Scarisbrick Hall School Winter Newsletter 2014 | Page 20
Year 9
Reported by: Mr Linge & Mr Roberts
Year 9 students (old and new) have quickly settled into their new life in the College and
have now started their GCSE courses and option subjects.
There are many things to look forward to this year and several Year 9 students are really
excited about going on the forthcoming trip to New York.
Here is a brief summary of what they have been learning since the start of the academic year:
Maths: Set 1 have been studying long division, fractions, estimation, 3-D coordinates and quadratic
equations. Set 2 have been studying ratio, probability and algebra.
English: Students have been studying about Victorian crime and Sherlock
Holmes as well as reading and analysing poems.
Physics: Energy and the National Grid
Chemistry: Metals and rocks
Biology: Puberty and the nervous system
ICT: Students have studied Social networks and have started doing a coursework task.
Drama: The GCSE Drama group have been creating their own Pantomime (oh yes they have!) and have
been studying the effect of including comedy and tragedy in a production.
French: Year 9 French students have learnt new spellings and learnt how to write and talk about health
& fitness and family relatives.
Spanish: In Spanish, they have been learning about nouns, adjectives and verbs
and how to express opinions and talk about their families.
Catering: In Catering students have been learning about pasta and rice and how
to cut up vegetables in the correct manner. They have also made creme brulee,
macaroni cheese and mushroom risotto (yum!)
Business Studies: The GCSE group have been looking at marketing and enterprises.
History: Students have been learning about WWI, notably the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles.
Geography: Waves and coastal erosion.
GCSE P.E.: In theory lessons, they have been studying about muscles, warm ups and cool downs, motor
skills and key concepts and in practical lessons they have been concentrating on Basketball and Netball.
Art: In Art the GCSE group have been focussing on Pop Art.
Well Being: 9L and 9R have been looking at Sex Education and Racism this term.
Mr Linge and Mr Roberts have been very impressed by
the mature approach Year 9 have shown towards their
studies and are looking forward to them achieving
success in their upcoming assessments.