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Prep 7 Curriculum

Booklet 2018-2019

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Table of Contents

Headmaster’s Introduction ............................................................... 3

Mathematics ............................................................................................ 4

English ....................................................................................................... 5

Science ....................................................................................................... 7

Modern Foreign Languages ............................................................... 9

History .................................................................................................... 11

Geography ............................................................................................. 13

Religious Studies ................................................................................ 14

Art ............................................................................................................. 15

Technology............................................................................................ 16

Computing ............................................................................................. 18

Music ....................................................................................................... 19

Dramatic Arts ....................................................................................... 20

P.E and Games ..................................................................................... 21

Citizenship and P.S.H.E.E ................................................................. 22

Our Values ............................................................................................. 23

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Headmaster’s Introduction

It is with great pleasure that I am writing the opening introduction to these curriculum booklets. The start of any academic year is always exciting and presents new opportunities for both our teachers and pupils. This year, we welcome some new teaching staff which will strengthen our teaching and learning. Alongside new staff our new timetable is providing greater productivity and opportunity to provide inspiring, challenging and engaging lessons. Hatherop Individualised Learning Time (HILT) has also been implemented this term. The purpose of HLIT is to provide enrichment to the current curriculum so that pupils are challenged and supported. Providing a challenging, broad and balanced curriculum delivered in an engaging manner is crucial. Developing a child’s character is crucial and our HATHEROP values and other pastoral initiatives complement our curriculum to provide character education. Martin Luther King said:

“The function of education is to teach one to think

intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus

character – that is the goal of true education.”

The purpose of these booklets is to bring home and school closer together. Communication between home and school is important and it is hoped that the information in these booklets will provide you with the knowledge of the topics in each subject that your children are being taught. This will enable you to become more involved with your child’s learning. Some of the topics may not be taught in the order published, as there has to be some degree of flexibility. The curriculum mentioned is not exhaustive and teaching staff are encouraged to be creative with their content and structure of their lessons. If you have any questions regarding any aspects of teaching and learning, please email your form teacher or Head of Department. Nigel Reed Headmaster

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Mathematics Head of Department and Prep 7 teacher – Mr. Jamie Nish Michaelmas Term Number: Multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100, 1000. Powers of 10. Calculating with negative numbers—negative number rules. Calculation: Mental and written methods with decimal numbers. Use of BIDMAS including with negative numbers. Fraction, decimals & %: Calculator and non calculator methods for: Fraction, decimal and percentage equivalence, fraction and percentage of amounts, and % change. Measures: Converting between all units of measure; imperial and metric. Solving problems with measures. Geometry: Angles in parallel lines, about a point, on a line and in polygons. Finding missing angle problems. Algebra: Simplifying expressions, using brackets and factorising. Substituting and solving.

Lent Term Number: Rounding to decimal places and significant figures. Square and cube numbers and their roots. Calculation: The 4 rules with proper, improper and mixed numbers and decimals. Effective use of a calculator. Dividing into a ratio, proportion problems. Algebra: Substituting into formulae and solving linear equations. Horizontal and vertical lines. Geometry: Triangle constructions. Internal and external angles of polygons. Interpreting conversion graphs, Scatter graphs and correlation. Statistics: Averages, two way Venn diagrams and tables. Probability calculations.

Trinity Term Number: Prime factorisation and HCF and LCM. Algebra: Function graphs of simple linear equations. Number patterns and sequences. Measures: Speed, distance time problems. Bearings. Circles—parts of, circumference, radius and diameter. Geometry: 3D shape volume, nets and surface area. Transformations, rotations, reflections, translations and enlargements in 4 quadrants. Statistics: Pie chart construction and interpreting. Investigations, problem solving, mental maths activities and mental maths tests will be ongoing throughout the year.

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English Head of Department – Mrs. Emily Barrows Prep 7 teacher – Mr. Jonathan Hamilton-Jones

English in Prep 7 is the first of the two year Common Entrance curriculum. The set texts that the pupils will study are Goodnight Mr Tom and Skellig. They will also study a Shakespeare play. The pupils also benefit from taking a more major role in the Upper School Production.

Michaelmas Term

Speaking & Listening: Adapt presentation to different audiences. Deliver verbal messages. Give different types of contribution to varying discussions. Presentations they have researched and prepared. Reading: Read a wide variety of literature. Respond imaginatively and intellectually to what they read. Spelling: ongoing skills and constant revision. Writing: Past C.E. papers. All parts of speech. Different genre of writing studied. Improve and sustain creative writing. Take accurate notes and summarise from written and oral sources. Comprehension skills—deduction, inference and extending the text.

Lent Term

Speaking & Listening: Adapt presentations to suit the audience. Children to become fluent, accurate users of standard English. Reading: Distinguish between fact and opinion. Read widely a wide range of literature. Discuss feelings and opinions. Spelling: ongoing skills and constant revision. Writing: Past C.E. papers. Revision of all parts of speech. Write in narrative, descriptive and reflective form. Write sketches and play extracts of their own. skills.

Trinity Term

Speaking & Listening: Interview people and write up the interview. Using a more stylised way of speaking to a variety of audiences. Senior Production. Poems for Speech Shield. Reading: Read widely. Read a text and extract meaning beyond the literal. Have opinions and thoughts on literature which can be supported by evidence.

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Spelling: ongoing skills and constant revision. Writing: Past C.E. Papers (13+) Revise all parts of speech. Revise tenses. Use of dialogue to convey character. Use dictionaries and thesauruses to explore derivations and alternative meanings. Comprehension skills.

Suggested Reading List

Innocent by Anne Cassidy Survival by Chris Ryan Bootleg by Alex Shearer Storm Thief by Chris Wooding Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer The Little white Horse by Elizabeth Goudge Treasure Island by R L Stevenson The Wish List by Eoin Colfer Corbenic by Catherine Fisher Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks Shadow of the Minotaur by Alan Gibbons Mortal Engines by Philip Reeves Dusk by Susan Gates Red Velvet by Carol Hedges The Mirror Image Ghost by Catherine Storr The Bish Bash Bosh by M.E. Allen Dial a Ghost by Eva Ibbotson When Mum Threw Out the Telly by E.F. Smith Tin Grin by Catherine Robinson Dream Travellers by Sherry Ashworth Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson Kiss the Dust by Elizabeth Laird Troy by Adele Geras Cold Tom by Sally Prue The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien Moonriders by Theresa Tomlinson Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman Dogs Don’t tell Jokes by Louis Sachar Against the Day Through the Night by Michael Cronin There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar

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Science Head of Department and Prep 7 teacher – Mr. James McConnell Science in Prep 7 will take a slightly different format to previous years whereby topics will be broken up into a 2 week rolling programme of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. This will allow for early review and consolidation throughout the year. In this, their first year of the Common Entrance 13+ syllabus, the pupils will begin the course content in earnest. Throughout the year the children will be set topic-specific examination style questions so as to familiarise them with the style of questioning in the Common Entrance papers. The topics studied this year will be as follows:

Michaelmas Term Cells & Organisation Particulate Nature of Matter Energy Resources / Changes in Systems Nutrition and Digestion Atoms, Elements and Compounds Conservation of Energy Motion (Speed)

Lent Term Gas Exchange Systems Physical Changes (Pure & Impure Substances) Motion (Forces) Health Physical Changes (Mixtures and Separation Methods) Hooke’s Law

Trinity Term Reproduction Physical Changes (Mixtures and Separation Methods continued) Chemical Reactions (Conservation of Mass) Force and rotation Photosynthesis Chemical Reactions (Thermal decomposition and Displacement)

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Modern Foreign Languages - French Head of Department and Prep 7 teacher – Mrs. Gabriel Thomas Michaelmas Term Where I live Talking about your town, village, region and area Using Il y a Giving directions Understanding when to use Tu and Vous Where to go at the weekend Using a with the definite article Invitations and responding; using modal verbs, vouloir Saying what you can do in the town, using pouvoir

Lent Term Holidays Describing holidays using the present and past tense Getting ready—using reflexive verbs Buying drinks and snacks Using higher numbers Talking about holiday plans Using the near future tense Saying what you would like to do in the future.

Trinity Term Free time activities Talking about TV programs Talking about films Giving opinions, using past and future tenses Talking about reading Talking about the internet Using the verb faire Talking about what you do in different weather

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Modern Foreign Languages - Spanish Head of Department and Prep 7 teacher – Mrs. Gabriel Thomas Michaelmas Term Numbers to 100 Talking about family and pets Describing your appearance and character Eyes and hair Talking about where you live, and describing your area. Describing your house Using estar for location Describing your house and room—revision of adjectives, -ar and –er verbs

Lent Term Saying what you do in your free time The verbs ir, salir and hacer Telling the time Talking about sports; what you play and do Saying what you like / don’t like to do The near future—saying what you are going to do

Trinity Term Saying what there is in your town Explaining where it is and what it is like Talking about what you want to do Making plans / arrangements Weather and what you do in different types of weather Weekend activities

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History Prep 7 teacher – Mr. Jonathan Hamilton-Jones During Prep 7 the children will continue the study of the Common Entrance syllabus on Medieval Realms 1066-1500.

Michaelmas Term William I establishing control over England. Rebellion of Hereward the Wake and the Harrying of the North. Civil War, Stephen and Matilda. Religion in Medieval times. The struggle between church and King. King John and Henry III. John, Magna Carta and Stephen Langton. Source work and essay techniques. Mock Trial of King John and debates.

Lent Term Edward I and the conquest of Wales and Scotland. Battle of Bannockburn. Castle construction. Source/evidence work on the Norman Conquest. Pilgrims and pilgrimages. Canterbury Cathedral and life as a monk or a nun.

Trinity Term Health and medicine. The Black Death The Peasant’s Revolt and Richard II. Source work and Essay preparation.

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Geography Prep 7 teacher – Mr. Nigel Bailey During this year, the children will cover a range of topics based on the Common Entrance syllabus. This will include physical and human geography. Pupils will develop their knowledge of different case studies and complete practical fieldwork activities.

Michaelmas Term Weathering, Erosion & Rivers: Processes and how they shape the land (erosion, transportation and deposition); the making of a v-shaped valley; what causes waterfalls, ox-bow lakes, meanders and the causes of flooding. CASE STUDY: Boscastle Flooding O.S Map Skills: Symbols, features, grid references, distances, height, scale (practical) Global Location: Europe, Oceania, UK and Asia. Islands & Capes

Lent Term Transport and Industry: the value of transport routes to industry; advantages and disadvantages of differing transport routes; sectors of industry; how economic activities operate in developed and developing countries. INDUSTRY CASE STUDY: iPhone TRANSPORT CASE STUDY: High Speed 2

Trinity Term Population and Settlement: Natural increase and decrease in population; reasons for site, shape, situation and growth of settlements; factors leading to development of new sites, relationship between provision of goods and services and settlement size. Fieldwork Project: A river study. 500 words. A practical and visit to the River Coln.

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Religious Studies Head of Department – Mrs Amanda Featherstone Prep 7 teacher – Mr. Chris Page This year, Prep 7 will study a major world religion, complete a topic on Ethics and develop their knowledge of the Old Testament.

Michaelmas Term In the Michaelmas Term, the children will complete the topic on Islam. This will include the following: Looking at Islamic symbols, the founder of the faith, places of worship, holy books, festivals, the Five Pillars, family membership, traditions and service to the community.

Lent Term In the Lent Term, the children will study Ethics. This will include the following: The values of life, punishment, prejudice, discrimination and freedom and the environment. This will involve discussion, debate, persuasive and discursive writing and looking at contemporary issues.

Trinity Term In the Trinity Term, the children will study Old Testament Stories. They will look at a number of stories, consider the messages and implications of the stories and how they might link to everyday life and current affairs.

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Art Head of Department and Prep 7 teacher – Mrs. Sally Easterbrook Michaelmas Term Textiles Use felting method Create abstract shapes Make an English garden using gained knowledge Develop weaving with other materials 3D work Create a woodland image with a relief element of a tree/trees To create an atmosphere Produce a detailed image of a leaf using the most suitable media

Lent Term Drawing Identify from a larger image an interesting view and draw using one line technique Produce a simple flat picture Develop the skill of using charcoal in a positive and negative image Printing Using Lino cut an image of a bird Produce a background with a number of over lays In contrast a very defined shape image print produced on a polytile.

Trinity Term Collage Collaged response to Nancy Standlee Develop design Use of suitable materials Improved tearing and sticking skills Develop colour awareness Painting Paint a response to the work of Hundertwasser Produce a campaign poster on an individually selected environmental issue Select an animal to do a study of Skin patterns Camouflage

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Technology Head of Department and Prep 7 teacher – Mrs. Gemma Thomasin-Foster Prep 7 teachers – Mr. Jon Holmes and Mr. James McConnell

The curriculum continues to use the research, design, make and evaluate elements for a project. This approach allows the pupils to work towards a goal, and if necessary, solving a given problem. Pupils will be given the opportunity to work with recycled materials to create a consumer ready end product. They will research and design a product, utilising construction skills to make the product. This project will build on prior learning in Design Technology reinforcing key skills and knowledge. Pupils work as part of a team and each member takes on a variety of roles and tasks. Prep 7 will also undertake a construction topic which will build on skills and knowledge from earlier projects. This will incorporate electronics whilst they investigate moving games and toys. Pupils will have the opportunity to undertake a construction project based around the topic of ‘Defence’. This project will incorporate drawing and design skills, using their research to create the strongest structure. They will use the coding program Kodu as well as Lego to build models of their castle. This will be enhanced by using recycled materials to create a final model which will then be tested for strength.

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Computing Prep 7 teacher – Mr. Jon Holmes This year sees the introduction of Computing as a discrete subject. Although many of the skills will be integrated and applied in Technology lessons, pupils will also have a chance to focus on developing their computing skills and knowledge in a separate lesson. The aim of the Computing Department is to prepare boys and girls for the future. It is without question that they will be entering a workplace where IT skills are essential, no matter which career they choose to follow. Being a confident and competent user is important but we also aim to inspire the children to look ‘under the bonnet’ of technology, understanding what it is they are using and how it works. Programming has always been part of the curriculum and helps to develop many skills including creativity, logic, patience and the ability to solve problems to name but a few. This year the programming side of things steps up a gear and pupils are introduced to Python. Pupils' Microsoft Office skills are kept up to date, with a project that aims to build on their past knowledge of products such as Word, Excel, Access & Publisher. In the final term, pupils study ESafety using ‘The Web We Want’ and then move onto looking at control and monitoring using Flowol 4.

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Music Head of Department and Prep 7 teacher – Mr. Chris Page In the course of Prep 7, a greater emphasis is placed on composition work using keyboards and computers.

Michaelmas Term Keyboards & computers: revise note-names and introduce keyboard notation, chord function, rhythm settings, tempo and style functions. Largely individual work, though paired when necessary. OGenerator and Sequel software. Melody Composition: close analysis of 16-bar melodies to include: AABA form, concept of question and answer phrases, all in a minor key. Improvisation and composition activities to reinforce ideas. Christmas music: learning songs for various events.

Lent Term Music of Java: Analyse Javanese Gamelan percussion instruments – layers, pulse and rhythm patterns. Look at playing techniques. Play Gangsaran and Lancaran Cobowo as a class using tuned percussion. History of European music from 1600-1750: a brief introduction. Silent Film music: create their own music in groups, to fit with a silent film clip.

Trinity Term Summer show: initial work on choruses, etc… Ragtime music: learn about historical context, Scott Joplin’s style. Understand concepts of vamp, syncopation, bass line. Compose simple ragtime melody individually at the keyboard. Summer show: final work on choruses, etc.

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Dramatic Arts Prep 7 teachers – Mr. Chris Page and Ms. Rebecca Scott

This year we have introduced a lesson of Dramatic Arts into the Prep 7 curriculum. Pupils will work on dance and drama activities throughout the year.

Dance In Dance pupils will learn a variety of routines and styles across the year where a greater coordination of arms and legs is required. This will include freestyle routines and body movements through levels, shapes and dynamics. Later in the year they will work on street and rock and roll routines. They will learn about partner work and fast and physical dance. All dance routines will include dancing to a variety of speeds and heights.

Drama In Drama, pupils will learn about the use of facial expressions and body language to communicate with an audience. They will take part in voice and speech exercises to convey meaning. Script reading and writing, freeze frame and mime activities and the exploration of poetry and excerpts from play texts, will all be incorporated during the year. The children will work in groups of 2-4 depending on the activities and an important part of the lessons will be presenting their work to the rest of the group.

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P.E and Games Director of Sport – Mr. Nigel Bailey Head of Girls’ Games – Ms. Rebecca Scott Michaelmas Term Volleyball: introduction to techniques of set, dig and serve. Rules and positions. Games: Boys - Rugby. Applying whole game approach to attack/defending. Positions and tactical play reviewed/reinforced. Girls – Hockey. Development of all aspects of the game including ball control, passing, receiving and game play. Tactics of attack and defence/ set plays. Rules for 11 a side games. Introduction to skills of Football.

Lent Term Basketball: passing and receiving, dribbling, set shots and jump shots, game situation and rulings. Tennis: development of racket skills including volley, forehand, backhand and serving. Work on developing movement, tactics and awareness of space. Health Related Fitness: Effects of exercise on the body, HR rate, max and minimum. Fitness testing. Games: Boys - Hockey. Introduction to the game; ball control, passing, receiving and game play. Girls – Netball. Advanced ball handling, throwing, receiving. Shooting. Attack and defence tactics. Full game.

Trinity Term Athletics: Track- 50m, 75m, 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m & relays. Field disciplines, shot, javelin, discus, long jump, high jump. Games: Boys - Cricket – skills of sending, receiving, batting, bowling and fielding. Awareness of positions and roles. Girls – Rounders. Advanced skills of batting and fielding. Tactics during games. Full game development. Introduction to Cricket. Introduction to Lacrosse and Girls Cricket. Senior school sports coaching.

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Citizenship and P.S.H.E.E Head of Department – Mr. James Oakden, Deputy Head Pastoral Prep 7 teachers – Mr. Chris Page and Mr. Nigel Bailey

During Citizenship lessons, we will be following the PinK (People in the Know) curriculum designed by Gloucestershire County. Our work will be closely linked to the promotion of British Values—Democracy, rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance. Citizenship lessons offer the perfect opportunity to address relevant social issues that may crop up or for on-going personal, social, health and economic education (PSHEE) work alongside the following topics:

· British values; · Identifying our own learning styles; · Health and Wellbeing including developing

risk management and understanding personal change and responsibilities;

· Living in the Wider World, how media, commerce and social issues shape our world;

· Relationships—understanding the dynamics of healthy relationships;

· Anti-bullying week; · Political literacy; · Finance; · Internet safety; · Buddy system; · Study skills and revision.

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Our Hatherop Values

Happiness: All members of our community should act and behave so we all can be

happy.

Adventure: We play and learn with a sense of adventure

Teamwork: We work and play collaboratively and understand that we can excel and

achieve more when we work as a team.

Honesty: We learn from making mistakes and we want all members of our community

to show honesty towards each other.

Encouragement: We actively encourage everyone to strive for excellence in work and

play.

Respect: Every member of the Hatherop community is treated with respect and

kindness.

Opportunity: We make the most of every opportunity.

Perseverance: We do not give up when we find something hard or challenging.