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Year 11 Newsletter Issue 1

Chew Valley SchoolLearn Grow Achieve

Welcome to Chew Valley School’s Year 11 newsletter. We wanted to keep both parents/carers and students updated with everything that is going on at Chew Valley School, specifically for Year 11 students.

As a school we want to offer students as much help in the exam-preparation process as we can and included in this newsletter is a timetable of the sessions that are run by subjects on a weekly basis, both during lunchtimes and after school. Please remember that Mrs Martin’s after-school study club will start running again on Wednesday 6th February.

On the back of mock results all Year 11 students have been asked to fill out a ‘Making Mocks Matter’ booklet; using these they are to reflect on how they prepared for their mocks and to set themselves some targets going forward for the Summer exams. They have been told to complete these and bring them to parents’ evening as it would be useful for teachers and parents to discuss these targets with Year 11.

Introduction

Revision Tip!Get some sleep! Pulling an all-nighter (to

complete coursework or to revise) can cut your capacity to learn new things by 40% and research suggests it can take

up to four days for your brain to recover properly - so don’t do it! Make sure you go to bed at a reasonable time and don’t forget to reduce screen time an hour or

so before going to bed.

We are really pleased to have a voice in the first Year 11 newsletter! We have really enjoyed getting to know lots of new Year 11’s this year and are excited to see you through the important months ahead. From what we know of you as a year group, we are confident you will show the hard work, commitment and friendship that make you such a special group of young people. Please take all the advice you are given and work with us for the remainder of the year; we are all here to help you (as you can see by the amount of messages in this newsletter)! Remember you have to be in it to win it!!

Head of House Message

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21st January Monitoring report 2 and mock results released 7th February Parents’ evening February/March Interviews with Senior Team, Head of House or tutors

and parents 2nd April Additional Maths mock P1 and P2 4th April Additional English mock P1 and P2 8th – 10th April Easter study camp Week beginning 13th May Some exams would have started 24th May Leaving day before official study leave starts 26th June Year 11 Prom at Cadbury House 22nd August Results day

LUNCHTIME SESSION (H6) 1.30-1.55

AFTER-SCHOOL SESSION (H8) 3.25 – 4.10

Global Hazards EAS Friday 15th February HAK Wednesday 27th February

Urban Futures ROY Friday 1st March ROY Wednesday 13th March

Distinctive Landscapes HAK Friday 8th March TOD Wednesday 6th March

UK in the 21st Century TOD Friday 15th March TOD Wednesday 13th March

Changing Climate EAS Friday 22nd March EAS Wednesday 20th March

Dynamic Development RST Friday 29th March HAK Wednesday 27th March

Sustaining Ecosystems HAK Friday 5th April RST Wednesday 3rd April

Resource Reliance TOD Friday 26th April EAS Wednesday 24th April

Exam questions ALL Friday 3rd May ALL Wednesday 8th May

Dates for your diary

GeographyJust a reminder that the Geography department have sent out a newsletter with really useful information for Geography students, including links to websites and resources. Below is an overview of the revision sessions.

Drop-in Study skills session – Thursday 7th February

During Year 11 Parents’ Evening Mrs Martin will be running drop-in study skills sessions for parents. If

you have any specific questions about how you can help your child revise, please pop in and see her in 6C1 between 3.30pm – 4pm and 6pm – 6.30pm.

Easter Study CampThe annual Year 11 Easter Study Camp will run again this year for three days during the Easter holidays, Monday 8th April – Wednesday 10th April, 8.45am – 3pm. Focus will be on the core subjects and will be £30 per student for all three days. It is first come, first served, so be quick if you’d like a place! Please see the letter from Mr Jones for more information.

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MediaYear 11 Media Studies coursework is now due. All Media students need to get their colour printed magazine pages to Mr Sanderson as soon as possible. This coursework accounts for 30 per cent of the overall GCSE.

ArtThe Year 11 Art trip is on Monday 4th February. Students will be visiting the Tate Modern in London to see the art work first-hand and to get inspiration for their exam project.

EnglishEnglish revision sessions will begin after February half term. They will run after school on a Thursday in E6.

Romeo and Juliet

The English faculty are running an after school trip to see an RSC production of Romeo and Juliet at New Theatre Cardiff on the evening of 7th March. This is for students in Ms Springett, Ms Knight and Mr James’ classes - ie those who are studying Romeo and Juliet for their GCSE exams. Limited spaces available - please book via the parent portal.

Food Preparation & NutritionYear 11 students will have a mock practical during the last week of this term on Monday 11th, Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th February (Week A), this will be for the whole of the morning.

The formally assessed practical sessions will run for the whole day, these are after the half term holiday and are to be held on Tuesday 5th March, Thursday 7th March (Week A), and Tuesday 12th March, Thursday 14th March (Week B).

Mindfulness and Student Well-Being Student well-being is very important to us! Mr Lock is running a Mindfulness taster session on Thursday 31st January at 1.35pm in the sixth form study room. Please come along if you’d like to try it. You might find the techniques useful, especially nearer exam time.

Mrs Martin recently ran some sessions with Year 11 on anxiety and stress management. Please find a summary of this information attached to this email.

Your video evidence for external sports e.g. horse riding, must be in by February half term.

GCSE & Cambridge National P.E

Prom The Year 11 Prom will be on Wednesday 26th June at Double Tree by Hilton Cadbury House. More information to follow, so watch this space!

In the meantime, please remember that you have to earn a passport to the prom. The key criteria is as follows…

• No more than 10 Behaviour incidents within each term.

• No more than 5 late marks at registration/lessons or no more than 25 minutes in total of lateness.

• 96% attendance between Friday 12th November and Friday 24th May.

ExamsPlease find on page 6 an overview of the Year 11 exam dates. This should give you an idea of when exams are taking place. Students must ensure they are available for the whole of May and June. Individual timetables will be sent out at the end of Term 4.

With regards to exams, please remember the following:

• Under no circumstances are hoodies allowed to be worn into exam rooms.

• Exam ‘start’ time (stated on timetables) is the time the exam starts which means students have to be seated and ready to start at this time. Please arrive at the venue 15 minutes before.

• Students need to double check their timetables for exam end time and arrange transport home if they know they will not be able to get their usual bus. We cannot allow students to leave an exam early to catch the bus.

Please see the website for more information https://www.chewvalleyschool.co.uk/Students/Exams-Information/

All exam information can be found in our school’s exam booklet https://www.chewvalleyschool.co.uk/docs/Exam_Booklet_2018-2019.pdf

For any personal exam-related queries, please contact Louise Whitehead at lwhitehead@chewvalleyschool.co.uk

Health and Social CareYear 11 H&SC students are partaking in their practical assessment for their Communication coursework on Thursday 7th February during P1 & P2. It is essential that all students attend and properly prepare for this event as it accounts for 25% of their coursework grade.

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A Midsummer Night’s DreamGood luck to all those Year 11 students who are currently rehearsing for the school’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For those interested in seeing it, performances will be Wednesday 27th February – Saturday 2nd March 2019. Visit www.yourboxoffice.co.uk to get your tickets.

Dance FestivalA massive well done to all Year 11 students who are currently rehearsing for the dance festival. Performances are Monday 11th – Thursday 14th February. Good luck to everyone taking part!

SEN coffee morningParents/carers of Year 11 SEN students have been invited to a coffee morning in the library on Thursday 31st January at 9.15am. Please get in touch with Mrs Black to let her know you are coming along.

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GCSE MathsExam Board - Edexcel

Exam Dates:

• Paper 1 – Non Calculator 21/05/2019 (PM)

• Paper 2 – Calculator 06/06/2019 (AM)

• Paper 3 – Calculator 11/06/2019 (AM)

What is on offer to Year 11:

• Weekly Tuesday Lunchtime and Afterschool revision sessions in L9.• Fortnightly past paper homework• Walk Through Mocks (WTM) will be coming up in lessons from this week (28th January) • Question Level Analysis (QLA) for students following the December mocks to support revision – please

ask your class teacher for more details. • March mocks: to check your progress since the December mocks• Library open from 7.45am daily: maths specialist available to support.• Maths specialist available during Wednesday afterschool revision sessions.

07-Jan B Practice set 2 Paper 314-Jan A21-Jan B Practice set 3 Paper 128-Jan A WALKING TALKING. In class. November 201804-Feb B Practice set 3 Paper 211-Feb A

OVER HALF TERM - Practice set 2 Paper 2

25-Feb B WALKING TALKING. In class. SECURE MOCK 2 Paper 1 Practice set 3 Paper 304-Mar A WALKING TALKING. In class. SECURE MOCK 2 Paper 211-Mar B WALKING TALKING. In class. SECURE MOCK 2 Paper 3 Practice set 4 Paper

18-Mar A25-Mar B Practice set 4 Paper 2 & 3

01-Apr A

22-Apr B29-Apr A Practice set 5 Paper 106-May B13-May A Practice set 5 Paper 220-May B 21st GCSE Paper 1 Practice set 5 Paper 3

03/06/2019 1 6th GCSE Paper 210/06/2019 2 11th GCSE Paper 3

MARCH MOCK (June 2018)

Past Paper Homework Schedule WTM & March Mocks

ResourcesPlease remember that all links to past exam papers, specifications and resources that Mrs Martin uses in her study skills sessions can be found on the school’s website.

https://www.chewvalleyschool.co.uk/Students/Year-11-Information/

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Exam Dates Summer 2019

Monday 13th May 2019 - AM Computer Science Computer systems – 1hr 30 mins Monday 13th May 2019 - PM Religious Studies Religious, Philosophical & ethical studies in the modern world – 2hrs Tuesday 14th May 2019 - AM French Listening (H/F) – 45mins/35mins Reading (H/F) – 1hr/45mins Tuesday 14th May 2019 - PM Biology Paper 1 – 1hr 45mins Combined Science (Trilogy) Life & Environmental Science - 1hr 45mins Wednesday 15th May 2019 – AM PE (Physical Education) Physical factors affecting performance – 1hr Sports Studies R051 Contemporary issues in sport – 1hr Wednesday 15th May 2019 – PM English Literature Shakespeare and the 19th century – 1hr 45 mins Thursday 16th May 2019 - AM Chemistry Paper 1 – 1hr 45 mins Thursday 16th May 2019 - PM Computer Science Computational thinking – 1hr 30 mins Friday 17th May 2019 - AM French Writing (H/F) – 1hr 15 mins/1hr Friday 17th May 2019 - PM Drama Performance & response – 1hr 30 mins PE (Physical Education) Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology – 1hr Monday 20th May 2019 - PM Religious Studies Study of Christianity – 1hr Tuesday 21st May 2019 - AM Maths Non-Calculator – 1hr 30 mins Tuesday 21st May 2019 - PM Geography Our Natural World - 1hr 15 mins Wednesday 22nd May 2019 - AM Spanish Listening (H/F) – 45mins/35mins Reading (H/F) – 1hr/45mins Wednesday 22nd May 2019 - PM Combined Science (Trilogy) Life & Environmental Science – 1hr 45mins Physics Paper 1 – 1hr 45mins Thursday 23rd May 2019 - AM English Literature Modern texts and poetry – 2hr 15mins Thursday 23rd May 2019 - PM Religious Studies Study of a World Faith – Option 1 – Buddhism – 1hr Friday 24th May 2019 - AM Design & Technology Design & Technology in the 21st Century – 2hrs

HALF TERM Monday 3rd June 2019 – AM History 21 History around Us – 1hr Monday 3rd June 2019 – PM Media Television and promoting media – 1hr 45 mins Latin Level 2 9521 Core Latin Language – 1hr 15 mins Tuesday 4th June 2019 - AM English Language Explorations in creative reading & writing – 1hr 45 mins Wednesday 5th June 2019 - AM Spanish Writing (H/F) – 1hr 15 mins/1hr Wednesday 5th June 2019 - PM Geography People & Society – 1hr 15mins Thursday 6th June 2019 - AM Maths Calculator – 1hr 30mins Thursday 6th June 2019 - PM History 12 The People’s Health – 1hr 45mins Latin Level 2 9522 Roman Civilisation topics – 1hr Friday 7th June 2019 - AM English Language Writers viewpoints & perspectives – 1hr 45mins Friday 7th June 2019 - PM Biology Paper 2 – 1hr 45mins Combined Science (Trilogy) Physical Sciences – 1hr 45mins Monday 10th June 2019 - AM Food Food preparation and nutrition – 1hr 45mins Monday 10th June 2019 - PM Health & Social Care R021 Essential values of care – 1hr Media Music and news – 1hr 15mins Tuesday 11th June 2019 - AM Maths Calculator – 1hr 30mins Tuesday 11th June 2019 - PM History 39 The making of America – 1hr 45mins Wednesday 12th June 2019 - AM Chemistry Paper 2 – 1hr 45mins Combined Science (Trilogy) Physical Sciences – 1hr 45mins Thursday 13th June 2019 - AM Geography Geographical Exploration – 1hr 30mins Thursday 13th June 2019 - PM Dance Dance appreciation – 1hr 30mins Friday 14th June 2019 - AM Physics Paper 2 – 1hr 45mins