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| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Practice mark making in biro and with coffee. Focus on trying to create marks that you would see on buildings. See demonstration video in PowerPoint | Link to PowerPoint Link to PowerPoint |
| 9th November | Practice shading techniques by shading the tonal bar and the 3D shapes. See demonstration video in PowerPoint | Link to PowerPoint Link to PowerPoint |
| 16th November | Drawing assessment. Using all of the skills that you have been practicing to complete the drawing assessment. Choose one of the 4 famous buildings/landmarks in the PowerPoint that suits your ability. Draw in pencil only. Add a full range of tones and marks to show the texture and detail | Link to PowerPoint Link to PowerPoint |
| 23rd November | Finish drawing assessment | Link to PowerPoint Link to PowerPoint |
| 30th November | Research the artist and architect Hundertwasser. Gather images of his work and find out some information about him. Then use the writing frame to help you analyse his work and give your opinion. You can do this either by hand or on the computer | Link to PowerPoint Link to PowerPoint |
| 7th December | Look at the different examples of patterns in the PowerPoint and design your own pattern inspired by the work of Hundertwasser | Link to PowerPoint Link to PowerPoint |
| 14th December | Choose an object to draw and try all of the quick drawing activities on the PowerPoint | Link to PowerPoint |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Programming introduction and Accessing Python | Link to video Link to worksheet |
| 9th December | Data Types and Variables | Link to video Link to worksheet |
| 16th November | Using Input and Output Functions | Link to video Link to worksheet |
| 23rd November | If Statements | Link to video Link to worksheet |
| 30th November | Python Challenges | Link to video Link to worksheet |
| 7th December | Independent Python Challenges | Link to video Link to worksheet |
| 14th December | Catch-up Lesson | Ensure you have completed each of the lessons above and complete any that you have missed. |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Sherlock Holmes Booklet pages 1 – 3 | Link to booklet |
| 9th November | Sherlock Holmes Booklet pages 4 – 6 | Link to booklet |
| 16th November | Sherlock Holmes Booklet pages 7 – 9 | Link to booklet |
| 23rd November | Sherlock Holmes Booklet pages 10 – 12 | Link to booklet |
| 30th November | Sherlock Holmes Booklet pages 13 – 15 | Link to booklet |
| 7th December | Sherlock Holmes Booklet pages 16 – 18 | Link to booklet |
| 14th December | Sherlock Holmes Booklet pages 19 – 22 | Link to booklet |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Complete the Exotic Fruits lesson. You may need to use the internet to help you to find the information out about different Exotic Fruits. | Food Project Recipe Booklet |
| 9th November | Make the Savoury Rice from your recipe booklet & take some pictures of you making it & a picture of the finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com. | Food Project Recipe Booklet |
| 16th November | Complete the first Nutrition lesson in your booklet. For the healthy diet statements you may need to use the internet to help you to find a definition for each of the statements. | Food Project Recipe Booklet |
| 23rd November | Make the Spring Rolls from your recipe booklet & take some pictures of you making them & a picture of the finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com. | Food Project Recipe Booklet |
| 30th November | Complete the second Nutrients/Nutrition lesson in your booklet. You will need to use 2 lessons to complete this work as it includes a piece of Extended writing. | Food Project Recipe Booklet |
| 7th December | Make the Frittata from your recipe booklet & take some pictures of you making it & a picture of the finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com. | Food Project Recipe Booklet |
| 14th December | Complete the second Nutrients/Nutrition lesson in your booklet. Complete the piece of Extended writing and then complete the other lesson activities. | Food Project Recipe Booklet |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Body | Link |
| 9th November | Body | Link |
| 16th November | Healthy Living | Link |
| 23rd November | Illness | Link |
| 30th November | Food | Link |
| 7th December | Food | Link |
| 14th December | Restaurant | Link |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Waves and tides | Link to document |
| Weathering and erosion | Link to document | |
| 9th November | Transportation | Link to document |
| Headlands and bays | Link to document | |
| 16th November | 6 figure grid references (Map Skills) | Link to document |
| Measuring distance | Link to document | |
| 23rd November | Stump formation | Link to document |
| Impacts of erosion | Link to Therapy Sheet | |
| 30th November | Hard and soft engineering | Link to document |
| Managing Erosion | Link to document | |
| 7th December | Holderness coast example | Link to document |
| Sea Level rise | Link to document Link to Therapy Sheet | |
| 14th December | Revision – Complete blank knowledge organisers | Link to document Link to document |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | 1) Who were the Ripper’s victims and what happened to them? | Link to document Victims information sheet Victims document |
| 2nd November | 2) How did the Police investigate the ‘Jack the Ripper’ murders? (witnesses) | Link to document |
| 9th November | 1) Who was Jack the Ripper? (suspects) | Suspects table Suspects Suspects information booklet |
| 9th November | 2) Jack the Ripper Assessment | Jack the Ripper Assessment Structure Strip Jack the Ripper Knowledge Organiser |
| 16th November | 1) Introduction to slavery: how did the slave trade begin? | Link to document |
| 16th November | 2) Assessment feedback | Feedback |
| 23rd November | 1) What was life like on a slave ship? | Link to document |
| 23rd November | 2) What happened to the slaves on arrival? | Auctions Slave Auction |
| 30th November | 1) What was life like on a plantation? | Slavery information Life as a Slave |
| 30th November | 2) Write a narrative account analysing the key events of life as a slave. | Planning sheet Audit list |
| 7th December | 1) How were slaves punished? Did they ever resist slavery? | Punishment Lesson |
| 7th December | 2) What is abolition and who opposed abolition? | Slavery Vocab Abolition |
| 14th December | 1) Who was the most important person to help abolish slavery in the 19th century? | Slavery Vocab Abolition |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Long multiplication/division | Lesson 1 Lesson 2 |
| 9th November | Percentages | Lesson 1 Lesson 2 |
| 16th November | FDP | Lesson 1 Lesson 2 |
| 23rd November | Sequences | Lesson 1 Lesson 2 |
| 30th November | Volume | Lesson 1 Lesson 2 |
| 7th December | Conversion | Lesson 1 Lesson 2 |
| 14th December | Averages | Lesson 1 Lesson 2 |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 1: Performing Pulse & Rhythms in a Structure | Link |
| 9th November | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 2: Exploring basic beatboxing sonorities: Performing a structured piece | Link |
| 16th November | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 3: To explore the ability of our voice | Link |
| 23rd November | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 4: To understand how to communicate the meaning of a song effectively | Link |
| 30th November | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 5: To explore more advanced body percussion techniques | Link |
| 7th December | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 6: To explore how the composer Anna Meredith uses body percussion | Link |
| 14th December | Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 7: To review how rhythms are notated and how the body can be used as a musical instrument | Link |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | PE with Joe Wicks | Link to video Link to video Muscles and bones task sheet |
| 9th November | PE with Joe Wicks | Link to video Link to video Muscles and bones task sheet |
| 16th November | PE with Joe Wicks | Link to video Link to video Muscles and bones task sheet |
| 23rd November | PE with Joe Wicks | Link to video Link to video Muscles and bones task sheet |
| 30th November | PE with Joe Wicks | Link to video Link to video Muscles and bones task sheet |
| 7th December | PE with Joe Wicks | Link to video Link to video Muscles and bones task sheet |
| 14th December | PE with Joe Wicks | Link to video Link to video Muscles and bones task sheet |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Mechanisms | Link to PowerPoint |
| 9th November | Mechanisms | Link to PowerPoint |
| 16th November | Fixings | Link to PowerPoint |
| 23rd November | Fixings | Link to PowerPoint |
| 30th November | Fixings | Link to PowerPoint |
| 7th December | Drawing skills for DT | Link to PowerPoint |
| 14th December | Drawing skills for DT | Link to PowerPoint |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Stewardship | Link to document Link to PowerPoint |
| 9th November | The environment | Link to document Link to PowerPoint |
| 16th November | Introduction to ethics | Link to document |
| 23rd November | Animal Rights 1 | Link to document Link to PowerPoint |
| 30th November | Animal Rights 2 | Link to document |
| 7th December | Infertility Treatment – what is it? | Link to document Link to PowerPoint |
| 14th December | Genetic Engineering –what is it? | Link to document Link to PowerPoint |
| Week Commencing | Lesson Focus | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November | Work (energy transfers) | Link |
| 9th November | Work (energy transfers) | Link |
| 16th November | Heating and cooling (particle model) | Link |
| 23rd November | Heating and cooling (particle model) | Link |
| 30th November | Heating and cooling (particle model) | Link |
| 7th December | Waves | Link |
| 14th December | Waves | Link |
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