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Newsletter 5 - March 2025
Art
I have included examples of the fabulous artwork our Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils are
producing in their sketchbooks and constructed in clay. Year 7 are analysing sgrafÏto,
tonality, texture, watercolour, and pattern. They are also designing their amazing ceramic
pinch pots. Year 8 pupils are designing their coil pots in clay, studying the artwork of
the Minoan Dynasty, graphic design, and Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei. Year 9 are looking
at surrealism, storyboarding and designing characters. Year 10 Fine Art pupils are
successfully working in paint with beautiful results, and Art, Craft and Design have just
completed a cardboard engineering project designing a new bandstand for the De La
Warr Pavilion. Year 11 pupils are preparing for their GCSE exam with great focus. Please
do have a look at our pupil’s wonderful artwork on the St Richard’s Art Department
website here. Thank you and keep creating! Mr Peachment (Subject Leader)
Some Year 9 and 10 pupils recently took part in the UKMT
Challenge. They should be extremely proud of themselves
as they achieved 33 Bronze, 15 Silver and 5 Gold Awards.
There are also three pupils who will take part in the next
round - well done Antoni, Caidean and Christianne.
On Monday, 17th March, 8 Year 10 pupils took part in the
ASMP Maths Feast. Pupils worked hard to complete a
variety of puzzles and challenges.
Year 11 have now completed their second round of mocks.
In the coming weeks they will receive a question level
analysis (QLA). This is a personal breakdown of each
paper and includes the following: colour-coded questions to
show where marks were gained and lost, the topic covered
by each question and Sparx clip numbers linked to each
question. Pupils should use this between now and their
summer exams to target their revision.
Revision
On the pupil portal, under Maths, pupils will find links to
many key websites and resources (such as past exam
papers and mark schemes). Aside from MathsWatch
and Sparx, other useful websites are Mathsgenie and
Corbettmaths. Revision guides are available and can be
purchased via ParentPay. If you are unsure of your child’s
tier, please contact their Maths teacher.
We wish Year 10 the best of luck for their mocks, and every
success to Year 11 for their upcoming summer exams.
What’s happening in class?
It has been a very busy time for pupils both in and out of the
classroom and they have been continuing to work hard with
both classwork and homework.
KS3 - Any questions? Contact the class teacher or Mr Eyre
(KS3 Coordinator).
Year 7 have continued their studies covering topics such as
the four operations, fractions and percentages of amounts
and directed number. Year 8 have covered probability and
algebra (solving equations and inequalities, expanding and
factorising brackets, sequences and indices).
KS4 - Any questions? Contact the class teacher or
Miss Kent/Mr Clark (KS4 Coordinators)
Year 9 have now begun the GCSE curriculum by following
either the Higher or Foundation GCSE pathway. We will
continue to monitor their progress to ensure that they are in
the most suitable group and tier to maximise their potential.
Year 10 are continuing their GCSE studies. They will be
spending some time revising in class and through homeworks
over the next few weeks in preparation for the mock exams
next term. See the revision section below on where pupils can
go to for revision.
Maths
Mr Eyre, KS3 Maths Co-ordinator