We can’t wait to meet you!

Student name:

activity bookletSummer

Hello!

In September you will be coming to Ashington Academy; we are very excited to meet you!

This booklet has been designed to introduce the subjects you will be studying when you join us in September.

Ov er the summer holidays try to complete as many activities in this booklet as you can.

All About You

Name: ______________________________________________________

Primary school: ______________________________________________

Favourite subject: ___________________________________________

Favourite activity: ___________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

The best thing you did during the summer holidays: __________________

___________________________________________________________________

English

In English you will be welcomed into a world of imagination and analysis. You

will meet lots of characters and create some of your own. We cannot wait to

explore these worlds with you at Bedlington Academy.

Can you unscramble the underlined words below to

find out key facts about the novel’s plot?

1. The novel is set in onLdon.

2. The main character is called aSlly.

3. Sally is itexsen years old.

4. Her father dies under upoiscisus

circumstances.

5. She doesn’t know it, but she is already in

terrible adnerg.

6. A stolen uryb seems to be the key to the

mystery.

7. Sally tries to figure out the tturh behind it all.

Answers:

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

What does the word ‘Ruby’ make you think of?

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What does the word ‘smoke’ make you think of?

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This seems to be a picture of two men fighting. Why might

they be fighting? (Clue: Think about the title of the story.)

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Why might the word ‘beware’ be used

here?

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Why might Sally be in danger?

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Make a prediction. What do you think this novel

will be about?

Character Two: General Woundwort from ‘Watership Down’.

Meet the characters!

In this section, you will be introduced

to some of the characters you will

meet in English.

Character One: Sally Lockhart from ‘The Ruby in the Smoke’.

Look at the items she is carrying. What do they suggest about

her character?

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Do you think the book and the gun look like they are

important to her? What makes you think this?

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Look at the overall appearance of the General. Make a

list of 3 adjectives you could use to describe him.

1.

2.

3.

Character Three: Dr Frankenstein from ‘Frankenstein’.

Look at the items on Dr Frankenstein’s table. What does this

suggest about this character?

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Do you think this character looks like a typical doctor? (Look

carefully at his facial expression and the clothes he is

wearing.)

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Thank you for exploring these characters

with us.

We look forward to hearing your

thoughts and opinions in your English

lessons very soon!

Character Four: Greta Thunberg (Non-Fiction)

Greta Thunberg is a young girl who regularly speaks

about topics that are important to her in front of large

crowds. See if you can find out the answers to the

following questions:

What are the issues she talks about?

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

How old is she? ____________________

Character Five: Ebenezer Scrooge from ‘A

Christmas Carol’

This is a story about Christmas. Look at the character

of Scrooge. Do you think he likes Christmas? (Clue:

Look at his expression.)

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Character Six: Lucy from ‘The Lion, the Witch and

the Wardrobe’.

This wardrobe door opens to a magical but

threatening world. Make a list of 5 emotions that

Lucy may be feeling when she opens the door.

(One has been done for you.)

1. apprehensive 4.

2. 5.

3.

Maths

In September you will be learning about a world of numbers, understanding how

and why they shape our world today and discovering where they originally came

from. Maths is extremely important to your learning.

Without using a calculator, time yourself to see how long it takes you to complete

the questions below.

Addition & Subtraction

Multiplication & Division

Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Fill in the gaps in the table converting fractions to their equivalent decimals and

percentages as shown in the example below.

Example 3

10 = 0.3 = 30%

Problems solving questions using money

Here are some problems that involve addition subtraction, multiplication and division

as well as money. Use the spaces to set out your working.

Science

Studying Science will help you better understand the world around you. In school,

you will be carrying out lots of different experiments in the laboratories. However,

science is not just limited to school – you can look at how things work at home and

the world around you too.

Classification

1. Sort these animals into the two groups in the table below.

Vertebrates Invertebrates

Starfish jellyfish lobster

Frog dolphin lizard

spider

Evolution and Inheritance

1. Fill in the missing words in the passage below using the word bank to help.

are the preserved remains of ancient animals and plants. Fossils let

know how plants and animals used to look of years ago. This is

proof that living things have over time.

millions scientists Fossils evolved

2. True or false?

Inheritance refers to the physical features that are passed from parents

to children.

Inheritance only occurs in humans.

Siblings cannot inherit the same physical features.

Eye colour, face shape and hair colour can all be inherited traits.

3. Choose two children that you think could be siblings and explain what inherited

features they share.

Light

1. Name two light sources.

2. Fill in the missing words

When a of an object is made, it will always be the shape as

the object. This is because when an object is in the path of light

travelling from a light source, it will the light rays that hit it, while the rest

of the light can continue .

3. True or false?

Light travels in curved lines.

When light bounces off a surface, it changes direction

A shadow is formed where light has been blocked.

Light cannot travel through a vacuum.

4. The law of reflection states that the angle of the incident ray is equal to the

angle of the reflected ray.

Label the diagram below with the words in the word bank below to illustrate

the law of reflection.

light source reflected ray incident ray mirror

Geography Geography tells us about our planet and the world we live in. You will learn about

different places, the continents and countries as well as the oceans, rivers, deserts and mountains on our planet.

We will look at facts about natural environments and landforms and will discuss how

people live in different parts of the world, you will learn about different cultures, traditions and challenges and about what makes our planet liveable.

In geography you will also learn about the effects that pollution, natural disasters,

wars and conflict have on the people around the world and how to protect our environment so we can help to preserve the earth for future generations.

Geography is split into two sections; human and physical geography.

Human Geography is the study of where and how people live. It is about industry, peoples’ lives, development, wealth etc.

Physical geography is the study of the Earth’s natural features. It is about the land, sea and environment around us. Landforms are natural features formed by rivers,

sea, ice and volcanoes

Look at the words and ideas in the table below, can you separate them into the 2

sections of geography? Put an H in the box if they are related to human geography,

put a P in the box if they are related to physical geography. Could some of them be

both?

1. Earthquakes 10.Deforestation 19 Development.

2. Cities 11. Coats 20. War and Conflict

3. Pollution 12.Jobs 21. Rainforests

4. Settlement 13. Conservation 22 Farming

5. Recycling 14. Rivers 23. Flooding

6. Weather 15. Culture 24. Tourism

7. Global Warming 16. Migration 25. Environmental management

8. Population 17. Hurricanes 26. Geology

9. Mountains 18 Transport 27. Energy

Which of these would you most like to learn about in geography? Explain why.

How many of the continents and oceans can you name?

On the map, label the 7 continents and 5 oceans. Check your spelling and make

sure they all start with a capital letter!

Can you add any of the landmarks to your world map?

History

In year 7 you will spend the year learning about changes in Britain over a 1000-year

period. From the Battle of Hastings to the Industrial Revolution, you will learn about

how the lives of the British people changed and were influenced by factors such as

war, religion, science and technology.

How is time divided up?

Step one: Take off the last 2 numbers of the year e.g. 1342 = 1342 = 13

Step two: add ONE e.g. 13 + 1 = 14 So, 1342 is in the 14th Century

Can you work out which century the following dates would be in?

a) 1666 = b) 1066 = c) 410 =

d) 1914 = e) 1819 = f) 2005 =

Extension: can you think of the famous events that happened in these years?

Century

Hour

Second

Decade

Year

Week

Month

Millennium

Day

Minute

100 years

1000 years

10 Years

365 days

7 Days

Decade

Century

Week

Millennium

Year

TASK 1: Put the following words in order,

from the shortest to the longest.

TASK 2: Draw a line to match the

words below to their definition:

TASK 3: You will need to be able to put dates into the correct century. There is a special rule to

help you work this out.

What are BC, BCE, AD and CE?

Historians often talk about years as being BC or BCE and AD or CE. This is another

way of dividing time. It makes it easier when talking about large areas of time.

BC and BCE

BC means Before Christ and refers to the time BEFORE Jesus was alive. Many

historians now use BCE that means Before Common Era as not everyone believes in

Jesus. The Common Era is the years 0—2016 so BEFORE common era is earlier than

the year 0.

AD and CE

AD stands for Anno Domini and refers to the time after Christ. CE means common

era which is any time from the year 0.

Primary and Secondary Sources

In History we get our evidence from two different types of sources:

TASK 4: Using the information above, add in the missing words.

BC and BCE

BC means B______ C______ and refers to the time BEFORE J______ was alive. Many

historians now us BCE that means B______ C________ E_____ as not everyone believe in

Jesus. The Common Era is the y_______ 0—2016 so BEFORE common era is earlier than

the year 0.

AD and CE

AD stands for A____ D______ and refers to the time after C______. CE means common

era which is any t_____ from the year 0.

Primary sources were made or written at the time an event happened.

TASK 5: Using the information above, add in the missing words

Once we know the type of historical evidence we have, we need to

decide if it was made at the time of the event and therefore is a _ _ _

_ _ _ _ source; or if it has been made later by people who weren’t at

the event, making it a __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ source.

Religious Studies

The most exciting part of RE is that it is about people and what they believe in. Since

we are all people, RE is relevant to all of us!

You do not have to be religious to have beliefs. A belief is simply something you think

is true, without really having proof. For example, I might believe that animals have a

soul or that after you die, you can be reborn into a different body. Our beliefs can

be things we have been brought up to believe, they can be based on what we see

in the news or read in the media. They can also be influenced by our friends and

even celebrities!

Can you write down 5 things that you believe and explain why you believe this?

1________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

2 _______________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

3 _______________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

4 _______________________________________________________________________________

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5 _______________________________________________________________________________

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In RE, we study lots of different religions from around the world, focussing on their

Beliefs and their Practices.

I would like you to investigate some of the world religions, their beliefs and practices.

The following websites will be useful:

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Religion.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7hs34j

Research Page

Christianity

Place of origin:

Sacred book:

Sacred building:

Holy Places:

Festivals:

Any other facts:

Islam

Place of origin:

Sacred book:

Sacred building:

Holy Places:

Festivals:

Any other facts:

Buddhism

Place of origin:

Sacred book:

Sacred building:

Holy Places:

Festivals:

Any other facts:

We will be learning how to sound sophisticated

in Spanish and in Year 7 we will learn about 6

of the Key 20 language features that are used

for Spanish GCSE. They are:

Time phrases (words that describe when and

how often something happens)

Opinions (words that describe how you feel

about something)

Reasons (words that explain an opinion)

Qualifiers (words that change the strength of

adjectives)

Connectives (words that connect parts of a

sentence together)

Negatives (words that describe what doesn’t

happen)

In Year 7 we will start learning the following topics:

My life (describing yourself)

My free time (describing hobbies)

Spanish

Time

phrase

Opinion Verb Reason Qualifier Adjective Connective Negative Adjective

Siempre

always

Todos los

días every

day

A veces

sometimes

De vez en

cuando

from time

to time

me gusta I

like

me gusta

mucho I

really like

me

encanta I

love

montar en bici

to ride my bike

tocar la guitarra

to play the

guitar

jugar al fútbol

to play football

pintar to paint

porque

es

because

it is

muy very

bastante

quite

un poco

a bit

divertido fun

interesante

interesting

guay cool

genial great

pero but

y and

sin embargo

however

no es it

isn’t

activo active

creativo

creative

emocionante

exciting

difícil difficult

WRITING TASK

Use the sentence builder below to write a small

paragraph with 2 or 3 sentences to describe what you

like to do in Spanish.

We use these tables called sentence builders in

Spanish to help you make complex sentences in an

easy way. You choose a word or phrase from each

column to make a sentence.

E.g. Siempre me gusta montar en bici porque es muy

divertido pero no es creativo. I always like to ride my

bike because it is very fun, but it is not creative.

WRITING TASK:

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

CULTURE TASK

Spain is well-known for its crazy and fun festivals with take part in all parts of the country at different times

of the year. Choose one of the festivals below and research it on the Internet to create a fact file.

1. La Tomatina 2. Las Fallas de Valencia 3. San Fermin

Design & Technology Welcome to Design & Technology at Bedlington Academy!

It will be great to meet you all in the new school year. Each week you will have 1hr of Materials and 1hr of Food, where you will get the opportunity to develop and

practice a wide range of practical skills. Design & Technology encourages creativity, problem solving and being able to respond to specific client

needs. Within Food we will also look at the importance of healthy lifestyles and investigate the wonders of food science.

Materials This project involves designing a package for a food product.

1) Choose a package made by food companies. What are they made out of? Why was this material chosen? What information can be found on the packaging (weight, product description, ingredients, logo, picture, nutrition information…)

Task: Draw an image of the packaging. Use colour and draw in

3D if you can.

3) What happens to the materials once they have been used. (a) Can they be recycled? __________________ (b) Can they be used again? _________________ (c) Can the packaging be made from any other materials?___________________

4) Task: Design your own packaging, using the information you have learnt. Consider the following:

• Appearance - Is it attractive and eye-catching? Does it make the consumer want to pick it up and look at the contents?

• Function - Does it hold the contents safely and securely? Is it suitable for its

intended job?

• Safety - Will the food be kept fresh? Will it be damaged?

• Reliability - Is the box strong enough for the purpose? Will it last for the intended

storage life?

Do this on a blank sheet of paper. Draw in pencil and add colour. Include all the

information you think should be on packaging-what did you find when you looked at the

food packaging?

2) Disassemble the packaging. How was it made? If the

packaging is a box, what is the net like? Are there any

other nets which will make the same box? Task: Draw the

net of the box (what the shape looks like when you take

it apart)

Food Healthy Eating:

Eating different foods helps us to have a healthy and balanced diet.

Link to Eatwell guide resources: www.foodafactoflife.org.uk

Task 1) Using the INET research the Eatwell Guide and find out:

1) The 5 key groups of

the Eatwell Guide

2) Find out which

groups are the

largest on the

Eatwell guide and

why?

3) List 4 starchy foods

4) Look at the protein

food group and

name four plant

protein foods

Task 2) Use the blank copy of the Eatwell Guide and write in (or draw) all the foods

you ate yesterday.

1) Was it healthy and

balanced?

2) How could you

improve it further?

Extension Tasks:-

1) Can you find out what the Government 8 guidelines are for healthy eating?

2) Find out more about the Government initiative of “Eating 5 a day”.

Music

Here at Bedlington Academy we teach a high

quality music education. We aim to inspire and

engage pupils to develop a love of music and

their talent as musicians, as well as increasing

their self-confidence, creativity and sense of

achievement.

Year 7 Music Playlist

Task 1:

Create a Spotify or for itunes playlist for starting year 7 of your top 10 songs.

Number 1 hit: 6:

2: 7:

3: 8:

4: 9:

5: 10:

Task 2:

Create an album cover for your favourite song from your Spotify/ itunes playlist in the space below.

Task 3:

Explain why your chosen song is your favourite. Give 3 reasons why.

Physical Education

At Bedlington Academy you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your skill

level in several different activities. Some of these may be new to you and some may

be activities you already have some experience of. Below is a list of some of the

activities you may take part in during your PE lessons in Year 7:

• Fitness

• Football

• Netball

• Badminton

• Dance

• Basketball

• Athletics

At Bedlington Academy you are required to wear full PE kit for every lesson.

Below is a list of the Bedlington PE kit branded items you have available to you:

Kit Item Compulsory or Optional?

PE polo shirt

Black shorts/tracksuit bottoms/sports leggings

Mid layer top

Hoodie

Rain Jacket

Skort

Sports sock

A black base layer may be worn underneath the

PE polo shirt during colder months.

Indoor footwear- trainers with non-marking soles

Outdoor footwear- Studded boots

Outdoor footwear- Moulded boots/ Astro trainers

Plimsolls, Converse, or canvas type shoes are not suitable

Metal studs, blades and flat sole trainers are not accepted

Task: Using the school website research which PE kit items are compulsory and which

PE kit items are optional.

Extra- Curricular PE clubs and activities are a big part of school life at Bedlington

Academy with activities on offer at lunchtimes and afterschool.

Task: Which activity are you most looking forward

to taking part in and why?

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………………………………………………………………………………………..

Task: List any clubs or after school activities

you took part in at your previous school or

outside of school:

•

•

•

•

Task: List any clubs or after school activities

you would like to see on the extra- curricular

timetable at Bedlington Academy:

•

•

•

• Task: Below are six different challenges for you to attempt before joining Bedlington Academy.

Each activity has a bronze, silver and gold criteria for you to work towards.

At the bottom of the page is a grid where you can record your scores and keep track of your progress.

Drama

In drama, we use our imaginations to create and design new theatre. Students enjoy being able to express themselves whilst working collaboratively in a supportive

environment. We can’t wait to see your ideas for contemporary theatre in the drama studio.

6. They have blue spit

Real witches have blue spit, like ink (they even use

it to write with). If you look very carefully you might

be able to see a slight blueish tinge on their teeth.

Task: Using the descriptions of the Witches, write/perform your own play.

Consider choosing either a comedy or horror genre.

Don’t forget to use stage directions so that the actors know how to say the line.

3. They'll have large nose-holes

Witches have the most amazing powers of smell and therefore have slightly larger

nose-holes than ordinary people. They can even smell out a child who is standing on

the other side of the street on a pitch-black night, and the cleaner you are, the more

smelly you are to a witch. Witches call them stink-waves.

Choose a task from the following list:

1. Are you part of a stage school? If so, tell me about any performances that you

have been in.

2. Have you ever been to the Theatre? If so, tell me what you have been to see and

describe what you liked about it.

3. Do you have a favourite film? If so, describe the movie and tell me who your

favourite actor is and why.

Art and Design

In your Art lessons at

Bedlington Academy, you

will learn to develop your

skills as an artist.

We will cover the basic skills

first, moving on to using new

media and materials. We will

also introduce you to

different styles of art which

will help you to develop your

own work.

Help us to get to know you,

as well as your art skills by

completing the drawings on

this page to the very best of

your ability.

You can use any materials

you have at home.

Your Favourite food

A childhood memory

Something that makes you

laugh.

Your initials in fancy writing. A scene from your favourite

film

Your own hand

A character from your

favourite book

Your own eye

Information Technology

Bullying vs Cyberbullying

Use the table to compare cyberbullying

with bullying in person. There may be some

areas which are the same, but some are

different. You can use the bottom boxes to

add any ideas of your own.

Bullying in Person Cyberbullying

The bullying happens verbally, socially

or physically, usually at one particular

place.

The person can avoid the bully when

they are away from that place.

The person usually knows who the

bully is.

Other people at that place or in that

group might know about the bullying.

The bully can see if the person gets

upset or angry.

Can have a long-lasting effect on the

person being bullied.

There are ways to deal with the bullies,

such as talking to an adult.

Useful ICT Websites!

Online Safety

www.childline.org.uk

www.thinkuknow.co.uk

www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying

www.safekids.com/tips-to-stop-cyberbullying

www.childnet.com/young-people

Programming

Blocky- https://blockly.games

Scratch- https://scratch.mit.edu

Code- code.org

Khan Academy- https://www.khanacademy.org

TinkerCAD- https://www.tinkercad.com

Hour of Code- https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn

LightBot- light-bot.com

Computer Science Unplugged- https://csunplugged.org/en/at-home/

Code Avengers- https://www.codeavengers.com/

KS3 ICT Websites

BBC Bitesize- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z8mtsbk

Education Quizzes- https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/ict/

Photo Editing- https://www.befunky.com/

Photo Editing- https://www.tuxpi.com/

Making Music- https://soundation.com/auth?tab=sign_in

Create a game- http://www.sploder.com/

Create a game- https://flowlab.io/

Create a game- https://make.gamefroot.com/