Bower Park Academy

Year 7 – 2020 – 2021

Induction Booklet

My name is: …………………………………………………

My primary school is : ………………………………

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Bower Park Academy – the school day 8:20 Arrive at school 8:30-8:45 Form time 8:45-9:45 Period 1 9:45 – 10:45 Period 2 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Period 3 12:00 – 13:00 Period 4 13:00- 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 14:30 Period 5

Key staff

Principal Mr Deen Vice Principal – Rowling Mrs Stannard Vice Principal - King Mr Aylett Vice Principal - Moore Mr Khan Assistant Principal - Edison Mr Brien Director of Learning – Rowling Mr Wookey Director of Learning – King Mr Fleischer Director of Learning – Edison Mrs Mughal Director of Learning – Moore Ms Lesage Support and Guidance Manager – Rowling

Mrs James

Support and Guidance Manager – King

Mrs Conroy

Support and Guidance Manager – Edison

Mrs Whitcombe

Support and Guidance Manager – Moore

Mrs Lucas

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Our motto at Bower Park is:

Striving for excellence

What do you think this means? Write in your own words

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All students at Bower Park complete a qualification called the LORIC award – LORIC stands for Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication. Write a definition or give an example in the box provided:

LEADERSHIP

ORGANISATION

RESILIENCE

INITIATIVE

COMMUNICATION

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Are you ready for secondary school?

Here are some skills that are useful for everyone to have before they start at ‘big school’ – how many of them can you already do?

☐ Write a structured piece of writing with sentences and

paragraphs.

☐ Recite your times tables up to 12 (see the maths

challenge page)

☐ Read a book that is appropriate for your age (see the

English challenge page)

☐ Correctly spell the most commonly misspelt words (see

next page)

☐ Discuss an author whose books you have read

☐ Interact confidently with your peers and other adults

☐ Be able to express yourself in front of a small audience

☐ Swim 25 metres

☐ Have held a position of responsibility (e.g. register

monitor)

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Summer challenge Here are some activities for you to do before you start at Bower Park Academy – you do not have to do all of these activities, but you must do the first 2 activities detailed on pages 6 -8 (letter to form tutor and creative writing task)

You should try to complete at least 4 of the LORIC challenges (on the grid) and 4 of the subject-specific challenges. Those who complete these will earn a LORIC summer challenge certificate in September.

You have been given a book in which you can complete these tasks - decorate the front cover of your book to show something about you!

Letter to your form tutor

On the first page write a letter to your form tutor introducing yourself – you could use these sentence starters to help you…

Paragraph 1 My name is … I went to … Primary School. My favourite thing in the whole world is … I live with … We also have a pet … Paragraph 2 I am really proud of the fact that this year I … I managed to do this because … In year 6 I enjoyed … I did not enjoy … Paragraph 3 I am a little bit worried about … One thing I don’t want to happen is … I am really looking forward to … I can’t wait to … I would like to get involved with …

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English creative writing task – REQUIRED We want your English teachers to be able to get to know you and to see the level that you are working at when you arrive at Bower Park.

Complete this piece of work in your book, use your best writing and don’t forget to use paragraphs and ambitious vocabulary (see page 8).

Creative writing – the doorway

In lots of novels and films, people find a doorway that leads them to another world. How many books/films can you name where a door is a portal to another world?

Imagine that you have found a secret doorway. You need to describe in as much detail the world that you discover on the other side of the door.

- What do you notice first about the world? - Does it have any similarities to our world? - Describe the senses: What catches your eye first? What scents are in the

atmosphere? Can you hear anything? - What do you choose to discover first? - Are there any people around that you could ask to find out more

information? Are you the only person in this world?

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- How do you feel as you explore this new environment? What makes you feel this way? Challenge: Create a simile to describe this emotion.

Try to vary your vocabulary as much as possible to ensure that your description is exciting to read! Remember – this world has been created from your imagination, therefore, you need to describe it in depth so that your reader can imagine every detail! Define the words below and see how many you can include in your writing:

Peculiar Inquisitive Tranquil

Picturesque Abandoned Extraordinary

Dazzling Overwhelming Daunting

Summer challenge – LORIC

Bake a cake (some great

recipes are here) http://www.maryberry.co.u

k/recipes/baking

Grow something – you don’t have to have a garden – you could

grow some herbs in your kitchen https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/

grow-your-own

Research the namesake of your house (JK Rowling, Thomas Edison, Bobby Moore or Martin Luther King) – how did they demonstrate the LORIC attributes in their life and work?

Read a non-fiction book on a topic that interests you and

write at least 10 facts that you learn

Think of one thing you can do to help the environment

and try doing it! Write about what you did in your

book

Complete 3 random acts of kindness – can you do something

that makes someone’s day without them knowing it was

you?

What did you learn about yourself during the lockdown? What will you

remember about it? Write a letter to your future grandchildren explaining

what it was like

Have a big clear out of your room and donate anything that

you do not need to charity (with your parent/carer’s permission!)

Research a charity that you care about – plan something

to fundraise for them

Design 3 different healthy lunches; you could also design

three different lunchboxes for your lunches

What do you think your new routine will be at secondary school? Ask

someone in your family or an older friend what their routine is like? What time do they leave in the

morning? What do they take with them to school?

Make a timetable for your new routine for Bower Park in

September

Summer project – Art

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The elements of art are the building blocks or ingredients of art; Line, Colour, Value (Tone), Shape, Form, Space, Texture and Pattern. The principles of art are what we use to organise the elements of art or the tools to make art; Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Rhythm and Movement, Unity, Variety, and Proportion.

Task: Design and create a research and information poster on two A4 sheets or one A3 sheet of paper, in either landscape or portrait format. You should demonstrate the elements of art through first-hand drawing and complete a scavenger hunt to find examples of the principles of art. The poster should show experimentation with cutting as well as including annotations or definitions for the elements or principles of design you have selected. There is no set format; be as creative as possible!

Summer project – CPSHE

Write a short answer to one or more of these questions…

a. What is physical and emotional health?

b. How can we keep ourselves safe as citizens?

c. What types of bullying are there?

d. What are human rights?

e. Research a political party of your choice

Summer project - Drama

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Are you a budding scriptwriter?

Do you have a story to tell?

Can you think of plots and characters?

Your task:

Write a short play (to last no more than 5 minutes) about leaving primary school.

How do you feel about moving on?

What will you miss?

What are you excited about?

Do you think other people will feel the same?

Try to make the play interesting to watch. It would be good to have only a few characters in the play, so that when you come to Bower Park Academy you might perform it to friends and family.

Summer project – English

*POV = Point of view

Boweropoly – ideas of novels Novels with a teenage protagonist - The Fault in Our Stars - Lord of the Flies

Set in the future - Divergent - 1984 - Fahrenheit 451

Non-fiction articles - Newsround - The Guardian - Daily Mail

Part of a series - A series of unfortunate

events - Harry Potter and the

Philosopher’s stone - The Lion, the Witch and the

Wardrobe

Set in a different country - The Help - The life of Pi - The Tattooist of

Auschwitz

Shakespeare play - A Midsummer Night’s

Dream - Julius Caesar - Hamlet

Written by a British author - The Curious Incident of the

Dog in the Night-time - The Woman in Black

400 pages or more - Great Expectations: - The Fellowship of

The Ring

Dystopian - The Giver - The Chrysalids

More than one point of view - Wonder - The Help

Written in 19th century - The Strange Case of

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Oliver Twist - Emma

Poem about different culture: - Nothing’s Changed - Search for my

Tongue - Blessing

Female lead character - Coraline - The Hunger Games

Book that became a film - The Maze Runner - Alice’s Adventures in

Wonderland - Jane Eyre

American author - To Kill A Mockingbird - Holes

Historical event - Private Peaceful - Once - The Book Thief

Autobiographical - Diary of Anne Frank - The Reason I Jump - Mud, Sweat and

Tears – Bear Grylls

Recommended by your teachers - Pride and Prejudice - The Secret Garden - A Study in Scarlet

(Sherlock Holmes)

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Summer project – computer science

1. Find the key words in the word search

2. Write a definition of 5 words you did not know

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Summer project – Food Technology Research – Use these websites/videos to gather information about nutrients

(fat, protein, carbohydrates, water, vitamins & minerals) that are found in food and their functions within the body. Create a poster/infographic that you can

keep on the fridge as a reminder!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKRf53I737E

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyp6sg8/revision/2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inEPlZZ_SfA

Cook – Plan, prepare and cook one dish each week! Some suggestions for you: couscous salad, pizza, bread rolls, vegetable soup, flapjacks, courgette and

cheese muffins…the list is endless.

Plan – organise your shopping list. Challenge yourself by using your maths skills to cost the dish. Prepare yourself, ingredients and equipment ready for cooking.

Present - The visual appearance of a dish is as important as its flavour. Taking time to present food in a thoughtful way can make a dish look “good enough to

eat”!

https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/media/2913/food-presentation-and-styling-p-316.pdf

Use this fantastic website to help you to present your food and take photos! You can keep a food journal and show this to Mrs Nicholls (food teacher) when

you start your food lessons.

Evaluate – Evaluate your food using the senses to describe the taste, texture, appearance, smell and even sound! When we taste food we can record the sensory characteristics using a star chart. Select sensory vocabulary that best describes your dish and give it a rating out of 5.

For example, when making brownies one of the attributes could be gooey. If the brownies were very gooey in the centre I would give a rating of 5. If the brownies were dry and hard I would give a rating of 1. See the example on the next page.

Have fun!

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Summer project – Geography

Support for writing sensory evaluations Sensory attributes WORD BANK: words to describe food characteristics using senses characteristics.

How to complete star profile

Before After

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Research a natural disaster

- Volcano - Earthquake - Flood - Hurricane

Produce a fact sheet/poster about it!

Summer project – History Task 1 – biography

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Biographies are stories about real people and tell us about their life. Research and write a biography on a famous historical figure. Pick one of the people we learn about in Years 7-9 at Bower Park.

- Edward the Confessor - William the Conqueror - Queen Mary I - Queen Elizabeth I - King James I - King Charles I - Oliver Cromwell

- Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Adolf Hitler - Josef Stalin - Winston Churchill - John F. Kennedy - Ronald Reagan - Mikhail Gorbachev

As a minimum you should include:

- Date and place of birth - Childhood and family - Education - Work - Major achievements - Date and place of death - Images -

Task 2 – timeline

Below is a list of important historical events. Can you write the correct event next to the correct year on the timeline on the next page?

• Humans came into existence • Second World War begins • Bronze Age • First Viking attacks on Britain • Beginning of Victorian period • The Big Bang • Norman invasion of England

• Beginning of Tudor Period • Iron Age • Apollo mission lands on the

moon • United Kingdom established • Dinosaurs walked the Earth • Founding of Scotland • First World War begins

Summer project – Maths Can you recite your times tables up to 12? Practice

these over the summer if you can’t!

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Summer project – Music

Task: Research the seven elements of music and create a poster which includes the definitions. These terms will form the basis of your music education throughout your time at secondary school.

Summer project - French

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Practise these important key words.

Draw or print a picture of your family – using these key words can you label it in French?

Very important verbs

Avoir To have J’ai I have Tu as You have Il a He has Elle a She has On a We have Nous avons We have Vous avez You all have Ils ont They have Elles ont They (girls) have

Etre T be Je suis I am Tu es You are Il est He is Elle est She is On est We are Nous sommes We are Vous êtes You all are Ils sont They are Elles sont They (girls) are

Vocabulary for describing my family

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Ma famille Ma famille Mon père My Dad (sounds like pear) Ma mère My Mum

Mon frère My brother Ma sœur My sister (sounds like ‘Sir’)

Mes parents My parents Mon grand-père My grandad Ma grand-mère My grandma

Mes grands-parents My grandparents Mon oncle My uncle Ma tante My aunty

Ma cousine My cousin (girl) Mon cousin My counsin (boy)

Mon beau père My step dad Ma belle mère My step mum

Mon demi-frère My step/half brother Ma demi-sœur My step/half sister

Il s’appelle He is called Elle s’appelle She is called Ils s’appellent They are called

Elles s’appellent They (girls) are called

As-tu des frères ou des sœurs ?

Do you have any brothers or sisters ?

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J’ai un frère I have a brother Il s’appelle He is called J’ai deux frères I have 2 brothers J’ai trois frères I have 3 brothers Ils s’appellent They are called J’ai un demi-frère I have a half/step brother J’ai deux demi frères I have two half/step brothers Je n’ai pas de frère I don’t have any brothers J’ai une sœur I have a sister Elle s’appelle She is called J’ai deux sœurs I have two sisters J’ai trois sœurs I have three sisters Elles s’appellent They are called J’ai une demi-sœur I have a half/step sister J’ai deux demi-sœurs I have two half/step sisters Je n’ai pas de sœur I don’t have any sisters Je suis fils unique I am an only child (boy) Je suis fille unique I am an only child (girl)

Adjectives to describe someone in French

Adjectives to describe a boy

Adjectives to describe a girl

Translation in English

Intelligent Intelligente Intelligent Marrant/drôle Marrante/drôle Funny Poli Polie Polite Généreux Généreuse Generous Fabuleux Fabuleuse Fabulous Gentil Gentille Kind Bavard Bavarde Chatty Pénible Pénible Annoying Compréhensif Compréhensive Understanding

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J’ai les cheveux courts I have short hair J’ai les cheveux longs I have long hair J’ai les cheveux raides I have straight hair J’ai les cheveux bouclés I have wavy hair J’ai les cheveux frisés I have curly hair J’ai les cheveux noirs I have black hair J’ai les cheveux bruns I have brown hair J’ai les cheveux blonds I have blond hair J’ai les cheveux roux I have ginger hair J’ai les cheveux gris I have grey hair J’ai les cheveux blancs I have white hair J’ai les yeux bleus I have blue eyes J’ai les yeux verts I have green eyes J’ai les yeux gris I have grey eyes J’ai les yeux marron I have brown eyes J’ai des lunettes I have glasses J’ai une barbe I have a beard J’ai une moustache I have a moustache Je suis petit(e) I am small Je suis grand(e) I am tall Je suis de taille moyenne I am medium height Je suis marrant(e) I am funny Je suis bavard(e) I am chatty Je suis intelligent(e) I am intelligent Je suis poli(e) I am polite

Summer project - PE

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Are you a keen athlete, or do you prefer to watch sport on TV? Answer the following questions for your PE teachers. You could add pictures or drawings

1. What is your favourite sport and why? 2. Who is your favourite athlete or team and why? 3. Which clubs do you belong to? 4. What is your greatest sporting achievement or best sporting memory?

Summer project - Science Science is all around you, so can you....

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1) Find 5 different species of animal in your garden/park Where did you find them? What was their habitat like? What might happen if you moved them to a different habitat? 2) Find 3 different species of plant Did they all look the same? How were they different? Do they all need the same things to live? 3) Watch a science documentary on TV/YouTube/Netflix/BBC Why not watch a programme with David Attenborough or Brian Cox? What did you learn from this documentary? 4) Find out how things work in your house How does the...... microwave work? The TV remote? The toaster? Where does your water come from and how is it cleaned? How do the brakes on your bike/car work? How does your heart work to keep you alive? 5) Try some at home experiments You can type the following into YouTube or google to show you how!

• Science Experiments for Kids • Science bob.com- easy experiments you can do at home • YouTube- at home easy science experiments

Summer project - RE

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Do a project on the six major religions in this country

-What are the religions?

-What do they call people who practise the religions?

-What beliefs do they have about God?

-Do all the religions believe in God?

- Which countries in the world practise the religions?