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An independent Day School for boys and girls of 4 to 16 years of age.

Raphael Independent School
Park Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM11 1XY
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Phone: 01708 744 735
Fax: 01708 722 432

8.40am-3.25pm - Primary School 8.40am-3.55pm - Senior School (Whole school finishes at 3.25pm on Fridays)

Headmistress: Mrs J Lawrence

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Programmes of Study

SUMMER 2008

English	Fiction: Animal Narrative Poetry. Drama: Street Child. Non-Fiction: Animal Rights, The Theatre. Shakespeare: Fairs/Festivals, Travelling Players, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Maths	Shape, Space and Measures Line symmetry, Rotational symmetry, Reflections, Rotations, Translations, Handling Data Pie charts, Comparing data, Statistical survey, Comparing experimental and theoretical probabilities, Number Adding and subtracting decimals, Multiplying and dividing decimals, Using a calculator, Fractions of quantities, Percentage of quantities, Solving problems Algebra Solving equations, Formulae, Dotty investigations, Graphs from the real world, Triangles and circles problems, Shape, Space and Measures Polygons, Tessellations, Constructing 3-D shapes.
Science	Variation and Classification. Revision for school exams. Exams. Starting Year 8. Food and Digestion.
ICT	Introduction to modelling. Spreadsheets, manual and computer calculations. Data handling – reading from data tables. Test a hypothesis – produce a questionnaire. Produce a report. Control and modelling. Flowcharts. Creating & testing models. Data logging.
Geography	Settlements – What they are and how they grow and develop. Map skills – grid references, direction, distance & height.
History	The Medieval World: Life in other countries and how the wider world was viewed. Study of the Black Death and Peasant’s Revolt.
French	Talking about food. Meals - what meals does one have. Talk about process & the Euro. The weather – in francophone countries. Talk about where one lives. House & apartments. Describe one’s bedroom or study.
Spanish	To say where do you live. To describe your house. To describe your bedroom. To describe your daily routine.
Business Studies	Budgeting and how things are financed. Current affairs.
Art	Looking at ‘Faces & Portraits’ in 2D & 3D. African Masks; Roman Mosaics; Medieval Gargoyles; Ancient Greek Theatre masks; N. American Totems. Proportions of the face. Artists – Picasso, Munch.
Drama	Use of voice in drama – technical stage voice, accent, style, RP, group reading, group poetry. Scripted acting – published scripts and group-produced scripts.
Music	To develop pupils’ music reading ability. To practise a pop tune & learn some simple chords. How chords are formed. Playing as a group under the direction of a conductor. Work on percussion instruments & add these instruments to the group project of playing a simple pop tune.
RE	Rituals and Rights of Passage of the main faiths.
PSCHE	Increasing financial awareness: <DIR> <DIR> - pocket money - what is a bank, a cheque, interest, a mortgage? </DIR></DIR> Local Government – Councils. National Government – Parliament. Elections/voting system. How to revise for exams.

English	Fiction: American Indian Poetry and Narrative, Classic Literary Villains. Non-Fiction: American Indian Life. Shakespeare: The Globe. Drama: A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Maths	Handling Data Statistical Surveys, Stem and Leaf diagrams, Pie-Charts, Scatter graphs, Analysing data. Number Fractions, Adding and subtracting fractions, BODMAS, Multiplying decimals, Dividing decimals Algebra Expand and simplify, Solving equations, Constructing equations and solve, Problems with Graphs, Real life graphs, Change of subject. Solving Problems Number and measures, Using algebra, graphs and diagrams to solve problems, Logic and proof, Proportion, Ratio. Shape, Space and Measures Plans and elevations, Scale drawings, Finding the mid-point of a line segment, To construct a triangle given three sides, Loci, Bearings, A cube investigation. Handling Data Frequency tables, Assumed mean and working with statistics, Drawing frequency diagrams, Comparing data, Which average to use, Experimental and theoretical probability.
Science	Light. Sound and hearing. Revision for school exams. Exams. Starting Year 9. Inheritance and selection.
ICT	Systems. Identifying input, process & output. Gannt charts. Internet research to solve problems. Project – Plants & information about plants. How to keep accurate records. Databases. Mail merges – how to set up mail merges. Control technology – controlling conditions remotely. Flowcharts, mimics. Produce a final report.
Geography	High-tech industry and pollution. Revision & exams. Weather & Natural Hazards. Country profiles: research a particular country in pairs or groups.
History	17^{th Century England, looking at:} The Great Plague. The Great Fire of London. Non-European civilization–The Native Indians & N America.
^French	^{Transport in France. How to ask for a single and return ticket. Pocket money, part time jobs, saving for a special item. How to prepare for a party, organising food, invitations, music etc. Different methods of improving one’s French – radio, television listening to cassettes etc. Using the telephone in France. Information technology – new vocabulary. Writing e-mails. Writing letters. Accept or refuse an offer politely. Write about one’s stay in France. Write a thank you note.}
Spanish	^{Saying what you have to eat. Talking about meals times in Spain and in UK. Saying what type of food you like and why. Buying fruit and vegetables. Finding out how much things cost. Buying food and drink in a shop. Numbers 31 to 1000. Quantities. Saying you are hungry and thirsty. Ordering tapas and drinks. Talking about healthy food. Dealing with more complex text.}
Business Studies	^{Consumer Choices; how to become a more discerning customer. Current affairs.}
Art	^{3-D project looking at ‘pots’: Different styles & cultures – Ancient Greek, Egyptian, Chinese, African. Methods of construction – pinch, slab, coil. Methods of decoration – painted, relief, incised.}
Drama	^{Use of eyes and body language in drama. Unit on West Side Story/Romeo and Juliet. Group scripted acting.}
Music	^{To develop pupils’ music reading ability. To practise a pop tune & learn some simple chords. How chords are formed. Playing as a group under the direction of a conductor. Work on percussion instruments & add these instruments to the group project of playing a simple pop tune.}
RE	^{Christian Beliefs, Christian pilgrimage in Israel, Christian Pilgrimage in Europe, Miracles, Pilgrims, Festival, Taoist Harmony.}
PSCHE	^{Local government Havering youth council Revision on all topics since beginning of year Health education Alcohol}

^{S9

English
^{SAT preparation.
To Kill a Mockingbird (From Novel to Film).
Outline of GCSE course.}

Maths
^{SATS
Exploring Numbers}
Number facts, Square numbers and cube Numbers, finding squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots, index numbers, The index laws, Fractional indices, Powers of 2 and 10.

Essential algebra
Evaluating algebraic expressions, Evaluating algebraic expressions involving squares, Indices, Removing brackets from algebraic expressions, Simplifying algebraic expressions, Factorising, Multiplying bracketed expressions, Multiplying an expression by itself, Solving simple equations.

Shapes
Angles, 2-D shapes, Demonstration and proof, 3-D shapes, Congruent shapes, Similar shapes, Planes of symmetry.

Fractions and decimals
Equivalent fractions, ordering fractions, ordering decimals, Mental calculation with decimals, Written methods for dividing decimals, Changing fractions to decimals, adding and subtracting fractions, Multiplying fractions, Dividing fractions, Solving problems involving fractions

Collecting and recording data
Different types of data, Sampling, Collecting primary data, Secondary data, Recording and presenting grouped data, Frequency polygons.

Science
^{Revision for SAT’s.
SAT’s exams.
Starting GCSE course.
B1 - Understanding Ourselves.
C1 - Carbon Chemistry.}

ICT
^{Complete project from last term.
New project – Control systems. Re-cap on Flowol software. Creating a control system for a Water chute.
Control system for a log-flume ride. Joining subroutines & creating main flowchart/programs. Testing & evaluating one’s control system. Presenting the system.}

Geography
^{Economic Development & Environmental Issues in Japan.
Impact of tourism on the physical & human environment.
Exams.
Tourism MEDCs and LEDCs.}

History
^{The Suffragettes.
Work In 19th Century Factories.
Poverty (The Poor Law).
Public Health.
Crime & Punishment.
Coal Mining.
The Coming of the Railways.}

French
^{School subjects – opinions of subjects. Use of impersonal verbs. The imperfect tense. A mixture of imperfect and perfect tenses. Opinions about school. Prefixes and their effect on the meaning of words.
Celebrations in France and francophone countries. Describe a special occasion. Presentations – pupils will work on an oral presentation for their fellow students.}

Spanish
^{Making arrangements to go out.
Saying what type of films you like.
Justifying an opinion.
Buying cinema tickets.
Describing an event in the present tense.
Describing an event in the past tense.
Describing what things were like.
Saying what’s wrong.
Saying you are not feeling well using "tener" verb.
At the chemist using "deber" verb.
Talking about how long you have been doing something.
Saying what you should or shouldn’t do.
Talking about a healthy lifestyle.
Revising the immediate future.}

Business Studies
^{Types of Business; Sole Trader, Limited Company, Partnership etc.}

Art
^{Scenery design & painting (for Junior drama production).
Poster Design.
Cartoon & Animation – looking at current & traditional styles in 2-D.
Comic book & storyboard design.}

Drama
^{Producing own piece of Theatre in Education for performance.}

Music
^{To develop pupils’ music reading ability. To practise a pop tune & learn some simple chords. How chords are formed. Playing as a group under the direction of a conductor.
Work on percussion instruments & add these instruments to the group project of playing a simple pop tune.}

RE
^{Festivals and places of worship.
Ethics – modern Christian dilemmas.}

PSCHE
^{Rights – Human rights, rights of children. The European court of human rights. Rights in Britain. KS3 preparation & administration.}
^S10

English
^{The Media and Newspapers.
Speaking and Listening.
Biographical/Autobiographical writing.
Poetry from Other Cultures and Post-1914 Poetry (Exam 2009).}

Maths
^{Estimation and Approximation}
Rounding to a number of decimal places, Rounding to a number of significant figures, Checking and estimating, Describing the accuracy of measurement, Upper and lower bounds.

Sequences and Formulae
Finding terms of a sequence, Finding the formula for a sequence, More about formulae, Manipulating formulae, Changing the subject of a formula, Substituting one formula in another.

Measure and Mensuration
Continuous and discrete data, The measurement of continuous data, Perimeter and area of triangles and quadrilaterals, Circumference and area of a circles, Volume and surface area of 3-D shapes, 1-D 2-D 3-D, Dimension theory.

Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Index notation, Multiplying expressions involving indices, Dividing expressions involving indices, Zero negative and fractional indices, Combining indices, Equations involving indices, Algebraic fractions, Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions, Factorising, Factorising by pairing, Factorising quadratic expressions, The difference of two squares, Further fractional algebraic expressions.

Pythagoras’ Theorem
Pythagoras’ theorem, Finding lengths using pythagoras’ theorem, using Pythagoras’ theorem to find one of the shorter sides of a triangle, Pythagoras’ theorem applied twice, The distance between two points, Non right-angled triangles, Pythagorean triples, Pythagoras’ theorem in three dimensions, The equation of a circle.

Basic Trigonometry
Right angled triangles and the trigonometric ratios, using a calculator, Using trigonometric ratios to find angles, Using trigonometric ratios to find the lengths of the sides,
More about trigonometric functions, The graph of sin X, The graph of Cos X, The graph of Tan X, Solving trigonometric equations.

Science
^{Revision.
Exams.
Start Year 11 Course – Module B3.}

ICT
^{Finalise Projects 1a and 1b.
Access databases.
Commencement Project 2.}

History
^{Germany.
Source based coursework on Prohibition.}

^Geography
^{Population & Migration.
Settlement & Urbanisation.
Exams.
Coursework – planning and data collection.}

French
^{To visit a town and ask for directions
To go to the post office, to the bank and to the tourist office
To speak about public transportation
To describe your town
To give information on a road accident
Speaking practice - role plays card A and B
The imperative tense
To describe your job
To speak about your work experience
To apply for a job
To say what you want to do in the future
Grammar : future tense and conditional
Exam practice with foundation papers}

Spanish
^{Saying you feel ill or how you have hurt yourself
Booking hotel accommodation and arriving at a campsite
Checking in to a hotel or campsite
Describing lost property
Making complaints in a hotel
Revising food meals and numbers
Saying what you do to help at home and why
Describing part time jobs and how you spend your money
Talking about work experience
Describing your lifestyle and giving health advice
Discussing t.v programmes and films}

Business Studies
^{The meaning of Market and Marketing.
The objectives of marketing.
Difference between product orientated and market orientated business.
Market segmentation.
The Marketing Mix.}

Art
^{Continuation of Unit 1 (Proj 2) GCSE coursework – ‘The Human Form’.
Researching appropriate artists & experimenting with 2D & 3D materials.
Final piece – a 3D piece based on the human form.
Starting work on Unit 2 of Coursework entitled ‘The Urban Landscape’
(Project 1 ‘Buildings/Structures).}

Drama
^{Scripted acting ‘The Diary of Adrian Mole’.
Work on set text ‘The Crucible’}

PSCHE
^{Continuation of last term’s work on Drugs education.
New project – Citizenship – British & European law. How laws are made. Sex education. Sexual behaviour within personal relationships. Contraception, AIDS & HIV. Sexual Health – effect of lifestyle. Sexual behaviour and the law. Why do we have laws?}}

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Raphael Independent School
Park Lane, Hornchurch, Essex. RM11 1XY
Phone: 01708 744 735
Fax: 01708 722 432

English	^{SAT preparation. To Kill a Mockingbird (From Novel to Film). Outline of GCSE course.}
Maths	^{SATS Exploring Numbers} Number facts, Square numbers and cube Numbers, finding squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots, index numbers, The index laws, Fractional indices, Powers of 2 and 10. Essential algebra Evaluating algebraic expressions, Evaluating algebraic expressions involving squares, Indices, Removing brackets from algebraic expressions, Simplifying algebraic expressions, Factorising, Multiplying bracketed expressions, Multiplying an expression by itself, Solving simple equations. Shapes Angles, 2-D shapes, Demonstration and proof, 3-D shapes, Congruent shapes, Similar shapes, Planes of symmetry. Fractions and decimals Equivalent fractions, ordering fractions, ordering decimals, Mental calculation with decimals, Written methods for dividing decimals, Changing fractions to decimals, adding and subtracting fractions, Multiplying fractions, Dividing fractions, Solving problems involving fractions Collecting and recording data Different types of data, Sampling, Collecting primary data, Secondary data, Recording and presenting grouped data, Frequency polygons.
Science	^{Revision for SAT’s. SAT’s exams. Starting GCSE course. B1 - Understanding Ourselves. C1 - Carbon Chemistry.}
ICT	^{Complete project from last term. New project – Control systems. Re-cap on Flowol software. Creating a control system for a Water chute. Control system for a log-flume ride. Joining subroutines & creating main flowchart/programs. Testing & evaluating one’s control system. Presenting the system.}
Geography	^{Economic Development & Environmental Issues in Japan. Impact of tourism on the physical & human environment. Exams. Tourism MEDCs and LEDCs.}
History	^{The Suffragettes. Work In 19th Century Factories. Poverty (The Poor Law). Public Health. Crime & Punishment. Coal Mining. The Coming of the Railways.}
French	^{School subjects – opinions of subjects. Use of impersonal verbs. The imperfect tense. A mixture of imperfect and perfect tenses. Opinions about school. Prefixes and their effect on the meaning of words. Celebrations in France and francophone countries. Describe a special occasion. Presentations – pupils will work on an oral presentation for their fellow students.}
Spanish	^{Making arrangements to go out. Saying what type of films you like. Justifying an opinion. Buying cinema tickets. Describing an event in the present tense. Describing an event in the past tense. Describing what things were like. Saying what’s wrong. Saying you are not feeling well using "tener" verb. At the chemist using "deber" verb. Talking about how long you have been doing something. Saying what you should or shouldn’t do. Talking about a healthy lifestyle. Revising the immediate future.}
Business Studies	^{Types of Business; Sole Trader, Limited Company, Partnership etc.}
Art	^{Scenery design & painting (for Junior drama production). Poster Design. Cartoon & Animation – looking at current & traditional styles in 2-D. Comic book & storyboard design.}
Drama	^{Producing own piece of Theatre in Education for performance.}
Music	^{To develop pupils’ music reading ability. To practise a pop tune & learn some simple chords. How chords are formed. Playing as a group under the direction of a conductor. Work on percussion instruments & add these instruments to the group project of playing a simple pop tune.}
RE	^{Festivals and places of worship. Ethics – modern Christian dilemmas.}
PSCHE	^{Rights – Human rights, rights of children. The European court of human rights. Rights in Britain. KS3 preparation & administration.}

English	^{The Media and Newspapers. Speaking and Listening. Biographical/Autobiographical writing. Poetry from Other Cultures and Post-1914 Poetry (Exam 2009).}
Maths	^{Estimation and Approximation} Rounding to a number of decimal places, Rounding to a number of significant figures, Checking and estimating, Describing the accuracy of measurement, Upper and lower bounds. Sequences and Formulae Finding terms of a sequence, Finding the formula for a sequence, More about formulae, Manipulating formulae, Changing the subject of a formula, Substituting one formula in another. Measure and Mensuration Continuous and discrete data, The measurement of continuous data, Perimeter and area of triangles and quadrilaterals, Circumference and area of a circles, Volume and surface area of 3-D shapes, 1-D 2-D 3-D, Dimension theory. Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Index notation, Multiplying expressions involving indices, Dividing expressions involving indices, Zero negative and fractional indices, Combining indices, Equations involving indices, Algebraic fractions, Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions, Factorising, Factorising by pairing, Factorising quadratic expressions, The difference of two squares, Further fractional algebraic expressions. Pythagoras’ Theorem Pythagoras’ theorem, Finding lengths using pythagoras’ theorem, using Pythagoras’ theorem to find one of the shorter sides of a triangle, Pythagoras’ theorem applied twice, The distance between two points, Non right-angled triangles, Pythagorean triples, Pythagoras’ theorem in three dimensions, The equation of a circle. Basic Trigonometry Right angled triangles and the trigonometric ratios, using a calculator, Using trigonometric ratios to find angles, Using trigonometric ratios to find the lengths of the sides, More about trigonometric functions, The graph of sin X, The graph of Cos X, The graph of Tan X, Solving trigonometric equations.
Science	^{Revision. Exams. Start Year 11 Course – Module B3.}
ICT	^{Finalise Projects 1a and 1b. Access databases. Commencement Project 2.}
History	^{Germany. Source based coursework on Prohibition.}
^Geography	^{Population & Migration. Settlement & Urbanisation. Exams. Coursework – planning and data collection.}
French	^{To visit a town and ask for directions To go to the post office, to the bank and to the tourist office To speak about public transportation To describe your town To give information on a road accident Speaking practice - role plays card A and B The imperative tense To describe your job To speak about your work experience To apply for a job To say what you want to do in the future Grammar : future tense and conditional Exam practice with foundation papers}
Spanish	^{Saying you feel ill or how you have hurt yourself Booking hotel accommodation and arriving at a campsite Checking in to a hotel or campsite Describing lost property Making complaints in a hotel Revising food meals and numbers Saying what you do to help at home and why Describing part time jobs and how you spend your money Talking about work experience Describing your lifestyle and giving health advice Discussing t.v programmes and films}
Business Studies	^{The meaning of Market and Marketing. The objectives of marketing. Difference between product orientated and market orientated business. Market segmentation. The Marketing Mix.}
Art	^{Continuation of Unit 1 (Proj 2) GCSE coursework – ‘The Human Form’. Researching appropriate artists & experimenting with 2D & 3D materials. Final piece – a 3D piece based on the human form. Starting work on Unit 2 of Coursework entitled ‘The Urban Landscape’ (Project 1 ‘Buildings/Structures).}
Drama	^{Scripted acting ‘The Diary of Adrian Mole’. Work on set text ‘The Crucible’}
PSCHE	^{Continuation of last term’s work on Drugs education. New project – Citizenship – British & European law. How laws are made. Sex education. Sexual behaviour within personal relationships. Contraception, AIDS & HIV. Sexual Health – effect of lifestyle. Sexual behaviour and the law. Why do we have laws?}