HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Reports have been issued to students today – they should arrive home unopend.

On behalf of all Grade 7 teachers, I would like to wish everyone a wonderful vacation.

English Homework – On going

Continue reading Journey to the River Sea

ICT Homework – Thursday 28th May

Complete the Household Waste survey on any 24 hours period during the coming week.

You must bring the results of this to the lesson next Thursday 4th June.

Maths Homework – Thursday 28th May

Revision for the end of year test next week.

Note down any problems ready to discuss with Mr Connor in Tuesday’s lesson.

The tests (3) will be held on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th June.

EXAMS

Exams are looming
Individual teachers will set end of year exams in their normal lesson time. Students will be told in advance when the exams will take place and the content of them.

Dates so far :
Wednesday 3 June Maths Paper A
Thursday 4 June Maths Paper B and Oral
Tuesday 9 June History and English
Wed 10 June Geography
Fri 12 June English

Friday 29 May – Geography Homework

1. Finish the work from Geog 1 that we began in class about volcanoes.

2. Using the sheets given out, make your own volcano.

Deadline: Friday 5 June

Wednesday 27 May – History Homework

Re-write the essay about the Black Death, using the guidelines given out in class today.
Explain FULLY the following

Paragraph 1 – Explain where the plague came from

The Black Death originated in …………….
It travelled from ……………………. to Europe (how?) .
Once the plague reached Europe it quickly spread – explain how & give dates).

Paragraph 2 – Explain how the plague spread (scientific)
- rats to fleas to people
- how it spread to people
- the symptoms and how they developed in people.

Paragraph 3 – Explain what people at the time thought the plague was
- religious
- superstitious

Paragraph 4 – Explain what cures there were (scientific)

Paragraph 5 – Explain what people at the time thought could cure the plague
- superstitious
- religious
(relate these to paragraph 3)

Paragraph 6
Consequences??

Deadline: Wed 3 June

Tuesday 26 May – English Homework

Following our study of Rudyard Kiplings poem IF , write a paragraph for each stanza of the poem, explaining IN YOUR OWN WORDS the advice that Kipling was giving to his son to help him become ‘a Man’.

Deadline: Tuesday 2 June

Tuesday 26 May – Geography Homework

1. Stick into exercise books the diagram of the Mercalli scale.

2. Using the following link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercalli_Intensity_Scale

read the descriptions of the different levels of the Mercalli scale and draw a picutre on the sheet you got in class to show what would happen at each stage from I to XII

Deadline: Wednesday 3 June

Monday 25 May – English Homework

Rewrite the sentences on the worksheet give out in class, putting apostrophes in the correct place

Deadline: Thursday 27 May