In order to support our students who are working from home during this time we would like to share a weekly planner that students and their parents can download and use to help them plan their time.
Staff are being asked to be in regular contact with classes via email and google classroom and keeping updating the available work for students.
If your child is having any issues accessing the work online or using google classroom please contact IT support ict-support@burnsidecollege.
Art
Students are to evidence all set work in their virtual sketchbook. This has been assigned through Google classroom as an assignment on 2/4/20 for all KS3 students.
All tasks with instructions are set weekly as a lesson on Google classroom now as an assignment. When students complete the set work, have uploaded photographic evidence to their virtual sketchbook, they then can turn in/mark the lesson task as done. This will prompt an art teacher to review the work.
All feedback and correspondence will be done via the virtual sketchbook comments section. Although students are encouraged to ask any common questions or general queries directly on Google classroom. This allows staff to be efficient in responding to multiple questions with one post. If the questions are personal to their work they can add comments directly on their virtual sketchbook.
Should students have any questions with regards to google classroom’s functions or “how to”, many of the answers can be found at: https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/?hl=en#topic=6020277
Business & Computing
After Easter, all Business & Computing work will be set on Google Classroom on a week by week basis.
Design & Technology (includes Food;Textiles;Resistant Materials)
Students will receive work through Google Classroom for every lesson. Please check and complete all work which has been set. Communicate through classroom or email if you are unsure or require further guidance.
Drama
English
Here are 20 different resources and links for you to continue your English studies. Every Wednesday, your class teacher will direct you towards a particular resource (or page of a booklet) they would like you to focus on. They will tell you this through Google Classroom.
However, if you would like to do an extra resource too, the table attached has lots for you to choose from.
| Who is it for? | What is it? | Link to resource. |
| All KS3 pupils
SPaG revision |
A 47 page booklet full of SPAG and literacy tasks. | SPaG and literacy revision booklet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i98iCoqu5JF-Gu0071a0Nm8_UHLEv-tdyQoc9lHvsMo/edit?usp=sharing |
| Extended writing Project for Year 7 | 4 writing tasks that you will need to use your imagination and creative writing skills for. This includes: narrative stories, magazine articles and letters. | Home Learning Project 1 Year 7
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Fzo-0-hEOSh17i-HOKoq5nPdgPpx5E0/view?usp=sharing |
| Extended writing Project for Year 8 | 4 writing tasks that you will need to use your imagination and creative writing skills for.- novel openings, letters and speeches | Home Learning project 1 Year 8
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b1YayvXkf1yiIgO_yHQcB5nkty3nmnDB/view?usp=sharing |
| Extended writing Project for Year 9 | 4 writing tasks that you will need to use your imagination and creative writing skills for- Formal newspaper articles, speeches to large groups and GCSE style narratives and descriptions based on picture stimulus. | Home learning Project 1. Year 9
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14S7gWHQnHo0DN2Q2bk-BNLb345n9T5Ok/view?usp=sharing |
| ALL KS3 classes.
Pick and Mix novel tasks |
20 different tasks based on novels and short stories you have done this year at Burnside or novels you have chosen to read now.This includes reading analysis tasks based on extracts from The Hunger Games and Of Mice and Men. | KS3 20 task grid
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sN68X_mwizRxo-Kl-_s4n6o_cUb4gC1l/view?usp=sharing |
| ALL KS3 Classes.
Learn a poem by heat |
A fun and challenging task- can you learn a poem by heart using the methods on the resource? These memory skills will be great for KS4 when you have to study 15 poems at GCSE. Poems we have/ were planning to study this year are:
Y7- Wilfred Owen- Dulce Et Decorum Est Y8- Catrin and Digging Y9- Havisham, Medusa, Miss Gee |
Learn a poem by heart.doc
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12KX5KNHcP_UTYmH40A-gWbvRXnCGrbt6/view?usp=sharing |
| Cut up poetry | Fun activity using newspapers and magazines from around the house. Cut up words and phrases to make your own poem. Be creative- have fun! | Cut up poetry PowerPoint
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10XPNyB5TEKdHIsOjo6Phm8f0b2dVHRRJ/view?usp=sharing |
| ALL KS3 Classes | AÂ 27 page anthology packed with poems about nature. You could use this for the task above or try writing your own poetry based on nature.Can you write in the 9 different forms of poetry?Â
Try these links for more poetry based ideas |
Nature poems anthology.doc
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zvFwKDX1cRllDv36dJwlbXRt4MC-LdUi/view?usp=sharing https://poetrylessons.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/25-things-to-do-with-a-poem/ https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/children/2019/oct/different-types-of-poetry-for-kids.html |
| ALL KS3 Classes.
Fantasy genre booklet |
A 13 page booklet packed with 8 lessons worth of tasks all about the Fantasy Fiction genre. Wands at the ready! | KS3 Fantasy Fiction Pack.docÂ
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BVVlsCguG77Wcnah5I7Yb8ua7fHp11NG/view?usp=sharing |
| Year 7- Interesting Lives and Disaster topics | A 26 page booklet that looks at a range of extracts from Roald Dahl to P.T. Barnum and the documentary Black Fish. Comprehension based tasks and activities based on reading extracts | Year 7 Library Lessons Spring term
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LMvtX7wqDmP-eblVDvE0a13QJZBomh8_/view?usp=sharing |
| Year 8-Â Clash of Cultures- non fiction topics | A range of different non-fiction writing from slavery to refugees across the world. 21 page booklet with accompanying tasks for each extract | Library lesson booklet Y8
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ayUiBDnKPNW83T-6qDeglR86LT-KEKEA/view?usp=sharing |
| All KS3 Speeches | A range of 8 lessons for pupils to plan, write and edit their own speeches | Speeches 8 lessons
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HOH9hUYXifmP3LtHUsVpSgxmdJLoKywB/view?usp=sharing |
| All KS3 Pupils.
Recording Social History Letter |
Based on a letter from F.Scott Fitzgerald from the 1918-1920 Spanish Flu Epidemic, pupils write a letter based on their own lockdown experiences | Recording social History letter
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ws7l7M9uG_GNuC4H-iT_dGnxYJJG93oE/view?usp=sharing |
| All KS3 pupils
Nando Novel tasks |
12 different tasks based on any novel.Tasks range in difficulty according to the Nando spice menu! | Nando tasks for a novel PowerPoint
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19tLKwzlKmfGA5zhTxTiTE0Hzj_ZyOytq/view?usp=sharing |
| Year 9Â
Literary Snapshots |
20 different excerpts from classic novels such as Anita and Me, To Kill a Mockingbird and Paddy Clark Ha ha ha Comprehension questions follow each novel excerpt. | Literary Snapshots
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YaFEPvLegEqT0xBwZRLPRWcT9ayAA0VIrntWD34aT0c/edit?usp=sharing |
| All KS3 pupils Easter Reading resource | A range of extended extracts from novels and non-fiction with activities, thinking questions and further research suggestions. | Easter Reading resources
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z1JcFx9s_p36gnaKya2asrg1o4NRws93/view?usp=sharing |
| All KS3 pupils Pobble 365 | Every day a new image will appear with writing tasks based on the image. Great fro creative writing at all stages | http://www.pobble365.com/ |
| Reading from home
Audible and Read On |
If you don’t have any books at home this site offers a 30 day free trial. That will accompany the tasks on the other link. | https://www.audible.co.uk/ |
| English and Media Centre KS3 Resource Booklet. | This booklet has 145 pages of poetry, short stories, non fiction and creative writing. Enjoy! | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IvGamRgSsyb2HE2tdKCmcQ_mnxx5rche/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9zd6TlFOv-moOIcyc9P55S4Pt5fes4r/view?usp=sharing |
| Boredom Buster | Wonderfully Wizarding activities to keep you occupied whenever you need a magical escape | https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home |
Geography
All Geography resources/lessons for students missing this week will be shared via the google classroom. Please email your class teacher directly for any support on the lessons.
History
Year 7: Working from home – https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tIA5luQKhOTwDOqYhUjakX4St4H__pAhMEKnadJ8iZU/edit?usp=sharing
Year 7-9: All KS3 History resources/lessons will be via Google Classroom.
Year 9: Please see assessment slide here: https://docs.google.com/a/burnsidecollege.org.uk/presentation/d/1ai3Es0DfyDebBgi_TCaa-Q1hFtBQXseCCxgcX-Vssjw/edit?usp=gmail
Maths
Class teachers will be uploading lessons on a weekly basis to Google Classrooms. All students should visit their Google Classrooms to access their online lessons and login details for websites.
MFL
Year 7-9: In response to any current absence in years 7-9, students will be shared a work pack directly to their email address. They will be directed by their class teacher as to which activities will need completing. These will cover a variety of listening, reading and writing tasks.
If students have any questions or need anything clarified they should contact their class teacher via email.
m.brown@burnsidecollege.org.uk
v.mcintosh@burnsidecollege.org.uk
m.lavigne@burnsidecollege.org.uk
j.somerville@burnsidecollege.org.uk
Answers can also be accessed by parents via their child’s individual class teacher.
If students need access to these on paper then they can collect these from their class teacher or Mr Brown in 1F06.
Music
All work for music is being set on Google Classroom. The students will be set an assignment to complete each week. This will be set on a Monday and needs to be completed by Friday each week. The students will also have access to other resources that they can choose to use depending on the equipment they have available at home.
Religious Studies
Years 7-9: Religious Studies lessons and resources will be shared via the Google classroom on a weekly basis. Please email your class teacher directly for any support on the lessons.
Science
| Year group | Work that will be set on google classroom until Easter holidays | Work that will be set on google classroom for Summer Term Part 1 |
| 7 and 8 | W/C 23/03/20 – Seneca and quizizz online learning
W/C 30/03/20 – Textbook work set on google classroom – Photosynthesis and plants topic. An overview of the lessons for the week will be shared with the students so they know what they should do each lesson and what tasks they should share with their teachers. |
Each Monday work will be uploaded to the google classroom for the week with approximately 3-4 lessons each week. The work will be in the format of an electronic textbook with summary questions for students to complete and/or extension tasks. Each week there will be a lesson overview shared with students with instructions for what they should do each lesson and what tasks they should share with their teachers. |
| 9 | Revision google slides have been shared with students so they can revise fundamental science topics. There are 15 different science topics across biology, chemistry, physics.
Seneca and Quizizz learning platforms have also been set up for all students to complete online assignments. |
Lesson slides will be shared for the following units
Staff will prepare lesson slides in a similar format to those provided before the Easter holidays and if possible they will share textbook pages electronically to support students. Work for approximately 4 lessons per week will be set on a Monday at 12pm |
We appreciate that students might struggle with learning from home so we encourage students to share their work via email or google classroom in an electronic format e.g google docs or google slides so that we can assess how students are coping with the content we have set.Â
We will do our very best to provide students with meaningful feedback on student work and address any common misconceptions students have.Â
We also encourage students to ask their teachers questions via email or google classroom if they are unsure of anything, again we will do our very best to get back to students as soon as possible.
As well as the resources we have supplied the students with there are a number of other useful websites students can access to gain further support in their learning – these are listed below.Â
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqbOeHaAUXw9Il7sBVG3_bw – Free Science Lessons – these video clips are tailored specifically to the GCSE specifications we use.Â
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize Just seek out the key stage and exam board (AQA for yr 9 and 10)
https://www.primrosekitten.com/ – useful video links for AQA GCSE Combined and Separate sciencesÂ
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/info/online-editions-digital-products – if students have bought revision guides at key stage 3 and 4Â
https://www.senecalearning.com/ – an excellent resource to support revision and checking of key content – assignments will be set by teachers but also students can complete their own tasks independently to further their learning.
