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Alternative activities to try during time at home
Code breaking – Week 7 Miss Wallhead
Hope you have all had a good week and are looking forward to some time off.
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At the time of writing this I have only had two correct solutions for last weeks’ code/puzzle. These are from Rhianna, who is famed for setting her maths problems in assembly, and Lizzy, the Data and Exams manager.
I am hoping that with a bit more time some people may be able to crack the puzzle from last week so I have included it again.
As we have a week off, I have also included another puzzle but this is much more difficult …
Puzzle One (from last week)
All numbers in the first column have been increased by the same percentage to give the results shown in the second column. For example, if 20 had been increased by 10% it would now be 22. This would then be changed into letters.
But the result numbers are disguised - their digits are replaced by letters.
A given letter stands for the same numeral every time it appears in that column. For example, whatever the C stands for, it stands for that number every time the C appears.
Puzzle 2
Can you work out the percentage change, even with the result digits in code?
The maths department will be very impressed if you manage to crack either of the puzzles. Please message/email your solutions to Miss Wallhead so that we can get you mentioned in assembly.
Film Studies Mr Warrington
Please see the link below to help you with some film choices over the bank holiday weekend:
The Watchers – Issue 10 http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/TheWatchersIssue10.pdf
Previous issues 1-9 are also available on our website.
Speakers for Schools virtual talks
Speakers for Schools are presenting weekly VTalks. Their schedule is updated weekly and talks will be targeted to different age groups (see speakers below for May). To access the talks click the link: https://www.speakersforschools.org/inspiration/vtalks/upcoming-vtalks/
No logins are required and all attendees can stream the talks without downloading Microsoft Teams. Links should be opened in a browser that is not Internet Explorer. Students can view by clicking WATCH TALK LIVE HERE and then clicking ‘Watch on web instead’ and sign in anonymously. The speakers will appear at the set times e.g. 10am and 2pm.
DATE Mon 25 May Tues 26 May 10am
SPEAKER
Bank Holiday – no speaker
Baroness Mary Goudie, Life Peer & Campaigner
Wed 27May 10am Dr Wanda Wyporska Executive Director, The Equality Trust
Fri 29 May 10am Nick Boyle, CEO of Lightsource BP
INFO
Baroness Mary Goudie will be joining us to talk about her career and passion for tackling social injustices. Mary is happy to answer questions from students and looks forward to an interesting discussion! Dr Wyporska will tell students her experience of being a young carer and how she got started in her career journey. Wanda will also discuss the topic of inequality in the UK. Nick is the CEO of Lightsource BP, an innovative solar company, and will be joining us to discuss his own career and motivations, and provide insights into low carbon businesses and technologies.
HOW TO JOIN THE VTALKS
Join 10 minutes before the VTALK to be ready You can join without needing an account –https://vimeo.com/418436143 For full speaker descriptions visit https://www.speakersforschools.org/inspiration/vtalks/upcoming-vtalks/
VTALK LIBRARY & MORE
Watch pre-recorded VTalks from our library https://www.speakersforschools.org/inspiration/vtalks/vtalks-video-library/
UK-German Connection are calling on all young people from across the UK and Germany to take
them on a virtual tour of our country!
Travel may be off limits right now, but the exploration of another country and culture doesn’t have to be! UK-German Connection are inviting you to get creative and give other young people a glimpse into your world!
Simply send a photo under the title “Welcome to my world” – this could be: The view from your window Something you’ve seen during your daily walk/exercise A photo of your town/city A project you’ve been working on during lockdown
For privacy reasons, please do not send photos that show people’s faces. Instead, you could send photos that show the backs of people’s heads (or that don’t include people at all!)
See below for further information about how to submit a photo entry to the competition: “Welcome to my world”.
https://ukgermanconnection.org/yp/get-involved/competition-welcome-to-my-world/
Please note: By entering this competition, you grant UK-German Connection non-exclusive permission to use your photo for activities in all media, including social media, online and print, without any remuneration being due.
BBC Young Composer 2020 competition
The BBC Young Composer 2020 competition is open to students aged 12-18 of all technical abilities, backgrounds, and musical influences. The deadline for this year's competition is 5pm, Monday 20 July. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/young-composer-launch
The 30 Second Composition Challenge has also been launched challenging composers aged 12- 18 to get creative at home and create a 30-second piece for a single instrument or voice. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/TByVm765XjYpg6b8y5MCzM/bbc-young-composer-30- second-composition-challenge]
T-20 Challenge 2020
Keeping Highfields reading: how to access free books
It’s really important that students keep up with reading whilst school is closed. The recommended reading time is at least 20 minutes every day. We recognise that at the current time it may be difficult to find books to read. Books are still readily available to buy online from Amazon, Waterstones and other bookshops, but there are also a growing number of sources of free books. The situation is changing every day, with publishers starting to offer access to more and more books, so this advice will be regularly updated. At the current time, the best sources of free reading material are:
Kindle Unlimited
If you are an Amazon Prime member you can sign up for two free months of KindleUnlimited. You will need to download the Kindle app on any device and then you’ll have unlimited access to books, magazines and audiobooks on the Kindle store. After the free trial period there’s a charge of £7.99 per month, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. Visit https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindledbs/hz/subscribe/ku?shoppingPortalEnabled=true for more information.
If you don’t want to sign up to KindleUnlimited you can still download some very inexpensive – or even free - titles from the Amazon Kindle store. Have a browse through the “Children’s” and “Teen & Young Adult” sections. There are some good offers. For instance, the first and second titles in the very popular “Cogheart” series are completely free at the moment. Free titles seem to be added daily, so it’s worth having a regular check of the website.
Audible
Amazon Audible has made all its audiobooks available free of charge if you start a 30-day free trial subscription with them. Visit http://www.audible.co.uk
Derbyshire Libraries
You can read thousands of e-books for free through Derbyshire Libraries. Even if you haven’t yet joined the library, you can join online and download e-books immediately.
If you are already a member go to https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/ebooks/ebooksemagazines-and-eaudiobooks.aspx and follow the instructions to start browsing through the books available.
If you aren’t yet a member of a Derbyshire library go to: https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/using-your-library/joining/joining-the-library.aspx and click on “Join the Library”. Fill in all your details and you’ll be given a temporary username and password that you can use until you get a membership card. So you’ll be able to start downloading books straight away.
Happy reading!
Updates to follow as and when other sources of reading material become available.
