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Home Learning
Year 8
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Table of Contents
Letter to students explaining how to use this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Design & Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Maths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
PE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Personal Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Dear student (and parents/guardians),
On the following pages you will find details of the work you have been set for the period of the school closure. At
the moment we cannot be sure how long this will be; suffice to say we have included plenty to keep you busy!
We have included work under the following headings: consolidation work, project work, something different and
online learning opportunities.
Consolidation work is the work you really must make sure you do. We will be asking you to submit it (either online
or when back in school). This work is to make sure you will not forget the things you have already learnt and to
ensure you stay in good learning habits. This material will not be covered again when we are back at school, so you
need to make sure you complete all tasks here. Design a timetable so that you can work on tasks in all subjects on a
regular basis.
Project work includes tasks that are more open-ended and require you to show initiative, use imagination and
research skills. Here you can use an element of choice. We are not saying you have to complete all projects in all
subjects but we would expect you to complete a good number of them. We think you will get a lot of enjoyment and
learning out of these projects if you put the effort in. Some of the teachers will be running competitions around
these projects so give it your best shot.
Something different is exactly what it says; look through the pack but you might make a film, write a diary, learn an
instrument, complete a fitness challenge – anything goes. No one would have chosen for you to be missing a large
number of weeks of your schooling, but we can take advantage of the time we have been given to learn in a whole
variety of ways – we have tried to give you a flavour of what you might do.
Online learning opportunities. It is fairly obvious what this is, but don't underestimate how wonderful some of the
online opportunities are – you could learn to code (make yourself highly employable), learn to animate (ditto), learn
to read music, visit the world’s best art galleries, watch some of the best documentaries ever made, watch some of
the best films ever made, listen to the best music ever made and write a review of any of them.
The key is to be motivated and organised. You are going to need a plan.
Here are a couple of ways you could organise your day, but do find what works for you:
0830 Rise and Shine – breakfast, stretch, dressed
0930 Subject 1 – good to choose something you find
challenging, or something you are not necessarily
looking forward to
1030 Subject 2
1130 Short break
1150 Subject 3 – choose a subject you enjoy, or from
the something different sections, or online
opportunities, or some project work
1300 Lunch
1400 Mr Briggs’ workout or other exercise
1500 Shower, then relax.
Try to avoid ‘screen time’ before 3pm unless it’s
definitely related to your studies
0830 Rise and Shine – breakfast, stretch
0900 Joe Wicks’ Workout or other exercise
0930 Shower, dressed
1000 Subject 1 – good to choose something you find
challenging, or something you are not necessarily
looking forward to
1100 Subject 2
1200 Lunch
1300 Subject 3 – choose a subject you enjoy, or from
the something different sections, or online
opportunities, or some project work
1500 Relax.
Try to avoid ‘screen time’ before 3pm unless it’s
definitely related to your studies
Look out for new challenges and updates as well as award winners on our daily learning update. Stay in touch with
your teachers via email and Twitter. Stay in touch with each other. And keep learning!
From all the staff at WSE who are already missing you so much!
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Art and Design
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work (Sheet 1 Below) Drawing Challenge- Using drawing skills learned in previous lessons, produce a range of interesting outcomes.
- Any medium, eg. Pen, Pencil, Colouring Pencils, Wax, Paint, In etc. - Any size - Present however you like - individual paper outcomes, in a diary, as a collage, in a book….? - Remember to include skills learned such as focusing on accurate shapes/outlines and adding tone, texture
and details within your drawings.
Project Work (Sheet 2 Below) Choose 2+ mini tasks/projects of choice to complete over the period of your time working from home. Choose projects that inspire and challenge you to create interesting art work and they can be a starting point to other pieces of inspired work you may want to do! Be creative Comfortable Task= These tasks are simple tasks that can be completed for fun and give you opportunity to be creative! Challenging Task= These tasks may take more thinking and can challenge you to be more creative with accuracy in your work! Ambitious Task= These are tasks you can get stuck into and create thoughtful outcomes that take time. If focused, you could create something you are really proud of! We can’t wait to see them!
Something Different… (Sheet 2 Below) See the ‘Try this!’ section to try something completely different!
Online Learning Opportunities This is a website of links to lots of different Art Galleries you can visit digitally, from around the world! Take a look and get inspired! https://www.kitchentableclassroom.com/best-virtual-gallery-tours/
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Mrs Quelch, Head of Art and Photography: [email protected] Instagram: @wyveds.art
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A knife and fork Inside a bag A mouth Your eye A reflection An insect A journey Your feet A fragment Your favourite food A toilet Your street Something rough
Your name using an interesting font
Something red Your hand Sweets A green object An empty space Something spiky Your front door Inside your fridge A smooth object Something close up A key A building A plant or flower Something yellow A weird creature A view through a window
Draw all of the 30 images on the list over this period of being home.
You can use any materials you like to draw with – pen, pencil, collage, paint, digital etc.
Present them however you would like- individual drawings? Collage? Diary?
Do you have
Instagram? Follow us
@wyveds.art
Tag us to your
drawings- we would
love to see them!
#wyvedsart
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EYEBOMBING CHALLENGE Find some googly eyes (or make your own by cutting out small circles of paper) and turn things around your home into fun creatures- photograph the results!
Comfortable
WHAT’S IN YOUR FRIDGE? Select visually interesting food items and create some appetising food illustrations/ paintings. Use mixed media if you can- e.g mix paint with pen or pen with collage. See Sarah Graham for inspiration.
COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHY Pick a theme- eg. KITCHEN/ SHOES/ INSIDE and gather 12-15 objects to fit. Layout on a plain background and photograph different compositions. Look at Todd McLellan and Sully Sullivan for inspiration. From your Photographs, create drawings / sketches/ Collages/ Paintings from your photographs- consider close ups of these objects.
PORTRAITS -Draw your reflection in a curved metal surface- eg a spoon - Create a pen drawing of a family member on something that reminds you of them (eg an old letter/ drawing), inspired by Mark Powell -Have a go at a series of continuous line drawings (like Giacometti).
Ambitious
Challenging
Challenging
MUSICAL ART - Take a look at the work of Kandinsky - an Artist who creates work inspired by music using shapes, pattern and line. - Create your own 2D work inspired by your own music taste. -Create a 3d outcome inspired by a piece of music of your choice. Be imaginative in the materials you use.
Ambitious
COLLAGE CRAZY Use old photos, magazines, newspapers, wallpaper etc. to create an interesting collage and mixed media piece based on your favourite people or characters See Louie Jover, and Teesha Moore for inspiration
Comfortable
Upload your outcomes on Instagram that either responds to these
tasks or any other original art you were inspired to create. Good
Luck! @wyveds.art #wyvedsart
TRY THIS! Research the Photographer Slinkachu. With Lego or other
toy figures you may have around the home, try and create some
photography outcomes, playing with perspective and proportion
with other objects.
Instagram @wyveds.art
Twitter @wyvernstedsart
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Catering Pick and Mix Projects
Cooking Techniques Preparation Techniques Roux Sauce Hob Control:
Boiling/Simmering Knife Skills – Bridge hold
and claw grip Rubbing in
Cook a macaroni or cauliflower cheese.
Make some pancakes Make a bread pizza – toppings you could include to practice the skills: pepper, onion, ham
Make some scones.
Cook a Chicken, Ham and Leek pie with a roux based sauce inside. Top Tip:
Switch the ingredients to suit what you have in your fridge/cupboards!
Make & cook some Gnocchi – you can serve it with a homemade or shop brought sauce
Make yourself some home made chips. Cut your chips so they are exactly the same thickness and shape. How to cut even shapes.
Make an apple crumble Top Tip: Switch the fruit to suit what you have in – you can use apple, plum, rhubarb, blackberries, raspberries – fresh or frozen!
Make profiteroles using a roux. Top tip: Cool the roux
before adding the egg!
Make a reduced sauce – chilli, Bolognese or curry using up leftovers in your fridge
Make some soup. Ensure all vegetables are cut to exactly the same size to
Make shortcrust pastry – these could be turned into jam tarts, apple pies, meat pies etc
Catering
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve
others well’ 1 Peter 4:10 Consolidation Work Knowledge organisers are attached to SMHW based on this year’s learning. Use ‘read, cover, write, check’ to learn the content. You will be sent quizzes on SMHW regularly based on these. Project Work Please see the table below. Choose a task each week to complete, they are colour coded by challenge level. Pink = Expert,
Orange = challenging & Green = comfortable. There are a range of tasks to try including practical, research, designing etc. Try
to choose a range of task types to stretch your brain!! It is up to you how you present your work. It could be a leaflet, poster, PowerPoint presentation, newspaper report or information page. Complete the work on paper and keep together to present when we get back. Resources for the projects are hyperlinked in the document below or can be found on SMHW under their title.
Something Different… Watch Masterchef or the Great British Menu. Once breakfast/lunch/dinner is cooked present it in a creative way using
what you have seen on the programme. Send pictures to [email protected] – the best will feature on our twitter & Instagram pages.
Research or read the biography of your favourite celebrity chef. What was their career path? Where did they start out? What is their cooking style? Who are they inspired by? Chefs you could look at: Heston Blumenthal, Gordon Ramsey, Marcus Waring, Tom Kerridge, Angela Hartnett, Tom Kitchin, Monica Galetti or your favourite.
Cook along with Jamie: Keep Cooking and Carry on. On Channel 4 at 5.30pm each day, he is cooking lockdown friendly dishes.
Online Learning Opportunities Theo Michaels (Masterchef semi-finalist) is doing live cooking sessions students can follow on his Instagram
@theocooks 4pm on mon/wed/fri. Ingredients will be posted the day before.
Jamie Oliver has lots of videos showing how to make his dishes you could cook along to https://www.jamieoliver.com/videos/
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Please send us pictures of your cooking and completed work. Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: [email protected]
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ensure they cook at the same speed.
Sustainability Eat Well Guide Nutritional Needs Speciality Diets Farm to Fork Read this and this What is a food mile? What is the environmental impact of food miles? How could we reduce them? Using google and the food miles calculator work out how many miles the ingredients in your dinner have travelled. Suggest changes you could make to reduce them
Draw out a blank Eat Well Guide (find one here) Put the ingredients from your dinner into the correct sections. Is it balanced? What adaptations could you make to ensure the meal was balanced?
Read the Nutritional needs pages on SMHW. What are the nutritional needs of the following groups: Children, Teenagers, Adults and the Elderly Research and suggest some dishes they could eat to get these nutrients.
Vegans have to ensure they get enough HBV proteins in their diet. What is a HBV protein? What sources are vegan? Design a vegan dish for your family that includes a HBV protein. If you are able cook the dish.
Fair Trade Use this website What is fair trade? Who benefits from fair trade co operatives? How do they benefit? What products can we buy that are fair trade? Create a poster encouraging people to buy fair trade – use your research in the poster.
Design a balanced meal. It should include ingredients in each section in the correct proportions. Use the Eat Well Guide on SMHW to help you
Read the Nutritional needs pages on SMHW. Find out what the following nutrients do for the body. Protein Carbohydrates Fats Vitamins: A, B, C, D & K Minerals: Calcium & Iron
A vegan wants to eat a Lemon Meringue Pie. Explain which ingredients they cannot have and how you would adapt the recipe to suit a vegan. If you are able cook the vegan Lemon Meringue Pie
Food Waste Read this BBC news article What is the environmental impact of food waste? Design a dish that uses leftovers you have in your fridge. If you can cook the dish too.
Create a weekly menu for your family that is balanced according to the Eat Well Guide. You should have foods from each section in the correct proportion.
Read the Nutritional needs pages on SMHW. Find out what the following nutrients do for the body. Protein Carbohydrates Fats Vitamins: A, B, C, D & K Minerals: Calcium & Iron Which would children and adults need more of in their diets and why?
Research Vegan, Gluten free and Lactose free diets. Answer the following questions. Explain why someone would follow that diet. What can’t/won’t they eat? Why? What nutrient could they be deficient in? Find or adapt a recipe that would be suitable for them.
Personal Hygiene Food Safety International Cuisine British Cuisine Draw a chef and label on all of the personal hygiene they should undertake when cooking. Consider: What they should wear, what if they are injured?
Watch this and use the internet to rearrange your fridge so all the foods are stored in the correct place – get your parents/carers permission!!! Photograph it and annotate explaining the food placements.
Read these webpages History Timeline 1950-60’s What impact has international travel had on British dishes?
Choose a traditional British dish. Research and present the history of that dish. Where is it from? When was it invented? Was there a reason for its invention? Has it changed over time?
Read this Create a personal hygiene policy for students working in the Catering department at school. Include: PPE, routines whilst cooking and sickness.
Select a recipe of choice. Write out the recipe and come up with a food safety instruction for each stage of the method. Include: Storage & cooking of ingredients, key temperatures and cross contamination.
Research the background of an international dish. Where does it come from? Who would have traditionally eaten it? How did it come to the UK? Is it made/served differently in the UK? Explain how/why.
Read these webpages History Timeline 1950-60’s Create a timeline of British cuisine.
Select a recipe of choice. Write out the recipe and come up with a personal hygiene or personal safety instruction for each stage of the method.
Watch this Draw a poster that explains what temperature your fridge and freezer should be at.
Cook your favourite international cuisine!
Cook your favourite traditional British dish
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Computing
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’ 1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work There is a complete course on Computing and ICT available at www.mhunt3.wix.com/wyvernstedscomputing Password: wyvernsteds There is lots to choose from, including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation skills.
Project Work Learn to program with CodeCombat. Programming is magic. It's the ability to create things from pure imagination. Your year class code is TreeBabyFace at https://codecombat.com/students?_cc=TreeBabyFace We will add more levels, but your first task is to escape the Dungeons of Kithgard.
Something Different… Typing is a foundational skill, and learning to touch type will have great benefits for your school work and future career. Join your year group course at https://www.typing.com/student/join#5E7B54FE05E74 Include your SurnameInitial in your username so it is clear who is on the leader board. It is very important to learn to type using the correct fingers for each key. Start carefully. Do some practice little and often. You will start by learning the J & F keys – they have the little raised bars on the keys so you can easily find the correct starting position for your index fingers. The course includes practice, tests, games and even coding webpages. Get started and get your name on the leader board. Happy typing!
Online Learning Opportunities Check DoddleLearn as we will be adding things to do there. Right now there is some work on e-safety, which is particularly important during the School closure.
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Mr Core, Head of Computing: [email protected]
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Dance
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’. 1 Peter
4:10
Consolidation Work What does the term action mean in dance? Can you provide examples? What does the term dynamics mean in dance? Can you provide examples? What does the term space mean in dance? Can you provide an example? What does the term canon mean in dance? What does the term unison mean in dance? Create a PowerPoint presentation explaining these terms and any other dance key words you can remember.
Project Work
You can complete this project through practical or written tasks – make the work best suit you.
Select a dance style from the list below, complete a research project based on the chosen dance style (learn key movements of the style, create posters, create PowerPoints, create a presentation for your families/carers, create a performance)
If you have any younger siblings maybe you could complete the project together? Maybe complete some contact work? Teach some contact we have done throughout the years.
Answer the following questions to support this project:
What is your chosen dance style?
Could you explain the dance style to someone who has never seen it before?
Facts on the dance style, for example, how did the dance style Street become popular? What influences have made Street become popular? What are the key dancers of the style Street?
Research on the dance style
Key actions
Key dynamics
Any YouTube clips you have watched
Styles (You can pick another style even if it is not listed…)
Contemporary Street dance Ballet Tap Tango Lindy hop Jazz Musical Theatre Parkour Capoeira
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Something Different Yoga for beginners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7AYKMP6rOE Ballet for beginners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBHWuc8SOms Tap for beginners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH_EyxsupRE Tango for beginners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTPuzGhhQM Hip Hop dance workout - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWk19OVon2k Make sure you are following the dance department Twitter “@WyvStEdsDance”. Would love for you all to share with us your dance routines and work. Please note the Twitter page is public.
Online Learning Opportunities IPlayer BBC – The Greatest Dancer – shows a range of dance styles, observe the judges feedback as well as appreciation the styles: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p06tvw90/the-greatest-dancer
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Make sure you are staying active no matter what! Whether this is 15 minutes in your house doing fitness exercises or being in your garden kicking a ball! Miss Lockwood, Head of Dance: [email protected]
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Commedia Dell Arte (Drama)
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’. 1 Peter
4:10
Consolidation Work Write what you know about the following styles, techniques and characters:
Commedia Dell Arte
Grammelot
Lazzi
Double take
Slapstick Comedy
Arlechinno
Pantalone
Ill Dotore
Ill Capitano Look up any you don’t know and add to your notes.
Project Work On Show My Homework there are 6 lessons on Commedia Dell Arte with 3 tasks each (45mins work)- only do one lesson at a time. Tasks include watching videos and internet research, script writing, mask making and writing a storyboard. The lessons build together to make a project.
Something Different… Comedy Links Research any of the following online: Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Mr Bean. Watch videos about them or their work to create an information booklet on them- make a note of any similarities to Commedia Dell Arte: Storyboard Create a storyboard (drawn camera shots and bullet point descriptions) of a comedy scene which includes slapstick humour. Stand-up Write a 1 minute stand-up comedy routine- where you tell jokes- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itWxXyCfW5s .
Perform it to you family (or cat) or record it and send it in! Write Review Watch a comedy film of your choice. Write a short review or record a spoken review on your phone- was it a good film Why? Describe the funniest scene and what made it funny? Would you recommend it to anyone? Who? Why? Send it in.
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Online Learning Opportunities Commedia Performances- watch the following Commedia performances to inspire you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFpGX4ts3HA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfpSNSfYlWk National Theatre Resource Use the National Theatre Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ntdiscovertheatre to watch videos on the history and elements of Commedia Dell Arte.
https://dramaresource.com/drama-games/ lots of fun drama games that you can use to be active and create imaginative starting points for Drama Live Performance online https://www.willowsmusical.com/ Watch the live stream of Wind in the Willows and see if you can identify any of the characters that are similar to those that you know about from Commedia Dell Arte. Write a review– perhaps choose one scene that you enjoyed over all of the others- why was it good? Explain your points with examples.
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can:
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Design & Technology
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work Knowledge organisers are attached to SMHW based on this year’s learning. Use ‘read, cover, write, check’ to learn the content. You will be sent quizzes on SMHW regularly based on these.
Project Work RESEARCH AND DESIGN AN ITEM THAT CAN ENCOURAGE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE This can be a design of your choice, something to get somebody active? An exercise schedule? An outdoor game?
Complete the task each week. You will then have a complete portfolio of work and have a full understanding how a project works from start to finish. Ideally complete all work on a powerpoint/word document. You can photograph your sketches and add them to your document. A powerpoint with explanation is attached on show my homework.
Something Different…
WATCH How it’s made - The Repair Shop: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p
CREATE Model using unusual materials Participate in an online design museum free virtual tour
Online Learning Opportunities
http://www.technologystudent.com/
https://www.creativebloq.com/free-kids-drawing-lessons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY5OqKhEP9k ISOMETRIC DRAWING HELP
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Send a picture? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: [email protected]
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Design Challenge
RESEARCH DESIGN
Mood board A range of possibilities
Existing Products Practice drawing techniques
Needs/wants Model
Designers Experiment
Product Analysis
Materials
Target User
Task: Create a mood board of images that can help inspire/influence your own designs. Think about designers, architecture, nature, patterns.
TASK: Create 8 design ideas for your product. Colour them to improve visual communication and label them to demonstrate your knowledge of materials and machines/tools.
Task: Product Analysis – Find a range of images of products already on the market and analyse them using ACCESSFM
TASK: From your design ideas select the one that best meets the needs of your user and select that as your final design. Draw this out. Label any joints, parts or special features
TASK: Use your research to write a list of things your design should be and do.
Task – Final Design – Explain why you have chosen this idea.
TASK: Research and create an a4 page factfile on one of the following designers (see powerpoint)
Task: (2 lessons) You are now going to model this idea. Using any material of your choice, whatever you have available build a model of your final idea.
TASK: Research suitable materials you could use to create this design. Look at the material properties and uses. This link might help you: http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/matintro1.htm
Task – Take photos and ask others for opinions thoughts of your idea. Is it suitable? Would they use It? How much would they pay for it? Anything they would change?
TASK: Create a client profile of who your target user might be. Interview them to identify their needs and wants.
Present your work and submit
RESEARCH AND DESIGN AN ITEM THAT CAN ENCOURAGE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
CHALLENGE MODERATE SIMPLE
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English
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’.
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work The Odyssey by Homer
The End of The Odyssey – Watch the series of videos which summarises the final few books of The Odyssey that we did not finish in school. Make Cornell notes or a story board (including key events and quotations) for each of the books from 18 to 24. https://youtu.be/Qt3mmBHxhw8
Key Character Profiles – for each of the key characters in The Odyssey complete the boxes on their profile sheet. You might find this website helpful as a reminder: https://www.softschools.com/literature/summary/the_odyssey/the_odyssey_important_characters/
Map Odysseus’ Journey – Odysseus took a long and complicated route around the Mediterranean Sea before reaching home! Plot the journey Odysseus made (including any detours or return visits to the same place) on a map of the Mediterranean. You could draw the map from scratch or download a blank map of the Mediterranean Sea onto which you can plot Odysseus’ journey (make sure it includes Greece, Italy and Turkey). The following presentation - https://prezi.com/cv28_jeloatb/the-odyssey-setting-map/ - includes information you can use to add more detail about each location, what happened to Odysseus in each place and how long he was there for. You could also add an image to represent each location.
The Odyssey Revision – use the link to revise and test your key knowledge about the text. https://quizlet.com/77652303/the-odyssey-review-flash-cards/
Key English Language and Literature Knowledge
Language Knowledge Organiser – Continue to self-quiz on your Language Knowledge Organiser. Make sure
you know the key terms e.g. the definition for a metaphor.
Poetic Methods Knowledge Organiser – Self-quiz on the poetic methods knowledge organiser. If you wanted to
challenge yourself, see if you can identify these devices used in some poems: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
Ambitious Vocabulary – We want you to keep learning and using your ambitious vocabulary!
Project Work - Culture and context
Ancient Greek Culture – create an information guide about Ancient Greek culture. Remember to: o Make it informative and engaging; o Use accurate SPAG; o Use sophisticated and ambitious vocabulary; o Consider your layout: headings, subheadings, bullet points, images.
You could use the following websites to help with your research: o https://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greece.html o https://greece.mrdonn.org/ o https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece.php
Make sure to include the following in some format:
A front cover/ Title
Greek culture including: arts and entertainment, Greek education , Greek life ,
The Trojan War Challenge:Include Greek terminology where applicable
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Narrative Poetry - Complete the attached booklet about narrative poetry (The Odyssey is an example of a narrative poem as it tells a story). Beowulf is another example of narrative poetry and one of the first in Old English. Watch the story of Beowulf here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ_N3XH3ntI (make sure you watch every part of the story) and create a story board. What are the similarities and differences you can see between The Odyssey and Beowulf? You could then try planning and writing your own epic poem using some of the key features you have learnt about.
The History of English – Complete the attached work booklet which takes you through how the English Language developed right up to how we use it today. There are lots of activities to choose from in the booklet. You don’t have to complete them all in one go!
Something Different…
Pandora by Stephen Fry - Listen to Stephen Fry retelling the myth Pandora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgiX5Las3KE. Plan and write a story about the jar from Pandora’s point of view. Could you then turn your story into a comic strip?
Superheroes – Listen to the Ted Talk by Stan Lee (writer of Marvel comics) about what makes a good superhero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSGf6is3U2w. From this, create your own superhero character.
Spider diagram of ideas for your superhero
Create his/her name, back story and superhero powers
Draw your character with labels
Write a short description of your character include information on his/her superpowers and how they benefit society.
Create their arch nemesis – who is their greatest enemy? Why do they fight? Once you have a clear idea about what your superhero is like, plan and write a comic book featuring your characters. If you enjoy drawing you could do this by hand or use a website like StoryboardThat ( https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator ) if you prefer to do it online.
Ancient Greek Food – Ever wondered what people ate in the past? The Odyssey is full of references of people gathering together to feast and celebrate. This website takes you through Ancient Greek recipes. What do you think the food would have tasted like? Could you make it? Experiment in the kitchen and send us pictures of your creations to the email address at the bottom of the page! https://www.thespruceeats.com/ancient-greek-food-recipes-4169393
The Olympics – Watch the video exploring the origins of the Olympic Games in Greece (hint they started almost 3000 years ago!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdHHus8IgYA. In the role of a sports journalist, write an article reporting on the earliest Olympic games. You could also design a home workout routine as if you were an athlete preparing for your first Olympics. Once you’ve planned your at home routine give it a go – can you get the whole family involved? Send us in pictures or videos of your attempting an Olympic workout to the email address at the bottom of the page!
Monthly Writing Competitions – more details will follow in the daily bulletins.
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Online Learning Opportunities
BBC Bitesize Grammar Practice – keep your skills sharp by practicing your grammar, spelling and punctuation skills. The BBC Bitesize website has a huge range of information guides and quick quizzes on offer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4hrt39. There are plenty of other areas to discover as well!
Poetry Key Terms – Revise and extend your knowledge of poetry keywords and techniques using this link: https://quizlet.com/97421317/poetry-key-terms-flash-cards/
Key Vocabulary Revision – use the link to revise our key vocabulary for this year. https://quizlet.com/gb/226114133/year-7-ambitious-vocabulary-flash-cards/ You could also practise using the words by writing an example sentence using each one.
Storynory – you should be familiar with the Storynory website from reading challenge homework. Now is your chance to explore and choose your own stories to listen to – there are myths and legends from all over the world as well as fairytales and other well-known stories from famous authors. https://www.storynory.com/archives/myths-world-stories/ If you focus on the myths and legends, you could do further research into the topic e.g. Norse mythology and present your findings in a song, poster, leaflet or presentation.
Century Tech – Have a look at this site which has been made free to access during the period of school
closure: https://www.century.tech/explore-century/parents/
Pobble365 – This website updates every day with new writing challenges: https://www.pobble365.com/
Audible – There’s a wide range of free to access audio books during the period of the school closure. Get lost in a great story! https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email on [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter: @WyvernStEdsEnglish
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French
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it to serve others well.’
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work: Use vocabulary sheets from all units in Studio 1 and units 1-3 from Studio 2.
1- Revise all vocabulary 2- Create your own language organisers / mind maps …with this vocabulary 3- Do self-quizzing activities
Use the other resources (sentences builders / writing framework / worksheets…) to practise and consolidate using the vocabulary – All resources will be available on SMHW
Project Work Project on French television and films :
1- Research a variety of TV programmes in France and compare to English versions 2- Watch the “bande annonce” ( trailer) or short clips for the films listed on the film project sheet and write
your opinion about them. 3- Watch an age appropriate French film on you tube/ Netflix / Amazon prime / Sky and write a film review in
English / French and/ or make a poster. 4- Research different French actors / actresses and create a fact file about them , ( which films / programmes
did they appear in, describe them physically and their personality 5- Research the Cannes French festival 6- Send us a photo or example of your completed project for the weekly bulletin
Something Different… Research French food and recipes. Try to cook / bake one of the recipes Enjoy cooking it and eating it but don’t forget to send us a photo for the daily learning update. You might be the Star of the week! Try to work your way through the challenges on ‘The Great French Language Challenge’ https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/the_great_french_language_challenge.pdf A copy is also available to download from SMHW.
Online Learning Opportunities Language Gym - Although you may already have joined, please use this invitation code below to log in so that we have one ‘class’ per year group for the duration of the school closure. The subject bulletin can then update you with the leaders. Complete the set assignments and navigate your own way through the game room to learn key vocab and perfect your grammar, especially tenses. You will need this for next year and it will be time well spent for you! Joining instructions: First time logging in: Go to www.language-gym.com, scroll to the bottom of the page and click ‘join a classroom’ then sign up using the invitation code TDJ37K. Already have an account? Login as normal and then scroll to the bottom of the page and click ‘join a classroom’ then sign up using the invitation code TDJ37K.
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www.memrise.com – log in to your account and work your way through the set courses. If you aren’t part of the class leader board enter the following into your web browser to be added and compete with each other: https://www.memrise.com/group/398793/ www.activeteachonline.com – log in to your active learn account to complete activities linked to the text book. There will be a mixture of consolidation work for topics covered to date and new work which will be covered before your exams next year. www.duolingo.com – good for consolidating your French but also for trying something new! www.google.fr – why not browse the net in French? Find links which interest you, read for gist, listen to French music and explore French culture. www.netflix.com – watch foreign language films (see our recommendations on SMHW) but don’t forget that you can change the language on some of your favourite shows to French with English subtitles or add French subtitles. This is great for some cultural awareness and for listening skills. www.lyricstraining.com – choose your level and enjoy filling in the gaps on this fun listening activity with authentic French songs and Disney translated.
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: French : [email protected]
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Geography
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work Produce a mind map for each of the topics studied so far this year: geology (limestone) and population. Use your exercise books to remind yourself of the key facts from these topics. Go to the online resources section below to help you produce a really high quality mindmap. We look forward to seeing them when you’re back in school! Here’s a video with advice on how to create a really good mindmap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y1HJMuqAPY
Project Work Recording the Weather
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
KNOW what a weather forecast is.
Develop your RESEARCH and ANALYSIS skills.
Compare a forecast to actual weather
TASK:
1. Using www.bbc.co.uk go to the weather section and click on the “local 5 day forecast”. Scroll down the page
until you see the search box and type SP1 1RE (the beginning of the school postcode). Then click GO.
2. The 5 day forecast will appear for Salisbury. You are to record this on the 5 day local weather forecast TABLE.
3. If possible print off a copy of the information and attach it to the table as evidence of your research. If you are
not able to print then produce your own table.
4. Each day you have to record down the weather that we have each day. Make sure you use the words that we
might hear on a forecast on TV.
Tip: If you watch the local weather each day it will give you some good information
5. Write a weather report (between 100 and 200 words) – pretend you are a glamorous weather reporter!! Make
sure you cover the first day in detail and then forecast for the rest of the week which covers the last 4 days.
6. Repeat for every other week. You will then have a comprehensive weather report for the remainder of the
academic year Week 1 Date Date Date Date Date
Symbol
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Temp max
Temp Min
Wind
Visibility
Pressure
Humidity
Challenge
At the same time pick another city somewhere else in the world (relative in America? Last holiday destination?). Compare the 2 as you record your information. How different is it? What are the key differences? Why are there differences? (HINT: Latitude, relief, ocean currents, nearness to the coast) RESOURCES AVAILABLE: www.bbc.co.uk https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/united-kingdom-weather https://www.forecast.co.uk/ Interesting viewing https://weather.com/news/news/2019-06-24-strangest-weather-2019-june http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series1/weird-weather.shtml https://eden.uktv.co.uk/nature/earth/article/weird-weather-uk/
Your parents can help you with this work by:
Helping you to RESEARCH information.
Helping you record down the weather
Something Different… How could the Corona Virus affect the environment both locally, nationally and globally? Hint: short term, long term; rich or poor countries.
Online Learning Opportunities
Overheard – National Geographic Podcast Science Weekly – The Guardian Podcast Ask the geographer Podcasts The Development Podcast – World Bank The World Economic Forum Podcasts
Planet Money – The economy explained RGS Online Lectures BBC Costing the Earth BBC The Documentary Podcast Living Planet Podcast
World economic forum videos
Royal Geographical Society
Youtube
iPlayer Science and Nature Playlist
iPlayer Climate Change Playlist
BBC Earth
iPlayer Earth from Space
iPlayer Stacey Dooley on BBC Three
iPlayer Race Across the World
iPlayer Africa with Ade Adepitan
iPlayer Fashion Conscious
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Think Geography!
Thinking through Geography
GeoResources
GeoInteractive
Geography Geek
Internet Geography
http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/
http://www.thinkgeography.org.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrible_Geography
www.Revisited again
Geography All the Way
GeoBytes
GeoActive
3d geography
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: [email protected]
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History
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’.
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work Active Revision Using your own notes and the knowledge organisers on SHMW, have a go at some active revision. There is a PowerPoint with instructions on one way you could do this on SMHW. Quizlet Sign up for a free account and have a go at creating online flashcards to help you revise the topics that you have studied this year. You can also have a look at flashcards other people have created to help you. Make use of the knowledge organisers on SMHW as well as your class notes in your books.
Project Work Over the next few week, you have a choice of three History projects to have a go at. If you are feeling ambitious, have a go at more than one! Big History Project This task is already on SMHW. This task helps you to take a look at the broad sweep of our history. It is organised into five parts for you to complete over a period of time. All the instructions are there with the task. Our Migration Story Project This task is also on SMHW. Here you investigate the history of our country through the people who have come and gone over the years. All instructions are on the pdf on SMHW. Significance Project This task is based around the idea of choosing the person that you think has been the most significant in whole of human history! There are several tasks to complete on the PowerPoint which you can find on SMHW.
Something Different… Diary task We are living through a unique period in modern history. Never before has an interconnected global community had to isolate itself like this. People will be asking about what happened at this time for generations to come. So that your thoughts, experiences and feelings do not get lost, why not set yourself the task of creating a diary until we see each other again. Spend a few minutes each day reflecting on what you have done, and record it in a diary. You could include details on what you have done, and your thoughts or observations of how this has changed your everyday life. History essay competition Have a go at this exciting History essay writing competition. The deadline is 4th May. All details, including the question to answer, on the link below: https://t.co/JUJLw6Qf8U
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Online Learning Opportunities BBC Teach Here is a link to the BBC Teach History playlist. There are lots of videos here which you could use for revision, or to learn something new. Have a browse through and see what you can find: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zI2dNGU9uUOWo9tenQi93UG Museum Virtual Tours Visit some of the most interesting and educational exhibitions from museums around the world whilst working at home! Have a look on SMHW for the document with some ideas and links to get you started. Liverpool War Museum – Western Approaches World War Two Virtual Lessons A museum in Liverpool is offering weekly virtual lessons, each themed around a different aspect of World War Two. You can view them on the website below, live on Facebook, or catch up with them after they’ve screened on YouTube. This week’s lesson was live from the Western Approaches HQ Underground Bunker used during the Battle of the Atlantic. Next week’s theme is Rationing. https://liverpoolwarmuseum.co.uk/visiting/isolation-lessons/
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: [email protected]
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Maths
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well.’
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work Each Month we will upload a learning grid for a unit covered earlier in the year. The learning grid will have links to Corbett Maths worksheets/Videos/Answers and details of the Hegarty Maths Video/Quiz. Corbett Maths allows for students to practice at a pace and level that it appropriate for them. The questions allow for lots of practice as well as extension and application. They can choose to answer all the questions on the sheet, or just a selection. Using Corbett Maths Worksheets
At the top of a Corbett Maths sheet is a link to a tutorial video (recommended).
At the bottom is a link to the answers (tick/cross symbol) to allow students to self-mark.
Students can choose to read the questions on screen or can print them out.
They are expected to self-mark. Hegarty Maths provides a detailed video tutorial on the skill and questions to assess how well the student has progressed. If a student gets stuck on a question then the clicking the “Get help” button will play the tutorial video from the appropriate place. It is recommended that students watch the video, make notes and then try the quiz. The quiz is self-marking and students can repeat the quiz as often as they wish. Please note that we will not be linking the quizzes to your child’s account. In order to access the correct work they have to type the clip number in the search bar at the top of the hegarty screen. See below for how to use Hegarty Maths. We will be monitoring usage on Hegarty and will be running competitions to see who in each year group completes the most questions correctly or has watched the most videos. Students must be in it to win it!
Project Work Each month a new project will be issued. These projects will be cross-curricular where possible so that students can see the links between Maths and other subjects. Ideas for project extension will be given but students can choose to extend the projects as they wish – let them use their imagination! Y8 Project for April – Planning a Meal
Something Different… Students will be encouraged to try different things that require the use of Mathematics. This could be playing mathematical or strategic board games, card games, reviewing recipes, watching a maths related video, Maths puzzles and challenges. Follow the Maths department on Twitter for more puzzles, challenges and interesting Maths facts @WyvStEdsMaths
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Online Learning Opportunities PIXL MATHS All students have access to PIXL Maths App. They will need to download the PIXL Maths App onto their phone/tablet/PC (make sure it is the secondary Maths App). School ID: WV2517 User ID: surnamefirstintial e.g. James Smith would be SMITHJ User Password: Check Show My Homework for Individual Logins Once in go to “Set Tasks” at the top of the screen and a menu will appear. We would like students to work through the “Grade 1 2 3” and then progress to “Grade 4” etc. We will monitor usages regularly and reward those who complete the most questions/make the best progress. HEGARTY MATHS - all students have used this in school www.hegartymaths.com Select Student Login from top right corner Boys School: Wyvern College (Wiltshire) it is important that they select the correct one Girls School: St Edmund’s Girls School You can always type in SP1 and the schools will appear. If your child remembers their school details then they can just login in, otherwise they will be asked their name (as it appears on our registers) and their Date of Birth in order to reset their password. All students can also do any of the tasks on Hegarty Maths as well as those listed on the learning grids. They may wish to start on Task 1 and work their way through them. Alternatively they can do the Fix-Up 5 (select the revision option from the toolbar). This covers questions that they have previously got wrong. If you child forgets their passwords they can click the “reset password” button during login. This will alert a teacher. Please note that we will check Hegarty twice a day for password requests, so please bear with us as it won’t necessarily be actioned immediately.
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Maths Enquires: [email protected] Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for further information @WyvStEdsMaths
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Music
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’.
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work Weekly listening challenge : short listening tasks and spelling tests will be posted on SHMW for you to complete.
Project Work Blues Project – This is a large scale project that will take approx. 6 hours to complete. The weekly briefing will keep you on track with where you need to be.
Something Different… Try making your own music. Many of you have instruments at home and can practice and set yourselves challenges. Others may be able to use online music making software for example Garage Band (free on ipads or imacs) or musescore - https://musescore.org/en Or you could try your hand at songwriting - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3dqhyc/articles/zrx3vk7
Online Learning Opportunities: Learn to read music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj34qrl43Jo&list=RDypKraHkY5GE&index=2 Lots to watch and learn on this site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks3-music/zbwtrj6 Apps and websites for learning to play an instrument – Have a look at the online material to help you to play a new instrument. If you don’t have a real instrument at home there are some virtual instruments you can try, and you can download lots of apps for learning to play the piano on your phone.
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Mrs Ritchie, Head of Music: [email protected] Mrs Wright, Music Teacher: [email protected]
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PE
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work What are the muscles used in exercise? Can you name ten? Memorise where they are. Can you provide examples of exercises using those muscles? What component of fitness does each exercise demonstrate? Can you provide examples?
Exercise Work You can complete these exercise tasks daily – at whatever time best suits you. Click on the YouTube link below of ‘Joe Wicks’ school PE workout: He will talk you through the exercises making them easier or harder for different abilities. Alternatively, answer the questions below but follow the ‘Kilted PE teacher’ on YouTube by our very own Mr Briggs. joe wicks pe - YouTube Answer the following questions to support the workouts:
What muscles are you using?
Could you explain how to do the exercise to somebody who has never done it before?
Key techniques?
How to adapt exercises?
Any other exercise YouTube clips or apps you use?
Something Different Yoga for beginners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7AYKMP6rOE Hip Hop dance workout - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWk19OVon2k Tabata workouts - tabata workout joe wicks - YouTube
Online Learning Opportunities Use the above links.
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Make sure you are staying active no matter what! Whether this is 15 minutes in your house doing fitness exercises or being in your garden kicking a ball The PE team, [email protected]
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Personal Development
Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’.
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work Use the personal development profiles on SMHW to remind yourself of the targets you set yourself for this term. Although you aren’t in school there are lots of elements which will be useful to you in organising your home learning. Remember that the profile is designed to help you prepare yourself to be successful both in school and beyond into the world of work so it is important to recognise areas you can improve on and to keep working on them at home. Please complete the Google Form on Show My Homework so that we can see which areas you feel you have developed and how. This would be helpful to give your fellow students ideas about how to improve their own target areas.
Project Work On Show My Homework there is a personal development challenge grid for you complete. There are a lot of activities for you to do which are designed to be fun, practical and also helpful to others. Try to see how many challenges on the grid you can complete before the summer holidays and cross them off. The 35 challenges include keepy uppies, Tik Tok dances, gardening, cooking, planning for your future career path and lots more! Photos, videos and other updates will be welcome, please send them to the email address below so that we can see what you achieve!
Something Different… Try to use the time away from school to find a new passion or learn a new skill. The internet is awash with inspirational stories, ‘how to videos’ and stories of people working together to help others. If you are inspired by any of these or by any of your completed challenges, try to find out more about how to pursue a passion or develop a skill. This is the perfect chance to show that you are curious and interested!
Online Learning Opportunities BBC Bitesize has a wide range of subjects to help support your personal development, particularly in the PSHE and Citizenship resource area. From April they will be updating content on a daily basis so why not log in and have a look? YouTube has countless videos for you to watch to learn how to do things. Use them wisely!
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: [email protected]
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RS
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’. 1 Peter
4:10
Consolidation Work – Create your very own kahoot! Quiz based on our learning about Judaism this year You could include: Ten commandments Synagogue Shabbat Bar and Bat Mitzvah Kosher laws Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Purim and the story of Esther You can sign up to kahoot! Here https://create.kahoot.it/login
Project Work: create a detailed guide to a Synagogue (booklet/power point presentation/ any other way that you want to). Use the first 7 pages in this link to help you https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zv626yc/revision/1 This must include the following: What is a Synagogue? Describe it Why is it important? Briefly explain Who goes there and why? Explain – include who might lead services there
1. What happens there? Include 1 example of a festival, 1 example of a rite of passage (a ceremony or event marking an
important stage in someone's life eg. Wedding/bar mitzvah) and x1 holy day (eg. Shabbat) What might a Jewish person wear at a Synagogue and why? Choose x1 example and explain Challenge: Answer the following: ‘It is more important to worship in the synagogue than in the home.’ Give at least one paragraph explaining arguments for and against this statement. Include examples to support your reasons.
Something Different… Have a go at making Purim cookies. You can find a recipe to follow here https://www.thespruceeats.com/jewish-hamantaschen-cookies-recipe-1136141 Remind yourselves of the meaning of Purim and the cookies here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbKfB5E6sAA
Online Learning Opportunities https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mx8x7 An introduction to Judaism
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Mrs Vaughan, Head of Religious Studies: [email protected] Mr Donson, Religious Studies Teacher: [email protected]
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Science
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it serve others well’.
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work Try some kitchen science experiments. See below. Continue to use your study guide and create your own crossword / word search for each topic’s key words.
Project Work Grow something – look at a recipe, grow something you need for it. Create a project on the Galapagos islands - research climate, animal and plant life, adaptations, Darwin’s expedition in 1839. Renewable energy – What does this term mean? Why will it be so important for our future? The periodic table – pick an element (or several!) and research it in detail.
Something Different… Research a science career – draw up a job profile Read something with a Science theme from the reading list Out and about… A to Z of living things documented by photos, identify plants and animals and make a classification key, build a bug hotel. Book list: ITCH – Simon Mayo Secret Science – Dara O’Briain The Cure – Michael Coleman The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy – Douglas Adams Horrible Science – Nick Arnold Blood line – Malcom Rose What’s left of me – Kat Zhang The yellow cake conspiracy – Stephen Davies
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Online Learning Opportunities Bang goes the Theory, Brainiac, Operation Ouch, Bill Nye, Horrible Science, Blue Planet (and other natural world documentaries) Watch an episode and write a brief review including the Science you learnt. Take a virtual tour of a museum / zoo and create a poster of something you stumble upon that grabs your interest. Web links: https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/virtual-tours https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/the-natural-history-museum-hintze-hall/yQHjHCmSOMKyhQ?sv_lng=-0.177544908976472&sv_lat=51.49625247494394&sv_h=154.60880364301596&sv_p=-10.885225397572583&sv_pid=G7FeHVT0EwAd2gkeCYMnnw&sv_z=0.5160151470036648 Kitchen science: https://modernparentsmessykids.com/stem-20-kitchen-science-experiments-kids-will-love/ https://www.scouts.org.uk/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/hovering-on-a-cushion-of-air/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/straw-rocket/ The watch list: braniac operation ouch Bill Nye bang goes the theory seven worlds-one-planet dynasties horrible science Careers: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers Heading outdoors: https://www.rspb.org.uk/ https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/?gclsrc=aw.ds apps exist to identify constellations in the night sky, identify birds form their song etc… the list is endless!
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: Science teachers – [email protected]
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Spanish
‘Each one of you has a special gift from God. Use it to serve others well.’
1 Peter 4:10
Consolidation Work
Use the Vocab Sheets (on SMHW) for VIVA 2 Modules 1-3 to create a Knowledge Organiser for each topic. (Key Vocabulary and Grammar should be included). These Knowledge Organisers will be essential revision tools for you so make sure that you have planned what you need to include and presented them as clearly as possible. Once complete, use them to self-quiz.
We recommend that you spend 10 mins per day (if you can) practising your vocabulary and grammar using Language Gym (see details below) or Memrise
Project Work Prepare a project about Spanish Films & TV (remember that Spanish is not just spoken in Spain!) Your project should show evidence of good research. You could find out about:
well-known Spanish films / TV programmes
famous Spanish actors / directors
los Premios Goya (the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars) You can present your work in any format –a poster, an information board, a scrapbook, a PPT or even a vlog! Whilst most of the project will be in English, you could try to think of ways to include some of the Spanish that you know too. (N.B. DO NOT include passages of text from Google Translate!) A good example might be if you could find a photo of a famous Spanish film actor, and…
use Spanish vocabulary to label parts of the body / what clothes they are wearing etc
write some short Spanish sentences in speech bubbles giving a personal description, e.g. Me llamo… (I am called…) Soy … ( I’m…. + nationality / personality / size) Tengo … ( I have … + years old / eyes + hair / family + pets ) Vivo en… (I live in … ) Mi cumpleaños es el… (My birthday is the…)
BE CREATIVE … Think about how you can create a diary of their typical daily routine, describe their favourite foods, their last exotic holiday or an MTV Cribs-style description of their fantastic home by the sea ….
Of course, part of the project should include watching some Spanish movies & TV programmes! You could try the following … Netflix: Have a look at some of our Netflix suggestions on SMHW
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YouTube: Watch episodes of EXTR@ (A cheesy version of Friends for Spanish learners!) (Each episode is approx. 20 minutes with English subtitles / Spanish subtitles )
Something Different… Cook a traditional Spanish/Latin American dish at home. Take a photo of what you have made and send it to us! Search up LanguageQuesters on YouTube for a selection of short Spanish stories with dual Spanish/English subtitles. (approx. 10 min each) Listen to Spanish music on YouTube (with English/Spanish subtitles) or try to fill in the gaps in some of your favourite Spanish songs on Lyrics Training (make sure you click Spanish – no need to create an account). Watch this Goya award-winning ‘cortometraje’ - a short animated film in Spanish (with English/Spanish subtitles) about a special friendship (approx. 10 mins) Try to work your way through the challenges on ‘The Great Spanish Language Challenge’ https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/the_great_spanish_language_challenge.pdf A copy is also available to download from SMHW.
Online Learning Opportunities
Language Gym - Although you may already have joined, please use this invitation code below to log in so that we have one ‘class’ per year group for the duration of the school closure. Complete the set assignments and navigate your own way through the game room to learn key vocab and perfect your grammar, especially tenses. You will need this for next year and it will be time well spent for you! Joining instructions: First time logging in: Go to www.language-gym.com, scroll to the bottom of the page and click ‘join a classroom’ then sign up using the invitation code TDJ49V. Already have an account? Login as normal and then scroll to the bottom of the page and click ‘join a classroom’ then sign up using the invitation code TDJ49V. www.memrise.com – log in to your account and work your way through the set courses. If you aren’t part of the year group leader board enter the following into your web browser to be added and compete with each other: https://www.memrise.com/group/398781/ www.activeteachonline.com – log in to your active learn account to complete activities linked to the text book. There will be a mixture of consolidation work for topics covered to date and new work which will be covered before your exams next year. www.duolingo.com – good for consolidating your Spanish but also for trying something new! www.google.es – why not browse the net in Spanish? Find links which interest you, read for gist, listen to Spanish music and explore Spanish culture. www.netflix.com – watch foreign language films (see our recommendations on SMHW) but don’t forget that you can change the language on some of your favourite shows to Spanish with English subtitles or add Spanish subtitles. This is great for some cultural awareness and for listening skills. www.lyricstraining.com – choose your level and enjoy filling in the gaps on this fun listening activity with authentic Spanish songs and Disney translated.
Contact Us Stuck? Want to show us what you’ve been doing? Drop us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can: [email protected]
