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From the week commencing 4th January, all staff will set the main home learning activities through the Show My Homework platform. Work will consist of a mixture of Screencastify and National Oak Academy lessons. We expect pupils to complete the lesson activities set for each day and send completed work back to their teachers.
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Practice mark making in biro and with coffee. See demonstration videos in PowerPoint. | Link to Texture PowerPoint |
11th January | Drawing assessment. Using all of the skills that you have been practicing to complete the drawing assessment. Choose one of the 4 images in the PowerPoint that suits your ability. Draw in pencil only. Add a full range of tones and marks to show the texture. | Link to Drawing Assessment PowerPoint |
18th January | Finish drawing assessment | Link to Drawing Assessment PowerPoint |
25th January | Look at the different examples of patterns in the PowerPoint and design your own sweet inspired pattern. | Link to Pattern PowerPoint |
1st February | Make a poster on colour theory. Include information about primary colours, secondary colours, warm and cool colours and complimentary colours. Present this in a creative way. Use the knowledge organiser if you are stuck. | Link to Formal Elements PowerPoint |
8th February | Make a poster on tints and shades. Include information on how to mix them and find examples of artwork where tints and shades of one colour have been used. Search for ‘monochrome’ paintings to bring up results. Present this in a creative way. Use the knowledge organiser if you are stuck. | Link to Formal Elements PowerPoint |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Program a Computer to Make a Jam Sandwich | Link to Jam Sandwhich document Link to Screencastify |
11th January | Programming a Mars Rover | Link to Mars Rover document Link to Screencastify Link to Scratch Project (Big Trak Simulation) bigtrak_Lesson 02 on Scratch (mit.edu) |
18th January | Intro to Flowcharts | Link to Flow Charts document Link to Screencastify |
25th January | Big Trak Challenge | Link to Big Trak Challenge Link to Screencastify Link to Scratch Project (Big Trak Simulation) bigtrak_Challenge on Scratch (mit.edu) |
1st February | Recap on Flowcharts | Link to Flow Charts p2 Link to Screencastify |
8th February | Lightbot challenge | Link to Lightbox Link to Screencastify Lightbot weblink (needs flash player) Lightbot Google Play Store link Lightbot Apple Store link |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Adrian Mole (Family) | Link to Adrian Mole (Family) document |
11th January | Adrian Mole (Bullying) | Link to Adrian Mole (Bullying) document |
18th January | Adrian Mole (Relationships) | Link to Adrian Mole (Relationships) document |
25th January | Adrian Mole (Elderly) | Link to Adrian Mole (Elderly) document |
1st February | Adrian Mole (Assessment Preparation) | Link to Adrian Mole (Assessment Preperation) document |
8th February | Adrian Mole (Assessment) | Link to Adrian Mole (Family) document Link to Lesson 6 Assessment Sheet |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Make the Apple & Sultana Crumble from the Recipe Booklet. Take some photos of you making it & a picture of your finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com. | Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment |
11th January | Complete the Basic Nutrition lesson booklet. Watch the Youtube link about a balanced diet, complete the grid & the plenary questions. REVISE FOR THE NUTRITION TEST USING THE REVISION MATERIALS & THE WORK YOU HAVE COMPLETED ON THE EATWELL GUIDE & BASIC NUTRITION. | Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment |
18th January | Make the Healthy Scones from the Recipe Booklet. Take some photos of you making it & a picture of your finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com. | Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment |
25th January | Complete the Nutrition Test from the booklet including the extended writing question & the questions about the practical lessons that are in the booklet. | Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment |
1st February | Make the Oaty Raisin Cookies & the Mini Fruit Cakes from the Recipe Booklet. Take some photos of you making it & a picture of your finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com. | Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment |
8th February | IMPORTANT INFORMATION – IF YOU WERE IN SCHOOL YOU WOULD NOW MOVE FROM FOOD TO TEXTILES SO YOU NEED TO GO TO THE YR7 HOME LEARNING FOR TEXTILES. THIS WORK IS FOR THE PUPILS THAT ARE MOVING FROM TEXTILES TO FOOD. Complete the first 5 pages of the lesson in the Food Booklet that cover Health & Safety by watching the video clips & completing the activities & questions. | Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | The Structure of Comedy | Link to document |
Rule and Order | Link to document | |
Conflict and Patriarchy | Link to document | |
11th January | Unrequited Love | Link to document |
Love in Conflict | Link to document | |
Understanding Helena | Link to document |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Animal adaptations in the TRF | Link to document |
11th January | Causes of deforestation | Link to document |
18th January | Impacts of deforestation | Link to document |
25th January | Conservation and sustainability of the TRF | Link to document |
1st February | Humans impact in the TRF | Link to Therapy Booklet p15 – 16 |
8th February | Developing the TRF | Link to Therapy Booklet p17 – 20 |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Magna Carta: why did King John sign it? | Link to Magna Carta document Link to Layers of Inference document |
11th January | Who was most responsible for the Black Death? | Link to BD Investigation document |
18th January | Causes and cures: how did medieval people cope with the Black Death? Black Deaths causes & cures | Link to Black Death document |
25th January | Black Death Revision | Link to Black Death Cures document |
1st February | lack Death Assessment: How useful are sources A & B for understanding ideas about the treatment of disease? | Link to Black Death Assessment Link to Lesson Update |
8th February | What were the effects of the Black Death? | Link to Black Death Effects |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Long Multiplication and Division | Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2 |
11th January | Coordinates and Linear Graphs | Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2 |
18th January | Sequences | Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2 |
25th January | Averages | Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2 |
1st February | Product of Primes | Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2 |
8th February | FDP | Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2 |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Weather | Link to document |
11th January | Weather | Link to document |
18th January | Weather | Link to document |
25th January | House | Link to document |
1st February | House | Link to document |
8th February | House | Link to document |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 8: How can melody and rhythm communicate a language that we don’t understand? | Link to document |
11th January | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 9: To explore singing in two-part harmony | Link to document |
18th January | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 10: To explore gumboot dancing | Link to document |
25th January | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 11: Creating a structured rhythm-focused composition: Exploring repetition and contrast | Link to document |
1st February | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 12: To understand how to develop rhythmic ideas | Link to document |
8th February | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 13: Layering rhythmic ideas: Exploring metre | Link to document |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Muscles and Bones | Link to video |
11th January | Muscles and Bones | Link to video |
18th January | Muscles and Bones | Link to video |
25th January | Muscles and Bones | Link to video |
1st February | Muscles and Bones | Link to video |
8th February | Muscles and Bones | Link to video |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January 2021(4th Jan is INSET) | Modelling Mechanisms 1 | Link to document |
11th January 2021 | Modelling Mechanisms 2 | Link to document |
18th January 2021 | Modelling Mechanisms 3 | Link to document |
25th January 2021 | Designing POP UP Models Mechanisms 1 | Link to document |
1st February 2021 | Designing POP UP Models Mechanisms 2 | Link to document |
8th February 2021 | Designing POP UP Models Mechanisms 3 | Link to document |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Jewish belief about G-d | Concept of God (thenational.academy) |
11th January | Jewish worship | The Synagogue (thenational.academy) |
18th January | G-d in history | Understanding God in History (thenational.academy) |
25th January | Shabbat | Shabbat (thenational.academy) |
1st February | Passover | Festivals (thenational.academy) |
8th February | Assessment | Revision (thenational.academy) Revision (thenational.academy) |
Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Link |
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5th January (4th Jan is INSET) | Light and Sound | Link to document |
11th January | Light and Sound | Link to document |
18th January | Atoms, elements and the periodic table | Link to document |
25th January | Atoms, elements and the periodic table | Link to document |
1st February | Metals and non metals | Link to document |
8th February | Metals and non metals | Link to document |
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