Year 8 Choices - Year 8 Assembly 150518

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The Knights Templar
School
Year 9
Curriculum
Year 8 Choices:
stating your preferences for Year 9
What is the purpose of Y9?
• Foundations for Y10 and Y11, especially in the
core subjects
• Developing a more mature attitude to learning
• Developing critical thinking and creative skills
• Developing life skills
• Personal Growth
• Further information: Year 9 Curriculum
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How will Year 9 be different to Year 8?
Deeper learning
• Two hours a week of History and Geography
• Three hours a week of either French or German
• One and a half hours a week of two of Art, Drama or
Music
• One hour a week of PSHE
• Same hours in English, Maths, Science, Philosophy,
PE and Technology.
What is Year 8 Choices?
• Gives you more hours to dedicate to the
language or arts subjects they may study in
KS4.
• Your preferred language
• Your preferred two arts subjects
• Opt into Computer Science twilight course
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What if classes are full?
• We will try to fit preferred choices
• If a subject is oversubscribed, decisions will be
made on the following basis:
1. Student attitude to learning in the subject
2. Teacher recommendation
What should you consider when
making your choices?
• No language or arts subject is easier than any other
• Preferences should not be based on friends’ choices or any
attempt to pre-guess who might be teaching a particular
subject
• Possibility to return to a language or arts subject in Y10 if not
taking in Year 9
• Spring report and the subject pages of the school website
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How do I state my preferences?
• First, discuss this at home and with your tutor. Letters will be
sent home by email
• Speak to Mr Allman or Mr Sills if you have any concerns
• Complete the electronic reply form by Friday 25 th May 2018
(Year 8 Choice Reply Form)
• Anyone not replying by the deadline, will be allocated to a
group decided by the school
• School has the final decision
Modern Foreign Languages
at Knights Templar
Making the right choices
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What you have done so far
Primary:
Year 7 :
Year 8 :
Most of you learnt some French, but
your experience varied from school
to school
You studied French
You started German and continued
with French.
Year 9
• You have the opportunity to express a preference
regarding the language you study next year
• You can continue with either French or German
• You will develop the foundations for GCSE study
• More time means more confidence and a deeper
understanding, leading to better chances of a good
grade at GCSE
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Which language?
• Confidence in one language more
than the other
• Technical skills are better in one
language more than the other
• Particular interest or link to one
country more than the other
Art
Drama
Selecting TWO arts subjects
Music
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Art
Focus on non-European art and culture
and how this developed into modern
European Art.
Year-long creative process where you will
develop and explore the personal and
creative development of ideas and
responses.
Opportunities for 2D, 3D and
collaborative work.
Drama
Work as an actor, director and designer:
• Term 1 ‘Working with Mask’: Explore
the use of masks and physicality to tell
stories.
• Term 2 ‘Bringing Text to Life’: Explore a
script in detail. Decide how to use
design and performance to
communicate meaning.
• Term 3 ‘Theatre Today’: Explore some
of the most up to date theatre
practices. Evaluate theatre works and
create your own.
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Music
Alternate between practical group work
and technology units using GarageBand
software:
• Term 1 ‘Blues Music’ in K1 and ‘Mood
Music’ in K2
• Term 2 ‘Film Music: Performing James
Bond’ in K1 and ‘Film Music:
Composing for Film Trailers’ in K2
• Term 3 ‘Performing Pop Songs’ in K1
and ‘Pop Music Arranging’ in K2
Computer
Science
twilight
For students who are:
• interested in programming
• considering choosing Computer
Science as an option in
Y10/Y11.
You will cover the basics of
Python programming and more
challenging programming
techniques
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What next?
• A letter will go home via InTouch
• Discuss at home
• Fill in the electronic reply slip carefully
• Request a paper version from your form tutor if
required
• Wait the school’s decision after half-term
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