Year 11 Holiday Revision Letter

Dear Parents/Carers,

Holiday Revision Guidance for Year 11 Students

As we approach the holiday season, it's important to strike a balance between revision and family time for our Year 11 students. While we encourage continued academic focus, we also recognize the importance of spending quality time with family.

Here are some key points to help support your child's revision over the holidays:

• Importance of Revision: Consistent revision is crucial, especially as students prepare for their upcoming exams. The holiday period offers a valuable opportunity to reinforce learning and address any gaps in understanding.

• Effective Revision Techniques: There are numerous ways to revise - we recommend using the Cornell Notes method for efficient revision. This technique involves dividing a page into three sections: notes, cues, and summary. It helps students organize their thoughts and improve retention. For more information on how to use Cornell Notes, please watch this helpful video: Cornell Notes Explained.

• Parental Support: Below is a table outlining how you can support your child in each subject area

  Subject Have you? Have you? Have you? English Completed your 4 days of Tassomai or more Complete your homework revision booklet Completed your PLC to focus your revision on your weakest areas Maths Used your sparx QLA's to revise key topics. Written your methods to show the answer Used your calculator for support/check understanding. Science Completed your weekly goal on tassomai and spent at least 10 extra minutes to increase your coverage of the course? Used your QLA from your recent PPE's to focus on what you need to improve? Used the revision resources to start preparing for your January PPE? History Completed your weekly goal on tassomai and spent at least 10 extra minutes to increase your coverage of the course? Completed your homework booklet at the end of each topic to make summary notes about each main topic? RAG rated your topic lists in your revision booklets to help you focus on which areas you need to revise most? Geography Completed your weekly goal on tassomai and spent at least 30 extra minutes to increase your coverage of the course? Completed your revision booklet for the PPE Practiced past papers and used your revision booklet to help you strengthen your understanding to level 3 standard?  French Have you prepared and learnt your potential general conversation answers? Are you using www.languagenut.com to regularly revise vocabulary? Have you learnt your 'magical powers' phrases and are you using our google classroom to support your revision? Spanish Have you prepared and learnt your potential general conversation answers? Are you using www.languagenut.com to regularly revise vocabulary? Have you learnt your 'magical powers' phrases and are you using our google classroom to support your revision? Art Completed year 11 final outcome Completed all year 11 sketchbook tasks Completed and handed in all year 10 work  Drama Re-read Things I Know to Be True? Watched the Captain Hook scenes recently? Attended after school rehearsals for devising Music Completed composition 1 Shared your fortnightly recordings of performances? Revised Paul Simon and Mozart, using Focus on Sound Enterprise Completed your Component 2 PSA Coursework? Used feedback to make improvements to tasks below your target grade? Used the revision links on the google classroom to start preparing for your January PPE? Creative Media Completed your Component 2 PSA Coursework? Used feedback to make improvements to tasks below your target grade? Added your own images to your coursework?  Health and Social Completed your Component 2 PSA Coursework? Used feedback to make improvements to tasks below your target grade? Used the e-revision site to start preparing for your January PPE? Engineering Looked at the links on satchel before quizzing Completed your weekly quiz on satchel 3 times Check you have completed all  tasks on Unit 2 you have started in lesson 3D Art Completed the sketchbook checklist  Acted on sketchbook feed from parents evening  Completed your final piece design page  Sport Ask your child to log in to Sport E-Revision at home to support revision over the xmas period, ready for their exam on January 8th. Make sure your child has the 'Key Point' revision guide... If not, go and get one from your Sport teacher. All work covered this year is in preparation for their exam. All work is on Google Classroom and is accessible from any device with an internet connection. Hospitality and Catering Completed the nutritional profile homework task Taken time to practice practical elements at home, cooking whole meals to improve kitchen workflow, and time management  Used the exam feedback to identify areas for improvement and began independently revising these topics

   

Next Steps: Encourage your child to create a revision schedule that incorporates both study time and relaxation. (Consider giving them Christmas day off!) This balanced approach will help maintain their well-being and ensure they are productive. Also remind them that they have 'Trial Exams' in January and ask to see their timetable for these.

If you have any questions or require further support, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to help and ensure that your child has a successful and enjoyable holiday period.

Best wishes,

James Rogers
Headteacher

Treviglas Academy