May 2018

Dear Parents/Carers,

End of year examinations will take place in normal, timetabled lesson time between Monday 11th and

Friday 22nd June 2018. Individual class teachers will inform students of the exact date and lesson for

each exam nearer the time, but students need to expect their exams during this two week period.

This session will be the first experience of doing exams for Year 7 students and some Year 8 students

and they must be taken very seriously. All writing equipment must be in a clear, see-through pencil

case or plastic bag and any water bottles must have their labels removed. There must be silence

upon entering and leaving the classroom as well as during the exam and exam regulations must be

strictly adhered to. This will be an excellent learning experience for them and will get them used to

how exams work well before any external exams they sit later on in school.

Mrs Ellenthorpe and Ms Moore have produced some really useful revision advice which is also

attached with this email, along with information from each subject area on the topics they need to be

revising. We hope this will help to focus students in their revision and preparation for exams.

If you have any further questions please contact either the relevant Year Manager or the Exams

Office.

Good luck to all.

Mrs Moat Mr Prager

Associate Headteacher Examinations Office & Data Manager

SECTION ONE

Handy Hints

To keep up your interest, it is

better to revise a variety of

topics each day.

Revise in short periods,

20 - 30 minutes.

Then give yourself a treat.

HOW TO REVISE

PLANNING YOUR REVISION

Ensure you have your exam timetable handy on your

iPad.

Make a list of all the topics you need to revise for each

subject. If you are not sure ask the Teacher.

Work out how many hours you have available and how

much time you are going to give to each subject.

Decide on the order in which you are going to tackle

your subjects and the topics within them.

Use the revision timetable to record which subjects

and topics you plan to revise each day.

Leave a few revision slots blank so that you can use

them for extra revision of something difficult, or to

have an extra break.

Handy Hints

Be confident!

Ask for help at

home!

TAKE A TOPIC AND REVISE IT

HOW TO REVISE

Think about how you best remember things -

by reading aloud, writing things down or

drawing diagrams and charts.

If you study by reading aloud, write notes and

leave gaps. Read the notes aloud and fill in

the gaps. Read aloud definitions of key

words.

If you study by writing things down, make a

list of key facts and key words. Remember

how many. Big topics write down and learn

the facts. Draw diagrams without labels.

Step 1: Read through your work - particularly notes you may have.

Step 2: Make revision cards or have a separate book for revision -

you could even do this on the computer. Choose whichever

suits YOU.

Step 3: Learn it! Make sure you choose a method that suits

YOU not your friend - YOU!

O r , you could r e m e m b e r a p a r t i c u l a r

number of points. For example, try to remember how many Safety points there are to remember in a Science or a list of how many causes there were for an event in History.

Test Yourself

A STEP-BY-STEP REVISION GUIDE

M is Movement

R is Respiration

S is Sensitivity

G is Growth and Repair

R is Reproduction

E is Excretion

N is Nutrition

R is …..

N is …..

M is …..

You could use a MNEMONIC. This is a word or phrase made from a set of letters, based on a list. Here’s an example from Science. For the

Signs of Life, the Mnemonic would be MRS GREN:

SECTION TWO

Remember!

Year 11, Year 13 and

other exams will be going on.

So…

Be considerate as you go around

the school.

During the exam itself, you

must be quiet at all times.

Be prepared...know which exam(s) you have, the room

number and start time. Arrive in plenty of time.

You may be asked by your teacher to sit in alphabetical

order.

Subject teachers will give you more detail about when

and what it involves.

Remember, you must be quiet when you leave your

room as other people may be doing exams.

Never enter an area which is ‘out of bounds’: there may

be a notice or chairs blocking a corridor to show that

there is an exam nearby.

Avoid: Main Hall/Sports Hall and Gym upstairs & Gym

2 during exam time. Be aware of exams along the top

corridor A39-51 and A25 & A26

If you have PE/Games, the boys should enter the Sports

Hall from the ground floor.

The girls must go into the changing rooms and come out

of the changing rooms IN SILENCE!

Please ensure you read the room changes emailed out to

you every morning.

EXAMINATIONS IN YEAR 7

THE EXAM DAYS

It is your responsibility to make sure you have everything you

need - with spares - just in case!

As soon as the teacher starts to hand out the paper and the exams,

you MUST be QUIET!!

From that point, you must not talk until you are told you may by your

teacher. This will be when all the papers have been handed in and the

exams in other rooms nearby have finished.

Obviously, you are not allowed to eat during the exams.

During the exam, look at your own paper. DO NOT look at anyone

else’s work.

Do not signal to anyone else during the exam.

If you have a problem or want to ask something, put

your hand up as you would normally do in lessons.

EQUIPMENT

DURING THE EXAM: DO’S AND DON’T’S

You will need

Pens (perhaps cartridges), pencils,

ruler, eraser, calculator (spare

batteries) and Mathematical

instruments. You may also need

colour pencils for some exams.

Remember

You should write in pen, unless you are told not to. If you have

forgotten anything, tell the teacher before the exam starts.

WHAT TO WRITE IN THE EXAM

Write your name, form and your Subject Teacher’s name at the start

of your answers, or on the cover of the answer booklet

Write your name on every separate sheet you use.

Check that you have all the questions.

Start to read the questions. DON’T panic. Think about what your

teacher has told you.

Follow instructions carefully.

You will probably find that the number of marks available for each

question is shown in brackets at the end of the questions. Therefore,

make sure you write twice as much for 4 marks as you do for 2 marks.

Write neatly and clearly.

Draw diagrams in pencil and rub out any mistakes carefully.

If you change an answer, make sure it is clear what the new answer is.

If you have done something wrong, draw a line right through it.

Try to answer all the questions. Try not to leave gaps.

If you have time at the end, check your answers carefully.

ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST

WE CAN’T ASK ANY MORE OF YOU

THAN THAT

GOOD LUCK

Mrs Ellenthorpe

Day 30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Evening Revision Timetable

ENGLISH

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of test:

This will test your reading comprehension and language analysis skills of non-fiction texts.

Units/topics that should be revised:

Read over the practice sources that you have been given in lessons and make sure that you are confident with the three question styles. Practice the following skills:

identifying language features accurately

selecting facts

comparing the content of two passages. You could make sure you are confident with the choices of words in a text (such as adjectives, adverbs, nouns, verbs, rhetorical questions, contrast, rule of three and any other techniques you have been taught) Think about why these have been used, are they:

Powerful

Emotive

Factual

Offering opinion Can you explain how these words make the reader feel? The exam will test your skills and you could easily make up more questions yourself based upon a piece of non-fiction writing.

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

45 minute exam You will have two pictures of non-fiction writing and three comprehension style questions which will ask you to:

1. Select facts 2. Analyse language 3. Compare the content of the two texts

Useful revision resources and where to

find them

Your teacher may provide you with additional practice resources Read some non-fiction magazines, newspaper articles as practice. Look in your exercise book for advice on how to answer the questions.

MATHS

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test: To assess your understanding of the topics taught so far this year and in preceding years

Units/topics that should be revised:

NUMBER - Four rules (+ - / x), Types of number (Factors, primes etc), Negative numbers, Rounding, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio, Proportion ALGEBRA – Expressions, Collecting Like Terms, Multiplying Variables, Expanding Brackets, Coordinates SHAPE – Draw and name 2D and 3D shapes, Measure Using A Ruler And Protractor, Construct Angles And Triangles, Calculate Missing Angles, Properties Of Quadrilaterals, Perimeter, Area (Including Surface Area), Volume, Symmetry DATA HANDLING – Bar Charts, Pictograms, Two-Way Tables, Probability

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

Two papers – one non-calculator, one calculator. Each paper will take one lesson to complete.

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Your books! Showbie – check you progress tracker folders for CAT RAGs that identified stronger/weaker areas, and the alternate version of each test KS3 Maths BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.com/education/subjects/zqhs34j

SCIENCE

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test: To test understanding of both recent topics (that have not been tested in CAT tests: Energy Flows and Save Our Species); and the Year 7 science course as a whole.

Units/topics that should be revised:

Energy Flows lessons 11-18: staying warm; insulation; conductors and insulators; heat transfer; charge; static electricity; electrical circuits; current; voltage. Save Our Species lessons 13-18: endangered species; adaptations; environmental changes; extinction; captive breeding programmes; fossils. Year 7 Science (general): cells; reproduction; variation; lab skills and scientific method; solids, liquids and gases; changes of state; separation techniques; acids and alkalis; space; forces; speed; energy.

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

Two 40 minute papers, to be sat in science lessons. Each will have 10 multiple choice questions, to be answered in a grid; and 30 longer questions, to be answered in an answer book.

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Student’s exercise books. Student’s science Showbie folders (one per teacher). BBC Bitesize Key Stage 3 Science (website). Educake self-set questions, multiple choice by topic.

GEOGRAPHY

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test: To assess understanding of key topics studied throughout Year 7

Units/topics that should be revised:

Our Island Home

Map Skills

Water World

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

Section 1: Knowledge questions on the three main topics, including multiple choice questions, gap-fills and interpreting a map. Section 2: 3 levelled written questions on flooding which require description, explanation, and evaluation

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Revision booklet for the topic is saved on Showbie

HISTORY

Revision Outline for Year 7 Purpose/focus of test:

To assess your knowledge and understanding of the causes of the Reformation, and the changes that it brought to Europe in the sixteenth century, and well as things that stayed the same (continuity).

Units/topics that should be revised:

Who were the Tudor monarchs?

What was the Reformation?

Who was responsible for the Reformation?

Why did the Reformation happen?

How did the Reformation change Europe?

How will you be

examined? Structure of

the exam/form

of exam

Your exam will contain knowledge questions and extended writing which will involve writing 2 PEEL paragraphs.

Useful revision

resources and where

to find them

There will be a document uploaded to Showbie by your teacher. You could also use the following links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/tudors_stuarts/reformation/revision/1/ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/schools/ks3/reformation Challenge https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/the-reformation/

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test: Religious Morals

Units/topics that should be revised:

Religious Morals

10 Commandments

Golden Rule

Karma

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

One extended answer requiring arguments for, arguments, religious responses against and a conclusion.

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

A revision lesson has been produced and shared on Showbie.

FRENCH

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test: French Writing and Translation skills

Units/topics that should be revised:

School. Talking about their subjects, friends and teachers. Lots of descriptions and justified opinions.

Home. Describing where you live, your house and bedroom, including justified opinions.

Free time. Saying what you do, don’t do, at what time and how often.

What I like and what I will do. Giving justified opinions on hobbies. Saying what you are going to do in the future.

Routine. Talking about what you do on a typical day and what you will do throughout a day in the future.

Town. Talking about places in a town.

Note particularly the skills of:

giving justified opinions

extending sentences with connectives and prepositions

using a broad range of qualifiers, adjectives and time phrases

using the future tense as well as the present tense accurately

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

You will need to produce a piece of extended writing in French. For this you will have a choice of two questions. For both there will be four bullet points containing prompts for what you need to write about. You will also have a translation task, with five English sentences to translate from English to French.

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Learn all vocabulary from your “Word a Day” lists

Revise your notes in your exercise book and on Showbie

Practise using Quizlet (www.quizlet.com). The following sets are particularly suitable:

HGS Year 7 French Revision Top 100 https://quizlet.com/139020922/hgs-year-7-french-top-100-flash-cards/ Near future tense https://quizlet.com/250469394/french-near-future-tense-flash-cards/ Linguascope. Username: harrogate Password: casa

GERMAN

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test: German Writing Skills

Units/topics that should be revised:

Personal Identification - Saying your name, age, birthday

Family

Pets

Descriptions (physical descriptions and personalities)

Home and Where I Live

Clothes

Hobbies Note particularly the skills of:

giving justified opinions

extending sentences with connectives and prepositions

using a broad range of qualifiers, adjectives and time phrases

using the future tense as well as the present tense accurately

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

You will need to produce a piece of extended writing in German. For this you will have a choice of two questions. For both there will be four bullet points containing prompts for what you need to write about. You will also have a translation task, with five English sentences to translate from English to German.

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Learn all vocabulary from your “Word a Day” lists

Revise your notes in your exercise book and on Showbie

Practise using Quizlet (www.quizlet.com). The following sets are particularly suitable:

HGS Year 7 German Revision Top 100 https://quizlet.com/24132855/hgs-year-7-german-revision-top-100-flash-cards/ HGS German Y7 Word a Day https://quizlet.com/235786845/hgs-german-y7-word-a-day-flash-cards/

SPANISH

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test: Spanish Writing Skills

Units/topics that should be revised:

Personal Identification - Saying your name, age, birthday

Family

Pets

Descriptions (physical descriptions and personalities)

School

Home and Where I Live

Hobbies Note particularly the skills of:

giving justified opinions

extending sentences with connectives and prepositions

using a broad range of qualifiers, adjectives and time phrases

using the future tense as well as the present tense accurately

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

You will need to produce a piece of extended writing in Spanish. For this you will have a choice of two questions. For both there will be four bullet points containing prompts for what you need to write about. You will also have a translation task, with five English sentences to translate from English to Spanish.

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Learn all vocabulary from your “Word a Day” lists

Revise your notes in your exercise book and on Showbie

Practise using Quizlet (www.quizlet.com). The following set will be particularly useful:

https://quizlet.com/295085230/hgs-year-7-spanish-revision-top-150-flash-cards/?new

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Revision Outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test:

The questions relate to the projects you have made in design technology during the year.

Units/topics that should be revised:

Have an understanding of each of the projects that you have completed during this year (woods/General workshop, CAD/CAM.)

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

The exam will be divided into 3 sections.

Multiple Choice

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Your Books. For the year 7 DT end of year test you will need: A charged iPad, pen, pencil, rubber, pencil sharpener, ruler, range of coloured pencils.

FOOD AND NUTRITION

Revision outline for Year 7

Purpose/focus of

test:

To establish learning of key principles throughout the course.

Units/topics that should be revised:

Food Safety: Safe working in the food room.

Nutrition: Healthy eating in line with the Eatwell Guide.

Food Preparation skills – skills and Ingredients used to make the recipes this academic year.

Food Provenance – where different foods come from.

Food Science – transfer of heat to food – use of hob, grill and oven. Raising agents and prevention of enzyme browning.

How will you be examined? Structure of the exam/form of

exam

Multiple choice questions

Useful revision resources and where

to find them

Recipes in showbie. Evaluations of food practical lessons (Completed by the students where they have discussed the recipes and the food science.) Food a fact of life website – the official site for the British Nutrition foundation. http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/