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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

S7

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:

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Local Government – Councils.

National Government – Parliament.

Elections/voting system.

How to revise for exams.

 

S8

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

17th 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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