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Improving Literacy at NCC
Literacy Newsletter/Parents Issue 1 Spring 2021
Literacy is the way in which we RELIGION
read, write, speak and listen in a ACCELERATED READER
way that lets us communicate Accelerated Reader (AR) is a
effectively and make sense of the powerful tool for monitoring Three simple ways
and managing independent you can help your
world. reading practice and motivating child and support
Here at Newman Catholic College students to read for pleasure. their progress in
we understand that supporting Religion.
Students in years 7-9 can
literacy in each subject helps access books online through 1. Ask your child to
students make progress across Brent Libraries and then quiz highlight some key
the curriculum. them in Accelerated Reader via
words they have been
the school website. Students in
year 7-9 have been given user studying and explain
This newsletter provides
names and passwords. them. For example, ask
signposts for parents. It offers
Check that a book is included in them to name the
tips, useful websites, suggestions module they are
AR by entering the name of the
for wider reading around a topic book here: https:// currently studying and
and important subject vocabulary www.arbookfind.co.uk/ ask them to highlight
so that you can support your UserType.aspx? and verbally explain
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child's progress in each subject. some key words linked
to that topic.
SCIENCE 2. Proofread work
tasks with your child to
Students can revise topics, using videos and quizzes to revise the key
ensure that their work
vocabulary and knowledge required in KS3 (years 7/8/9) KS4
is clearly explained.
(years 10/11) and KS5 (years 12/13).
Ask them to read back
Science KS3 Readings (videos and quizzes included) work aloud to you. This
will help with their use
KS3 Chemistry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/znxtyrd of literacy and consoli-
KS3 Biology: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z4882hv date their knowledge
about what they have
KS3 Physics: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zh2xsbk learned in class.
3. Check your child’s
work. Even if you do
Science KS4 Readings (videos and tests included) not understand the
GCSE Chemistry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8xtmnb content, you will be
able to clearly see if
GCSE Biology: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zpgcbk7 your child has done
their best and present-
GCSE Physics: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zsc9rdm
ed it neatly. Is their
handwriting neat? Have
Science KS5 Readings (videos and tests included) they used paragraphs?
If you cannot read their
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
work clearly, then there
https://www.pearsonactivelearn.com/app/Home is a good chance no
one else will either.
General: https://quizlet.com/gb/557193611/btec-applied-science-all-flash-cards/
GEOGRAPHY MODERN
Use this guide to identify books you could read to find out more about FOREIGN
the places and geographical ideas you are studying. If you would like LANGUAGES
more recommendations or maybe have your own recommendations,
then speak to your Geography teacher. Support for French and
Spanish can be found at
Year 7 How does a river change from source to mouth?
BBC Bitesize. Look at
• Rebecca Kahn Rivers the following websites
for further information.
• Eva Ibbotson Journey to the River Sea
KS3 (years 7-9)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
Year 8 How does weather and climate affect the UK? bitesize/subjects/
• Anita Ganeri Stormy Weather z2nygk7
• Michael Brown The flood: Surviving the Deluge GCSE
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
bitesize/subjects/
Year 9 How are lives shaped by volcanoes? zhsvr82
• Anita Ganeri Violent Volcanoes You son or daughter
• Iain Stewart Plate Tectonics: A ladybird expert should ask their teacher
for specific advice.
HISTORY https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7svr82
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Year 7 Topics
For Internet safety, look at this
• Battle of Hastings 1066 website https://
• The development of Church, state and society in beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/
Medieval Britain 1066-1509 en_uk/.
• The Battle of Falkirk 1298
For Computer Science, use
• Thematic Study. Migrants and migration BBC Bitsize https://www.bbc.co.uk/
Year 8 Topics bitesize/subjects/zvc9q6f
• The development of Church, state and
society in Britain 1509-1745
• Battle of Naseby 1645 BUSINESS
Below are some useful links to assist with
• Thematic Study. Black Peoples of the Americas.
revision and research for your Business
• Ideas, political power, industry and coursework, we encourage you to look
empire: Britain, 1745-1901 through these websites and use them
Year 9 Topics when needed!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/
• Battle of Waterloo 1815. zpsvr82 - Whilst this is for GCSE and not
BTEC, there are excellent explanations of
• The Somme 1916
key terms and I suggest that you use this
• Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day. to assist with revision tasks. https://
www.tutor2u.net/business - This website
GCSE History Topics (Edexcel exam board)
has a wealth of information and has
• Warfare and British Society relevant information, tasks and revision
activities for students of all levels. https://
• 1250 to present day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business - We
• Henry V111 and his Ministers 1509-1540 encourage all of our students to keep up
with the news and look into new and
• Superpowers and the Cold War
interesting business stories in the news
• Russia and the Soviet Union 1917- 41 - several of our lesson discussions
feature articles from various news outlets.
MATHS DRAMA
It is important to build good study habits from Topics studied in each year group and links for
the outset – students should aim to revise Math- further information can be found below.
ematics for 30 minutes, three times a week. In
order for this time to be most effective, they • Year 7 Egyptian Curse/Melodrama
should plan to cover both the topics recently
studied in class, as well previous learning. • Year 8 Silent Movies/Mime/Musical Theatre
To help identify areas to focus on, your son/ • Year 9 Directors - Tim Burton/Black Histo-
daughter should use a combination of
previous work (marked by his teacher) and ry Month work/Bush Theatre Scheme
feedback from homework assignments. Should • Year 10 Stanislavski/Bush Theatre
they need additional support with this, they
should speak to their class teacher in the first Scheme
instance. • Year 11 Duologues/Component 2/Musical
Additional practice tests or materials are
available online (see the list of useful websites Theatre/Brecht
below). Your son/daughter will also have access • Year 12 Monologues/Style/Genre/Form
to HegartyMaths and GCSE Pod, which can
further support their revision. • Year 13 Elizabeth and Jacobean Theatre/
Due to the wealth of material made available Contemporary Theatre Unit/Voice in
to your son/daughter for free by the department,
both online and in the format of exam papers Broadcasting—using your voice for different
and booklets, we do not recommend the purposes/theatre in education/acting for a
purchase of any specific revision guides.
camera/An Inspector Calls (Tec Aw L2)
Useful websites for this subject:
hegartymaths.com
qualifications.pearson.com/ Digital Theatre Plus:
bbc.co.uk/bitesize https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education
drfrostmaths.com/ Royal Shakespeare Company:
gcsepod.com https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeares-plays
nrich.maths.org/ The National Theatre:
corbettmaths.com https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
The Globe Theatre:
mrbartonmaths.com
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/#maincontent
www.transum.org
The Old Vic: https://www.oldvictheatre.com/
khanacademy.org
The Kiln Theatre: https://kilntheatre.com/
ENGLISH ART
When students are analysing a text they should Students
always remember the 6 steps.
can take advantage of online advice
1.Identify words, characters, symbols, structure...
2.Understand… and guidance to improve their art skills.
3.Explain in your own words… KS3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
4.Develop using connectives… subjects/z6f3cdm
5.Explore other ideas using alternatively/however…
6.Create a theory (what do you believe the text is really GCSE https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
about?)… subjects/z6hs34j
In a text look for TATE KIDS https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
• Meaningful words and phrases ‘Aggressive’ ‘Golden blue’
• Language features such as metaphors, similes, alliteration
• Key characters Sir Oswald, Mr Utterson, Piggy, The Porter LEXIA
• Symbols Scars, An expensive wooden cane, doors,
letters, a ring Lexia Power-up is an online programme
• Important events Wild boy stabbing the Showman in the that supports spelling, grammar and
foot, Lady Macbeths first soliloquy, Dr Lanyon
witnessing the transformation comprehension. Targeted students in
• Key Themes Loyalty, Male ego, female leadership, racism KS3 have been given a username and
password and can access Lexia via
Look at BBC Bitesize English KS3 and GCSE for information. https://www.lexiapowerup.com/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/secondary
BBC BBC BITESIZE
Collections of educational resources on the BBC Bitesize and BBC Teach BBC Bitesize offers
websites are available to support online learning at home for pupils in revision materials,
Years 1 to 9, and those studying for GCSEs. Lessons and programmes will tests, quizzes and
broadcast on TV - on BBC Two and CBBC - as well as on iPlayer, provid- video clips to support
ing support for children unable to access online resources.
a range of topics.
How can I access this content? KS3 (years 7-9)
• Online - Bitesize - Lockdown Learning offers a suite of engaging https://
learning resources for children aged 5 to fifteen. These online lessons www.bbc.co.uk/
are full of videos, quizzes and practice activities to help students keep
bitesize/levels/
on track when learning at home. You can use the lessons to introduce
ideas for the first time, or as refreshers. z4kw2hv
KS4 (GCSE)
• TV - Programming for primary pupils is on CBBC between 09:00
and 12:00 each weekday. Programmes for secondary school pupils are https://
on BBC Two, between 1pm and 3pm. www.bbc.co.uk/
bitesize/levels/
• iPlayer - All programmes are available to catch-up, on-demand on z98jmp3
iPlayer.
KS5
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bitesize-daily-schedules-teach/zdtwjhv (Functional Skills)
https://
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY www.bbc.co.uk/
bitesize/levels/
Support for all areas of Design & Technology (K3-5) can be found zvhtng8
at: www.technologystudent.com
MY FAVOURITE BOOK BRENT LIBRARIES
Mr Daniel Coyle Students and their families can join Brent Libraries
Head Teacher and then access books, magazines, newspapers
and reference materials online. You can access the
library 24/7 for free, with a library card and PIN.
Germinal Join Brent Libraries here: https://
By Emile Zola www.brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/
Germinal is Émile Zola’s realistic libraries/elibrary/
depiction of the coalminers’ strike in
northern France in the 1860s. The E-Books
story centres on Étienne Lantier, a young migrant worker Free access to over 20,000 titles through the
who arrives at the coalmining town of Montsou in search of London libraries consortium. Available on a variety
work. Set against a backdrop of extreme poverty and of phones and e-readers.
oppression, Germinal is the story of the idealistic but naive
Étienne, who embraces the ideals of the socialistic • Download e-books and e-audio
movement and goes on to lead a strike of the coalminers
with disastrous consequences. In turns harrowing and • Download children's e-books and e-audio
violent, Zola brilliantly describes scenes of riots and dramatic
rescues, while at the same time bringing to life the
• Download teen e-books and e-audio
characters’ romances, passions, and frailties.
• Discover Africa’s Stories
If you or your son or daughter would like to submit
a book review for inclusion in this newsletter (of a • NEW - eComics - Marvel & more
book suitable for students in years 7-11) please
Members can also access references materials
email it to komalley@ncc.brent.sch.uk.
and dictionaries, including bilingual dictionaries.
NCC KEY SUBJECT VOCABULARY WORD BANKS
Students should be able to read, spell, understand the meaning of these
words in context and use these words correctly.
ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE DRAMA
culture add cell collaboration
presents subtract photosynthesis confidence
impact multiply respiration compromise
utopia divide pathogen actor
symbol/ism/ises ratio blood character
simultaneously proportion energy resources playwright
conflict/ing equivalent current accent
evaluation fraction national grid audition
ambiguous decimal force scene
identify percentage friction scenario
exclaimed factorise fossil fuel character
purpose factor free electron genre
alternative prime isotopes tragedy
implicit perimeter mass number comedy
connotation area temperature plot
HISTORY RELIGION GEOGRAPHY ICT
parliament apostles volcano computer hardware
monarch baptism rural/urban migration software
dictator conscience inner core software application (app)
peasant disciples scale networks
castle eucharist population distribution wireless network (WiFi)
knight respect densely populated broadband
revolution sin plate computer virus
suffragette worship death rate web browser
trench covenant central business district cloud storage
revolt gospel water cycle hacking
armada moral evil infant mortality rate phishing
communism natural evil pull factor e-mail spam
democracy sacrament urban privacy settings
segregation creation mouth database
reformation salvation life expectancy algorithm
DESIGN AND BUSINESS HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE
TECHNOLOGY
1. Ensure your son or daughter can spell these
design process aim
words. Look at spelling strategies at https://
orthographic drawing asset
isometric drawing breakeven www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zq296fr/revision/1
linkage mechanism cash inflow 2. Ask your son or daughter to explain what the
task analysis cash outflow words mean within the relevant context.
iterative design customer
modern materials entrepreneur 3. Ask your son or daughter to check their work,
finishing technique ethics have they used the correct spelling and used the
casting goods word correctly in their books?
polymer growth
design idea import 4. Give your son or daughter spelling tests to
prototype loss check they can spell the words correctly.
biodegradable SMART 5. Ask your son or daughter to contact their
ferrous/non ferrous metal service
teachers if they need any specific help.
design specification export
6. Print this resource and display it at home.
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