Sir John Talbot's School Open Evening Booklet

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Welcome to Sir John Talbot’s School.

This is your chance to explore, discover and learn about all the opportunities we have here for you. Come on, take a look inside...

Use this map to navigate your way around our school. Visit different subject areas and take part in the subject challenges.

Don’t forget to take a selfie and tag us #marchesacademytrust #imgoingtosirjohntalbots #togetherwegrow

Design & Technology

Design & Technology

DofE

Sixth Form

Maths

Library

Social Dining Area

History Geography RE

#1 challenge

MATHS

For each of the following, find the next 3 numbers in the sequence. Can you describe the rule?

5, 8, 11, 14, 17 12, 5, -2, -9, -16 3, 15, 75, 32 5, 11, 21, 35, 53 11, 22, 44, 88 1, 10, 25, 46, 73 5, -10, 20, -40, 80 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34

Can you see the pattern? Describe it below:

This sequence is called the Fibonacci sequence; named after the Mathematician who discovered it, Leonardo Fibonacci. Can you create your own Fibonacci-style sequences by choosing any starting number and then continuing it?

challenge #2

ENGLISH English

5 senses task Look around your house or the room you are in. You need to use your 5 senses to describe what’s there. What can you see, touch, hear, smell, taste?

Try to use some of these literary techniques add effect!

Emotive Language Exaggeration Personification Onomatopoeia LookMetaphor around our school... What can you see? What can you hear? What can you touch?

WhatSimile can you smell? What can you taste?

Alliteration Use your 5 senses to describe what’s there. Try and use some of these literary techniques Adjectives to addAdverbs even MORE effect to your description!

• Emotive Language • Exaggeration • Personification • Onomatopoeia • Metaphor • Simile • Alliteration • Adjectives • Adverbs

#3 challenge

SCIENCE METHOD:

On a piece of paper draw a line using a pencil and ruler (about 2cm from the bottom of the paper). On the line put a dot with a felt tip pen. Next put a little water in the bottom of a glass. Hang the paper over the glass supporting it with a pencil so it just touches the water. Let’s see what happens...

RESULTS:

What colour felt tip pen did you use?

What colours did it separate into?

Attach your paper here as a record of your experiment

#4 challenge

ICT

We all love to take photos on our phones, but how are they stored?

Watch the challenge on the website and then try this task...

Create the school logo using one of these grids. Once you have created your design convert the image into 0 and 1 (as if you were a computer).

Easy?? Why not try to create a simple design using the second grid. This time use colour by using the following codes: -00 White I 01 Black I 10 Yellow I 11 Blue

#5 challenge

PE

Try and complete the mini triathlon.

Make a note of your scores and compare them with your classmates.

Target challenge

You will need: Socks, a bin / bowl / bucket and a timer Put the container down, then walk 3 large paces away from it. See how many pairs of socks you can throw into the container in 30 seconds. You can go and collect them if you run out of things to throw. Each hit counts as one point.

Score.................................................

Sit down / Stand up challenge You will need: A chair and a timer See how many times you can sit down on the chair and stand up from it in 30 seconds.

Your bottom needs to touch the seat on the chair each time to score a point.

Score.................................................

Speed bounce challenge You will need: A tea towel or similar and a timer Roll the tea towel up into a long sausage shape and place it on the floor. Stand next to it – side on.

How many times can you jump over the towel in 30 seconds? Each jump counts as one point.

Score.................................................

Now add your points up and check your total for the 3 events. Good luck!

TOTAL .................................................

challenge #6

HUMANITIES The Humanities department includes the subjects Geography, History and RE. How much do you already know about...

Geography Can you list the 7 continents of the world?

History Can you put these periods of British history in to chronological order (date order, oldest to most recent)?

Tudors I World War 1&2 I Romans I Victorians I Anglo-Saxons

RE Can you name 6 different religions?

#7 challenge

TECHNOLOGY Come up with an idea of a device that would help the community deal with Covid-19. This could be an item for families to use at home, to make life better and bring enjoyment, or to help people in the community to do their jobs. Think about all the problems that the virus is causing, this will help you think of an idea to solve some of these problems that people are facing.

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Write up an introduction

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Name your device, what is it, why are you designing it

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Draw a design

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Annotate it with key features, colour it, make it visual

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Get some feedback from people in your home

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Make changes if feedback suggests you should

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Write a review of what you have designed

challenge #8

LANGUAGES Modern Foreign

Decide whether you think the statements are TRUE or FALSE. •

On New Year’s Eve, Spanish people eat 12 grapes for good luck

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The croissant wasn’t invented in France

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There is a tomato throwing festival in Spain

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In France, there is a lemon parade

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At Christmas, Spanish children hit a log to get presents

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The Tour de France has been running for 107 years

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The tooth fairy in Spain is not a fairy but a mouse called Pérez

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Turning bread upside down in France is considered unlucky

#9 challenge

ARTS Creative

Create a weird and wonderful portrait collage using magazine images. (Look up artists Hannah Hock and Raoul Hausman for inspiration.) If you do not have magazines at home you can draw a weird and wonderful portrait instead. You can email us pictures of your collages, we can’t wait to see them! adele.lewis@sjt.mmat.co.uk

challenge #10

ARTS Performing

Your challenge is to record a lip-sync performance of your favourite song (verse and chorus).

Top Tips: • Dress up to try and look like the artist you are lip syncing too • Accessorize with homemade instruments or you could even play your own • Set the scene by decorating the background or having a special guest...

Mums, Dads, Grannies!

• HAVE FUN!

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