LOOKING AHEAD: NEXT WEEK IN GRADE 8: Week Commencing 26th February 2024
Subject Homework Key words
English EFL EFL EFL Identify explicit and deeper meaning in a story Language worksheet 7.1 from Devious, waterskin, opening. the Cambridge Unit 7 resource anguished, fatigue, pack. flagged, nigh, reading Understand and analyze the implications of a motif. strategy, implications, Use voice to convey a character when reading an motif unseen text out loud as a group.
Understand and analyze the use of formality in
dialogue.
Contribute to a discussion on themes and patterns in
fantasy stories.
EFL Ext. EFL Ext. EFL Ext.
Unit 2A: Strange and Unusual “Macbeth” extract Shakespearean manipulation worksheet tragedy Literature: “Macbeth” Tragic hero Students will be introduced to the graphic novel of Graphic novel William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”. We will focus on Stage directions distinguishing aspects of a graphic text versus a Tone conventional play structure.
Language:
Note: Our staff are planning weekly to ensure that Grade level teachers are teaching in a consistent fashion both within the individual schools and across Bilingual and International. This planning is important for a consistent approach however we actively encourage individual variation and for teachers to use their own personalities and individual flair for best teaching effect. Students will demonstrate their ability to communicate a variety of tones using language features to alter extracts from “Macbeth”.
ESL ESL ESL
• Students can listen to and understand a -Learn and make vlog G8 ESL 2023-2024 conversation about social media. - Year 9 A 01 on IXL Flashcards | Quizlet • Students can understand opinions of speakers in a conversation about social media. • Students can talk about social media and should be able to discuss their use of technology and social media.
Maths Regular Regular
Regular Myimaths relative frequency Unit 5. Probability trials Students will complete experiments to determine experimental relative frequency of events. They will use their results probability to make further predictions and find the expected estimate number of outcomes. expected outcome, observed outcome Fast Students are going to describe a translation by Fast Fast Myimaths Vector, scalar, using a vectors, Also they are going to add and brackets, curly subtract vectors brackets, translation. Multiply a vector by a scalar
Advanced Advanced And, Or rule. Students will revisit probability. They solve problems Advanced Intersection, Union, relating to conditional and unconditional probabilities. MyiMaths sampling with and without replacement Science This week the students will be working on their Any work that needs to be science week projects. They will construct their completed at home models and prepare their displays
Chinese CFL CFL CFL 《社戏》 大练，预习纸，仿写练习 当地民俗探索，揣摩 《回延安》 课文语句，感受童真 CSL 童趣 CSL ESC 3 ESC 3 Vocabulary, Workbook, CSL Lesson 6 Text 1 爱好 Worksheet ESC3 小时候、滑冰、乒乓 ESC4&5 ESC4&5 球、钓鱼 （1）Unit 1 Lesson 3 交友 Text 1 Vocabulary, Workbook, （2）Unit 3 Lesson 7 学校 Text 1 Worksheet ESC4&5 Note: Our staff are planning weekly to ensure that Grade level teachers are teaching in a consistent fashion both within the individual schools and across Bilingual and International. This planning is important for a consistent approach however we actively encourage individual variation and for teachers to use their own personalities and individual flair for best teaching effect. （1）交朋友、养成 ESC 7 ESC7 、礼貌、城市、影响 第一课 大学入学申请 Vocabulary study，reading （2）国际、寄宿、 comprehension 设施、安排、齐全
ESC7 招生、儿科、优异、 公立、坚定、勤奋、 踏实、胆大心细、坚 信、人选、出身、盼 望
Humanities This week in Humanities, students will start their unit Belief systems research; Bias of Belief Systems. Students will continue learning compare and contrast. Disposition about the belief systems of the Classical world, Sensitivity analyzing them to discover similarities and differences, Stance as well as how they translate to the modern world. Hierarchy of Value Students will also begin practicing detecting bias and Philosophy learning about the sensitive nature of beliefs. Perspective Nature vs Nurture
Specialist Subject Key Words
Spanish En la clase hay una mesa The students will carry out the oral presentation of La clase tiene una mesa the project done during the New Year break. Additionally, there will be a review and revision of the Vocabulary: verbs "Tener" and "Hay" to describe a school, a house, mesa, silla, pizarra, tiza, reloj, libro, cuaderno. or a place. The vocabulary will include the objects and materials found in a school. Verb. Tener - Hay
Music Pop The start of the new semester is also the start of unit Ensemble 2.1 in music. Rock School is an ensemble-based unit and this week students will explore pop music.
Drama 6 elements of Stanislavski’s System
Over the next two weeks students will explore the Semester 2 key terms: basic fundamentals that includes analysing and 1.Didactic Theatre staging a one act play. They will explore the 3 key 2.Peer pressure terms for semester 2. 3.Theatre for social change Note: Our staff are planning weekly to ensure that Grade level teachers are teaching in a consistent fashion both within the individual schools and across Bilingual and International. This planning is important for a consistent approach however we actively encourage individual variation and for teachers to use their own personalities and individual flair for best teaching effect. Art To be able to use a pencil effectively to show tonal Tone shading. Blending To be able to understand and use the equipment Contrast needed when drawing. To be able to draw and shade eyes and skin tone.
ICT Students will learn to write and apply knowledge of Expression expressions using the arithmetic operations learned in Integer previous lessons of Python. They will learn to Float differentiate between arithmetic, logic, and string Hexadecimal expression. Operator Precedence
PE Students will begin their Introduction to Athletics unit Long jump in preparation for Upper Primary Sports Day, High jump scheduled for April 12th. Students will learn a brief Discus history of Athletics, the names of the events, and Shot put begin to distinguish the different techniques involved Javelin to maximize personal bests. Students will have a slow Relay progression of each event in weeks leading up to Exchange Sports Day, with engaged conversation and analysis Sprints including but limited to: centrifugal force and weight Mid-distance transfer in shot and discus; phases of long jump; approach and throw for the javelin; J-approach and scissor jump for the high jump; exchanges zones and leadoff with relays; and refining body mechanics in sprinting events. There will be opportunities for students to build relatable connections using these concepts. Over this unit, students’ fitness levels and aerobic capacity will be challenged with much emphasis on personal bests.
Events next week:
February 26th- CCA Block 2 resume
February 26th-29th - Science Week February 29th - Coffee, Tea & Chat (G4-5) 9:00-10:00
March 1st - Science Fair
Note: Our staff are planning weekly to ensure that Grade level teachers are teaching in a consistent fashion both within the individual schools and across Bilingual and International. This planning is important for a consistent approach however we actively encourage individual variation and for teachers to use their own personalities and individual flair for best teaching effect.
