Home Learning
Posted: June 20, 2011
Dear Student,
At Stretford High School, we value quality home learning and believe that it is an important part of your learning life. We want to ensure that home learning is of high quality, reinforcing knowledge and developing skills. Indeed independent learning skills build life-long learning and prepare you for life when you leave Stretford.
We have developed an innovative set of home learning projects for Years 7, 8 and 9 to complete over the course of 2011/2012 – They are NOT optional!
The timetable of projects can be seen below – if you click on each link the project is outlined and resources and research links are available. However the department leading a specific project will be able to give you more detail. Homelearning club which takes place in the library will also support you.
At the end of each half term, homelearning will be submitted, assessed and celebrated in the achievement assemblies.
You will still receive traditional homelearning from the range of subjects that you study, in addition to these projects.
If you are in Years 10 & 11, you should expect to receive regular homelearning, supporting your study of exam courses.
Learning Project Timetable
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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| Aut 1 | SPELLING BEE – LAC All Departments. Spellbound. Ks3 spelling list including subject specific vocabulary – 2 reps per house to go into spelling bee final. Champions in each P7 group | POETRY – Art led (inspired by artist in house work) Produce an Autumn journal to include writing, pictures, words, poems, drawings and other images in either a scrapbook or digital format. | NOVEL Read a novel of own choice. Identify emotions/ feelings inspired by novel; Link to a piece of music that evokes similar feelings. Presentation in Music: listening to piece and explain how this links to your novel |
| Aut 2 | Conservation – Science The importance of Bees. Bee Movie (p7) – Plan Bee. Life/habitat/importance to humans. | Conservation – Humanities Save the Tiger from extinction. Life and times of tigers. Campaign letter to Leonardo di Caprio who heads the campaign (learning tutors | Conservation - Technology Conservation: Rainforests, Alternative production and packaging.Alternative energies The part played by designers and new materials. |
| Spr 1 | OLYMPICS: – PE Research an Olympic sport and its key players – presentationinfo | CELEBRITY – Humanities Explore the concept of celebrity. Research a celebrity and evaluate their impact: “Produce biographical writing: Celebrity – good or bad?” More info | HISTORICAL FIGURES – Maths Life and times of chosen figure. Research/produce biographical writing. Write their obituary: “What would the world have been like without them?” Power Point Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 |
| Spr 2 | HEROES - P7 RESEARCH/ PRODUCE BIOGRAPHICAL WRITING: Notes and tools: Project Brief. Biography E.g Biog Writing Frame Hero Planning Sheet | PLANETS – Investigate the Moon and the moon landings. Explain the Moon’s significance in the universe | |
| Sum 1 |
PLANETS – P7 Investigate the Moon and the moon landings Power Point |
PLANETS – SCIENCE How we explore the Universe? (links with BTEC assignment)Overview Tasks: 1. 1(a) 2. 2(a) 3. 4. 4(a) 5. 5(a). 5(b) | OLYMPICS: PE/MFL Events management How do you put on the Olympic games – things to consider Presentation – Use key words in 4 languages |
| Sum 2 | DISCRIMINATION – P7 Debate week: in all subjects Focus: homophobia and bullying Where does banter end and discrimination begin |
DISCRIMINATION – DRAMA Debate week: in all subjects Focus: racism and bullying Where does banter end and discrimination begin? |
MULTI CULTURALISM– MFL/PE Project about own culture or culture that is admired.. |
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