Post on 11-Feb-2022
Homework
Aims of homework at Nova:
To support student learning
To improve students’ literacy
To improve students’ Mathematics
To allow mastery of key knowledge across a range of subjects
Homework Nova: Form: Form will vary between faculties Frequency: See KS3 timetable below for term time homework Feedback: Will be carried out during DIT time and will vary
between faculties
Homework
Year Daily Weekly Fortnightly Termly
7,8,9
30
minutes
Reading
30
minutes
Hegarty
*
30 minutes of quiz writing
/ quizzing in Science
30 minutes of quiz writing
/ quizzing in Geography
30 minutes of quiz writing
/ quizzing in History
30 minutes of quiz writing
/ quizzing in Languages
30 minutes
of quizzing
in RE
3-4 hours of
Art project
1 hour of
quizzing in
Music
1 hour of
quizzing in
Drama
Homework - Support
Homework support provided for students:
Monday after school Maths and English
Tuesday after school Science
Wednesday lunchtime MFL (French and German)
Wednesday after school Maths
Thursday after school English and humanities
*For SEN students, support is available in the SEN base after school Monday to Thursday
Homework - Reading
All year 7 students are expected to spend 30 minutes each evening doing their reading homework.
In that 30 minutes, students should read for approximately 20-25 minutes and then write a summary of what they have read.
Each term students are given a book to read. The books have been chosen by the English department as we think they are good quality literature and will improve not only the students’ reading ability but also their knowledge of the world.
If a student finishes the assigned book before the term is up then they read their own book and continue to write the summaries on this book.
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The books for Year 7 are
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Homework - Reading
Thursday 12th October Summary of pages 10-15
In pages 20-25 we learn about George and Lennie’s dream. George and Lennie dream about getting their own little place and living off the land. Lennie is excited about the idea of getting his own land because he wants to keep and look after animals. Whereas, George is looking forward to having his own land because he wants to be his own boss.
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Homework - Reading
Why we have Reading Homework
All students in Years 7 to 10 have had their Reading Age assessed using an online computer program (STAR test).
The STAR test compares the score of the student with the score of other students in a database to come up with a Reading Age. (The database is made up of 816,000 student responses so is considered to be a valid measure)
According to the results, 63% of students in Year 7 currently have a Reading Age that is more than six months lower than their chronological age.
At Nova, we want all students’ Reading Ages to be at least equal to their chronological age.
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Homework - Reading
Why we have Reading Homework
We believe that it is vital for students to be competent readers so that they can meet the demands of the curriculum in many of their different subjects.
We also believe that being well-read allows students to thrive in a literate society and enriches their lives.
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Homework - Reading
A vast array of research has been carried out into the impact of reading.
Below are just three key findings in relation to the impact of reading on: academic progress, health and well-being, and the economy:
1. There is a difference in reading performance equivalent to just over a year’s schooling between young people who never read for enjoyment and those who read for up to 30 minutes per day.
2. Reading for pleasure has been linked to a reduction in the symptoms of depression and to a reduction in the risk of developing dementia in later life.
3. In England and Northern Ireland the median hourly wage of workers with highest levels of literacy is 94% higher than for workers who have the lowest levels of literacy.
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Why we have Reading Homework
Homework - Reading
Support with the Reading Homework
Mondays and Thursdays from 3-3.30pm in the LRC
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Homework - Reading
Why we have Hegarty Maths Homework
Numeracy is an essential life skill
Hegarty Maths has been designed to give students repeated practice of key Mathematical concepts
It is an excellent resource as students get instant feedback
This will help build students confidence, that can then be developed to a higher level in lessons
Hegarty has been designed by a former Maths teacher with years of classroom experience
Show you how to get the best out of Hegarty
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Homework - Hegarty
Homework - Quizzing
Why was there such a rapid dismantling of British colonial rule in the three decades after 1945?
Show, using half equations, how electrolysis of brine produces three commercially valuable products. Comment on the importance of reactivity in these reactions.
Want to remember stuff?
Input in the classroom
Working memory
Long-term memory
Paying attention
Thinking
about it
Remembering
it
Homework - Quizzing
Read Knowledge Organiser
Elaborate
Write a quiz covering the content set
Test yourself at least five times, but over time (not all at once!)
Homework - Quizzing
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Tutor Groups – 7n1 – Miss Maitland
Aksoy, Esma
Aldridge, Quentin
Asamoah, Jessica
Avenell, Luke
Baker, Isabella
Blakeman, Jessica
Booth, Isabelle
Cadd, Nicholas
Churchill, Abby
Cole, Rhianna
Courts, Hannah
Dash, Dylan
Dias, Julia
Dodson, Marcus
Dowling, Shaun
Ferreira, Matilde
Francome, Storm
Gillett, Ellie-Louise
Jennings, Paige
Lampard, Jamie
Malin, Boyd
Moors, Hope
Pithers, Bayley
Prouse, Kimberley
Rodrigues, Gabriel
Scott, Liam
Seaby, Finlay
Smith, Rosie
Styles, James
Waldron, Bree-Alice
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Tutor Groups – 7n2 – Miss Pattle
Bailey, Alexandra
Bird, Kaetlyn
Dance, Emily
Day, James
Djata, Vitoria
Drury, Jamie-Dan
Fernandes, Shanaida
Frost, Freya
Grasso, Matthew
Halliday, Alyssa
Harris, Brandon
Hussey, Miles
Jamieson, Kane
Joyce, Casey
Kelly, Logan
Little, Kieran
Maclennan, Samuel
Peters, Leah
Phillips, Rosella
Pike, Emma
Pretty, Jasmine
Price, Ethan
Reilly, Callum
Russell, Grace
Sadiku, Leanna
Smith, Tyler
Stone, Freya
Turker, Koray
Turner, Maddie
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Tutor Groups – 7n3 – Miss McCaig
Armstrong, Josh
Burnett, Mischa
Burrows, Nadine
Crickmar, Charlie
Davies, Rose
Dolton, Amy
Eaglestone, Kian
Garbuja, Samex
Garland, Aston
Hayes, Sophie
Hobbs, Stella
Holtyn, Nikola
Hopkinson, Eleanor
Jarvis, Henry
Kvietkauskas, Gabrielius
MacLeod, Lewis
Manta, Razvan
Marasigan, Denise
Marks, Ava
McKenna, Jessica
McPartland, Bethany
Overton, Cody
Pironi, Machu
Rigby, Emma-Louise
Rogers, Luke
Rowe, Joshua
Selwood, Chloe
Shrivastava, Shabd
Smith, Benjamin
Steward, Francesca
Ward, Katie
Warlow, Bradley
Wright, Tyler
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Tutor Groups – 7n4 – Mrs Castan-Remis
Armstrong, Ben
Bergin, Thomas
Brown, Charlie
Cammack, Shannon
Chikoto, Chenayimoyo
Cosshall, Leo
Curtis, Reece
Dix, Brianna
Ellis, Tyler
Erogul, Ayse
Gomes, Ella
Hedges, Callum
Hudson, Damien
Jofroit, Eleanorah
Kane, Lewis
Kitchen, Saranna
Laybourne, Scarlett
Llewellyn, Eleanor
Lloyd, Joshua
Masterman, Ryan
McAulay, Abby
Mobey, Cayle
Norman, Tyler
Parry, Ieuan
Patterson, Bailey
Phelps, Joshua
Stevens, Ashleigh
Tait, Kyeran
Walters, Ryan
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Tutor Groups – 7n5 – Miss Pal
Baker, Jake
Bromfield, Joshua
Choules, Jack
Dodd, Amy
Donachie, Harry
Entwistle, Ethan
Fleetwood, Rhys
Haynes, Ruby
Higgins, Josephine
Hutton-Clarke, Nikhita
Kamara, Clayton
Kennington, Emily
Legg, Joshua
Linstead, Ebony
Marshall, Rhys
Milsom, Jack
Moon, Evie
Morais Almeida, Erica Filipa
Omar, Jin
Payne, Ben
Rawat, Aayushi
Rawat, Abhinav
Rouse, Bethany
Silva, Alicia
Smithson, Katie
Steel, Meghan
Tangunan, Kenneth
Turner, Christopher
Ward, Asa
Wilson, Cody
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Tutor Groups – 7n6 – Mr Cooke
Ainsley, Frankie
Brito-Galet, Laurent
Churchill, Sam
Coleman, Joshua
Coles, Ashton
Correa, Shaniqua
Crossman, Callum
Davis, Keira
Farrell, Hope
Goodale, Antony
Houghton, Grace
Jones, Fraya
Karikari-Ababio, Kelis
Kopiecki, Mateusz
Miah, Robin
O'Neill, Emily
Phillips, Harry
Sage, Finley
Sandwell, Katie
Savagar, Milly-Mai
Stone, Jacob
Taylor, Rio
Thompson, Myles
Turner, Ewan
Vushemasimba, Learah
Warren-Keel, Tyler
Watson, Joshua
Watson, Zara
Wells, Ethan
Witkowska, Julia
Wright, Ruben
Yumba, Montoya