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Bower Park Academy
Year 7 – 2020 – 2021
Induction Booklet
My name is: …………………………………………………
My primary school is : ………………………………
Bower Park Academy – the school day
8:20 Arrive at school
8:30-8:45 Form time
8:45-9:45 Period 1
9:45 – 10:45 Period 2
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Period 3
12:00 – 13:00 Period 4
13:00- 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Period 5
Key staff
Principal Mr Deen
Vice Principal – Rowling Mrs Stannard
Vice Principal - King Mr Aylett
Vice Principal - Moore Mr Khan
Assistant Principal - Edison Mr Brien
Director of Learning – Rowling Mr Wookey
Director of Learning – King Mr Fleischer
Director of Learning – Edison Mrs Mughal
Director of Learning – Moore Ms Lesage
Support and Guidance Manager – Mrs James
Rowling
Support and Guidance Manager – Mrs Conroy
King
Support and Guidance Manager – Mrs Whitcombe
Edison
Support and Guidance Manager – Mrs Lucas
Moore
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Our motto at Bower Park is:
Striving for excellence
What do you think this means? Write in your own words
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All students at Bower Park complete a qualification called the LORIC
award – LORIC stands for Leadership, Organisation, Resilience,
Initiative and Communication. Write a definition or give an example
in the box provided:
LEADERSHIP
ORGANISATION
RESILIENCE
INITIATIVE
COMMUNICATION
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Are you ready for secondary school?
Here are some skills that are useful for everyone to
have before they start at ‘big school’ – how many of
them can you already do?
☐ Write a structured piece of writing with sentences and
paragraphs.
☐ Recite your times tables up to 12 (see the maths
challenge page)
☐ Read a book that is appropriate for your age (see the
English challenge page)
☐ Correctly spell the most commonly misspelt words (see
next page)
☐ Discuss an author whose books you have read
☐ Interact confidently with your peers and other adults
☐ Be able to express yourself in front of a small audience
☐ Swim 25 metres
☐ Have held a position of responsibility (e.g. register
monitor)
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Summer challenge
Here are some activities for you to do before you start at Bower Park
Academy – you do not have to do all of these activities, but you
must do the first 2 activities detailed on pages 6 -8 (letter to
form tutor and creative writing task)
You should try to complete at least 4 of the LORIC challenges (on the
grid) and 4 of the subject-specific challenges. Those who complete
these will earn a LORIC summer challenge certificate in September.
You have been given a book in which you can complete these tasks -
decorate the front cover of your book to show something about you!
Letter to your form tutor
On the first page write a letter to your form tutor introducing
yourself – you could use these sentence starters to help you…
Paragraph 1
My name is …
I went to … Primary School.
My favourite thing in the whole world is …
I live with …
We also have a pet …
Paragraph 2
I am really proud of the fact that this year I …
I managed to do this because …
In year 6 I enjoyed …
I did not enjoy …
Paragraph 3
I am a little bit worried about …
One thing I don’t want to happen is …
I am really looking forward to …
I can’t wait to …
I would like to get involved with …
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English creative writing task – REQUIRED
We want your English teachers to be able to get to know you and to
see the level that you are working at when you arrive at Bower Park.
Complete this piece of work in your book, use your best writing and
don’t forget to use paragraphs and ambitious vocabulary (see page
8).
Creative writing – the doorway
In lots of novels and films, people find a doorway that leads them to another
world. How many books/films can you name where a door is a portal to another
world?
Imagine that you have found a secret doorway. You need to describe in as much
detail the world that you discover on the other side of the door.
- What do you notice first about the world?
- Does it have any similarities to our world?
- Describe the senses: What catches your eye first? What scents are in the
atmosphere? Can you hear anything?
- What do you choose to discover first?
- Are there any people around that you could ask to find out more
information? Are you the only person in this world?
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- How do you feel as you explore this new environment? What makes you feel
this way? Challenge: Create a simile to describe this emotion.
Try to vary your vocabulary as much as possible to ensure that your
description is exciting to read! Remember – this world has been created
from your imagination, therefore, you need to describe it in depth so that
your reader can imagine every detail!
Define the words below and see how many you can include in your writing:
Peculiar Inquisitive Tranquil
Picturesque Abandoned Extraordinary
Dazzling Overwhelming Daunting
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Summer challenge – LORIC
Bake a cake (some great Grow something – you don’t have Research the namesake of your house Read a non-fiction book on a
recipes are here) to have a garden – you could (JK Rowling, Thomas Edison, Bobby topic that interests you and
http://www.maryberry.co.u grow some herbs in your kitchen Moore or Martin Luther King) – how write at least 10 facts that you
k/recipes/baking https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/ did they demonstrate the LORIC learn
grow-your-own attributes in their life and work?
Think of one thing you can Complete 3 random acts of What did you learn about yourself Have a big clear out of your
do to help the environment kindness – can you do something during the lockdown? What will you room and donate anything that
and try doing it! Write that makes someone’s day remember about it? Write a letter to you do not need to charity (with
about what you did in your without them knowing it was your future grandchildren explaining your parent/carer’s permission!)
book you? what it was like
Research a charity that you Design 3 different healthy What do you think your new routine Make a timetable for your new
care about – plan something lunches; you could also design will be at secondary school? Ask routine for Bower Park in
to fundraise for them three different lunchboxes for someone in your family or an older September
your lunches friend what their routine is like?
What time do they leave in the
morning? What do they take with
them to school?
Summer project – Art
The elements of art are the building blocks or ingredients of art; Line, Colour, Value (Tone), Shape, Form, Space,
Texture and Pattern. The principles of art are what we use to organise the elements of art or the tools to make art;
Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Rhythm and Movement, Unity, Variety, and Proportion.
Task: Design and create a research and information poster on two A4 sheets or one A3 sheet of paper, in either landscape or
portrait format. You should demonstrate the elements of art through first-hand drawing and complete a scavenger hunt to
find examples of the principles of art. The poster should show experimentation with cutting as well as including annotations or
definitions for the elements or principles of design you have selected. There is no set format; be as creative as possible!
10Summer project – CPSHE
Write a short answer to one or more of these questions…
a. What is physical and emotional health?
b. How can we keep ourselves safe as citizens?
c. What types of bullying are there?
d. What are human rights?
e. Research a political party of your choice
Summer project - DramaAre you a budding scriptwriter?
Do you have a story to tell?
Can you think of plots and characters?
Your task:
Write a short play (to last no more than 5 minutes) about leaving primary school.
How do you feel about moving on?
What will you miss?
What are you excited about?
Do you think other people will feel the same?
Try to make the play interesting to watch. It would be good to have only a few
characters in the play, so that when you come to Bower Park Academy you might
perform it to friends and family.
12Summer project – English *POV = Point of view
Boweropoly – ideas of novels
Novels with a teenage Set in the future Non-fiction articles
protagonist - Divergent - Newsround
- The Fault in Our Stars - 1984 - The Guardian
- Lord of the Flies - Fahrenheit 451 - Daily Mail
Part of a series Set in a different Shakespeare play
- A series of unfortunate country - A Midsummer Night’s
events - The Help Dream
- Harry Potter and the - The life of Pi - Julius Caesar
Philosopher’s stone - The Tattooist of - Hamlet
- The Lion, the Witch and the Auschwitz
Wardrobe
Written by a British author 400 pages or more Dystopian
- The Curious Incident of the - Great Expectations: - The Giver
Dog in the Night-time - The Fellowship of - The Chrysalids
- The Woman in Black The Ring
More than one point of view Written in 19th Poem about different
- Wonder century culture:
- The Help - The Strange Case of - Nothing’s Changed
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Search for my
- Oliver Twist Tongue
- Emma - Blessing
Female lead character Book that became a American author
- Coraline film - To Kill A Mockingbird
- The Hunger Games - The Maze Runner - Holes
- Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland
- Jane Eyre
Historical event Autobiographical Recommended by your
- Private Peaceful - Diary of Anne Frank teachers
- Once - The Reason I Jump - Pride and Prejudice
- The Book Thief - Mud, Sweat and - The Secret Garden
Tears – Bear Grylls - A Study in Scarlet
(Sherlock Holmes)Summer project – computer science
1. Find the key words in the word search
2. Write a definition of 5 words you did not know
15Summer project – Food Technology
Research – Use these websites/videos to gather information about nutrients
(fat, protein, carbohydrates, water, vitamins & minerals) that are found in food
and their functions within the body. Create a poster/infographic that you can
keep on the fridge as a reminder!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKRf53I737E
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyp6sg8/revision/2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inEPlZZ_SfA
Cook – Plan, prepare and cook one dish each week! Some suggestions for you:
couscous salad, pizza, bread rolls, vegetable soup, flapjacks, courgette and
cheese muffins…the list is endless.
Plan – organise your shopping list. Challenge yourself by using your maths skills
to cost the dish. Prepare yourself, ingredients and equipment ready for cooking.
Present - The visual appearance of a dish is as important as its flavour. Taking
time to present food in a thoughtful way can make a dish look “good enough to
eat”!
https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/media/2913/food-presentation-and-styling-p-316.pdf
Use this fantastic website to help you to present your food and take photos!
You can keep a food journal and show this to Mrs Nicholls (food teacher) when
you start your food lessons.
Evaluate – Evaluate your food using the senses to describe the taste, texture,
appearance, smell and even sound! When we taste food we can record the
sensory characteristics using a star chart. Select sensory vocabulary that best
describes your dish and give it a rating out of 5.
For example, when making brownies one of the attributes could be gooey. If the
brownies were very gooey in the centre I would give a rating of 5. If the
brownies were dry and hard I would give a rating of 1. See the example on the
next page.
Have fun!
16Support for writing sensory evaluations
Sensory attributes WORD BANK: words to describe food characteristics using senses characteristics.
How to complete star profile
Summer project – Geography
Before After 17Research a natural disaster
- Volcano
- Earthquake
- Flood
- Hurricane
Produce a fact sheet/poster about it!
Summer project – History
Task 1 – biography
18Biographies are stories about real people and tell us about their life. Research
and write a biography on a famous historical figure. Pick one of the people we
learn about in Years 7-9 at Bower Park.
- Edward the Confessor - Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- William the Conqueror - Adolf Hitler
- Queen Mary I - Josef Stalin
- Queen Elizabeth I - Winston Churchill
- King James I - John F. Kennedy
- King Charles I - Ronald Reagan
- Oliver Cromwell - Mikhail Gorbachev
As a minimum you should include:
- Date and place of birth
- Childhood and family
- Education
- Work
- Major achievements
- Date and place of death
- Images
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Task 2 – timeline
Below is a list of important historical events. Can you write the correct event
next to the correct year on the timeline on the next page?
• Humans came into existence • Beginning of Tudor Period
• Second World War begins • Iron Age
• Bronze Age • Apollo mission lands on the
• First Viking attacks on Britain moon
• Beginning of Victorian period • United Kingdom established
• The Big Bang • Dinosaurs walked the Earth
• Norman invasion of England • Founding of Scotland
• First World War begins
19Summer project – Maths
Can you recite your times tables up to 12? Practice
these over the summer if you can’t!23
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Summer project – Music
Task: Research the seven elements of music and create a poster which
includes the definitions. These terms will form the basis of your music
education throughout your time at secondary school.
Summer project - FrenchPractise these important key words.
Draw or print a picture of your family – using these key
words can you label it in French?
Very important verbs
Avoir To have
J’ai I have
Tu as You have
Il a He has
Elle a She has
On a We have
Nous avons We have
Vous avez You all have
Ils ont They have
Elles ont They (girls) have
Etre T be
Je suis I am
Tu es You are
Il est He is
Elle est She is
On est We are
Nous sommes We are
Vous êtes You all are
Ils sont They are
Elles sont They (girls) are
Vocabulary for describing my family
30Ma famille Ma famille
Mon père My Dad (sounds like pear)
Ma mère My Mum
Mon frère My brother
Ma sœur My sister (sounds like ‘Sir’)
Mes parents My parents
Mon grand-père My grandad
Ma grand-mère My grandma
Mes grands-parents My grandparents
Mon oncle My uncle
Ma tante My aunty
Ma cousine My cousin (girl)
Mon cousin My counsin (boy)
Mon beau père My step dad
Ma belle mère My step mum
Mon demi-frère My step/half brother
Ma demi-sœur My step/half sister
Il s’appelle He is called
Elle s’appelle She is called
Ils s’appellent They are called
Elles s’appellent They (girls) are called
As-tu des frères ou des Do you have any brothers or
sœurs ? sisters ?
31J’ai un frère I have a brother
Il s’appelle He is called
J’ai deux frères I have 2 brothers
J’ai trois frères I have 3 brothers
Ils s’appellent They are called
J’ai un demi-frère I have a half/step brother
J’ai deux demi frères I have two half/step brothers
Je n’ai pas de frère I don’t have any brothers
J’ai une sœur I have a sister
Elle s’appelle She is called
J’ai deux sœurs I have two sisters
J’ai trois sœurs I have three sisters
Elles s’appellent They are called
J’ai une demi-sœur I have a half/step sister
J’ai deux demi-sœurs I have two half/step sisters
Je n’ai pas de sœur I don’t have any sisters
Je suis fils unique I am an only child (boy)
Je suis fille unique I am an only child (girl)
Adjectives to describe someone in French
Adjectives to Adjectives to Translation in
describe a boy describe a girl English
Intelligent Intelligente Intelligent
Marrant/drôle Marrante/drôle Funny
Poli Polie Polite
Généreux Généreuse Generous
Fabuleux Fabuleuse Fabulous
Gentil Gentille Kind
Bavard Bavarde Chatty
Pénible Pénible Annoying
Compréhensif Compréhensive Understanding
32J’ai les cheveux courts I have short hair
J’ai les cheveux longs I have long hair
J’ai les cheveux raides I have straight hair
J’ai les cheveux bouclés I have wavy hair
J’ai les cheveux frisés I have curly hair
J’ai les cheveux noirs I have black hair
J’ai les cheveux bruns I have brown hair
J’ai les cheveux blonds I have blond hair
J’ai les cheveux roux I have ginger hair
J’ai les cheveux gris I have grey hair
J’ai les cheveux blancs I have white hair
J’ai les yeux bleus I have blue eyes
J’ai les yeux verts I have green eyes
J’ai les yeux gris I have grey eyes
J’ai les yeux marron I have brown eyes
J’ai des lunettes I have glasses
J’ai une barbe I have a beard
J’ai une moustache I have a moustache
Je suis petit(e) I am small
Je suis grand(e) I am tall
Je suis de taille moyenne I am medium height
Je suis marrant(e) I am funny
Je suis bavard(e) I am chatty
Je suis intelligent(e) I am intelligent
Je suis poli(e) I am polite
Summer project - PE
33Are you a keen athlete, or do you prefer to watch sport on TV? Answer the
following questions for your PE teachers. You could add pictures or drawings
1. What is your favourite sport and why?
2. Who is your favourite athlete or team and why?
3. Which clubs do you belong to?
4. What is your greatest sporting achievement or best sporting memory?
Summer project - Science
Science is all around you, so can you....
341) Find 5 different species of animal in your garden/park
Where did you find them? What was their habitat like? What might
happen if you moved them to a different habitat?
2) Find 3 different species of plant
Did they all look the same? How were they different? Do they all
need the same things to live?
3) Watch a science documentary on TV/YouTube/Netflix/BBC
Why not watch a programme with David Attenborough or Brian Cox?
What did you learn from this documentary?
4) Find out how things work in your house
How does the...... microwave work? The TV remote? The toaster?
Where does your water come from and how is it cleaned?
How do the brakes on your bike/car work?
How does your heart work to keep you alive?
5) Try some at home experiments
You can type the following into YouTube or google to show you how!
• Science Experiments for Kids
• Science bob.com- easy experiments you can do at home
• YouTube- at home easy science experiments
Summer project - RE
35Do a project on the six major religions in this country
-What are the religions?
-What do they call people who practise the religions?
-What beliefs do they have about God?
-Do all the religions believe in God?
- Which countries in the world practise the religions?
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