Year 7 Information for Parents

Always Aiming for the Best

Welcome to Lister Year 7 Parents’ Forum

Head of Faculty Ms A Tulsie

Maths and Computing Faculty


This year in Maths your child will be

learning about:

Number

Algebra

Data Handling

Shape and Space

Probability

Students are to be taught in ability groups.


Student levels will be calculated using:

Class work

Homework (My Maths and written homework)

End of Unit Assessments (1 hour test) every half

term

Homework is set using My Maths


Things you can do to help:

My maths website....MyMaths.co.uk

PASSWORD..lister LOGIN..seven

Maths books will be available after half term;

£6 revision and practice

£3 revision only

Equipment for sale before school at break and lunch


Head of Faculty: Mr. P. Chandler

English & Literacy


Key Stage Three SKILLS in reading, writing, speaking

and listening.

KNOWLEDGE of the English language and how it works.

EXPERIENCE of a wide range of texts: novels, poetry, non-

fiction, modern drama, Shakespeare, media.

WORKING and LEARNING in a variety of ways, in teams,

groups, pairs and independently.


Year 7 Non-fiction reading and writing

Novel: Stone Cold by Robert Swindells

Poetry: a selection of modern and traditional as well as an opportunity to write your own poetry.

Modern drama: Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman

The Lister Reading Programme.

Speak Week


Assessment Each unit is assessed for particular

skills in either reading or writing.

Students will have a chance to develop these skills throughout a unit of work with feedback and targets from their teacher.

This will help them to know how to succeed in the end-of-unit assessment.

Each assessment will be given a sub-level and will be stored in a KS3 assessment folder as a record of your child’s progress through Years 7-9.


Thank you for listening...

Any questions?


Head of Faculty: Mrs. N. Gunduz

Science


This year in Science your child will study

Chemistry – Particles, Chemical Reactions, Rocks

Physics – Forces and magnetism, Energy, Universe

Biology – Living things, Life processes


Assessments Each unit contains 3 short skills and content tests. When

these are marked, your child will receive targets for

improvement

Extended writing tasks

End of unit tests – exam-style questions, 45 minute tests

Homework – a 3 week research homework is set every 3

weeks



Ensure that your child completes their homework

Purchase the KS3 Science revision guide, available from

school for £2.75

Help your child join an enrichment club


We will also be providing the following

lunchtime and after school support

and activities:

Model making club on Tuesdays after school

between 3-4


Head of Faculty: Mrs. S. Morgan

Humanities


What is Humanities?

Humanities (year 7)

Geography and History

(Year 8)

Geography

(Year 9)

History

(Year 9)

RE

(Year 8)

RE (Yr 9)

GCSE


GCSE’s we offer...

Religious Studies (all)

Geography History Sociology Health and

Social Care


Carousel of Subjects


Geography

History

Religious Education

Geography

History

Religious Education

What topics do we learn in year 7

Term 1

• Development (Geography)

• The Norman Coquest (History)

Term 2

• Does God Exist? (RE)

• Farming (Geography)

Term 3

• Medieval Life (History)

• Role Models (RE)


Your child will be assessed at the end

of each half term.



Talk to your child about what they have learnt

Discuss current affairs with your child. Things that are

in the news and let them know that there may be

different views on an issue.

Help them to find out more information on a topic by

looking on the internet or going to the library.

When they are talking encourage them to explain why

things happen and to justify their choices.


Head of Faculty: Ms. R. Jones

Creative Arts


This year in Creative Arts your child will be taught

in the following areas:

Unit 1 Graphics skills

Unit 2 Textiles

Unit 3 Art

Unit 4 Resistant Materials

Specialist Curriculum – Art, Food, Pottery

Textiles , Woodwork


Your child will be assessed on/by... By the individual classroom teacher using the National

Curriculum Levels for Art & Design And Technology



Ensure you check planners for home works

Ensure that your child has equipment – pens, coloured

pencils, rulers, erasers etc

Please bring in food ingredients for Specialist Curriulum and

allow them to help you in the kitchen and shop for food

Expand their life experiences by taking them to places of

interest, galleries etc

If you have any skills in our curriculum area eg woodwork,

painting, drawing, dressmaking, embroidery etc




and activities:

Monday after school 3pm – 4pm Baking and

Cooking Master Classes N004

Wednesday lunchtime 12.30pm – 1.20pm Craft

Club in N002


Modern Foreign Languages


This year in MFL your child will be taught in the

following areas:

Unit 1 in either Spanish or French

Specialist Curriculum – Mandarin


Your child will be assessed on/by... By the individual classroom teacher using the National

Curriculum Levels for Modern Foreign Languages



Ensure you check planners for home works

Ensure that your child has equipment – pens, coloured

pencils, rulers, erasers etc

Please give them some pocket money when trips are

organised

Please enable her to have access to the internet / language

web sites.




and activities:

Wednesday lunchtime: Martial Arts Club (Tai ti)

Wednesday after school Craft Club in room

N111( creating masks )


Head of Faculty: Mrs. C. Pettitt

Second in Faculty: Ms. H. Coke

Performing Arts and Physical

Education


This year in Drama and Music your child

will be:

Drama – “Poetry as a stimulus”, “Commedia

D’ellarte” and “mask work”

Music - Performance and Instrumental skills


Your child will be assessed on/by... Drama – the interaction with the audience and the effect that

their performance has it. Comedy skills and character

development.

Music – The use of tempo, timing and rhythm



Encourage your child to attend extra curricular

clubs

If your child has a talent for Music invest in

peripatetic lessons for them

Ensure your child reads varied subject matter for

inspiration in characterisation.


We will also be providing a wide range

of lunchtime and after school support

and activities. please ask your child to

look at the timetable in the Lister News


Head of Inclusion: Ms A Cronin

Inclusion



Curriculum Support

Behaviour

A Strudwick

Curriculum Support

Learning

S Antwi

Deaf Support

J Kirk

Student Support

Behaviour Support

Pastoral Mangers

Lead Learning Support

Teachers

Learning Support

Assistants

EAL & GT

Communicators

Counselling

Service

S Ward

Inclusion Service at Lister School

We are a team of 45 staff supporting a variety of student needs across the School Community .


Curriculum Support –

Learning

Deaf

Support

Curriculum

Support –

Behaviour

IER

Counsellor

Service

Welcome to our House

System


The new vertical system is for tutor time only,

for 20 minutes per day. 1 hour per fortnight

Your child will remain for the majority of their

time at school within their year group for all

aspects of the taught curriculum.

What is vertical tutoring ?


Leading and coordinating House activities

Setting and maintaining expectations, culture and ethos

Maintaining house point tallies

House assemblies

Reviews with students

Monitoring and Tracking Student Achievement

Head of Houses (HOH)

Mr D. Smith -Galileo

Mr Copping – King

Ms Skyers –Da Vinci

Ms Tribek – Shelley

Ms Clark – Hawking

Managing student behaviour

Liasing with parents as necessary

Running lunch clubs and activities

Supporting students

Pastoral Managers (PM)

Mr Foley – Galileo

Mr Choudhury- King

Mr Miah – Da Vinci

Ms Rich – Shelley

Ms Marius – Hawking


Oversees and supports the work of the house leadership

team

Link to the Head Teacher Mr Wilson

Assistant Head Teachers (AHT)

Mr Snyman – Galileo

Ms Williams –King

Mr N. Smith- Da Vinci

Ms McDermott – Shelley

Ms Tupman – Hawking


Supports the house leadership team

Contact with families about attendance and punctuality

Supports student welfare and child protection procedures

Collection of house points

House admin duties

House Officers


Provides student support and supervision in house teams

Supervising breaks, lunch and change over of lessons

Behaviour Support Assistant

Kerissa, Hafisa, Segun & Aisha


Support organisation of team activities

Student leadership role within the house

Student voice

House Captains


Question and Answer session



Join our PTA

Every half term our Parent & Teachers Association

meet to discuss key issues with a clear goal of

making Lister Community School the best we can.

If you would like to make a difference and help us

aim for the best then please come along to our first

meeting, next week.

When? Thursday 11th October, 3.30 – 4.45

Where? At Lister, in room S006

Who? Every parent and teacher is welcome.

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Year 7 Information for Parents