Director of Learning Summer 2021 - Name: Kensington Aldridge Academy
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Director of Learning Summer 2021 Name: ……………………………
Dear Students,
We are very pleased to introduce you to your Director of Learning Challenge.
In this booklet you will find an array of challenges to complete over the summer
holidays. The challenges will all support you in preparing to join Kensington Aldridge
Academy in September.
You will find two types of challenges:
Reading Challenge
Subject Challenges
Reading Challenge
This challenge must be completed by every student. The completion of this
challenge will be checked by your form tutor on your first day at KAA,
Thursday 2nd September.
Subject Challenges
You must complete at least 5 subject challenges from the options in this
booklet – however, we encourage you to complete as many challenges as possible.
Your work will also be checked by your form tutor on your first day at KAA and
rewards will be given for your efforts. There will be an opportunity to share your
work with parents and carers later in September.
We wish you a wonderful summer; enjoy completing the Director of Learning
Challenge and we look forward to welcoming you to KAA in September.
Yours sincerely,
Ms Cockell and Mrs Vines
Co-Directors of Learning Year 7
Reading Challenge
The Reading Challenge
You must read 1 book from ‘The Reading
Challenge’ list in your booklet and complete
1 book review.
Would you like to earn some house points?
If you read 3 books from ‘The Reading Challenge’ list in your booklet and
complete a book review for each one over the summer holidays, you will be
awarded 250 house points.
If you read all 6 books from ‘The Reading Challenge’ list in your booklet and
complete all book reviews before the end of year 7 (July 2022), you will be
awarded 500 house points.
Subject Challenges
Remember, you must complete a minimum of 5 subject challenges from
the options on the following pages:
be Intrepidus!
Endangered mammals
Research and find out about one of Britain’s endangered
mammals.
Make a poster about it and be ready to present your work
to your form group.
Learn how to say hello in 10
languages and make sure that you
know where that language is
spoken. Be ready to discuss this in
your first lesson.
Memorise the names and
locations of the world’s
continents and oceans and
label the map of the world
below.
Create a poster that uses words and images to explain
the following musical key words: rhythm, pitch and
harmony
Find out the definitions of the
following drama rehearsal techniques
and write them in the table below.
Rehearsal technique Definition
Freeze-frame
Thought track
Marking the moment
Find out what the 5 main dance
actions are and write them in
the table below. Be ready to
physically show your dance
teacher in your first lesson.
Main Dance Action
1
2
3
4
5
History option 1
Create a model of or leaflet about a Motte and Bailey castle
History option 2
Make or draw a Norman knight and/or shield.
You have been tasked to design the way
we will move around in the future.
Looking to the year 2090, create 5
conceptual modes of transport.Create a piece of artwork
that shares a fact about
you. Your art work cannot
use any words or writing. It
can be a drawing, painting,
sculpture, photograph etc.
Research a new piece
of technology that you
are excited about. You
must produce a
newspaper article
explaining why you are
excited about it.Research and create a poster about one
religion.
Use these questions to guide you:
What is the name of the religions holy building?
Does the religion have a holy book?
Does the religion have a religious leader?
Does the religion celebrate festivals? How?
Does the region have any symbols?
To guide your research, use the website
TrueTube.co.uk to help you.Consecutive Numbers Challenge
Write down any 4 consecutive whole numbers
You could choose: 4, 5, 6 and 7
Or
1, 2, 3 and 4
Or
100, 101, 102 and 103
Now place + and – signs between them in any order and work out
the result. Try this in lots of different ways.
What do you notice about all the answers?
Can you explain why this happens?
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_____________________________________________________________1) Spell out your forename and surname, completing the exercises for each letter 2) Note down what you noticed about the following: Your temperature Your breathing Your heart rate *Challenge – Time how long it takes you to complete this routine and then repeat it for 3 days in a row. Do you become quicker? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
Department Reading Challenge: Compulsory Complete?
English I have read one book from the ‘Year 7 Reading Challenge’ list and completed a book
review in my booklet.
Department Subject Challenges: you must complete at least 5 from the list below Complete?
Science I have researched and found out about one of Britain's endangered mammals and
made a poster about it ready to present to my form group on my first day at KAA.
MFL I have learnt how to say hello in 10 languages and know where that language is
spoken.
Geography I have memorised the names and locations of the world’s continents and oceans and
labelled the map of the world in my booklet.
Music I have created a poster that uses words and image to explain what rhythm, pitch and
harmony mean.
Drama I have researched the drama rehearsal techniques and written the definitions in the
table.
Dance I have discovered what the 5 main dance actions are and written them into the
table.
I have created a model of or leaflet about a Motte and Bailey castle, OR I have made
History or drawn a Norman knight and/or shieldDesign I have created 5 modes of conceptual transport that we might use in 2090.
Technology
Art I have created a piece of artwork that shares a fact about me.
My art work has not used any words or writing.
Computer I have researched a new piece of technology that I am excited about.
Science I have produced a newspaper article explaining why I am excited.
R.E. I have researched a created a poster about one religion.
Maths I have completed the consecutive numbers challenge.
P.E. I have completed the ‘spell your name’ challenge and noted down what I noticed
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