Year 11 Resource Bank Dear Year 11, We understand that this period is particularly challenging for you as a year group. Having worked so hard in preparation for your exams, it was disappointing and demotivating to learn that they would be cancelled. We are proud of how you’ve adapted to the new situation. We are impressed with all those of you who have taken steps to ensure your happiness and success in September, by finalising applications for post-GCSE courses, and we are impressed with those of you who have continued to work on your studies and produce high quality work – and some of you who’ve gone above and beyond in starting to prepare work for your A Level courses. You have demonstrated excellent responsibility by respecting the rules of the lockdown and staying at home. We do however recognise that remaining motivated without having exams around the corner and without teacher time during lessons is tough. We still want you to engage your brains and continue to nurture growth and learning, but we recognise that this won’t look the same as it would do if you were revising for your GCSEs. As a team of tutors and staff, who know you well and who care about you profoundly, we’ve put together these resources, which you should use in addition to the Half Term 5 study pack you received last week. While lockdown lasts, we have more time than we might normally have had to pursue personal interests and hobbies, to learn new things, develop new skills. This resource booklet should provide some guidance for how best to do that. All the very best wishes, Ms Davey and the Year 11 team Steps to staying sane during lockdown: 1. Maintain a good daily routine – go to bed before midnight and wake up in the morning. You don’t have to be up at the time you would do if you were coming to school, but daylight hours are good for your wellbeing 2. Eat three meals a day, unless you’re fasting, to help structure the day and keep your blood sugar levels under control 3. Plan your time. You should have different elements in your day: time for school work (3-5 hours per day), time for interests or hobbies, and time for wellbeing (which includes daily exercise). Use the timetable template below to help you. 4. Manage the time you spend on your phone carefully – it’s good to stay connected with your friends, but spending too much time on your phone isn’t productive, and won’t give you a sense of achievement at the end of the day 5. Read your tutors’ lockdown life hacks on the next page, for some top tips on how to stay sane! Ms McIsaac’s lockdown life hack: Here is Mr Kiameso’s lockdown life hack: Set aside what keeps me happy: go for a walk every Mr Norton’s lockdown life hack: Now that 45 minutes, five days a week, for exercise. morning after breakfast and listen to the it's light for longer go for a run in the birds. evening. Makes you sleep amazingly! Ms Worth’s lockdown life hack: Staying stocked up Ms Barward-Symmons’ lockdown life hack: on fruit. I have so much fruit in the house! It’s Ms Russell’s lockdown life hacks: Grow Do your daily exercise at the same time pretty common when you get bored, to feel something! Gardening is definitely the thing everyday (I do it before starting work to hungry. If I have fruit in, I snack on fruit rather than that is keeping me sane and happy at the help me properly wake up!) chocolate! moment. It’s a bit difficult to get hold of plants Doing some form of exercise every day, and or seeds at the moment, but you can be rewarding myself with Easy Days after Ambitious adaptable. I’m planting coriander seeds from my Days. Easy Day = yoga online or walk; Ambitious kitchen to see if they’ll grow. Day = going for a run. Taking up running means I’m Ms Kearns’ lockdown life hack: Search through Always tidy away your work when you’re seeing fast progress in speed and how far I can go, Netflix to find a new series. I love finding a history finished for the day. I put my laptop and all my which is really satisfying! series that means you have to pause it to be notebooks in a drawer so I don’t look at them and start thinking about everything I need to do googling all of the true events etc. Finding when I should be relaxing. something like that means you end up filling your evenings with the show as well as research. Ms Gray’s lockdown life hack: Have a good routine. Wake up, eat breakfast and begin work at Ms Douglas’ lockdown life hack: Make the same time each day. Exercise and take time to time to speak to friends on the phone or do all the things you normally don’t have time to Ms Hatcher’s lockdown life hack: Get over facetime - having an actual do (reading/art/speaking to family on the phone). dressed every morning! Wear clothes you conversation makes such a difference and Be kind to yourself – if you struggle to motivate haven’t worn in a while or wouldn’t usually me and my friends are doing a weekly yourself one day – know it’s not the end of the wear out. Have fun with colour and quiz which is fun and really cheers me up! world and tomorrow will be better. Recognise accessories! there will be highs and lows in your mood and that’s fine. Mr Fulford’s lockdown life hack: I made a Be kind to your family and don’t take a bad mood Ms Thomsons’ lockdown life hack: schedule DIY chess set and am playing out on them. Apologise quickly and don’t hold a in a zoom/whatsapp video with someone correspondence chess with friends all over grudge! each day (e.g. virtual quiz/coffee) the world. Have not done this since 2004! Joyful. Daily schedule template Make this template work for you. You should have something for each of these three categories in every day, but timings and what you do are your choice! School work target Enrichment Wellbeing Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Daily schedule example School work target Enrichment Wellbeing Monday Hegarty maths Read Pride and Prejudice Go for a 20 minute jog English literature Watch Louis Theroux documentary on Have a relaxing bath Geography Netflix Tuesday History Research careers related to science 30 minute yoga session Science - Seneca learning for my future Group social call at 6pm Drama Touch typing practice Wednesday Hegarty maths Read pride and prejudice Joe Wicks workout with my sister English lang Cook dinner for family Listen to a new album on spotify Geography Thursday Science – Seneca learning Watch National Theatre Live Go for a 20 minute jog History production on YouTube Paint my nails Drama Touch typing practice Friday Hegarty maths Watch Jonty Bloom virtual speaker at Group social call at 6pm Science – Seneca learning 10am 20 minute mindfulness meditation English lit Research economics A Level Get your ideas flowing… Enrichment ideas Wellbeing ideas • Reading for pleasure – see reading list on the school website • Exercise! • Watch documentaries – see list below o Joe Wicks workouts • Listen to interesting podcasts – see list below https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1 • Complete research into possible career paths that might interest o Yoga on youtube – try Yoga with Adriene, there’s a 30 day you yoga challenge 20-30 minutes each day • Start preparing work for your Y12 course of choice – more to follow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWBfQjuwp4E&list= on this in the coming weeks! PLui6Eyny-UzzFFfpiil94CUrWKVMaqmkm • Research university courses you might enjoy o Going for jogs in the area – why not download the Couch • Do a course on future learn to 5K app? Or Strava, which is a running social media for https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/collections/going-to- platform, so you can motivate and compete with friends! university - courses last 3-8 weeks, for about 3 hours per week. A • Mindfulness and meditation to stay calm great thing to add to your CV! o If you’re feeling low, try mindfulness for self-compassion • Learn to touch type https://s.typingclub.com/schools/signup.html https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/#guided- • Digest speakers online – posted on google classroom each week meditations • Drawing or artwork o Follow the May Mindfulness Calendar below • Start a creative project e.g. knitting, sewing, story writing, poetry • Gratitude – make a card and send it to someone you care about • Learning to cook new things • Keep a journal of how you’re feeling or a gratitude journal, where • Learn a language quickly and easily, using free apps, duolingo or you reflect on something you’re proud of or grateful for each day babbel • Booking in social calls at certain times of the week with a couple of friends • Watch a TV show while on the phone to a friend watching the If you’re doing research, make sure you take some notes so that you can see same show what you’ve found out and discuss it with family members • Seeking support if you’re feeling anxious, depressed or overwhelmed: Mind and Young Mind have lots of support available (https://youngminds.org.uk/) and more resources here: https://arkjohnkeats.org/sites/default/files/AJK%20Safeguarding_ 0.pdf Documentaries, podcasts and more to blow your mind The resources below all have some educational value, but have primarily been chosen by your teachers because they’re entertaining and high quality, and should help cure any lockdown boredom you’re experiencing! They’re roughly in subject groups, but feel free to engage with anything that sparks your curiosity! Subject What is it? Name Description Where to find it area General Docuseries Louis Theroux Known as the ‘king of documentaries’, Louis Theroux is a BBC iPlayer Dark States or British-American documentary maker.