AL MAMOURA ACADEMY NEWSLETTER · 1 issue no.27 april 19th, 2018 al mamoura academy newsletter exploring outer space indoors! we travel through the stars in the cosmic dome!

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ISSUE NO.27 APRIL 19th, 2018

AL MAMOURA ACADEMYNEWSLETTER

EXPLORING OUTER SPACE INDOORS!

WE TRAVEL THROUGH THE STARS IN THE COSMIC DOME!

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AL MAMOURA ACADEMY NEWSLETTERISSUE NO.27 | APRIL 2018

Dear Parents,

During my Open Mornings and Evenings to parents a common question I get asked is “How much screen time do children get at Al Mamoura?” It used to be that schools and classrooms were so keen to show off iPads and laptops. Now we have to be a bit more careful. Technology has it’s place, which is why I am happy to highlight above the nu-merous worthwhile Coding apps which I used to use with pupils back in the UK.

However, there is one thing I have learnt during my time as a Headteacher, teacher and par-ent. There is never a substitute for a good book. Books open worlds, create imagination, give us vocabulary and can teach us. One of the best sights I ever see at school is a child sitting with a book, either at the end of the day, start of the day or

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when they have finished their work. I would always encourage children in Key Stage 2 upwards to carry a “Home Reader” with them in their bag. So if they ever finish their work, are waiting or have free time, they can pick it up and immerse themselves in it.

Which moves us nicely towards next week – On Monday we’ll celebrate Al Mamoura Book Day by dressing up as characters from our favourite books. I look forward to seeing what amaz-ing characters will be walking through the doors of Al Mamou-ra and I have no doubts Mr Dow will have his camera at the ready!

Wishing you all a relaxing week-end.

Mr Michael BlakeyHead of Primary

CLASSPHOTOS

Lensman will be in school next week to take class photo-graphs. Please check what day your child’s class photo will be taken.

If your child’s class is not listed it is because the teach-er has yet to take a time slot. Please contact the Class Teacher/Form Tutor if your class/form is not listed.

Sunday 22nd: Y7 Cinnamon, Y5 Reem, Y1 Jerboa, Y1 Geckos, Y6 Saadiyat, Y4 Ospreys, Y2 Camels.

Tuesday 24th: Y1 Caracals, FS2 Sharks, Y4 Kestrels, Y3 Bulbuls, Y4 Flamingos, Y3 Larks.

Wednesday 25th: FS1 Coral, FS1 Anemone, FS1 Starfish, FS1 Stingrays, Y3 Sandpipers, FS1 Jellyfish, Y1 Hares, Y9 Saffron.

Thursday 26th: FS2 Octopus, FS1 Turtles, FS2 Seahorses, FS2 Dolphins, FS2 Barracuda, FS2 Whales, Y5 Lulu, Y5 Nareel, Y5 Butinah.

Sunday 29th: Y8 Lavender, Y2 Oryx, Y2 Sandcats, Y6 Dalma, Y4 Falcons, Y2 Wolves.

Monday 30th: Y2 Tahrs, Y1 Foxes, Y2 Leopards, Y8 Jasmine.

Tuesday 1st May: Y3 Spar-rows, Y3 Pipits, Sports Teams, Choirs.

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Join us for:

Tuesday 24th April

Lake Park, Khalidiya 4:00 – 5:00pm

Bring along: A blanket, a favourite book and a picnic.

Relax and enjoy your favourite stories in the park with your parents, friends and teachers.

SEE YOU THERE! Remember to sign up at reception to let

us know you’ll be there

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ADEK PARENTS SURVEY - PLEASE TAKE PART

Dear Principal of: ة:\ة مدير\ة الفاضل\السيد

AL DAR ACADEMIES-AL-MAMOURA SCHOOL L.L.C BRANCH5

مدرسة المعمورة ذ.م.م فرع -أكاديميات الدار

Greetings from the Research Office at the

Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).

We wish you a successful new semester.

ونتمنى لدائرة التعليم والمعرفة تحية طيبة من مكتب البحوث التابع جديداا مليئاا بالنجاح واإلنجازات. لكم فصلا

We are pleased to inform you that our annual Parent

Survey will be launched on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018.

Your cooperation is crucial for a successful survey

administration.

ويسرنا هنا أن نعلمكم عن موعد إطلق االستبانة السنوية ألولياء ابريل 3يوم الثلثاء الموافق وذلك 2018األمور للعام الدراسي

ن تعاونكم معنا ذو أهمية قصوى من أجل نجاح 2018للعام ، وا تطبيق هذا االستبيان.

Please pay careful attention to the below details related to the survey:

رشادات التالية بعناية فيما يتعلق باالستبانة:لذا نرجو منكم قراءة اإل

Section 1: Parent Survey الدخول على استبانة أولياء األمور 1 القسم : Parents can access the below link based on their language preference: Arabic: http://bit.ly/aradekparent2018

English: http://bit.ly/enadekparent2018

يتم الدخول للستبانة اإللكترونية عن طريق الرابط التالي حسب اللغة المفضلة: 2018http://bit.ly/aradekparent العربية:

http://bit.ly/enadekparent2018 اإلنجليزية:The survey can be accessed using the following details: eSIS ID: 9282 Password: 75189 (Note: If there is more than one school ID, only the ID shown above should be used for all school curricula).

يتم إدخال معلومات الدخول اآلتية لبدء االستبانة: 9282 رقم المدرسة: 75189 كلمة المرور:

الرقم )مالحظة: في حال وجود أكثر من رقم للمدرسة يجب استخدام

الموضح أعاله فقط لكافة المناهج بالمدرسة(.

Time frame: 3rd of April to 1st of June 1/6/2018إلى 3/4من :المدة الزمنية لالستبانة Target respondents: parents of students in all grades.

جميع أولياء األمور الفئة المستهدفة:

**Schools that don’t meet the minimum response rate will be excluded and won’t receive a school report which will affect the inspection process.

** سنقوم باستثناء المدارس التي ال تحقق العدد المطلوب يش للستجابات من تقارير النتائج مما سيؤثر سلباا على عملية التفت

المدرسيMinimum Number of Responses for 2018: 212

212أقل عدد مشاركات مطلوب من المدرسة لهذا العام:

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We have really enjoyed the second week of our ‘People Who Help Us’ topic. Over the week we have been role playing doctors and patients. We are getting very good at writing prescriptions and using language associated with visiting the doctor. We think there are definitely some future doctors and nurses in FS1! It was great to see that so many children had read three times at home and they were very proud to receive their first prize.

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS FOUNDATION STAGE 1

Please visit the FS reception area to see the reading reward photos. They will be updated every week. It has been so lovely to see all the children in their costumes today. It has given the FS1 team and children lots of fantastic ideas for the rest of our topic. Next week we will be learning about firefighters.

Well done to everyone who made extra healthy snack and lunch choices this week. Congratulations to our ‘Healthy Eaters of the Week’!

Jellyfish – Fatima Al AliStarfish – Maktoom Juma SaeedStingray – Yousif Al KhooriTurtle – Rawdha Al QubaisiCoral – Hani MakdisiAnemone - Shamma Al Breiki

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Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum…this week we had a giant on the loose in FS2! We read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and then created ‘Wanted’ posters to describe the missing giant. In Maths, we have been learning more about mon-ey and have been working really hard adding different amounts and saying which amount is more or less.

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS FOUNDATION STAGE 2

Fruit Thursday was fantastic last half term and we loved trying lots of different fruit and describing them. Some were very sweet and delicious! This half term we are having Veggie Thursday, the vegetables will be as follows:

Thursday 19th April- CucumberThursday 26th April- PeppersThursday 3rd May- CarrotsThursday 10th May- Sugar snap peas

Please cut all vegetables into bite size portions for your child to eat.

Thank you for your continued support!

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It has been another fun filled week in Year One! The children have enjoyed writing their own stories about ‘The Rainbow Fish’ and included the important message of sharing with each other.

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS YEAR 1

All the students are now settled into their new Mathematics groups in preparation for Mathematics in Year Two. They have been busy solving problems and finding missing numbers.In Science the children have been studying the features of different types of animals. They have thoroughly enjoyed sharing their facts with their fellow peers.


Many children have had the wonderful experience of imagining they are in Space when Cosmic Dome came to visit Al Mamoura. The students were very excited and were delighted to discuss their experiences.

Thank you Parents for your continual support with Reading and Homework.

Have a great weekend!

The Year One Team.

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This week we have enjoyed reading and learning all about the story of Hansel and Gretel. In English we have been writing character descriptions and setting descriptions. Next week we will be writing our own versions of the story. We have also been learning about how artists recycle materials to create sculptures. Next week we are going to be using recycled materials to create our own Gingerbread Houses. We are collecting old boxes, shoe boxes, water bottles, water bottle lids, straws, lollipop sticks, empty yogurt pots, and tinfoil and sweet wrappers. If you have any at home please bring them in.


In Maths we have been problem solving by counting on and back to find the missing number. Next week we are going to be revisiting money. Over the weekend could you pay for an item in a shop and get the correct change?

Now we are in the summer term we are working hard on helping the children build independence for Year 3. Each morning our teaching assistants will be at the edge of the Year 2 shared area to greet and meet the children. Please encourage your child to come down to their class and put their own books and bags away. Thank you for your support.

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It has been another fun and busy week in Year 3 filled with lots of new and exciting learning. In Maths, we have all continued focussing on our Geometry topic looking at the properties of 3D shapes and learning about different types of lines. Some classes also enjoyed building 3D shapes out of different materials. Next week in Maths, we will be working hard to solve various shape problems.


In English this week we have been identifying and labelling the features of a diary entry, using personal pronouns correctly in our writing, describing thoughts and feelings using a range of adjectives, similes and metaphors and changing present tense verbs into the past tense. Next week in English, we will be focussing on using a variety of time connectives and writing our own diary entries incorporating the features we focussed on this week.

We have had lots of fun in Science this week. We worked hard to identify magnetic and non-magnetic materials and also thought about what various magnetic materials could be used for. Some children also enjoyed ‘Cosmic Dome’ this week and we are all looking forward to next week when we will be designing a toy that uses both attract and repel forces of magnets to function during our Science lessons.

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This week in English the children have continued the ‘Mantle of the Expert’ topic on the Romans. In their groups they have researched facts, made notes and written a non-chronological report including an introduction and conclusion. Next week they will move onto writing play scripts and focus on the story of Romulus and Remas. In math we have linked fractions to decimals including tenths and hundredths and rounding decimals.


Next week the children will move onto measures including decimals. We used our Science lessons to visit the Cosmic Dome in school this week and the children had great fun exploring the Milky Way.

A quick reminder that school photos will be taken next week. Monday is Book Day and you are welcome to join us in Year 4 after the assembly. If the children have swimming or P.E. session 1 it will not take place but if P.E. and swimming lessons will take place throughout the rest of the day.

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We have had another busy and exciting week in Year 5!We were really lucky to have the Cosmic Dome in school this week, especially because it linked in with our Earth and Space topic. All our classes really enjoyed it and learned a lot!

This week in English, we have been using our research on Earth and Space to begin to write our non-chronological reports. In Mathematics we have been studying length.


Next week we will continue to explore algebra.

In Science we continued our study of Earth and Space by exploring how the Earth’s position in relation to the Sun causes day and night and the seasons.

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We have had yet another great week in Year 6! In English this week, we have been looking at different language features found in newspapers and different techniques used by reporters to make their news stories more interesting. We are basing our newspaper article on the Roald Dahl book ‘Boy’ and the story of ‘The Great Mouse Plot’. The Year 6 middle learning area has turned into Mrs Pratchett’s sweet shop to inspire our budding young reporters.


In Maths, we have been focusing on formal methods using all four operations addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Next week, we will move on to solving problems with statistics. The children really enjoyed the Cosmic Dome experience in school this week. Not only was it a fun experience it also linked with our topic ‘Wonderful World’ by looking at the Earth from above.

The girls moving up to Al Mamoura Secondary are very excited about the transition day next Wednesday, as are all our dancers, singers and actors in the Emirates Palace performance.

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MUSICIANS OF THE WEEKFS1 – Mariam Mohamed - CoralFS2 – Naama Al Zaabi - OctopusY1 – Ahmed AlDhaheri - Foxes

Y2 – Rameen Ali - OryxY3 – Rameen Nawaz - Pipits

Y4 – Tamya Waikhom - PelicansY5 – Lara Abuaabed - Butinah

Y6 – Sarah Wasily - DalmaY7 – Joud Hasan - Primrose

Y8 – Shaikha AlHemeiri - LavenderY9 – Ayesha AlNuaimi - Cardomom

MUSIC

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

April 26th = Emirates Palace Concert (evening)

May 8th = Summer Music Concert (evening @ Al Mamoura)

June 19th = Singing for Fun Festival (during the day @ Al Mamoura)

June 28th = IMIG Concert @ Al Mamoura (evening)

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SPORTS NEWS

UPCOMINGFIXTURES

Monday 23rd April U11 Boys and U11 Girls Basketball vs The Pearl - 2.45pm at Al Mamoura

Wednesday 25th April U9 Boys Basketball vs Al Muna and Raha, U9 Girls Basketball vs Raha – at Al Mamoura

Monday 30th April U11A Boys and Girls Basketball vs BSAK and Raha – at Raha Interna-tional School

Wednesday 2nd May Aldar Jiu-Jitsu tournament – 2pm at Al Mamoura

Wednesday 2nd May U9 Basketball game – to be con-firmed (away fixture)

Monday 7th May U11 ADISSA Basketball Tournament – to be confirmed

Wednesday 9th May U9 ADIS-SA Basketball Tournament – to be confirmed

Wednesday 9th May Aldar Year 2 Swimming Gala – at Al Mamoura

Sunday 13th May U9 and U11 Aldar Basketball Tournament – at Al Mamoura

Monday 14th May ADISSA Year 2 Swimming Gala – at Al Mamoura


CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Alanjohn Deeb in Year 1 Caracals completed a 2.5km fun run at Al Ain Zoo on Sunday 14th April. He managed to complete the course in 16min 34seconds and has been inspired to try and beat his time in a run in the future. It is excellent to see pupils of Al Mamoura choosing activi-ties which promote a healthy lifestyle. The PE Team and class teachers love to hear of the achievements of our students. Keep up the good work Alanjohn, hopefully this will inspire your friends to do something similar!

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SPORTS NEWSSWIM GALA

This week we hosted the annual Aldar swimming gala. The gala consisted of 5 Aldar Acade-mies; Al Mamoura, Pearl, Muna, Yasmina and West Yas. The event was very successful with all schools competing to a very high and excellent standard. The squad knew the gala would be a challenge as the other schools swim in more compet-itive leagues throughout the year, but they were ready for the challenge and excited to com-pete against tougher opponents. Overall Al Mamoura finished 4th but were narrowly beaten in many of the races to placing in the top 3. Well done to Juliete Stickells who was the only Al Mamoura swimmer to achieve a 1st place in breaststroke and well done to Qais Abu-Hantash and Liliana Stickells who both finish second in their individual races, butterfly and breask-stroke. A great performance by the team and demonstrating the excellent progress they have made over the last year.

Congratulations to our squad; Year 3: Taj Ajjaoui, Qais Abu-Hantash, Liliana Stickells, Laila Di Laus, Mohamed Ha-bib, Ban Orabi, Sama Orabi and Yousef Bamadhaf. Year 4: Thomas Park, Karam Al Rayyan, Rodha Al Ameri, Layan Hashim, Alia Al Shamsi, and Muhammad Taha Merchant. Year 5: Toby Coulthard, Jeet Bhatia, Juliete Stickells, Salma Kalidy, Evelyn Tramunto, Malak El-Asheri, Heidi Cheah, Abdul-la Rashed and Mariah Al-Yafei. Year 6: Khalfan Al Ghaferi, Avishi Bhatia, Hamdan Blooki, and Lorenzo Romano


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LIBRARY NEWS

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ARABIC AND ISLAMIC NEWSالروضة األوىل- اللغة العربية

استمتع تالميذ الروضة األوىل بعمل شطرية الخبز والعسل، حيث أتاح لهم النشاط التعرف عىل مفردات حرف الخاء ومتكن التالميذ من كتابة

.الحرف وقراءة بعض الكلامت البسيطة

الروضة الثانية - اللغة العربية تعرف تالميذ الروضة الثانية هذا األسبوع عىل

ة حرف السني من خالل قص سمسم يحب السكر، وأبدعوا يف كتابة حرف

السني بأشكاله املختلفة وقراءة كلامت فيها حرفالسني

الصف الثالث- اللغة العربية تدرب تالميذ الصف الثالث عىل استخدام أدوات

االستفهام من خالل طرح األسئلة عىل زمالئهم وكتابة العديد من الجمل املفيدة عىل دفاترهم يف

جو من التعاون واأللفة

الصف الثاين - اللغة العربية تعرف التالميذ عىل أنواع التنوين وتم تطبيق

عدد من التدريبات املتعلقة لتعزيز مهارة التنوينيف جو من الحامس والتعاون

كام متكن التالميذ من متييز مفهوم التضاد، وأشار التالميذ إىل الكلامت املتضادة الواردة يف القصص

الرتبية اإلسالمية الصف الرابع استمتع تالميذ الصف الرابع بتطبيق اسرتاتيجية

املعلم الصغري حيث متكن معظم التالميذ من التطبيق العميل ملجاالت الصدقة وآدابها وصفاتها،

من خالل العمل التعاوين وتبادل اآلراء واألفكار

الرتبية اإلسالمية الصف الخامس استمع التالميذ إىل تالوة مجودة لسورة النبأ ثم

حاول التالميذ تالوة اآليات بشكل فردي وجامعي، ومتكن التالميذ من تنفيذ العديد من األنشطة

رس التي فسحت أمامهم املجال املصاحبة للدلفهم املعنى اإلجاميل لآليات

اللغة العربية لغري الناطقني: الصف الخامس تعلم طالب الصف الخامس هذا األسبوع عن

درس أقسام الكالم ) االسم والفعل والحرف(. كام استمتعوا بقراءة قصة الراعي والذئب وأبدعوا يف

متثيلها

:الصف الثامن - اللغة العربية”

تعرفت طالبات الصف الثامن هذا األسبوع إىل نوعني

جديدين من أنواع التشبيه من خالل تنفيذ العـديد

من األنشطة الفردية والجامعية املتعلقة باملوضوع، كام

تعرفت التلميذات إىل عنارص الرسالة الرسمية من خالل

تطبيق اسرتاتيجية الدقيقة الواحدة وبدأت كل واحدة

منهن محاوالتها لكتابة رسالة رسمية متكاملة العنارص

الصف الثامن - الرتبية االسالمية

تناولنا هذا األسبوع حال األبرار يف الجنة وما أعده الله

تعاىل لهم، وقمنا بتعزيز مبدأ

إعامل العقل من خالل تفسري اآليات التي تتحدث عن

عداوة الشيطان لبني آدم ومسؤولية اإلنسان أن يعمل

عقله وأن يلتزم بالعهد مع الله تعاىل، كام عرضنا مجموعة

من املشاكل والحلول املناسبة لها من خالل إتاحة املجال

للتلميذات للنقاش وتقييم اآلراء

الصف الثامن - الدراسات االجتامعية

تعرفت الطالبات إىل مفهوم الدولة من خالل تسليط

الضوء عىل أهم العنارص التي ترتكز عليها الدولة القوية،

كام أتيحت الفرصة للتلميذات ملناقشة الجوانب التي

.تختلف فيها الدول عن بعضها البعض

Yr.2 Islamic for Non-native:Year 2 pupils this week learnt a new Qur’anic Surah (Surat An-Nas).They have practiced together reciting the Holy verses properly while listening to the record-er. The overall meaning of the Qur’anic vocabulary.

شهادات التمييزاالصف األول:سامل البحري

الصف الثاين :: حمزة عفانةالصف الثالث:محمد العتيبةالصف الرابع:سارة الحامدي

الصف الخامس:عبد الله نارصالصف السادس:فاطمة العامري

الصف السابع: سلمى بليغالصف الثامن: شمسة السويدي

الصف التاسع: ميثا الحامدي الصف العارش : غال الربييك

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK

ART

Year 7- Continue to reflect and evaluate their Aboriginal Tutini posts and experiment with filters on the IPADs to produce photo edits of their work. Some students have made further progress and started to studying the Aboriginal Artist Susan Wanji to develop designs for a print.

Year 8 – Digital Angie Lewin inspired Artwork and Print design inspired by wild flowers.

Year 9 – Continue to paint their canvas inspired by Microscopic Art.

Year 10 – Investigated the Artist Kimmy Kantrell who makes ceramic masks. Students sketched their own mask designs to develop into clay.

Fatima Adil Al Hammadi Year 7 for the Koala inspired Tutini Post – Great work!


SECONDARY NEWS

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COMPUTER SCIENCE

Year 7: In term 3, Year 7 will be studying programming. This will involve developing their own game that has a suitable purpose and target audience. This week in computing, students have been reviewing other games to identify the purpose/audience and the good and bad points. They have been analysing what features make a good game and how they could use these in their own. Students have been discussing what improvements games could make to attract new users. They have also started using a new gaming software called ‘Scratch’. They have been using different scripts to move their character around the game. Homework: To practice skills at home using the Scratch website.

Year 8: In term 3, Year 8 will be developing their programming skills in a gaming unit. Students will be using the software Scratch to recap on basic skills, before going on to create their own water ride game. Students will be learning about different scripts to produce a suitable water ride game. This week, students have been reviewing pre-existing Scratch games and discussing the pros and cons of the games. They have been recognising what makes a good

SECONDARY NEWSgame and how they can design their game to include suitable features. Students have also been creating a basic game to recap on simple scripts before the move on to more advanced coding. Homework: To practice skills at home using the Scratch website.

Year 9: This term, Year 9 students will be completing an animation unit. This will involve designing an animation and then creating it using Adobe Flash. Students will create an animation that promotes a product or service that will last at least 30 seconds, it should include sound effects and suitable content. This week, students have been analysing different animation banners that can be found online, they have been identifying the purpose and audience. Students have also been presenting their findings to their class, discussing the good/bad points of the animations, and how they could be improved. Some students have also started designing their animations using a storyboard to plan what their animation will look like. Homework: To research animation banners and identify what features could be used in our own animations. Complete in OneNote.

IGCSE ICT

This week in IGCSE ICT, students have been learning about spreadsheets. They have been developing their knowledge on different

functions and how to use them effectively in their music festival spreadsheets. Students have been able to use VLOOKUP, IF Statements, SUM, MIN/MAX and COUNTIF functions to find out their costs and profit for their music festivals. Students will continue their practical unit throughout Term 3 to prepare them for their assessments. Homework: Complete the spreadsheet task on OneNote.

IGCSE BUSINESS

Business students have been learning about internal and external communication within a business. They have been investigating the methods of communication within a business and have produced their own reports on the pros and cons of each method. Students have been learning about effective communication and the impacts of poor communication within a business. This week, students have also been developing their knowledge on the recruitment process that a business has to go through to recruit new members of staff. They have assessed different employment types and identified different strategies a business use to keep their staff happy. Students have also been completing past exam questions to enhance their exam techniques.Home Learning: Complete the case study on communication in OneNote.


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SCIENCE

Year 7: Year7 Students are studying as biology based topic investigating ecosystems. Students have been studying environments and physical factors and how they affect ecosystems. Student have also been consolidating knowledge for the end of topic assessment Home Learning: Revision material on online for assessment.

Year 8: Students are studying a Chemistry based topic investigating combustion. Students have been investigating how much energy is in different fuels and studying the laws of conservation of mass. Student have also been consolidating knowledge for the end of topic assessmentHome Learning: Revision materials online

Year 9: Students are studying a Chemistry based topic investigating the reactivity series. Students have been investigating the reactivity series and how to determine what the final products are in displacement reactions. Student have also been consolidating knowledge for the end of topic assessment.Home Learning: Revision material on online.

Year 10 Biology: Students have been investigating plant physiology. Students have been investigating photosynthesis and plant transport systems. Students will be carrying out a number of practical’s investigating which factors affect the rate of photosynthesis.Home Learning: Revision material online.

SECONDARY NEWSENGLISH

Year 7 have been learning about different types of poetry. This week we focused on rhyme, looking at a poem called Lone Dog by Irene Rutherford. Students then applied these techniques to write poems of their own. Home Learning: Learn list 2 spellings and complete rhyme poem of limerick by Tuesday

Year 8 have been researching the life and time of Shakespeare in preparation to study Romeo and Juliet this term. They worked in groups to research their given topic and then presented their findings to the class.Home Learning: Learn list 2 spellings by Monday

Year 9 have been looking at War Poetry and this week we focused writing creatively from the point of view of a war photographer. Students will then write a newspaper article about what their chosen character witnessed.Home Learning: Research ypur chosen poem and what you will include in your article.

Year 10 girls have continued their work on non-fiction texts with this week’s focus on Travel Writing. They explored two contrasting texts: one about a Mongolian wedding and the other about the aftermath of War in Somalia. The close analysis of these texts will lead to a written comparative response with graded feedback. Year 10 girls also visited the School Library and started some focused reading of books. They will take a quiz on these texts once reading is complete on the Accelerated Reader system. This programme is designed to develop pupils’ literacy skills

Year 10 English Literature students read the poems ‘The Tyger’ by William Blake and ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning. They completed tasks which focused on both the life and times of these poets as well as analysing the poems themselves.Home Learning: Complete the PEE paragraph on the worksheet for ‘The Tyger’

Year 10 English as a First Language

It was lovely to meet with parents on Monday this week to discuss their daughter’s progress and steps to move forward. I do hope families found the meeting useful and, as always, if any further information is required please do not hesitate to contact me on [email protected].

Year 10 English as a Second Language students have been practising for the writing part of paper2, with a focus on semi formal writing based on travel and tourism.H/L: Complete either your blog or the letter about things to do in the U.S. Learn list 2 spellings. Home Learning: Research News articles and create a factfile about features and type of language used. Due Tuesday, 24th April.

KS3 Spellings

Year 7: List 2 Monday, 23rd AprilYear 8: List 2 Sunday, 22nd AprilYear 9: List 2: Monday, 23rd April


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SECONDARY NEWS


MATHEMATICIANS OF THE WEEK

MATHEMATICS

From this week, I will inform parent the relevant page numbers instead of a list of learning contents, as requested by parent. It will be easier for students and parents to follow and revise what is being taught in lessons.

Year 7 Set One and Two: Theta One from page 193 to 208. Students should use Check Up, Strengthen, Extend, and Unit Test to revise the whole chapter. Home Learning will be revision for chapter 8 test on Thursday 26th April.

Year 8 Set One: Delta Two from page 129 to 136. Students should use Check Up, Strengthen, Extend and Unit Test to revise the whole chapter. Home Learning will be revision for chapter 6 unit test on Thursday 26th April.

Year 8 Set Two: Pi Two from page 165 to 174. Students please use Check Up, Strengthen, Extend an Unit Test in the book to revise the whole chapter. Home Learning will be revision for chapter 8 unit test on Thursday 26th April.

Year 7 Aminah Khan, Year 8 Shamayel Al Mehairbi Year 9 Youmna Al Hennawy

Year 10 Alya Al Zaabi

Year 9 Set One: Theta Three from page 192 to 203. Home learning is More Straight line graphs. Year 9 Set two: Pi Three from page 157 to 166. Home learning is to use Check Up, Strengthen, Extend and Unit Test in the book to revise the whole chapter. Unit test for chapter 7 is on Thursday 26th April.

Year 10 Higher and Foundation: From Student Book 1 page 311 to page 324. Home learning is Solve quadratic equations. Sheets are given to the girls and electronic version will be emailed home also. The due date is Sunday 22nd April.

GEOGRAPHY

In Geography this week, the Year 7 students continued with the theme Resourceful World with a focus on Kazakhstan. They focused on developing their AF3 skills- Describing a location. The students used the success criteria and the maps to accurately describe the location of Kazakhstan. For home learning, all of the instructions are clearly outlined on Edmodo.

Year 8 students continued with the theme Natural World with a focus on the process of Desertification. The students learned about the major causes, effects and solutions. Please log onto Edmodo regarding the home learning task for next week.

Today in Geography class, the Year 9 students focused on the impacts of Tornadoes in Tornado Alley and then they worked together to analyse various solutions of how we can respond to tornadoes. Next week we will move onto a new theme called Resourceful World with a focus on Japan. Please log onto Edmodo to view all of the resources in order to prepare for the lesson.

In Geography this week, the Year 10 students continued with the topic of Economic Activities. They analysed 3 different countries and compared their employment structures. With a set of data, the students created 3 pie charts to display their results and then they wrote a paragraph about each country to analyze the results. Please check Edmodo for instructions about home learning and how best to prepare for the lesson next week.

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HISTORY

In History this week Year 7 presented their Roman villa models to the class, explaining how they researched, planned and made them and any problems they faced. The class then offered constructive feedback on what could be improved as well as what they did well. I was very impressed with the accuracy of the feedback as well as the models themselves; I was delighted to award so many house points! In addition, they used self-assessment to complete an evaluation form highlighting strengths/areas to develop.

They also submitted their Roman Instagram home learning projects, which celebrated one achievement of the Romans; these will form a corridor display. Home learning is to create a five-step plan of ‘How to make a model’, aimed at Year 6; this will draw on their recent experiences.

Next week they will start their new topic, ‘Life on the Home Front of Britain during World War II’, which will be a very different to the topics studied so far! This topic has always proved very popular with pupils in the past and I am looking forward to starting it! The Horrible Histories book ‘Blitzed Britains’ provides excellent background reading on this topic.

SECONDARY NEWSYear 8 submitted their Slave Stories, a project that they began in January. They completed an evaluation form, assessing which chapters included factual detail/English writing techniques and which they could improve. In addition, they presented to the class on the abolitionist they researched, saying who he was and how he helped to end slavery. Home Learning is to create a poster summarizing which evidence can be used to learn about Slavery. As an extension, they can select which evidence tells us the most and what the evidence cannot tell us.

Year 9 presented their World War I trench models to the class, explaining how they researched, planned and made them and any problems they faced. The class then offered constructive feedback on what could be improved as well as what they did well. They were then rewarded for their hard work; many of the models were very impressive and have provided inspiration for others! In addition, they used self-assessment to complete an evaluation form highlighting strengths/areas to develop. Home Learning is to create a fact-file saying what the Cold War was, who was involved and when it was; this will lead into our new topic, ‘The Cold War’, which will start next week.

Year 10 continued with their Vietnam topic, discussing why guerrilla tactics were effective and why U.S. tactics were not. The girls each presented on one U.S. tactic, taking the role of teacher. Home learning is to create a mind-map of why the U.S. got involved in the war and revise the content so far; they now have a text book to help them, as well as class notes

HISTORY

Year 7 have continued with the new topic about an alien spaceship landing in their school. They used physical theatre to create the spaceship and the alien.

Year 8 completed a piece of drama on the fairytale Red Riding Hood, using narration and thought tracking to re-tell the story.

Year 9 watched another short section of the film ‘Our Day Out’ by Willie Russell and then re-created the scene of the children at the zoo.

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