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Parent Bulletin

Anything is possible, Believe in yourself, Don’t just fly, soar!

1st June 2020

Module 6 Week 1

Message from Assistant Principal

Student feedback in

response to a phone call

home…

Thanks loads! …I really enjoy

our chats too, they always

seem to put me in a better

mood then I was before we

talked!

Parent comment following

contact home…

Thank you for all you do for us… Keep being you and thank you to you and all the team looking after us all Stay safe.

Welcome to the first Year 9 Distance Learning Bulletin.

I hope that you are all safe and well and that you had a restful break.

From my conversations with both students and parents I know that having structure to the

day has made the independent learning easier for all concerned, so this will be an ongoing

feature in the bulletin. In this edition I will share the breakdown of work for each subject

that your child should be completing in the first three weeks of this module. The

‘suggested timetable’ previously shared on the Distance Leaning website has also been

included. I have also provided key information about the different types of support that are

available to you and your child.

Finally, the part which has given me the greatest pleasure whilst collating, is sharing some

of the students’ work and celebrating their successes.

T Salih

If you require pastoral support please contact the office

using admin@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk and they will

forward your query to the appropriate college.

If you have a technical issue email the DL Team using

dl@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk with your query.

If you have an issue relating to the work and require help

or advice, you can either email your child’s teacher

directly or contact the Director of Learning for that

subject, email addresses can be found on the Distance

Learning website.

If you require emotional support please contact Mr

Crocker at nigel.crocker@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk

Support

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A message from our Wellbeing Manager

Distance Learning Suggested timetable to help structure the learning

Suggested timings

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09.00 - 09.30 Joe Wicks - Exercise

Joe Wicks - Exercise

Joe Wicks - Exercise

Joe Wicks - Exercise

Joe Wicks - Exercise

09.30 - 10.30 English Science Maths History, Geography or Horticulture

Maths

10.30 - 11.00 BREAK

11.00 - 12.00 History, Geography or Horticulture

Maths History, Geography or Horticulture

English English

12.00 - 1.00 LUNCH

1:00 - 3.00 Option 1 Option 2 Science Option 1 Option 2

Hi Folks,

Over the next few weeks you might be seeing younger and older brothers and sisters

starting back to school and you might be feeling a bit left out. You may want to return to

school, or you might be feeling a bit stressed as you feel it will be your turn to return to

school soon, and you are worried about this. My advice to you is to stop and take a

deep breath in slowly and let it out slowly and start to think about why you are worried

and what it is that you are scared of. Once you know what you are worried and stressed

about, talk to your parents/carers about it, as sharing your concerns will help you get it

into perspective and help make it seem more manageable. If you are still struggling and

want to talk to someone who is not family, you can email me and I will try to catch up

with you for a chat. nigel.crocker@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk. There are also

resources you can read or activities you can complete on the Wellbeing Google

Classroom, the code to join this is wcakjp4.

So, enjoy the time you have left at home as your turn will come eventually. Get out and

take some exercise each day and keep up with your schoolwork online. This will help

you to keep focused. Remember, I am here to help.

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Year 9 Option blocks

Option 1 Option 2

Art Catering Creative iMedia ICT Music Performing Arts/Drama Design and Technology/ Product Design Sport (Mr Cooper & Miss Stevens)

Art Computer Science Engineering Enterprise Health & Social care Spanish Sport (Mr Turner) Language Development

What your child should be learning over the next three weeks:

Core Subjects Module 6 Week 1

Module 6 Week 2

Module 6 Week 3

English Exploring GCSE

poetry anthology.

Students will study the

poem “A Child to his

Sick Grandfather"

Exploring GCSE

poetry anthology.

Students will study the

poem "1st Date- She

and 1st Date – He”

Exploring GCSE

poetry anthology.

Students will study the

poem "Sonnet 43"

Maths Foundation: Similar

shapes

Higher: Similar shape

& Area and Volume of

similar shapes.

Foundation:

Congruence

Higher: Congruence

& Congruent triangles.

Foundation: Column

Vectors

Higher: Column

vectors and vector

geometry.

Science Springboard Science:

Ecosystems &

evolution on

Kerboodle.

Springboard Science:

Cells & Respiration

revision on Kerboodle.

Springboard Science:

Supplying the cell &

photosynthesis revision

on Kerboodle.

Geography SENECA, completing

the following: Living

world, which should

take between 48-80

minutes.

Students recap the

causes, effects and

solution of

deforestation in

Malaysia using an

information pack and

worksheet. Knowledge

recorded on Google

forms. This will be

made available on

Google classroom.

Develop knowledge on

the desert ecosystems,

exploring causes,

effects and solutions to

desertification.

Knowledge will be

recorded on Google

forms. This will be

made available on

Google classroom.

History Early Tensions of the

Cold War (assignment

on the Seneca

Classroom). Extra

resources are available

on the Google

Development of the

Cold War (assignment

on the Seneca

Classroom). Extra

resources are available

on the Google

The Cold War

Intensifies (assignment

on the Seneca

Classroom). Extra

resources are available

on the Google

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Classroom Classwork

Tab.

Classroom Classwork

Tab.

Classroom Classwork

Tab.

Language Development

Introduction to Greece

and the Greek

language.

All work will continue

to be on Google

Classroom.

Exploration Greek

tourism and

celebrations.

All work will continue

to be on Google

Classroom.

Exploration of Greek

food.

All work will continue

to be on Google

Classroom.

Spanish Simple Future Tense (I

will...) and will

complete the

ActiveLearn tasks set.

Use Quizlet to practice

vocabulary and

grammar.

Future Tenses needed

for their GCSE

together: Near Future

Tense (I am going to)

and Simple Future

Tense (I will), and will

complete the tasks set

on ActiveLearn. Use

Quizlet to practice

vocabulary and

grammar.

Revise the current topic

"Travel and Tourism"

and will complete the

tasks set on

ActiveLearn. Use

Quizlet to practice

vocabulary and

grammar.

Options

Art Exploring the theme of

identity. Students will

begin by exploring the

basics of portraiture

drawing as well as

considering how

identity can be

explored within art and

design.

Continue practicing the

basics of portraiture

through the practice of

facial studies.

Exploring how identity

has been explored

through art and design

over time.

Drama Component 1 Prep -

Everybody's Talking

About Jamie - Creative

Decisions and the use

of Production

Elements, focusing on

Set Design and

incorporated themes.

Component 1 Prep -

Everybody's Talking

About Jamie -

Stylistic Qualities of

Musical Theatre

specifically Acting

skills/ Voice &

Movement.

Component 1 Prep -

Everybody's Talking

About Jamie -

Lighting, Music &

Costume - How other

elements create

narrative.

Music Hip Hop (1990's)

Minimalism

African Drumming

BTec Sport Mr Turner- Exploring

the benefits and

limitations of

technology for the

Coach.

Ms Stevens/ Mr

Cooper-

Musculoskeletal long-

term effects.

Mr Turner- Exploring

the benefits and

limitations of

technology for the

Official

Ms Stevens/ Mr

Cooper- Long term

effects with sporting

examples:

Merit/distinction task.

Mr Turner- Applying

teacher’s feedback to

your Technology in

Sport assignment.

Ms Stevens/ Mr

Cooper- Advances in

technology

improvements.

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Enterprise

Unit 2, Topic 8 'Pay

and Taxes' to be

submitted.

Unit 2, Topic 9

Practices of Money-

'The real cost of

spending'.

All details are

published on the

instructions part of the

Classwork section on

Google classroom.

Unit 2, Topic 9 'The

real cost of spending'

continued. To be

submitted by end of

week 2.

All details are

published on the

instructions part of the

Classwork section on

Google classroom.

Unit 2, Topic 10

Practices of Money-

'Borrowing Products'.

To be submitted week

4.

All details are

published on the

instructions part of the

Classwork section on

Google classroom.

IT Component 3 (IT

systems exam) - Work

will be posted weekly

under module 6.

Component 3 (IT

systems exam) - Work

will be posted weekly

under module 6.

Component 3 (IT

systems exam) - Work

will be posted weekly

under module 6.

Creative iMedia

Digital Video File

Formats- All work will

be posted within

Google classroom.

Interpreting a Brief-

All work will be posted

within Google

classroom.

Camera Framing-

All work will be posted

within Google

classroom

Computer Science Seneca Online

Learning - Python and

Computer Science

Modules

Seneca Online

Learning - Python and

Computer Science

Modules

Seneca Online

Learning - Python and

Computer Science

Modules

Catering Investigating different

customer needs and

will complete

assignments via

Google classroom

(AC2.3)

Investigating different

customer requirements

and will complete

assignment via Google

classroom (AC2.3)

Complete assignment

for AC2.3 - a multi-

choice answer quiz and

open-ended questions

Engineering Revise job roles,

research manufacturing

skills and CAM/CAD

systems for engineers.

Plus, assignments on

Google classroom.

Learn and practise

creative thinking and

evaluation techniques

and Google Sketchup.

Plus, assignments via

Google classroom and

on Google SketchUp.

Learn research project

brief; Mini assessment

- research task of

existing products for

the project and suitable

CAM/CAD

systems. Plus,

assignments via

Google classroom.

Product Design

Complete Week 1 tasks

shown on the Ppt on

Google classroom -

Inquiring and

Investigating design

possibilities. (Analysis

of brief, analysis of

existing chairs and

mood board).

Re Design challenge

- Complete Week 2

tasks shown on the

PowerPoint on Google

classroom - Inquiring

and Investigating

design possibilities

(write up ACCESS

FM on at least 2

existing products)-

30min (Seneca theory

task set on materials

Week 3 tasks shown on

the PowerPoint on

Google classroom -

Inquiring and

Investigating design

possibilities/ Producing

a design specification.

(Students complete

research of designers

and design

movements. Complete

6

and their working

properties - paper &

boards/Timbers)

evaluation of

research).

Health and Social Care

Barriers to accessing

services. Social,

cultural and

psychological barriers,

language and

geographical barriers.

Ppt and tasks are

set/assigned to each

student on Google

classroom. Complete

and submit on Google

classroom.

Barriers to accessing

services. Intellectual,

resource barriers for

service providers and

financial barriers.

Tasks are set/assigned

to each student on

Google classroom.

Complete and submit

on Google classroom.

Introduced to health

and social care values,

empowering and

promoting

independence. Tasks

are assigned to each

student on Google

classroom. Complete

and submit on Google

classroom.

In addition to these subjects a new Google Classroom has been set up to provide an

opportunity for continued SMSC (social, moral, spiritual and cultural) development. The

code to join the classroom is efphdm. There is a clear link to this on the website too.

SMSC

Week 1:

Careers

Week 2:

Careers and RSE

Week 3:

RSE

MyON

A reminder that students have access to 7,000 enhanced digital books and age-appropriate

articles, via MyON. This wonderful resource will support home learning, increase student

engagement and further develop reading skills in each of our students.

The news articles can also be translated into French and Spanish.

Login details have already been distributed to all students.

If your child has not received these or is having difficulty logging on please email Mrs

Govender. Email: aneela.govender@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk

So far collectively the Year 9 students have read 2273 pages.

89 books have been started.

Accelerated Reader

A total of 560 quizzes have been taken by students in Year 7-9 since the start of lockdown, with 11,847,088 words having been read in that time.

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Celebration of success

One student has read a total of 24 books, through Accelerated Reader and MyOn.

This is fantastic!

Congratulations to our Star reader!

We also have two Accelerated Reader Millionaires in Year 9:

It has been great to see that students have continued to be awarded merits for their

engagement & effort with distance learning.

CONGRATULATIONS to the highest earners of the last two weeks!

1st K Yau- 38 merits

2nd A Henry- 36 merits

3rd A Bhanushali and G Obasohan- 30 merits

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Celebration of success continued… There has been some FANTASTIC work submitted from students across the

academy. We wanted to take this opportunity to showcase some of the outstanding

work that has been submitted. A huge congratulations to the following students!

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L Friesen

Yr 9 Minerva

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Community Spirit We are continuing to celebrate the excellent community spirit shown by our staff and students throughout lockdown, as we all work together to ensure the communities we live in are safe and well during this difficult time. Our staff at Wilmington Academy have been doing some amazing things during lockdown, alongside their responsibilities as teachers, parents and partners, and we wanted to share some of their stories with you: • Mrs Govender and her mum have been sewing large laundry bags for the staff at Darent

Valley Hospital. • Mr Staunton has donated blood during lockdown and has become an NHS volunteer

responder. • Sarah Lings has made scrubs, scrubs bags, headbands and woollen hearts for Darent

Valley Hospital. • Miss Austin-Williams has joined a Facebook group called ‘Random Act of Kindness’ which

has been set up to send gifts to random strangers to give them a much needed ‘pick me up’ during lockdown. So far, she has sent 4 different people gifts: an A&E nurse a relaxation face mask; a stressed mum a bar of chocolate; a dog toy for someone’s new puppy; a bottle of wine to a mum of four children.

Congratulations to everyone for all your amazing work, and

contributions to the wider community. I feel a huge sense of pride to be

a part of the Wilmington family.