Regents Review Winter 2019

The Regents Review Winter 2019

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

English

The English department have been busy this term! Here are some things that have been happening: • Students have been invited to a brilliant book- swapping service at lunchtimes which has been encouraging them to develop a love of reading. • English Enrichment has started once again this term which focusses on the top 10% of students in English (Years 7-9). Students have been discussing philosophical dilemmas in preparation for academic writing which they aren’t usually required to do in school. This adds that extra layer of challenge and the students are loving the discussions!

• The department has been working in association with the Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust and schools across the city on a project called ‘In Other Words’ which has involved students writing their own poetry and experiencing performances and workshops from talented and exciting poets.

Mathematics

What mathematics can you see in this picture?

Chasing Grade 9 This term Miss Birch has been working with some of our Year 11s, who are working hard to achieve a grade 9 in mathematics. Every Wednesday they attend the grade 9 revision club, where we are solving questions like the following: Along with this revision, students are completing extra mathematics work in tutor, which extends them beyond the GCSE syllabus! To fuel their interest in mathematics past GCSE, lessons regularly include A-level questions to challenge our keen mathematicians.

Year 8 have been applying their mathematics skills to different images. Mr Gates’ class found lots of mathematics from the above image they had conversations about the points of the balls, the angles of hitting the white ball into other balls, the crowd paying money, the volume of the water bottle in the background and the prize money!

Fingers crossed all their hard work pays off!

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