Year 11 Parents Meeting for GCSE Preparation Wednesday, 2 nd December 2015 Learners of today. Leaders of tomorrow.
SD Welcome Important information Revision techniques Try some techniques Mr Dey, Mr Vass, Mrs Williams, Mr Osborne, Mr Beecham, Mrs Skinner, Mr Moorhouse
How will we help your child? SD PPEs in January Review of PPEs Revision Guides website Academic Tutoring Interviews Before School / After School Revision Gifted & Talented Breakfast Seminars Intervention Groups / Coursework Catch-up Easter Revision Workshops Tuesday 5 th Friday 8 th April 2016 PPE2s Pre-Exam Briefings (including before PPEs for English and Maths)
SD GCSE Results Day Thursday 25 th August 2016 Let s celebrate success!
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RTM Revision Techniques : Maps Posters Charts Spider diagrams Cartoons Summary notes Mental pictures Mind maps Record ideas and playback Say keywords aloud Tell another person Make a presentation Get someone to test you Exchange ideas with your friends Walk n talk Posters & storyboards Write a story Annotate diagrams Make cue/flash cards
RTM Cue/Flash Cards :
The University of Manchester: Write-out more and more concise versions of your notes, whittling down the content to manageable and digestible proportions - aim to reduce each topic to an index card. At this stage, your notes are an aide memoire, not a full repository of facts and arguments. RTM The Learning Development Centre: Creating summaries makes your revision easier - you have concise lists of facts, figures and statements that are far easier to leaf through than a heavy revision guide and act as a prompt in your mind for more developed responses. BBC Bitesize: Summing-up a piece of text in a few words can actually be quite difficult! However it is a useful skill to acquire and one that is excellent for revision, because it s only when you truly understand a topic that you can synthesise it into minimal words.
RTM 1. Skim-read the information, highlighting key information/words as you go. 2. Create a smaller mind-map or a bullet-point list which details the important information with SOME extra info included as well. 3. Reduce this information down into categories, which sums-up the most important facts/info you ve learnt, onto one A5 card.
Students are studying the Edexcel English Language & Literature, either Higher or Foundation. Unit 1 Literature: Understanding Prose (50%) Unit 2 Literature: Understanding Poetry (25%) Unit 2 Language: The Writer s Voice (60%) IGCSE: Paper 1 (60%) Sources of support: Access to past papers: http://www.edexcel.com/pages/home.aspx# Excellent tool for support with Literature & Prose: http://www.sparknotes.com/ 23 rd May 2016, 9:00am 27 th May 2016, 9:00am 07 th June 2016, 9:00am 03 rd May 2016, 1:00pm Study Guides: York Notes Cliff Notes Edexcel Workbooks GCSE Bite Size General activities and revision: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/ Excellent support & revision for sentence construction: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en30stru-game-make-a-sentence Support & revision for punctuation/grammar: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_01.htm RTM
All students are studying the Edexcel 1MA0 Mathematics Linear (Higher) course. RTM Paper 1 Thursday 26 th May 2016 (morning) 1 hour 45 minutes Non-calculator 100 marks Paper 2 Thursday 9 th June 2016 (morning) 1 hour 45 minutes Calculator 100 marks Sources of support: CGP Revision packs (can be bought from Director of Mathematics) all for 8 Revision guide Workbook Practice Exam papers Riddlesdown YouTube Help videos on Data Handling topics: www.youtube.com/user/riddlesdownmaths Past Papers App Loads of Edexcel Past Papers: Search Edexcel Past Papers on the App Store (Android and Apple) My Maths Excellent Revision Website: www.mymaths.co.uk Login: riddles Password: triangle Maths video tutorial Websites: www.hegartymaths.com and www.corbettmaths.com BBC GCSE Bitesize: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/
PPE Timetable January 2016 RTM Period Monday 4 th (A) Tuesday 5 th (A) Wednesday 6 th (A) Thursday 7 th (A) Friday 8 th (A) Monday 11 th (B) Periods 1 and 2 (PPE start time 8.50) Option D (subject you would normally have MonA1, ThuA3, FriA6, MonB1, ThuB3) Maths Non Calculator (1hr 45m) Health & Social Care Public Examination French Listening (F) French Listening (H) Periods 3 and 4 (PPE start time 11.05) Chemistry (1 hour) Option B (subject you would normally have TueA4, WedA3, FriA5, WedB3, FriB5) Biology (1 hour) Option C (subject you would normally have MonA2, ThuA4, MonB2, ThuB4, FriB6) Physics (1 hour) Spanish Listening (F) Spanish Listening (H) Periods 5 and 6 (PPE start time 13.40) English Literature (1hr 45m) English Language (1hr 45m) Maths Calculator (1hr 45m) Option A (subject you would normally have WedA4, FriA1, TueB4, WedB4, FriB1) (including Business Diploma public examination starting at 13.00 in separate venue) Year 10 RE (1hr 45m) Music Listening
What will students need? RTM Pens Highlighters Flash cards Revision guides Exercise books Text Books Past papers Food/water Raffle 1
TGB Revision Timetable Initial Memory Up to 75% loss in 24 hours (without reviewing)
TGB Revision Timetable Review Strategy 10 minutes later 1 day later 1 week later review for review for review for 10 minutes 5 minutes 2-5 minutes 1 month later review for 2-5 minutes
TGB Review Strategy Revision Timetable
TGB Revision Timetable http://www.calendarlabs.com Allows you to print your own calendar for free
PPE Revision Timetable Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
TGB Revision Timetable Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 Mum s Birthday trip 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Maths Paper 1 20 French written 21 22 23 ICT Theory RE 24 English Lang 1 25 26 27 28 Ben s party 29 30 31
TGB Revision Timetable What do you need to cover for each subject? Work out how many sessions you have available for each subject. Use this to break up what you need to cover to make sure you have time to fit everything in. Make sure you allow plenty of time for past papers and to go through them with a mark scheme.
Raffle 2 RTM Pens Highlighters Flash cards Revision guides Exercise books Text Books Past papers Food/water
Science Quiz/Test NDW Knowledge : who, define, what, name, where, list and when. Comprehension : describe, outline, explain, discuss and compare. Application: apply, manipulate, demonstrate, interpret and choose. Analysis : analyze, why, draw conclusions, simplify and distinguish. Synthesis : construct, design, create, formulate, produce and plan. Evaluation : What is the best, criticize and compare.
Preparing for the exams! What to do on the day DAO
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Preparing for the exams! What to do the night before sleep! DAO Get some sleep: Brain recall becomes stronger after sleep and information becomes easier to access, Professor Della Sala says. "Sleep is fundamental, as it allows memories to consolidate. It's a good idea to learn something just before going to bed, and then let your brain do the work." Students who stay up all night revising might be doing more harm than good to their exam chances, say researchers in the United States. Researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston say that losing out on sleep disrupts students' ability to learn and remember. The study reports that sleep is an important aspect of the learning process and that if students miss out on sleep their ability to perform academic tasks declines. There's no point cramming! Sacrificing sleep to study 'will make you much worse at exams and homework' say researchers. 'Academic success may depend on finding strategies to avoid having to give up sleep to study, such as maintaining a consistent study schedule across days, using school time as efficiently as possible, and sacrificing time spent on other, less essential activities.' Good night's sleep adds up to better exam results especially in maths. A night of "high quality sleep" helps schoolchildren get better exam results especially in maths, claim scientists from the University of Pittsburgh. They found those that enjoyed deeper, less disturbed, sleep were the most successful, especially in maths but also in English and history.
DAO Do not let your smartphone control you!
Preparing for the exams! What to do on the day food! 1. Make sure to eat: A sensible breakfast or lunch. DAO 2. Bring water: Make sure you drink enough water before and during your exam. 3. Avoid brain blocking beverages: Avoid caffeine, as it can increase your nervousness. 4. Eat light meals: Eat enough to feel satisfied but not so much as to feel full. If you eat a big breakfast or lunch before an exam, you will feel drowsy and heavy.
Preparing for the exams! What to do on the day DAO Uniform All students must wear full school uniform for all exams.
Preparing for the exams! What to do on the day DAO Illness If your son/daughter is seriously ill and unable to attend an examination, Mrs Skinner must be informed immediately via a telephone call to reception. A medical letter must be provided proving their illness. Please contact Mrs Skinner to confirm exact procedure if they do miss an examination. It is VERY likely that they will not be awarded a grade, so they should attend if they can!
Preparing for the exams! What to do on the day DAO Equipment BLACK PENS, NOT BLUE, pencil, eraser, ruler, calculator, protractor, compass, sharpener. All equipment must be in a clear pencil case or clear plastic bag. Clear, plastic bottles of water are permitted, but labels must be removed.
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Resources and further information RTM
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Resources and further information RTM change
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Resources and further information
Raffle 3 RTM Pens Highlighters Flash cards Revision guides Exercise books Text Books Past papers Food/water
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SD GCSE Results Day Thursday 25 th August 2016 Let s celebrate success!