Hello everyone!
This week’s class update is short and sweet. But, we have packed a lot into just three days and students have been working incredibly hard.
The class is in need of a long weekend break for Chuseok and I wish you all a lovely, restful holiday time.
English
In English, students continued their study of Animal Farm by analysing Napoleon’s speech following the destruction of the windmill in Chapter 6. Students learned the meaning of the term “scapegoat” and applied this new vocabulary accurately when discussing how Napoleon shifts blame and manipulates the other animals.
Students also developed their independent analytical skills, closely examining a quotation and “zooming in” on individual words to identify their connotations and consider why Orwell may have chosen them. They then put these skills into practice by writing extended analytical paragraphs on a quotation of their choice, using detailed textual evidence to explain the writer’s choices and their effects.
Maths
Year 7
Expressions and equations
- Aut.3.3 – Like and unlike terms
- Aut.3.4 – Collect like terms
- Aut.3.5 – Solve 1-step equations
Year 8
Algebraic Manipulation
- Aut.3.9 – Expand double brackets (E)
- Aut.3.10 – Factorise quadratic expressions (E)
Assessment
The assessment has been completed, and students achieved great marks. Test papers have been sent home for review.
Year 9
Area and Volume
We have started a new topic on Area and Volume:
- Aut.3.2 – Area of a 2-D shape
- Aut.3.3 – Area and circumference of a circle
- Aut.3.4 – Surface area of cubes and cuboids
Percentages test papers have been sent home for review.
IMYC
In Humanities, students continued their exploration of the Cold War by investigating why the Berlin Wall was built. They explored the division of Germany following the Second World War and considered why the East German government became increasingly concerned about the open border and the number of people leaving East Germany.
Students then investigated how and why the Berlin Wall eventually fell, creating a timeline of events, and considering the cause-and-effect relationships that led to its collapse and the fall becoming a point of global celebration. Building on their previous learning about Cold War propaganda, students also put themselves in the role of communist propagandists, designing their own propaganda posters to communicate the ideas and messages they’d identified in previous propaganda posters.
PE
In PE, students refined their field hockey skills, learning how to run with the stick and the ball, as well as playing two 5-a-side matches.
