HOMEWORK TIMETABLE & STUDY PLANNER

Subjects (34)	Ministry of Education Category	Grades Taught
Agricultural Science	Science	4, 5
Biology	Science	4, 5
Chemistry	Science	3, 4, 5
Human and Social Biology	Science	4, 5
Integrated Science	Science	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Physics	Science	3, 4, 5
Mathematics	Mathematics	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
English Language	English	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
English Literature	English	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Theatre Arts	English	3, 4, 5
Building Drawing	Technical and Vocational Studies	4, 5
Building Technology (Construction)	Technical and Vocational Studies	4, 5
Building Technology Woods	Technical and Vocational Studies	4, 5
Engineering Drawing	Technical and Vocational Studies	4, 5
Mechanical Engineering Technology	Technical and Vocational Studies	4, 5
Technical Drawing	Technical and Vocational Studies	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Food and Nutrition	Technical and Vocational Studies	4, 5
Home Economics	Technical and Vocational Studies	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Home Management	Technical and Vocational Studies	4, 5
Business Studies	Undefined	3, 4, 5
Electronic Document Preparation and Management	Undefined	4, 5
Office Administration	Undefined	4, 5
Principles Of Business		4, 5
Principles of Accounts		4, 5
Information Technology		4, 5
French	Foreign Languages	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Spanish	Foreign Languages	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Geography	Humanities	3, 4, 5
History	Humanities	3, 4, 5
Social Studies	Humanities	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Family Life Education		1, 2, 3
Physical Education		1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Visual Arts		1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Student Enrichment Program	Others	4, 5

Below is a list of subjects taken by students in the junior school:

Core Subjects:	Foundation Subjects:
English Language (A) English Literature (B)	Technical Drawing (TED)
English Language (A) English Literature (B)	Visual Arts (VAR)
Mathematics	Music (MUS)
Note: A science subject, such as Integrated Science (ISC) and Business Studies (BST) may also be included here as core subjects.	Social Studies (SST) History (HIS) Geography (GEO)
	Spanish (SPA) French (FRE)
	Home Economics (HEC) Integrated Science (ISC) Chemistry (CHEM) Physics (PHY) Biology (BIO)
	Physical Education (PED)
	Family Life Education (FLE)
	Theatre Arts (TAR)
	Business Studies (BST)

Below is a timetable that outlines how much homework CSEC students should get each week on average throughout the course of the school year. However, it should be highlighted that this timetable should only act as a guideline. It is not a rigid document that teachers are expected to stick to. Sometimes teachers may consider it more important to give certain homework tasks on nights other than those stated in this schedule. For a more specific list of your child’s homework tasks, you can check their homework diaries, where they are required to record all homework tasks set on a daily basis.

Subject	Time
Maths	2 hours per week
Physics	1 hour per week
Chemistry	1 hour per week
Biology	1 hour per week
Integrated Science	1 hour per week
Human & Social Biology	1 hour per week
Agricultural Science	1 hour per week
English Language	1 hour per week
English Literature	2 hours per week
Theatre Arts	1 hour per week
Home Economics	1 hour per week
Food & Nutrition	1 hour per week
Home Management	1 hour per week
Geography	1 hour per week
History	1 hour per week
Social Studies	1 hour per week
French	1 hour per week
Spanish	1 hour per week
Music	2 hours per week
Visual Arts	2 hours per week
Physical Education	2 hours per week
Electronic Document Preparation & Management	1 hour per week
Office Administration	1 hour per week
Principles of Accounts	1 hour per week
Principles of Business	1 hour per week
Information Technology	1 hour per week
Building Technology - Woods	1 hour per week
Mechanical Engineering Technology	1 hour per week
Building Technology - Construction	1 hour per week
Engineering Drawing	1 hour per week
Technical Drawing	1 hour per week
Building Drawing	1 hour per week

The new student homework timetable for this year is printed below. It indicates the night on which students should complete their homework in each subject although the subject teacher may set homework a day or so beforehand, depending on when the nearest lesson occurs. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT HOMEWORK INCLUDES REVISION. Hence, students will normally have homework each day, as they are expected to make revision a regular part of their study routine. (Form Teachers ensure that Subject Groups copy their homework timetables into Student Planners.)

Subject teachers will collect homework at a time specified by them following the appropriate homework night, though this will usually be the next lesson. Students should record all homework details, including completion dates, in their planners and ensure that deadlines are met. We ask parents to support us in this by checking Student Planners and contacting us with any concerns about homework. Parents will be informed if homework is not completed on time and students will receive detentions as appropriate.

In Years 1 & 2, students should receive between 20 and 30 minutes of homework per week in most subjects. Teachers of subjects with fewer lessons per week sometimes only set homework fortnightly. Some subjects may set extended projects, which run over a number of weeks and require a weekly time commitment of about 20-30 minutes.

In Year 3, the length of homework should increase to 30-40 minutes per subject per week. In Years 4 & 5, it should increase again to around 60 minutes per subject per week. Note that at age 16+, the students should receive a minimum of 1-2 hours per subject per week.

Homework is an integral part of students’ learning. At THIS SCHOOL, we aim to encourage students to be independent, self-directed learners. The most successful students take every opportunity to extend their work at home beyond expectation. Regular completion of homework that is meaningful and relevant to students’ courses of study will help to underpin their learning and improve their academic success.

All subjects will set homework or revision a minimum of once per week, including sciences where there will be homework per week in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, owing to their heavy maths-based components. Please note that Sciences and SBAs are assessed through units of work that must be completed in a specified period before final submission of work. Hence, homework will normally be set with these time constraints in mind.

The Ellerslie School Third to Fourth Year Option Sheet (2020)

Students will pursue a chosen band of subjects. Please rank the bands in order of preference by writing Choice 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 based on preference of the Band. Choice 1 represents the most desirous band and Choice 5 represents the least desirous band. Please note students are NOT guaranteed their band of first choice.

Most bands have two or more subjects to choose from per line. Write in each space provided, next to the subjects, the preferred subject. Please note students are NOT guaranteed their first choice of subjects.

Students must NOT choose a subject twice in the same band.

All students MUST do English Language (ENA), Mathematics (MAT) and Physical Education (PED).

Band B allows students to attain a Level One (1) CVQ certification in either Food Preparation and Cookery (FPC), Crop Production (CRP), or Furniture Making (FMA). Students who select FPC, CRP or FMA can also attain a CXC CSEC in the corresponding subject area Home Economics, Agricultural Science or Industrial Technology.

Students choosing Spanish, French or Chinese MUST be doing the subject currently in third year.

Subject Abbreviations

BAND A		BAND B		BAND C		BAND D		BAND E
CHOOSE ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH BLOCK BELOW	ü	CHOOSE ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH BLOCK BELOW	ü	CHOOSE ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH BLOCK BELOW	ü	CHOOSE ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH BLOCK BELOW	ü	CHOOSE ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH BLOCK BELOW	ü
EDPM ITE		FPC CRP FMA		HEC POB		HSB ISC		TDR
ENB HIS		POB		CHE ISC		EDPM ITE		SST ISC
OAD POA		SST TDR		GEO SST HIS		OAD POB		EDPM ITE
POB SST		ISC		BIO HSB		SST GEO HIS		MET VAR
HEC POA CPE FRE VAR MUS GEO SPA				HEC POA CPE FRE VAR MUS GEO SPA		HEC POA CPE FRE VAR MUS GEO SPA		POA CPE FRE VAR MUS GEO SPA

Ranking of Bands

Rank the bands on preference First Choice being the most preferred choice to Fifth Choice being the least preferred choice. Two bands cannot be the same choice.

EXAMPLE

Below are examples of homework timetables for various year groups. Modifications or changes may be made to subjects done on specific days and priority areas within homework schedules.

Years 1 & 2

M	T	W	TH	F
English A	Integrated Science	Maths	English B	Social Studies
French	Home Economics	Music	Technical Drawing	Physical Education
	Spanish	Visual Arts		FLE

Year 3

English A	Integrated Science	Maths	Biology	English B/ Theatre Arts
Geography	Physical Education	Physics	Chemistry	Social Studies
History	FLE	Music	Business Studies	Technical Drawing
	French	Visual Arts	Spanish

Years 4 & 5

English Literature /Theatre Arts	Integrated Science	English Language	Principles of Accounts	Principles of Business
Biology	Chemistry	Geography	Maths	French
Food & Nutrition	Human & Social Biology	Social Studies	Physics	Building Drawing
Information Technology	Home Management	Office Administration	Agricultural Science	Engineering Drawing
Building Technology (Construction)	Building Technology - Woods	Technical Drawing	Mechanical Engineering Technology	Visual Arts
EDPM	History	Spanish	Music	Physical Education

Study Timetable Sample with Possible Times

Students and parents must also take into account the inherent demands of extra-curricular activities and as such must plan homework and study schedules with these activities in mind. As always, a homework timetable and study planner is only as useful as the time spent in completing homework assignments on time and engaging in well-planned studies.

NOTE:

This is not meant to be a prescription for the design and coordination of a homework timetable and study planner; it is merely a simplified description of what such a homework and study tool could look like.

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An appendix: (virtual assembly)

On the occasion of Year Group Prayers (Third Year) Wednesday, October 27, 2021 (Term 1, Week 6)

v The peace of the Lord be with you and your loved ones.

v Let us pray together as Jesus has taught us:

v Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Theme: "Continuing on the Road to Success"

A scripture reading from the holy Gospel according to St. John 6:4-13

(the selfless giving of a boy & the miracle of multiplication)

4 It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival. 5 Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming toward him. He asked Philip, “Where will we buy food to feed these people?” 6 Jesus said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip replied, “More than a half year’s salary worth of food wouldn’t be enough for each person to have even a little bit.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, 9 “A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass there. They sat down, about five thousand of them. 11 Then Jesus took the bread. When he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, each getting as much as they wanted. 12 When they had plenty to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces, so that nothing will be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves that had been left over by those who had eaten.

The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

ü Students, the road to success is paved with faith in the ONE who blesses us with success—God Almighty!

This youth (this young boy) had no idea what Jesus was going to do. He simply heard Jesus ask a question: “Where will we buy food to feed these people?” (v.5). Philip hastily exclaimed, that they could not possibly buy enough food to feed so great a crowd. They simply did not have the money.
Andrew took the boy to Jesus (perhaps because the boy insisted on going to Jesus). All this boy knew was that there was a problem and he wanted to help solve the problem. Andrew, like Philip, lamented over the inadequacy of the boy’s gift—his meager lunch.
Jesus accepted the boy’s lunch and blessed it and multiplied it to the benefit of the boy and thousands more.
What is our "bread and fish" today? May I suggest that our education is our bread and fish. For many, if not most of us, emerging from the legacy of slavery, colonialism, emancipation, independence (and in short order towards republicanism), God has blessed us as a nation with access to education for all citizens and residents. Truly, this very education affords us the ability to earn a living, to put food on our tables, it allows us to have a roof over our heads, and make a meaningful contribution to the development of our nation and indeed the world.
This boy had a small gift of lunch (consisting of bread and fish), no doubt the fish was caught by his father and the lunch prepared by his mother. Yet, it did not matter to him that it seemed insignificant to the disciples. He was willing to freely and selflessly offer his lunch to Jesus, not knowing what Jesus was going to with it. Could it be that Jesus was waiting for someone to freely offer or part with the little they had, such as this young boy?
Like this boy, we should give what we have to God, no matter how small in quantity, so that he can bless our sincere efforts and multiply it, not for our benefit alone, but the benefit of others. For example, our family, school, community, and nation.
As we have seen from this Bible passage, the mathematics of God defies human reasoning: 1 boy with 5 loaves of bread + 2 fish x by Christ, fed over 5000 people with a remainder of 12 baskets full of leftovers.

The conclusion of this lesson:

Let us give what we have to God for his blessings (no matter how small it may seem); beginning with our lives. God will bless us with success when we give of our best. Students, you give of your best by attending classes regularly. You give of your best by participating in the lessons. You give of your best by completing your homework assignments well and on time. You give of your best by revising your work and listening to wise advice from your parents, teachers and other positive role models.
Students, your education is your bread and fish. Do your part by studying hard and giving of your best in your studies. Truly, the formula to success is to give of your best and let God do the rest and you shall be blessed!

A gentle reminder in song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67r37vwVGeg

In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ, let us pray to the Father.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, you promised through your Son Jesus Christ to hear us when we pray in faith.

Give wisdom to all in authority; and direct this and every nation in the ways of justice and of peace; that we may honour one another, and seek the common good. Give grace to us, our families and friends, and to all our neighbours, that we may serve Christ in one another, and love as he loves us. Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, especially those afflicted with the novel coronavirus. Give them courage and hope in their troubles; comfort those who are in mourning; provide for the needy and bring them the joy of your salvation.

Holy Spirit, we pray for you to be with teachers everywhere who are responsible for our children’s education. Put your righteousness in our hearts and your words on our lips to share with the children in our daily care. May classrooms not only fill students with knowledge but also wisdom, discernment, and integrity.

Faithful Shepherd, we pray for you to help parents understand the value of their children’s education. May parents and other family members surround children with the support and encouragement to become all who you desire them to be. Help parents find additional means of income to provide for their family.

Great Teacher, children need an education to have the full and abundant life you came to give them. Your Word demonstrates how you touch people’s hearts to spur them to action for their own benefit. Bless people living in poverty by providing ways for them to learn to read and to apply this skill to help lift their families out of poverty — for this generation and generations to come.

These requests we bring before your throne, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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