WK 14 - JANUARY 13TH 2014

Our learning week beginning Monday 13th January 2014

     This week Louise has been working on the MEP maths unit of Number Systems. She will be continuing using the MEP syllabus for her maths as it is still suitable for working with the new exam board.

      In English Louise has started working on the new IGCSE syllabus. This week she has started reading the Thomas Hardy texts, The Darkling Thrush. On the Departure Platform,  The Pine Planters, The Convergence of the Twain, and The Going. She has been looking at the way in which they were written and their meanings and comparing his works.

      In Geography Louise has started the IGCSE unit "Weather, Climate and Natural Vegetation". We have started this unit with a look to how information about the weather is collected and how the data is measured.

      In history Louise has started working on researching the events that lead up to the start of the First World War.

     These units are likely to take until Easter to complete with various

     In numeracy this week Katie has started using the MEP maths book 6a. This book contains all the maths that she should have gained the knowledge of up to the end of Key Stage 2. We are using this as a method to see that she has gained the sufficient knowledge before she progresses onto Key Stage 3 later in the year. The exercises are going to be completed in a random method so that she is completing different types of maths all the time and not just one topic so hopefully this will help in remembering the information she has gained. She has made a good start with this.
    
     For the next few weeks in English, History and Geography, Katie will be looking at the topic of China and Chinese New Year. We will be looking at different aspects of China and carrying out research along with making notes from presentations and reading notes and books. She will use this information to produce two lapbooks and complete a number of worksheets. Katie will produce one book about the country of China and another about the Chinese New Year. This unit will take up most of the learning time and entail using her English, Geography, History, I.T and art and craft skills. This unit will last a number of weeks. She has got off to a good start and has made her lapbooks and started to produce her work to put inside them.

     

      Lily will be continuing to use her maths and English work books and has progressed up a level to the next stage. 

     Lily will also complete work on China and Chinese New Year and produce lapbooks about both like Katie. Obviously this will be at a lower level than Katie. Like Katie she has made her lapbooks and started to produce some work to put inside them

    This week all clubs and activities have been carried out as usual.

Thankyou girls for trying your best and having a great week.