YEAR 8 Week beginning Monday 6 th July

YEAR 8: Week beginning Monday 6 th July In this document you will find all the tasks your subject teachers have asked you to complete this week. On the next slide is a timetable template – you may wish to organise your week and plan out when you will do each subject. REMEMBER you can be flexible with this and put in breaks when you need them. On the slides after this you will see a list of the tasks you need to complete. There also lots of extra resources/booklets/tasks on the school website which will help you with your work. Click on ‘Year 8’ and you will see them all listed by subject. http: //www. staldhelmsacademy. co. uk/home/covid-19 -home-learning-and-useful-information/year-8/ All tasks will be set on Microsoft Teams, students will be able to upload their completed work on Teams. If you are not yet familiar with Microsoft Teams check out our welcome videos and help videos to support you with using this online platform. Good luck, keep focussed and work hard!

Time Monday 9 am – 9. 30 am Joe Wicks PE Year 8 -Timetable Term 6 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Reading (own book or listen to audio book) Joe Wicks PE 9. 30 am – 10. 30 am 10. 30 – 11. 30 am 11. 30 – 12. 30 pm 12. 30 -1 pm 1– 1. 15 pm 1. 15 -2. 15 pm 2. 15 -3. 15 pm LUNCH BREAK Reading (own book or listen to audio book)

YEAR 8: Additional Information & Links Joe Wicks PE: https: //www. thebodycoach. com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254. html Bedrock Learning: https: //app. bedrocklearning. org/ Audio/E Books: https: //www. worldofdavidwalliams. com/elevenses/ https: //stories. audible. com/start-listen http: //orlo. uk/e. Xk. U 8 Spelling: https: //www. thoughtco. com/commonly-misspelled-words-in-english-1692761 Hegarty Maths: https: //hegartymaths. com/login/learner BBC Teach: https: //www. bbc. co. uk/teach Kerboodle: https: //www. kerboodle. com/users/login St Aldhelms’ Academy Website: http: //www. staldhelms-academy. co. uk/pupils/pupil-work-during-school-closure/ St Aldhelm’s Academy Facebook: https: //www. facebook. com/groups/240338186376899/

Subject Tasks to complete this week… English This term, we are going to read ‘Private Peaceful’. There is a copy on the website on the Year 8 Home Learning page under ‘English’ or you can email Miss Egan kegan@staldhelms-academy. co. uk and she can email you a copy. You could also listen to the audio version here: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=CVE 9 Ogy 2 ILU (search Mr Davis Private Peaceful on You. Tube) or you could buy your own copy of the book from Amazon – there are used copies on there for £ 2 -£ 3. 1. Find, write down and learn the definition of the following terminology: noun, adjective, verb, adverb, pronoun, determiner, conjunction, preposition. Pick three random sentences from any text (a newspaper, a website, another piece of work you have completed) and see if you can label every word in each sentence with this terminology. 2. Read a news article of your choice from the BBC or The Guardian website, or from a newspaper. Identify five words that you don’t know the meaning of. For each word: 1) Find the word in a dictionary or Google its meaning 2) Use a thesaurus or Google to find a synonym (a word with similar meaning) 3) Write a sentence using each word correctly. 3. Read Chapter 11 (Nearly Four O’Clock), Chapter 12 (Five to Five) and Chapter 13 (One Minute to Six) of ‘Private Peaceful’. 4. Think about the ending of the novel and the following questions: • Why did Morpurgo title each chapter with a time? What happens to this time throughout the novel? What is it counting down to? • Through Charlie’s story, the author explores the idea of fairness. What was fair or unfair in these events? What other events in previous chapters have been unfair? How does this unfairness affect the reader at this part of the story? • On his return to camp his fellow soldiers are standing to attention. What does this tell Tommo about their feelings for his brother? How does this affect the closing moments of the story? • Tommo is left reflecting on his promise to his brother. Morpurgo chooses to leave Tommo on the frontline. Why do you think he does this? What do you think will happen next for Tommo? What significance should we attach to the fact that he will shortly go to the Somme? Challenge/Extension: • Find out/revise the definition of cowardice and bravery. • Look at the events below from the book: which are the most cowardly and which are the bravest? Explain your answers. Continue to quiz on any books you are reading using the Accelerated Reader link https: //ukhosted 4. renlearn. co. uk/2010034 If you need a reminder of your log in details or if you have any questions please email kegan@staldhelms-academy. co. uk

Subject Tasks to complete this week… Maths Hegarty Maths - complete 5 sessions this week: https: //hegartymaths. com/login/learner If you have a problem with your log in please email Mr Joyner: tjoyner@staldhelms-academy. co. uk You can also refer to the booklet on the school website (Year 7 & 8 Aiming for Grade 1 booklet) and complete the following tasks: Ratio and Proportion: Simplifying fractions and fractions of amounts PAGE: 56 Fractions, decimals and percentages PAGE: 59 If you would like a further challenge, you can also complete Y 9 Aiming for Grade 3 Additional Tasks: Work your way through the KS 3 Power. Point, Congruent Shapes Please email tjoyner@staldhelms-academy. co. uk with any questions. Science • Log into Kerboodle and click on the Assessment tab. • You will be completing the Web. Quest on Endangered Species. All instructions are given on the sheet, which is also posted on Kerboodle and Teams. There are six parts to the writing frame you can use to help structure your factsheet. • You can make your factsheet on Microsoft Word, or on a piece of paper and take a picture of it, then upload it to Teams to turn in the assignment. You can contact your teacher directly through Teams or Mrs Black by emailing cblack@staldhelms-academy. co. uk Dance Read the text about Hip Hop and answer the questions below it on the document Y 8 Dance History of hip hop T 6 WK 6 Please email rhanwell@staldhelms-academy. co. uk with any questions. Design Technology Rotations Term 6 Competition - Winning design receives a £ 10 amazon Voucher. Use the Y 8 DT Rotations T 6 Power. Point on the website to get started! If you have any questions relating to DT, please email dbiles@staldhelms-academy. co. uk Drama The theme of your work for WEEK 6&7 is Shadow Puppets! If you have not done the previous work on Shadow Puppets please do so before moving onto these tasks TASK: Read the information on Y 8 Drama TOP Shadow Puppets Part 2 WK 6&7 which can be found on the website and on Teams. Task One – experimenting with hand Shadow Puppets Task Two – making a Shadow Puppet, creating a Screen Please email scoyne@staldhelms-academy. co. uk with any questions.

Subject Tasks to complete this week… Geograp hy Watch the TV documentary on You. Tube to help you with your understanding of the topic or research in books, on the internet or by asking a family member what they know about the topic. ALL work can be found on the website and on Teams. If you have any questions email your Geography teacher Mrs Timms – ftimms@staldhelms-academy. co. uk Miss Evan-Cook – vevan-cook@staldhelms-academy. co. uk Task - Go through the Power. Point Coastal Processes presentation for WK 6 completing the set tasks on the WK 6 worksheet BBC Bitesize daily lessons - watch the lesson & write a report about what you have learned & email it to you teacher https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/articles/zhbm 6 v 4 Watch - You. Tube – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 y. JZES 3 b. DOY https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=j 0 stl. Mi. Y 5 -0 History Access the Y 8 History DL T 6 word document on the website and on Teams Seneca Assignment T 6 -6: How was the war fought? Class Code: aqmzk 23 iga 2) Using the bitesize link page 4, create a colourful eye-catching timeline detailing how the war was fought between 1914 -1918. 3) NO INTERNET: History is really humanity’s collective memory. What’s your earliest memory? Can you write it down and explain why it was important to you? USEFUL LINKS https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/guides/z 4 n 4 jxs/revision/4 A short clip looking at the changing technology during WWI. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=JSCQ 3 Qn 1 Q-M&t=4 s Due 13/7/20 Email orose@staldhelms-academy. co. uk with any questions. Music Complete the 6 activities on the Music Tempo Sheet WK 6 found on the website and on Teams. Please email cking@staldhelms-academy. co. uk with any queries.

Subject Tasks to complete this week… PE Start your day with Joe Wicks, now Monday & Wednesdays https: //www. youtube. com/channel/UCAx. W 1 XT 0 i. EJo 0 TYl. Rfn 6 r. YQ or complete one of our PE workouts (see sheet of ideas on school website) Religious Studies Please try and complete all the activities. If you do not have online access, complete the not online activities in Y 8 Religious Studies T 6 WK 5&6. If you do have online access complete both sets of work. These lessons are planned to revise the religions you have already learnt about. ONLINE TASK: Click on the link and read the following information https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/guides/zv 2 fgwx/revision/8 Create your own poem / song / rap that explains the creation story of Islam. All activities are also on TEAMs for students to access. Please email lbeng@staldhelms-academy. co. uk with any questions. Spanish LO: I can talk about school subjects in Spanish. Choose one of the options (A, B or C): Task A (online access): Log onto www. kerboodle. com with your username and password which is the first initial of you first name and your surname eg: jsmith (email us if you’ve lost or forgotten it and we’ll reset it for you). Type the Institution code hno 9 Click My courses, then click Claro, then click digital book then click Claro 1. Go to pages 120 -121 and complete the following tasks: 1) Read the boxes “Gramática”, “Patrones y reglas”, “Atención” and “Estrategia” carefully. Revise the vocabulary related to the topic 6. 2 on page 138. 2) Complete the following quiz with the activities from the book: https: //forms. office. com/Pages/Response. Page. aspx? id=9 Xy. WLo. QJF 0 Oy_0 Bv 7 lv. Sym. ELJjm. KKOVPr. I_y. SOiz. La. VUQj. FFOVgx. Tkh. QRDB RVE 40 Qk. ZLOTVNNDh. DRi 4 u Task B (paper based): Read the support document with vocabulary to give detailed opinions, exclamations and slang in Spanish. Then complete the worksheet attached with activities to practice the topic. You can either complete it directly on the Word document or print it and complete it by hand. In the first case email the document back to your teacher or upload it on Teams: Lthomarel@staldhelms-academy. co. uk (Mr Thomarel) BAviles@staldhelms-academy. co. uk (Ms Aviles) In the second case, take a photo and upload it, email it to the above address, or keep it until you can bring it to school for your teacher to mark it. Task C (project): Read the support document with vocabulary to give detailed opinions, exclamations and slang in Spanish. Then create an advertisement for one of your school subjects in Spanish. Add the name of the subject, pictures and some opinions why you think students should choose to study that subject. You can take a picture of your work and email it to your teacher, upload it