Winchcombe Weekly Weekly updates during school closure – Friday 26th June 2020

Big News! ½ Tutor Group

meetups

coming very

soon!!

See next page for more details

Message from the school All students in Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and Year 11 Government guidance was amended on 15/06/20 to allow schools to invite more students back to

school to support their wellbeing. We think this is a great opportunity to offer every student (7, 8, 9 and

11) an opportunity to return to school for a short time to meet with their tutors and feel a reconnection

with the school before the summer holidays.

There are a number of days where Year 10 are not attending during the last two weeks of term and we

will use these to invite students in for a session lasting approximately 90 minutes. In most cases this will

be with their tutor but in some cases it may need to be with another member of staff.

Groups will be split alphabetically (we will not be able to change these) and we will be sending invites

out on Wednesday or Thursday next week. Attendance will be voluntary, any information given during

these sessions will be available on the school website.

The focus for sessions for students in Year 7 to Year 9:

• Group discussion on how school will change in September

• Opportunities to raise concerns or worries

• Time to talk with other students in their tutor groups

• Short 1 to 1 or paired meeting to discuss worries about work and wellbeing

The focus for sessions for students in Year 11:

• Results day plans and support with results

• Destination checking and support

• Information on resit opportunities (subject to information being available)

• Opportunities to raise concerns or worries

• Time to talk with other students in their tutor groups

We have a comprehensive risk assessment in place to support the safety of all students and staff. This

will be circulated as part of the invitation; it will be vital that all students read this carefully and agree to

follow it.

We are incredibly glad to be able to welcome students back, even for just a short time. We know how

difficult the absence from school has been to students and parents. When proposed to staff there was

an overwhelming response of joy and excitement of having the opportunity to see students before the

summer break.

Re-opening in September 2020

The government has said that they expect all students to be able to return to school in September 2020.

This is something that as a collective staff body we support and want to happen. We know things will be

different and we wait keenly for government guidance to be released as soon as possible so we can

prepare ourselves. Once this guidance is released we will make our plans and communicate these as

soon as possible.

Thank you for your continued patience, support and hard work!

Mr Templeton

Keeping Safe Online You may have seen on the news recently that there has been a rise in cases of online exploitation and

cyber-crime since lockdown.

There are lots of resources to help families and children keep themselves safe during a period where we

are all using computers more. A great source for parents is advice from the National Cyber Security

Centre (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberaware/home) and also parent guides from the NSPCC (https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety)

If you have any worries or concerns please contact a member of staff

who can help you find support.

WS – Term 6 Curriculum – Weekly Overview: w/b 29th June 2020 Work will be set in Go4Schools each Monday morning – to be completed by the following Friday (mid-day)

Week:

29th June

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

2 hrs English Research and plan

your own

persuasive speech

The war begins:

structural analysis,

comprehension and

evaluation

The Bees by Laline

Paull: reflecting on

the writer’s use of

language

Anthology and Pre

19th C Text

2 hrs Maths Ratio & Proportion Ratio & Proportion Ratio & Proportion Ratio & Proportion

1 ½hrs -

Y7/8

2 hrs -

Y9/Y10

Science Acids and Alkalis Rocks Biology:

Photosynthesis

Chemistry: Earth

and Atmosphere

Physics: electrical

Safety

40 mins per Science

Biology:

Communicable

diseases

Chemistry: Chemical

Change

Physics: Electricity

in the Home

40 mins per Science

1 hr MFL French – Town,

Hobbies/Activities

French – Sport,

Activities, Direction,

Opinions

Spanish – Town &

Local Area

French – The Wider

World

Spanish – Healthy

Living

French – Education

Spanish – Festivals,

Foods

1 hr Geography Hogwarts mapping

interpreting contour

lines and create an

accurate cross

section using

contour on a map.

The challenges

people are facing

living in deserts.

Coastal

management.

Factors that impact

flows and stores;

and drawing

hydrographs

1 hr History Yorkist Rule Queen Victoria Industrial Medicine

Quiz

Conditions in the

trenches revision

1 hr Computer

Science

None set this week Binary to denary for

numbers up to 256

Intellectual property

protection

2.2 Revision – Exam

question practise

1 hr Art Antoni Gaudi’s

Architecture

None set this week Adding tone to

drawing

Recording Ideas, or

individual work set

from discussions

with me (if Bubble

B)

1 hr Drama Developing and

Designing a

character

None set this week Live Theatre

Production

Devising Drama

prep

1 hr DT Desk Tidy or

Extension Tasks

None set this week Design Challenge NEA Preparation –

Spider

diagram/mood

board

1 hr Hospitality Commodities 1 None set this week Manual Handling

Operations

Regulations

Manual Handling

Operations

Regulations

1 hr Media Not studied in Y7 Not studied in Y8 Audience Research

– Channel 4 Case

Study

Set Product Review

and Revision

1 hr Music Composing with

Chrome Music Lab

None set this week Identifying

Instruments 2

Elements of Music

revision: Melody,

Articulation, Timing,

Rhythm

1 hr R&P/Ethics None set this week None set this week,

except OPTIONAL

for 8TH

“No such thing as

Time” – an

Interview with

Russell Brand

“No such thing as

Time” – an

Interview with

Russell Brand

“No such thing as

Time” – an

Interview with

Russell Brand

1 hr Games None set this week Yr8 Fitness

Challenges –

Coordination

Yr9 - GCSE Health

& Well Being

Yr9 Cambridge

Nationals - Physical

Benefits and

Components of Cool

Down.

Yr10 GCSE Sport -

Movement Using

Levers.

Yr10 Cambridge

Nationals – Task 5

Nutrition

Science

Abigail Y8

Art

MFL

Ebony Y8

Harry Y8

Jack Y7

Will Y7

Xander Y7

Hospitality and Catering

Lauren

Lottie

Geography

Maeve Y8

Geography session 4- How have animals and Plants Adapted to the Hot Deserts? Melis

Animals and plants have changed over many years in order to adapt and survive through the harsh

environment they are born into. Charles Darwin introduced adaptation to humans through scientific

explanations in 18th and 19th century, also known as evolution. All creatures have different ways they have

adapted to their environment.

I think that the two main places which are harder to adapt to are icebergs and deserts. This is why there

are many more species in unusual places: animals and plants have to adapt to different, harsh

environments. In the desert, the biggest problems are lack of energy, which living things get from food

and water, and the deathly weather- hot temperatures with little rainfall.

For example, in the desert, many sandstorms occur, which is why camels have such long eyelashes. This is

so the sand doesn’t get in their eyes. Thick eyebrows also prevent sand getting into the eyes- this is really

important because the camel needs to see and hot sand might even damage or blind its eyes. Again, the

reason why their nostrils can open and close is the severe sandstorms which occur nearly every day.

Camels have humps on their backs, because they don’t find food or water for a very long time, which

means they have to get energy from somewhere. They can last for several months without food, with the

help of their humps of course. Water isn’t stored in the hump, which is something a lot of people don’t

know. The colour of their bodies help camels blend into the desert, to camouflage.

The fennec fox is another animal species who lives in sandy deserts. These foxes are predators, which is

why they have large ears, listening to the sound of prey in the sand. This is a great way to attack as the

prey wouldn’t realise they’re there which is the whole point of hunting anyway). Fennec foxes

exceptionally have furry feet, furrier than the rest of their body, a great way to keep warm during the

desert’s cold nights. Their thick-furred paws provide traction for running through the boiling sand,

protecting the fox’s feet from the desert’s extreme heat. They also adapt to the desert environment by

living in underground burrows, which help them avoid the heat of the day.

Out of the two, I think that the camel has a lot more features to help survive, because it is a big animal.

The fennec fox on the other hand, doesn’t have a lot of features especially for the desert, which might

mean that the camel is better adapted up to some extent. The fox can only find its only food and doesn’t

travel too much so it doesn’t actually need further adaptation.

Kirsten Y9

Cora Y9

Ms Teague’s Tips On this day in history - 26th June the following inventions were created or these amazing records were set:

1498 - First toothbrush invented in China using Boar bristles.

1721 - Dr. Zabdiel Bolyston gives first smallpox vaccination in America.

1797 - Charles Newbold patents the first cast iron plough, which revolutionised farming.

1894 - Charles Benz of Germany receives the US patent for the first gasoline driven auto.

1900 - Dr. Reed begins research that beats yellow fever.

1909 - Victoria and Albert Museum opens in London

1911 - Neuport sets an aircraft speed record of 83 miles (133 kilometers) per hour.

1936 - First flight of Fw61 helicopter.

1945 - United Nations Charter signed by 50 nations in San Francisco.

1954 - Jim Peters runs the marathon in 2 hours, 17 minutes and 39 seconds.

1997 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling is first published.

What invention or creation can you design or make today?

2020 will be recorded in history for the pandemic. What positive design or creation can you produce that will be

remembered by future generations?

Immersive Labs Cyber Challenge Four Y8 students, Ebony, Thomas, Rhys and Ethan, took

part in the Immersive Labs Cyber Challenge on the 24th

June between 10am and 12pm. As we are not in school,

they had to work together virtually using which made the

competition even more of a challenge. They were given a

scenario and had to use their cyber skills to answer

questions. There were four different challenges in the

competition: challenge 1 involved using a bit of open

source intelligence to find out when a photograph was taken and when a Tweet was deleted; challenge 2

required the team to use Geany to find out when a cyber attack was triggered; challenge 3 was looking

at Windows registry keys and challenge 4 involved doing a bit of packet sniffing using Wireshark.

We await the final results - well done to Ebony, Thomas, Rhys and Ethan!

Ms Cheslin

Mr Watson’s Album of the Week This week’s album of the week is the June 2020 release "Punisher" by "Phoebe Bridgers". During lockdown I have become the king of "Popmaster" and I have listened to 6 radio everyday and Phoebe Bridgers is the current darling of 6 radio. When you hear her lovely smooth enchanting voice you will know why. This album is indie rock at its best with a bit of folk thrown in for good measure. The standout track is "Kyoto" and that is where you should start. Before lockdown I thought that music was dead but I have heard some really good stuff recently like this that has given me hope. I may not be stuck musically in the 90's anymore.

The if you like this try this is again a 2020 release by "Blossoms" called "Foolish Loving Spaces". It is a great summer record and reminds me of The Feeling. The classic song is "Your Girlfreind". It is cheesy indie pop at its best.

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Distance Learning and Student Wellbeing: Students, Parents/Carers

Term 6: 1st June – 17th July 2020

Students, Parents and Carers,

As we move towards Term 6 (June-July) we are continuing to consult and improve how best to teach all students

from ‘distance’ whilst always keeping the welfare of students, staff and parents/carers at the forefront.

Since Week 5 of ‘lock-down’ (April 20th) we have evolved how Distance Learning ‘looks’: for example, we have been

• setting “sessions” of work every fortnight, dependent on subject/year group;

• tracking the students who complete, or don’t complete, work;

• reducing the “sessions” to be around 30 minutes of ‘Learning’ for each task;

• ‘Welfare Contact’ phone calls/emails to check on students’ well-being/work/other

As we have always discussed, there is no ‘one’ correct way this can work. We have increasingly listened to comments

and ideas from staff, parents and students – the recent Tutor/Head of House emails/phone calls were invaluable in

gauging how the work is being managed at home.

We are receiving more and more feedback from parents who are worried about their children - the most frequent

concerns expressed are:

1. Not feeling connected to the school - work set on G4S lacks the teacher interaction that many students are

craving

2. Not being able to see familiar faces of staff and students

3. Too many different subjects on G4S

4. Tasks not suitable for work at home, resources not available or clearly explained

5. Tasks set in too large blocks - students over-whelmed giving up before starting

6. Resources needed for tasks not available when working on devices e.g. cannot fill in worksheets etc.

7. Submitted work not being acknowledged

From Monday 1st June, we move into the next ‘phase’ of Distance Learning and Student Wellbeing

(pages 2-3)

A. Distance Learning 1. Setting Work

Subject work (‘sessions’) will be set on Go4S weekly: every Monday morning, with a deadline of Friday morning (by

mid-day).

From 1st June, Y9 Option Groups will be created in Go4S so that Y9s can be assigned ‘Core’ (English, Maths, Science)

and their 4 Option Subjects’ work.

Also, from 1st June, for the Y7/Y8 Technology Carousel, the classes will rotate for the final Term: Go4Schools will

show the TWO subjects for each student, for this final rotation.

We want to provide parents, via Winchcombe Weekly (WW), with an overview for the learning for the upcoming

week in each year group. This will help parents plan and students understand what is coming next. Mr Clarkson will

publish, every Friday, the overview for the next week. For example: Friday 22nd May, the Topics being covered for

w/b 1st June. This is to help provide some advanced information, if you want to prepare.

All work, for Term 6, will be ‘review and revision’ of previous learning this year: what are the key skills/knowledge

students have learnt and need to embed? We need to avoid teaching ‘new’ work because:

• Teachers need to ensure all students would understand all ‘new’ work – which is difficult from ‘distance’;

• Our lessons should focus on developing fluency within already familiar concepts – ensure students

understand what has been taught from September 2019 until March 2020.

2. Optional Extension Task

Following the ‘core’ tasks for each session, teachers will offer an ‘extension’ task which is optional for those who

choose it. This does not necessarily need to be submitted and may have less structure e.g. research, reading or a

video. It is to give students the opportunity to do more if they wish.

B. Student Wellbeing 1. Teaching group contact

For those students who have not completed the weekly task(s), by mid-day Friday, Subject Teachers will email the

student to remind them of the work, ask why it is not completed and to offer support –Teachers will copy in the

parent/carer to this email.

2. Tutor group contact [Form Tutors, Heads of House]

Each Form Tutor will make a weekly contact with their tutor group, as a group. For example, send an email to the

group checking-in with them, maybe discussing a topic for the week.

3. Group Student Contact

Teaching Staff are increasingly looking at our ‘visual contact opportunities’. For example:

• Pre-recorded or Zoom assemblies on a topic - Head of House assemblies are already planned

• Pre-recorded or Zoom Masterclasses on tricky topics or concepts

• Pre-recorded or Zoom tutor time

• Zoom intervention for specific groups

Appendix 1: Overview of Term 6: Example first TWO weeks (1/6 and 8/6): Summary for Students

Y7/Y8 Students will move to a new ‘rotation’ for Technology Carousel 1/6/20-17/7/20

Y9 and Y10 Students will study: English, Maths, Science and their 4 chosen Option Subjects

Work Set:

per week

Year 7 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Year 8 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Year 9 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Year 10 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Monday 1st

June

English: X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr)

Maths X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr)

Science X3 session (1 ½) X3 session (1 ½) X4 session (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr)

MFL X2 session (1 hr) X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Geography X2 session (1 hr) X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

History X2 session (1 hr) X2 session (2 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Comp. Science None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Art X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

DT X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Drama X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Hospitality X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Media Studies Not studied Y7 Not studied Y8 OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Music X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

R&P/Ethics None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Games None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Work Set:

per week

Year 7 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Year 8 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Year 9 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Year 10 Task(s) + Extension(s)

Monday 8th

June

English: X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr)

Maths X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr)

Science X3 session (1 ½) X3 session (1 ½) X4 session (2 hr) X4 sessions (2 hr)

MFL X2 session (1 hr) X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Geography X2 session (1 hr) X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

History X2 session (1 hr) X2 session (2 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Comp. Science X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Art None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

DT None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Drama None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Hospitality None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Media Studies Not studied Y7 Not studied Y8 OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Music None set X2 session (1 hr) OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

R&P/Ethics X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

Games X2 session (1 hr) None set OPTION – 1 hr OPTION – 1 hr

• Note 1: Year 7 and Year 8 have Subjects set alternate weeks: Technology Carousel (x2

subjects in the new rotation groups) is alternating with Computer

Science/R&P/Games.

• Note 2: Year 7 and Year 8 are in new Technology Subjects Carousel for Term 6

• Note 3: Year 9 and Year 10 have: English, Maths, Science + 4 Options Subjects (No

Tech. Carousel in Y9)