SMSJ Year 7 & 8 Additional Learning Opportunities

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SMSJ Year 7 & 8 Additional Learning Opportunities:

Subject Year 7 Year 8

English What to Watch What to Watch Movies based on books Movies based on books

What to read What to read Carnegie Book Winners Carnegie Book Winners https://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/arc https://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/ar hive.php chive.php

Don't forget to read the books that were Don't forget to read the books that were shortlisted too! shortlisted too! What to do: What to do:

Take part in competitions! Take part in competitions!

Poetry: Poetry:

https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/ https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions

Story Writing: Story Writing:

BBC Radio 2 - 500 words BBC Radio 2 - 500 words https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfv https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rf k1 vk1

Wilbur Smith - Author of Tomorrow Wilbur Smith - Author of Tomorrow https://www.wilbur-niso- https://www.wilbur-niso- smithfoundation.org/index.php/awards/aut smithfoundation.org/index.php/awards/au hor-of-tomorrow thor-of-tomorrow

Jacqueline Wilson - Jacqueline Wilson - https://www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk/creativ https://www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk/creati ewriting/ vewriting/

Other: Other:

BBC Student Journalist - BBC Student Journalist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/article https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articl s/3zSfG731zV43jrP7RP38mNJ/today- es/3zSfG731zV43jrP7RP38mNJ/today- student-journalism-awards student-journalism-awards

Where to go: Where to go: - The theatre - The theatre - The local library - get books to read! - The local library - get books to read! - The Great British Library - attend events and exhibitions - The Great British Library - attend https://www.bl.uk/whats- events and exhibitions on?_ga=2.157222642.85664477.15 https://www.bl.uk/whats- 70705994-879193545.1570705994 on?_ga=2.157222642.85664477.15 70705994-879193545.1570705994

Mathematics What to Watch What to Watch Maths videos on Mathswatch Maths videos on Mathswatch

What to read What to read KS3 Maths Year 7 Study guide and KS3 Maths Year 8 Study Guide and workbook workbook

What to do: What to do: Take part in competitions: Take part in competitions:

Junior UKMT Mathematics Challenge Junior UKMT Mathematics Challenge

Junior Mathematical Olympiad Junior Mathematical Olympiad Junior Kangaroo Junior Kangaroo Where to go: Where to go: Royal Museum Greenwich Royal Museum Greenwich - 1. Royal Observatory 1. Royal Observatory 2. Queen’s House - Great Wall 2. Queen’s House - Great Wall 3. Maths and the Milky Way 3. Maths and the Milky Way Workshop Workshop

British Museum- British Museum -

1. Maths Challenge 1. Maths Challenge

The Bank of England Museum- The Bank of England Museum

1. Pounds and Pence 1. Pounds and Pence

Centre of the Cell Centre of the cell

1. Workshops 1. Workshops 2. Live show 2. Live show 3. Game simulators 3. Game simulators

Opportunities to Join in: Opportunities to Join in:

UKMT Math Club UKMT Math Club

Science What to Watch What to Watch Science and Nature Documentaries on BBC Science and Nature Documentaries on BBC iPlayer iPlayer

What to read What to read

Activate Text books on Kerboodle Activate Text books on Kerboodle

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zn https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z g4d2p has lots of great explanations and ng4d2p has lots of great explanations and videos. videos.

Any popular science books that take your Any popular science books that take your interest. interest. https://www.waterstones.com/category/chi https://www.waterstones.com/category/c ldrens-teenage/hobbies-interests/science- hildrens-teenage/hobbies- and-technology interests/science-and-technology

What to do: What to do: Have a god at the “Big Write” or “Case Have a god at the “Big Write” or “Case Studies” at the end of each chapter in the Studies” at the end of each chapter in the textbook. textbook.

Buy a chemistry set or science kit and do Buy a chemistry set or science kit and do (safe) experiments at home. (safe) experiments at home.

Go Stargazing at night Go Stargazing at night

Take part in a Citizen Science Project Take part in a Citizen Science Project https://www.nationalgeographic.org/idea/c https://www.nationalgeographic.org/idea/ itizen-science-projects/ citizen-science-projects/

Where to go: Where to go: The Science Museum The Science Museum The Natural History Museum The Natural History Museum The Mill Hill Observatory The Mill Hill Observatory The Wellcome Collection The Wellcome Collection The Old Operating Theatre The Old Operating Theatre

Drama What to Watch What to Watch Any theatre! Any theatre!

What to read/research What to read/research www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/drama www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/dram has excellent explanations and clips of a has excellent explanations and clips of drama techniques in action drama techniques in action

Reading theatre reviews in the broadsheets Reading theatre reviews in the and free papers can be useful in terms of broadsheets and free papers can be useful critical thinking (and awareness of what's in terms of critical thinking (and awareness on!) of what's on!)

Where to go Where to go Local theatres we recommend: Local theatres we recommend: Almeida Theatre Almeida Theatre Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre The Kiln Theatre The Kiln Theatre The Roundhouse The Roundhouse The Donmar Warehouse The Donmar Warehouse The National Theatre The National Theatre The Royal Court The Royal Court The Old Vic The Old Vic The Young Vic The Young Vic The Comedy Theatre The Comedy Theatre The Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre

Opportunities to join in Opportunities to join in Join a local youth theatre company! We Join a local youth theatre company! We recommend: recommend: Jigsaw (run at SMSJ on Saturdays) Jigsaw (run at SMSJ on Saturdays) (https://www.jigsaw-arts.co.uk/) (https://www.jigsaw-arts.co.uk/) WAC (https://www.wacarts.co.uk/) WAC (https://www.wacarts.co.uk/) Young Friends of the Almeida, Almeida Young Friends of the Almeida, Almeida Theatre Theatre National Youth Theatre National Youth Theatre Young Vic – YV Taking Part Young Vic – YV Taking Part Ovalhouse Creative Youth Ovalhouse Creative Youth

Dance What to Watch What to Watch African Dance Revelations by Alvin Ailey https://www.britannica.com/art/African- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPJ4 dance kt3a64

Merce Cunningham - ‘Chance Dance’ Capoeira https://www.mercecunningham.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle /2007/mar/17/healthandwellbeing.feature What is street dance? s4 https://www.elevateartsuk.co.uk/what-is- street-dance/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0D 8VaIli0

What to read/research Emancipation of Expressionism by Boy Blue Dance Revision Entertainment https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr81 hsg8/revision/1 kDSIvoE

What is dance? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance What to read/research Why is dance important in schools? https://blog.ed.ted.com/2018/04/02/why- https://www.richardalstondance.com/nom dance-is-just-as-important-as-math-in- adic school/ Dance Revision https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8 nhsg8/revision/1 Where to go Why is dance important in schools? https://blog.ed.ted.com/2018/04/02/why- Local theatres we recommend: dance-is-just-as-important-as-math-in- Sadlers Wells Theatre school/ The Place Pineapple Dance studios for workshops Where to go Arts Depot London Studio Centre Local theatres we recommend: Sadlers Wells Theatre Opportunities to join in The Place An Evening of Dance rehearsals Bennett Pineapple Dance studios for workshops House 3:45-4:45 Arts Depot London Studio Centre Boys Dance Company - please contact Miss Gudgeon for more information (limited Opportunities to join in places) An Evening of Dance rehearsals Bennett House 3:45-4:45 The Royal Academy of Dance Youth Dance Companies Boys Dance Company - please contact Miss Gudgeon for more information (limited Youth Dance Company- Trinity Laban places)

The Royal Academy of Dance Youth Dance Companies

Youth Dance Company- Trinity Laban

Music What to listen to What to listen to Any kind of music! Any kind of music!

What to read/research What to read/research www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/musi has excellent explanations and clips of c has excellent explanations and clips of elements of music in action elements of music in action

Reading music reviews in the broadsheets Reading music reviews in the broadsheets and free papers can be useful in terms of and free papers can be useful in terms of appraising (and awareness of what's on!) appraising (and awareness of what's on!)

Where to go Where to go We recommend: We recommend: West End Theatres showing musicals! West End Theatres showing musicals! Gigs at The O2 or Wembley Arena Gigs at The O2 or Wembley Arena Pizza Express Live (or Jazz Club) Pizza Express Live (or Jazz Club) Royal Festival Hall Royal Festival Hall Cadogan Hall Cadogan Hall The Barbican The Barbican Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall LSO St Luke’s LSO St Luke’s Street performances in Covent Garden Street performances in Covent Garden Concerts at St Mary’s Church, Hendon Concerts at St Mary’s Church, Hendon Wired4music.co.uk offer free and Wired4music.co.uk offer free and discounted tickets to music events for discounted tickets to music events for young people in London young people in London

Opportunities to join in Opportunities to join in Bennett House Choir - Wednesday 12.50- Bennett House Choir - Wednesday 12.50- 1.15pm in MMU 1.15pm in MMU All Through Orchestra - Thursday 3.30- All Through Orchestra - Thursday 3.30- 4.30pm in UMU1 4.30pm in UMU1

Join a local music group! We recommend: Join a local music group! We recommend: St Mary’s Church Choir (Tuesday evening St Mary’s Church Choir (Tuesday evening and Sunday at St Mary’s Church, Hendon - and Sunday at St Mary’s Church, Hendon - email [email protected] for more email [email protected] for more information) information) BEAT Music Centre (run at SMSJ on BEAT Music Centre (run at SMSJ on Saturdays) (https://www.beatrust.org.uk/) Saturdays) (https://www.beatrust.org.uk/) National Youth Choir National Youth Choir National Youth Music Theatre National Youth Music Theatre

Physical What to do What to do Education Attend 2 different sport clubs each week (In Attend 2 different sport clubs each week and outside of school) (In and outside of school)

What to Watch What to Watch Regularly watch different sports to the ones Regularly watch different sports to the you have played and record the rules. ones you have played and record the rules.

Food Make your parents a cup of tea! Make your parents a cup of tea!

Washing up after 5 cooked meals at home. Washing up after 5 cooked meals at home.

Have a go at making the recipes at home? Have a go at making the recipes at home? Can you adapt them? Take a photo and Can you adapt them? Take a photo and email your teacher what you have done and email your teacher what you have done what your tasters thought of it. and what your tasters thought of it.

Watch Masterchef, Bake off or Inside the Watch Masterchef, Bake off or Inside the factory to learn more skills. factory to learn more skills.

If you go out for dinner can you write a If you go out for dinner can you write a review on the restaurant that you have review on the restaurant that you have been too. Make sure that you give to your been too. Make sure that you give to your teacher so that we can display outside our teacher so that we can display outside our classes. classes.

Computer What to Watch What to Watch Science Craiganddave on youtube Craiganddaveon youtube

What to read/research What to read/research www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/comp www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/comp uting covers all topics from KS3 in uting covers all topics from KS3 in Programming, hardware and software Programming, hardware and software

Follow TED talks and google development Follow TED talks and google development

Where to go Where to go Local theatres we recommend: Local theatres we recommend: Almeida Theatre Almeida Theatre Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre

Opportunities to join in Opportunities to join in Code academy Code academy BAFTA young programmers competition BAFTA young programmers competition Teentech events Teentech events

Religious What to Read What to Read Studies The Bible The Bible - Genesis 1 - 3 - Matthew 5-8 - Genesis 5 - 9 - The Book of John - Genesis 11 - Matthew 1-2 'Socrates Defence', written by Plato. - Luke 1-2 'The Republic', written by Plato. 'I and Thou', written by Martin Buber. 'Socrates Defence', written by Plato. 'Why am I so cleaver?', written by F. 'The Republic', written by Plato. Nietzsche. 'Why am I so clever?', written by F. 'Circe and the Cyclops', written by Homer. Nietzsche. 'How Much Land Does A Man Need?', 'Circe and the Cyclops', written by Homer. written by Leo Tolstoy. 'How Much Land Does A Man Need?', 'The Tell-Tale Heart', written by Edgar Allan written by Leo Tolstoy. Poe. 'The Tell-Tale Heart', written by Edgar Allan The Rule of Benedict - this is a book Poe. written for Catholic Monks. The Rule of Benedict - this is a book written The Rule of Augustine - this is a book for Catholic Monks. written for Catholic Monks. The Rule of Augustine - this is a book 'The Evolution of Species', written by written for Catholic Monks. Charles Darwin. 'The Communist Manifesto', Karl Marx & 'The Communist Manifesto', Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels. Friedrich Engels. The Puzzle of Ethics Introduction to Theology Peter Vardy David Ford The Puzzle of God Peter Vardy

What to Do Introduction to Theology Visit St Paul’s Cathedral By David Ford Visit Agia Sophia in BaysWater (Sundays) Visit the British Museum What to Do Visit St Paul’s Cathedral Visit Agia Sophia in BaysWater (Sundays) Visit the British Museum

History Yr 7 History Read Watch Do Yr 8 History Read Watch Do

Geography What to read: What to read: BBC news BBC news The Economist (newspaper) The Economist (newspaper) National Geographic (magazine) National Geographic (magazine) A History of Britain in Maps by Philip Parker Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall DK’s A History of the World Map by Map Hello, is this planet earth? My view from The Salt Path by Raynor Winn the international space station by Tim Plastic sucks! by Dougie Poynter Peake If the world were a village by Smith & Journey’s in the wild: the secret life of a Armstrong cameraman by Gavin Thurston The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by The Arrival by Shaun Tan Don Rosa The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Collected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larson What to Watch: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson BBC News Planet Earth I & II What to Watch: Frozen Planet BBC News Dynasties Planet Earth I & II An Inconvenient Truth The Blue Planet I & 11 Africa What to Do: Before the Flood Explore your local area! Visit the British Museum What to Do: Visit the Natural History Museum Explore your local area! Visit the Science Museum Visit the British Museum Visit the Fairtrade website Visit the Natural History Museum Organise a Fairtrade Event Visit the Science Museum Clean/tidy up a local area - such as a park Visit the Fairtrade website or beach Organise a Fairtrade Event Reduce, Reuse and/or Recycle several of Clean/tidy up a local area - such as a park or your own belongings to try and reduce beach your carbon footprint and become more Reduce, Reuse and/or Recycle several of sustainable your own belongings to try and reduce your carbon footprint and become more sustainable

Art What to Watch What to Watch

Now you know how to make a clay pinch Watch and be inspired by pot, why not experiment by creating MarcPaperScissor: Cut paper collage artist. something more advanced at home. Why not experiment with this technique to Clay Fish pinch pot: create your own futurist inspired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIVZ composition: 7jWqK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co Clay Seashell: ntinue=175&v=WgRZlWl-Oh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea6eo eUL8IU Or

Watch and subscribe to Tate Kids on (SWH) youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYvsK Watch and Subscribe to the Tate Youtube 26rzlH5F_s1BmIwQbw/featured channel for interviews with artists, how to guides and much more!

Art Documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2i sDei-lrNSrgGYE4Np3PA https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/d ocumentaries-arts/featured What to read/research

Watching documentaries about anything Student art guide within the arts can trigger inspiration. The more engaged you are with the world BBCBitesize Art GCSE around you, the more of a successful artist you will become Where to go

What to read/research Galleries in London we recommend: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6 Tate Britain f3cdm Tate Modern The Saatchi Gallery BBC Bitesize KS3 Art a has excellent The Barbican explanations and clips of Art techniques in The whitechapel Gallery action Hayward Gallery Royal Academy of Arts Serpentine Gallery Where to go Camden Arts Centre Galleries in London we recommend:

Tate Britain Opportunities to join in Tate Modern Saatchi Gallery The Barbican Tate Kids is a dedicated platform for 5-13 Whitechapel Gallery year olds to play, make and share art. Hayward Gallery Designed by the Tate to inspire creativity Royal Academy of Arts online and all resources are free! Serpentine Gallery Camden Arts Centre https://www.tate.org.uk/kids

Visit the Camden Arts Centre. Every Opportunities to join in Sunday until December, families can drop- in to the Drawing Studio and galleries to Tate Kids is a dedicated platform for 5-13 take part in free, creative and fun activities year olds to play, make and share art. led by the Family Artist-in-Residence, Zinzi Designed by the Tate to inspire creativity Minott. online and all resources are free!

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids Hampstead school of art host a wide range of creative workshops and events. Visit the Camden Arts Centre. Every Sunday https://www.hampstead-school-of- until December, families can drop-in to the art.org/events Drawing Studio and galleries to take part in free, creative and fun activities led by the Family Artist-in-Residence, Zinzi Minott.

Hampstead school of art host a wide range of creative workshops and events. https://www.hampstead-school-of- art.org/events

Spanish What to read: What to read: Read short stories Spanish stories for Read short stories Spanish stories for beginners. beginners.

Translate newspaper heading into Spanishor Translate newspaper heading into English Spanishor English

Viva 1 workbook Viva 2 book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viva- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viva- Workbook-pack-Ana- Segunda-edicion-pupil- Kolkowska/dp/1447947029/ref=sr_1_10?ke book/dp/1292290498/ref=sr_1_2?keyw ywords=viva+1+spanish+book+exercise+boo ords=viva+2+spanish&qid=1572365174 k&qid=1572364639&sr=8-10 &sr=8-2

Viva 1 book for pupils Viva 2 workbook for pupils

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viva-Pupil- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viva-2- Book-Anneli- Workbook-pack- Mclachlan/dp/144793525X/ref=sr_1_fkmr3 8/dp/1447947347/ref=sr_1_1?keywor _1?keywords=viva+1+spanish+book+exercis ds=viva+2+spanish+workbook&qid=15 e+book&qid=1572364693&sr=8-1-fkmr3 72365116&sr=8-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q4K XshCcP0 What to Watch: Watch Spanish series with subtitles What to Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t Watch Spanish series with subtitles _UNPtuQi2A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_UN PtuQi2A Listen to songs.

Listen to songs.

Do: Practise your Spanish using any of the Do: following websites: Practise your Spanish using any of the following websites:

Linguascope Duolingo Linguascope Duolingo

Mandarin What to do What to do https://www.memrise.com/course/56836/ https://www.memrise.com/course/56 jinbu-1/ 836/jinbu-1/

http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/ http://www.languageguide.org/mand vocabulary/ arin/vocabulary/

French WEBSITES WHAT TO WATCH www.languagesonline.org.uk French Extra www.francais-extra.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/results?se arch_query=extra+french+episode+1 www.zut.org.uk There are subtitles in English or in www.duolingo.com French.

www.quizlet.com Try to switch your game console into French. www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk