CTS Snapshot

Welcome to our CTS Snapshot - a weekly celebration update. We are delighted to share with parents and carers alike student triumphs at Corby Technical School. We are proud of every student and every success they have - please feel free to share with us any achievements they might have.

Students receive lesson stars where a teacher feels a student has made an excellent contribution in their lesson. Some students receive multiple lesson stars across the week, below are the students who have received the most stars for each year group this week:

Year 7:

Nyah 7ST, Jakub 7TE, Brooke 7TE, Max 7CO, Francesca 7TE, Sophia 7ST, Adrija 7CO, Rehan 7SW and Ross 7ST.

Year 8:

Shontelle 8CO, Sebi 8SW, Ruby 8ST, Viktoria 8CO, Ruslan 8ST, Kacper 8TA, Caleb 8CO and Alex 8SW.

Year 9:

Amber 9CU, Sophie 9CO, Sophia 8SI, Harley 9SW, Natalia 9TE, Bradley 9SI, Olivia 9SI, Aoife 9ST, Daisy 9CA and Naimah 9CO.

Year 10:

Ann Maria 10CU, Laura-Lee 10SI, Mason 10TE and Jakub 10SI.

Year 11:

Esosa 11SW, Bianca 11TE, Lexie 11CO, Ella 11CO and Julia 11CA.

Year 12:

Dexter 12B

Each week will focus on a department within the school and share their nominations with you. This week our Humanities team will be sharing their nominations with you.

Mr Strumpher has nominated 10D Geography class for working really hard each lesson, engaging with the learning materials and asking questions, in particular Jennifer H, Kacper B, Nadine B, Nicole K, Nicole N, Roisin C and Olivier D. Also, well done to Year 12 and 13 Travel and Tourism students for working so hard on their coursework and making sure that they meet the deadlines. Keep up the good work!

Mr Shepherd has nominated Year 10 students Lubo, Erica and Lana for their continued hard work in Geography and 7TA for their continuing hard work and focus in Geography.

Mr Goddard has nominated 7ST who have been really engaged and thoughtful in their RE lessons, a special mention to Max McB who showed me today a stamp and a penny from 1939 occupied Germany!

Mr Dorfling has nominated the following for their hard work:

Year 10 students Oliwia G and Orla, Year 9 student Natalia J, Year 8 student Laura S and Year 7 student Kate.

Mr Foreman has made the following History nominations:

8SW for excellent outcomes in their Mode 3 assessment, in particular Eleanor H, Sebi, Anthony I, Alex P and Keyshia.

9TA had an excellent first lesson and Mr Foreman is looking forward to see you all continue working ahrd and participating in lessons.

10A for excellent work this term and last term in History especially from David, Courtney, Amelia, Mark, Emily, Dawid N and Charlie. Also, 10B students Iosif, Domink, Ellie B, Jakub, Stefan, Jayden F, Lottie, Lucy and Leyton S.

Finally, 11D students Louisa, Isabella, Harry W, Harry C, Thomas L, Mary, Veronica and Eureka.

Miss Buffini has nominated Year 10 student who has made a real effort in History recently, well done!

Also nominated are Year 9 students Dylan McN and Aurelia who achieved a high standard in their Mode 3 Assessment and Year 8 students who are handling the new topic of slavery very sensitively.

Year 11 Geography students are showing great dedication and commitment as their GCSE examinations grow close and are attending additional sessions, including Geography sessions before school on Thursday.

Each week we will share with you what our Year 7, 8 and 9, 10 and 11 students are learning in our focus departments this term, below you will find the topics for English:

Year 7 – Dystopian Fiction

This term Year 7 are looking at dystopian fiction and have so far read extracts from The Hunger Games, 1984, and Delirium and will be reading full short stories later on this term. They are focusing on features of dystopian fiction such as setting, characters and totalitarian governments ready for their dystopian writing module next term.

Questions:

• What is the difference between a Utopia and a Dystopia?
• What is the best text that you have studied so far this term? Why did you enjoy it?

Year 8 – The Tempest

In our year 8 curriculum, we're currently reading William Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Throughout this exploration, students are actively engaging with key plot points, notable characters, and significant themes. This process is not only fostering the development of their analytical skills but also encouraging them to identify various literary methods employed by Shakespeare and draw connections to the contextual influences shaping the play.

Questions:

• What is a ‘tempest’?
• What happened in the most recent extract you studied?

Year 9 – Romeo and Juliet

This term Year 9 are learning about 'Romeo and Juliet' and are reading the play in full thereby using their resilience and comprehension skills to decode challenging language. They are also continuing to build their analysis skills by exploding quotations including identifying methods and effects. They are also refining their written skills by practising analytical paragraphs.

Questions:

• Why are the Capulet and Montague families fighting?
• Was Romeo always attracted to Juliet? What does this suggest about Romeo?
• Opportunity for additional research: The idea for Romeo and Juliet did not originate with William Shakespeare (although he is credited with producing the most famous version of the story). How old is this story? Where does it come from?

Year 10 – A Christmas Carol

Year 10 are currently reading A Christmas Carol which is the 19th century text they study at GCSE. They have been completing a 'cold read' of the novella to understand the plot, characterisation and key themes before they begin deeper analysis. Alongside this, year 10 are also revising their Language Paper 1 skills where they look at fictional extracts and analyse the writer's use of language and structural devices.

Questions:

• What was the Poor Law? Was it ‘actually’ helpful?
• What did Dickens hope to change with the writing of this novella?

Year 11 – Unseen Poetry

This term, Year 11 have been learning about how to analyse and explore ‘unseen’ poetry in preparation for their exams. In previous units of study, students have had the opportunity to develop detailed skills in poetic analysis which they have begun applying to poems they have never seen before. In addition to this, we have begun exploring and comparing the poets’ use of varying methods and the effects these create.

• What is an extended metaphor?
• What is a semantic field?
• What is the best poem that you have studied so far this term? Why did you enjoy it?

Parent/Carer Consultation Evenings/School Events:

· Thursday 1st February 2024 – Year 12 Parent/Carer Consultation Evening

· Tuesday 6th February – Sixth Form Open Evening – in school

· Thursday 8th February – Year 9 Parent/Carer Consultation Evening

· Thursday 15th February – Year 9 Now and Next Event – in school

· Thursday 7th March - SEND Information Evening - in school

Bank Holidays:

Friday 29th March 2024 – Good Friday

Monday 6th May 2023 – Early May Bank Holiday

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