Welsh

Learners will be revisiting the past tense and present tense this term through the topic Gwyliau ( Holidays). We will be looking at expressing opinion and learning how to give evidence to support opinions. Learners will be practicing their listening skills and will be encouraged to respond to what they have heard orally. Learners will write a three day diary describing a real or imaginary holiday in the past tense. Throughout the term, we will be developing oracy skills, reading skills and writing skills. Learners will learn lots of new vocabulary and will use apps such as Quizlet, Blooket and Memrise to reinforce the vocabulary learned. Learners are encouraged to use these apps at home, and parents could log on too to have fun learning new vocabulary with their children. Duolingo is also a very useful app to help improve language skills at home. All homework is posted in Google Classroom. We have a twitter account and parents can follow us on @LGSCymraeg

English

Learners will continue to study a range of Issues in Society in English lessons this term. Through the analysis of a wide range of text types learners will extend their opportunities to be ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world. Issues explored so far include homelessness, charity and crime and punishment with learners completing a wide range of tasks from musical and blackout poetry to persuasive writing. We will extend this relevant topic into next term where we will look at a range of transactional reading and writing tasks based on the 'Black Lives Matter Movement' and attitudes towards violence. Learners will be assessed on their oracy, reading and writing skills throughout the year. Throughout these units all learners will have a blended learning approach being taught through online and offline activities.

International Languages

We start Year 9 by revisiting key phonics in French. The learning of these sounds is reinforced in every unit of work, when we introduce new sentence builders.  In the autumn term, we build on the key grammatical ideas on which all languages are built.  Students consolidate their knowledge by focusing on a presentation about themselves and family members. This allows students to learn how adjectives behave, the importance of the gender of nouns, cognates and subject pronouns.  They will be shown GCSE questions during lessons and encouraged to think about how languages can help in their chosen careers before considering their options.  Students also learn about infinitives and how verbs are conjugated, including common irregular verbs such as ‘to be’ and ‘to have’.  Our students learn about famous Francophones and their contributions not only to French society but to the world.   Learners also get to participate in lots of activities during language week in September.  They are invited to become Language Ambassadors.  Learners can also access online vocabulary learning from their own home via www https://uk.language-gym.com.  We also offer students the opportunity to purchase Mary Glasgow magazines, which enable them to read articles designed for learners of their own age on current affairs and contemporary topics.

English

Students will begin their GCSE studies this term.This will focus on the poetry and prose aspect of GCSE Literature. This unit will develop Students' expertise in analyzing and exploring how writers use language, structure, form and literary devices to convey meaning in poetry and the classic text 'Of Mice & Men' by John Steinbeck. Students will study a variety of poems before focusing on two to discuss and compare for their poetry NEA. Following this, Students will move on to study the novella. Students will learn what life was like in America in the 1930s through an in depth investigation into a range of sources such as videos, images and different types of written texts. We will explore how people in certain groups struggled for equality such as women, those with disabilities and African Americans. Students will be given independent reading time as well as audio sections of the book to listen to. Students will reflect on their study through collaboration in live lessons.

International Languages

Early on in the spring term, students will be completing assignments based on the previous topic of work.  The International Languages department employs a range of strategies to ensure students learn in an enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment.  To enable our students to become successful language learners, we have reviewed our curriculum and created teaching resources to implement the Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) method principles into our lessons. Where possible we replicate the order by which children naturally acquire their first language.  The learning of key sounds is reinforced in every unit of work, when we introduce new sentence builders.  In the spring term, we build on the key grammatical ideas on which all languages are built.  Students consolidate their knowledge by focusing on a presentation about themselves and family members. This allows students to learn how adjectives behave, the importance of the gender of nouns, cognates and subject pronouns.  They will be shown GCSE questions during lessons and encouraged to think about how languages can help in their chosen careers before considering their options.  Students also learn about infinitives and how verbs are conjugated, including common irregular verbs such as ‘to be’ and ‘to have’.  Students access their work through google classroom and complete their work on an online digital exercise book.

Students can also access online vocabulary learning from their own home via www https://uk.language-gym.com. 

Welsh

This term students will be learning how to express their opinion well on their neighborhood.  Initially pupils will be looking at the English meanings of some local Welsh place names and will be revising basic adjectives. Students will learn lots of new vocabulary and then learn how to give a balanced opinion on where they live . Pupils will be encouraged to give specific examples to support their opinions. Students will be learning how to extend and improve their work using TROI (Tenses, Reasons, Opinions, Idioms and special effects). We use  a variety of strategies within lessons to help with learning. We do lots of listening and speaking exercises as well as reading and writing work. We play lots of games to help reinforce vocabulary and also use apps such as Quizlet , and Kahoot, Blooket and Memrise to further reinforce learning. Learners are encouraged to use these apps at home, and parents could log on too to have fun learning new vocabulary with their children. Duolingo is also a very useful app to help improve language skills at home. All homework is posted in Google Classroom. We have a twitter account and parents can follow us on @LGSCymraeg. There will be writing, reading and speaking assessments at the end of this topic.

INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES

This term, the International Languages department will continue to employ a range of strategies to ensure students learn in an enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment.    The learning of key sounds will be reinforced in every unit of work, whilst learning the key grammatical ideas on which all languages are built.  Some of our students  will continue their links with students from a French school whilst learning about the important French topics of fashion and food!  We will consolidate pupils’  knowledge of the 3 key tenses - present, past and future in preparation for those continuing their studies at GCSE level. We will also continue our cultural journey by looking at francophone countries and a range of French festivals throughout the year.  Students can access online vocabulary learning from their own home via https://uk.language-gym.com,  https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/ and look at the vocabulary we have studied so far this academic year

https://lewisgirlsschool.padlet.org/madameweber/x7cf5y41yvayviyt.  Please follow us on our twitter account @LGS_MFL.

ENGLISH

Students will continue their GCSE studies this term. This will focus on the poetry and prose aspect of GCSE Literature. This unit will develop Students' expertise in analysing and exploring how writers use language, structure, form and literary devices to convey meaning in poetry and the classic text 'Of Mice & Men' by John Steinbeck. Students will study a variety of poems before focusing on two to discuss and compare for their poetry NEA. Following this, Students will move on to study the novella. Students will learn what life was like in America in the 1930s through an in depth investigation into a range of sources such as videos, images and different types of written texts.

We will explore how people in certain groups struggled for equality such as women, those with disabilities and African Americans. Students will be given independent reading time as well as audio sections of the book to listen to. Students will reflect on their study through collaboration in live lessons.

Welsh

The first half of this term, pupils will be finishing off the topic “Yr Ardal” ( The Neighbourhood).  Once all assessments are completed, we will start a new topic Rhaglenni Teledu a Ffilmiau ( Tv programmes and Films).  We will encourage pupils to watch Welsh programmes on S4C and pupils will be learning how to express an opinion on what they’ve watched. We will also be discussing apps such as Youtube and Netflix. Students will be learning how to extend and improve their work using TROI (Tenses, Reasons, Opinions, Idioms and special effects). We use  a variety of strategies within lessons to help with learning. We do lots of listening and speaking exercises as well as reading and writing work. We play lots of games to help reinforce vocabulary and also use apps such as Quizlet , and Kahoot, Blooket and Memrise to further reinforce learning. Learners are encouraged to use these apps at home, and parents could log on too to have fun learning new vocabulary with their children. Duolingo is also a very useful app to help improve language skills at home. All homework is posted in Google Classroom. We have a twitter account and parents can follow us on @LGSCymraeg. There will be writing, reading and speaking assessments at the end of this topic.