Monday 18th October 2010

Please make sure you have looked at the group lists to see which lesson you will be in tonight

6.30pm – Welcome by Headteacher, Sue Pryor

6.35pm – Escorted to lessons6.4 – 7.15pm – Lesson Experience7.255pm – Presentations in the Hall What to expect from GCSEs – Miss Nightingale How to help your daughter with Maths – Mrs

Hashim Sam Learning – Miss Wall

7.55pm – Feedback and close of evening

Exams aren’t what they used to be!TRUE…Students are now on different pathwaysAll have to sit some examsThese now take place at different times of the

year (modules)There is no longer coursework – it is now called

Controlled Conditions

So what can we expect from GCSEs and their equivalents?

Continual AssessmentContinual Effort98+ % attendanceStaff are a resourceLines of CommunicationUse of e-resources

Time Plus Lots of effort in the

right direction

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TALK TO EACH OTHER – success can be achieved through communication. Learning

together will help your daughter’s confidence in Maths

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE - research shows that practicing something around 7 times

will ensure that it is memorised successfully

AVOID SAYING - "I was never good at maths" or "I never liked maths- use positive language

What else can I do ?

www.mymaths.co.uk

www.Kangaroomaths.com

www.cgpbooks.co.uk

Grade descriptors..

Make the grade tests...

Mathswatch cd

as good as having a maths teacher at home (…nearly !!!)

http://www.mathswatch.co.uk/#/samples-ks4/4540967249

www.samlearning.com

See your Link Book page 21

Centre Number

UB10SS

UserID Date of birth followed by your initialsie: 010885DJ (Diane Jones born 1st August 1985)

Password Same as your user ID, although you should then change it

Add information to get online

1. Select the level (GCSE for Years 9, 10 &11)

2. Then select which subject you wish to work on

Most students do 21st Century Science

Choose a topic to revise or a test paper to check

your knowledge and understanding

3. Tells you how long you have left (it counts down)

2. Room to type in your answer

1. An idea of how long

your answer should be

4. Opportunity to get feedback or to print the

page and bring into school

1. All subjects can be found on Sam

Learning.

2. All give feedback on how

you are doing

3. There are different activities such as drag

and drop

Generally it tells how you have done overall and gives advice on how to

improve further

Please take a few minute to give us feedback on tonight’s event

Please write points you felt wentWell on a post-it and put them on the WWW boardAny comments for improvement on a separate post-it to go on the EBI (even better if board)