholeMe”project,celebratingindividuallifepathwaysandprovidingopportunity

todeveloptheircreativity(ThisprojectistheWinterassessmentmark)

• WhatistheBible?

• HowistheBibleusedinsociety?

• TheBibleLibrary–somebooksoftheBibleandwhethertheycanbefoundintheOld

TestamentortheNewTestament.

• TheWorldofJesus:ThecountrywhereJesuswasborn.

• Thekeytowns,cities,riverandseasofthiscountry,andwhytheyareimportantinthe

lifeofJesus

• Palestine/Israel:abriefintroductiontothegeographicalchangesofthecenturies,

includingtheon-goingconflict.Possibleresolutionstothisconflict.

• HolyWeek–whathappenedoneachofthefollowingdays?–PalmSunday,Maundy

Thursday,GoodFridayandEasterSunday.

• SomefactsabouttheCrucifixionofJesus.

• WorldReligion:AnIntroductiontoJudaism.Basicbeliefsandfacts

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ThroughouttheyearthepupilsinYear8willstudythefollowingtopics:Introduction:Sciencesafetyandequipment.

• SafetyintheLab.• TheBunsenBurner.• Differentpiecesofapparatus.

Cells:

• Cellstructureandfunction.• Specialcells,e.g.sperm,redbloodcelletc.• Partsofaflower–pollination.• Seeds.

AcidsandAlkalis:

• pHscale.• Universalindicatortoincludecolours.• Neutralsolutionsandneutralising.• AcidRainanditsconsequences.

VariationandClassification:

• Inheritedandenvironmentalcharacteristics• Keys–wordkeysandspiderdiagramkeys.• Vertebratesandinvertebratesandcharacteristicsofeach.

ChemicalReactions:

• Naturalandsyntheticmaterials• Oxidation.• Combustion.

EnergySources:

• Typesofenergyandenergytransfers.• Renewableandnon-renewableenergysources.• Energyconservation.

ForcesandTheirEffects:

• Forcestochangetheshapeandspeedofanobject.• Stretchingexperiments.• Usingfriction• Calculationswithspeed

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Particles:

• Solids,liquidsandgases.• Changesofstate.• Processesofmelting,evaporation,freezingandcondensing.• Gasesandtheirproperties–diffusion

Reproduction:

• Reproductiveorgans.• Fertilisation• Stagesofpregnancy.• Caringforababy.• Adolescence,bodychangesandmenstruation.

Throughouttheyeartherewillalsobeastrongemphasisplacedon investigativeworktoincorporatethinkingskills.

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Technology

AnIntroductiontothesafetyrulesforworkingintheworkshop.Introductiontothenamesandrulesofallthemachineryintheworkshopenvironment:

1. SandingMachine2. PillarDrill3. Polisher

KeyFobProject

• drawthecircuitfortheKeyFob• Practicedrawingthesymbolsfor

1. BatteryCells2. Switch3. LED

• Learnhowtosoldercorrectly.• Practiseyourshading(1direction,straightlines,showwherethelightiscoming

frometc.)

LeverProject

• Ferrousandnon-ferrousmetals.• Amixtureof2ormoremetalsisanALLOY!• identifyClass1,2and3levers.• LearnwhattheFulcrum,LoadandEffortare.

www.technologystudent.comisaverybeneficialwebsitetoreviseandprepareforlessons

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