Watch the TedTalk on birth of the modern computer from its 16th century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =EF692dBzWAs
Listen to a Computing Podcast
Learn about a whole range of topics including: artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data security and the advent of computing https://player.fm/podcasts/Compu ters
Learn about KS4 & KS5 Courses
Watch videos, complete resources, view their mini websites and explore the glossaries http://www.teach-ict.com/
Unisys Computer Museum Belgium
Plan a visit to the Computer Museum NAM-IP Henri Blès Street 192A, 5000 NAMUR http://www.nam-ip.be/NAM-ipColl2.html
Investigate a fairy tale and see how many different versions of the story you can find.
Computing
Raspberry Pi
Why not get yourself a credit sized computer? There are so many projects you can complete with this tiny computer. Take a look here for inspiration https://projects.raspberrypi.org/e n/
Learn Coding
Develop your programming skills by challenging yourself to complete as many tasks as you can, from building websites to analysing data: https://www.codecademy.com/
Doddle Learn
Why not complete the mini quizzes on algorithms, programming basics, binary, Boolean logic, flowcharts and logical operators.
Attend a Coding Workshop
Based in Kirchberg and offers weekend sessions. Starts with simple drag and drop programming and then creating your own animation, story, game or mobile application! http://www.workshop4me.org/cal endar.html
Real Lives: Alan Turing
Read this book by Jim Eldridge about the famous code breaker and computer scientist.
Join a Coding Club
Why not join a club out of school? It will allow you to develop skills such as learning to program, improving numeracy, problem-solving, design, creativity and collaboration skills https://codeclub.lu/
Prepare for GCSE
Develop your Python 3 programming skills and HTML coding by challenging yourself to complete as many tasks as possible on Snakify. There are over 200 exercises and video clips. https://snakify.org/en/
The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing
Read through this book by Martin Davis on the origins of the computer and the mathematicians involved.
The Year 2100
Image that it is the Year 2100. What will the world be like? How will technology have changed? What new inventions will have been created? Sketch a picture of a large city giving a perspective on what you think 2100 will look like.
History of Computing
Watch the short computing videos from the YouTube channel playlist below
https://www.youtube.com/user/cras hcourse
Drama
Perform a monologue as either Romeo or Juliet. Explain how you feel about not being able to be with your true love. How does this make you feel? What do you plan to do?
Learn how to operate the lighting and sound desks in Barthel Hall to assist with technical theatre.
Work as a ‘Wardrobe manager’ for a week, supervising our costume and props cupboard, signing in and out any items which are being used by groups. As this is a real job in the industry it would be a good experience to see another side of theatre.
Use the website http://www.dialectsarchive.com/ to research an accent. Can you work to master this accent? Maybe you can think of a performance that you could incorporate it into.
Use the website www.digitaltheatre.com to view plays and listen to audio scenes to develop your understanding of theatre.
Design a costume on paper for any character from a play you have watched. Think about appropriate materials, colours and sizes that represent something about the character.
Watch a live theatre performance at any theatre and spend 15 minutes talking to someone about it. What did you like? Which actor/actress stood out? Why?
What star rating would you give the show?
Attend one performance on the Arts extracurricular schedule up around school. Feedback to anyone who took part in the event.
Visit a local theatre or another school to see a performance and feedback to your class about how you found the performance.
Read two autobiographical style texts throughout the year to compare to ‘I am Malala’.
Learn a poem you like by heart and recite it to your English teacher.
Research and watch speeches made by famous people to support good causes. Write your own persuasive speech on a cause close to your heart.
Investigate a fairy tale and see how many different versions of the story you can find.
Read one new book from the library every half term and keep a reading log. Summarise your thoughts on the texts you have read in your reading journal.
English
Research Shakespeare’s life & times, The Globe Theatre, and 10 of his plays. Create a fact file, poster, webpage, or something to show-off what you have learned
Visit a castle or historic site in Luxembourg – use this as the setting for a short descriptive piece of writing or a fairy tale.
Having read Skellig, try to read another Magical Realism text such as ‘The Borrowers’, ‘Cosmic’ or ‘Time Travelling with a Hamster’
Watch a production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ that you have not seen in class. Preferably a stage production.
For a book you have read this year in class, or in your own time, design a front cover for it. You can do this by hand or using technology but make it original.
Learn a new word and volunteer to tell your English class the definition of that word in lesson
Attend an English club after school. Read a newspaper or an article to keep up with the local and international news. Do this on a fortnightly basis. Evidence your reading for your English teacher.
Complete the Gold Reading challenge in Year 7.
Watch videos on map skills
https://www.youtube.com/user/O SMapping
Continue to use Atlases and maps outside of the classroom
Use google maps to find 10 unusual places on Earth. Name the country they are in and the direction and distance to the nearest town
Make a Papier Mâché model show a river valley and the contour of the land. You could base it on a real place you have visited on a map you have found
Take a trip to the Centre of the City of Luxembourg to help you write your city report. https://www.justarrived.lu/en/prac ticalinformation/luxembourgcity/centre/
Geography
National Geographic Magazine
https://www.nationalgeographic.c om/ magazine/
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=JK
T7cSFf2ic Evolution of Settlements
Use BBC bitesize as a revision tool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/su bject s/zrw76sg
Create a detailed map of where you live using the map skills you have learned during the first term. Get an OS map grid from your teacher
Take a trip and visit the River Moselle. What different activities can you do?
Keep a weather diary. Get a guide and a diary book from your Geography teacher. You could keep a diary for where you live and compare it to somewhere else in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Ge ographyNow General Geography knowledge
Create a detailed A3 map of a fictional island using the map skills you have learned during the first term. Get an OS map grid from your teacher
Write a travel report about a trip you have to the beach over the summer holidays
Create a scrapbook that shows news events about flooding and rivers over a set period of time
Medieval Lives, Terry Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=QquhNTBfpdw&list=PL_13O8xh sOCZJBRSdvrqpstrLU7ofpZRC
‘Worst Jobs in History’, Medieval Times https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=t4tTUXdK7-0
Create your own heraldic coat of arms
Research medieval manuscripts and create your own medieval illuminated letter.
Find out what a town or village was like in England in 1069 http://opendomesday.org/
Read a book on The Battle of Hastings in the Library by MK Lawson, Jim Bradbury or Gillian Clements
Research how castles were built and make your own medieval castle. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=HGH2bteGpTA
Visit Vianden Castle
One of many medieval castles in Luxembourg https://castle-vianden.lu/gb/
Visit a medieval festival in Luxembourg
Medieval Apocalypse, BBC documentary on the Black Death https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=NyzWAx_gbF4
Domesday Book, Melvyn Bragg’s In Our Time 17.04.2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programm es/b040llvb
1066: A Year to Conquer England, BBC Documentary series. (Some battle re-enactments) https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=h-Vrd20tKF0
Measly Middle Ages, Horrible Histories
Visit the Luxembourg City Museum https://citymuseum.lu/en/
Sir Cumference Series
Read about the knight named Sir Cumference, who solves mathsrelated challenges that pose threats to his family and kingdom.
Learn about John Nash
Read this article about the mathematician who inspired the movie, A Beautiful Mind.
School of Hard Sums
Entertaining look at solving some popular problem solving activities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =zS yJda3-DP8
Make a Papier Mâché model show a river valley and the contour of the land. You could base it on a real place you have visited on a map you have found
This is Not a Maths Book
Read this activity book by Anna Weltman to learn about geometry topics, whilst tapping into your art skills
Mathematics
Towers of Hanoi
Investigate this famous mathematical puzzle from 1883. On myiMaths, in the library dropdown box select GamesPuzzles-Towers of Hanoi.
A Brief History of Pi
Watch this video to learn about the history behind the amazing number, π.
Number Sequences Puzzle
Try to find the next number in all of these sequences.
Create a detailed map of where you live using the map skills you have learned during the first term. Get an OS map grid from your teacher
The Fibonacci Sequence
Research this most famous mathematical sequence. Who is it named after? Where can it be found in real life? What is the link to the film ‘The Da Vinci Code’?
Higher or Lower?
Use your probability skills to predict whether the next card will be higher or lower.On myimaths, in the library dropdown box select GamesProbability
Read Family Math
Read Family Math by Jean Kerr Stenmark, a book that focuses on reallife maths problems that can be solved using common objects such as cups and cards.
The Story of Mathematics
Look through this book by Anne Rooney. Choose several of the sections contained within and learn about some mathematical history.
Write a travel report about a trip you have to the beach over the summer holidays
Areas and Volumes of Similar Shapes
Read this page from BBC Bitesize to learn about the relationship between the areas and volumes of similar shapes.
Watch one newsflash a day on RTL Express and summarise in one line the different reports. https://5minutes.rtl.lu/photos-etvideos/rtlexpress-fr
Watch your favourite film in German/French with English subtitles OR borrow one French/German film from our library and write a short review on it.
Try to eat healthy for one week and keep a diary where you describe what you have eaten each day (French or German).
Find a famous German or French band and write a short presentation of them. Afterwards pick one song and listen to it.
Watch the daily ARTE Journal Junior and summarise the different news reports in one headline (for each) https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC014082/arte-journal-junior/
Visit a town/city in Germany or France and order food/drinks in a café or restaurant.
Go to Trier in Germany and visit 3 famous places (Porta Nigra, Dom, Hauptmarkt), take a picture there and write what you have done in German.
French magazine and pick 3 facts you have learnt and explain them in French.
Ex.: GéoAdo Çam’intéresse OkapiorPhosphore
Find a city in Germany or France and create one quiz with 12 questions on KAHOOT or QUIZIZZ. https://kahoot.com/ https://quizizz.com/
Create a vocabulary booklet and add each day 5 new words that you will look up in a dictionary (French or German)
Listen to one podcast a week on the website ‘Coffee break German’ https://radiolingua.com/category/c offeebreak-german/
Take one photo each day of your holiday and create a timeline with the photos and write one sentence for each photo.
Go to the local cinema and watch a film in French with subtitles in English.
https://kinepolis.lu/fr
Visit the BibliothèqueNationalein Kirchberg and find out how to borrow books. Make a selfie in front of the Bibliothèque and post it on Instagram. www.bnl.lu
Research 5 important traditions in France or Germany and produce a poster with them. Add some interesting details. When? Why? How?
Music
Create a large coloured poster, diagramming the ukulele and it’s parts.
Watch a Youtube documentary on a IZ, the famous ukulele player from Hawaii.
Take a free voice or instrument lesson on Youtube
Write an original song.
Find a great tutorial of a new STEP, learn it, and teach the class!
Watch a live music event and write a review
Create a poster that displays MAD-TSHIRTS and writes about the elements of music.
Take a video of you playing through major and minor scales on ukulele!
Participate in an Open Mic event. Give a friend music lessons on the instrument you play.
Watch a music review for an album you have never listened to before.
Create a timeline of the different musical styles
Write a glossary of Rhythm musical terms and definitions.
Audition for the AMIS festival
Compose a fanfare
Science
Walk the ‘Planetary Trail’ in Schifflange Planetary Trail "De Saturn" - Explorer Luxembourg
Watch 3 videos from ‘Crash Course Kids’ on YouTube
Use the ‘BritannicaSchool’’ website to write a report about Elizabeth Blackwell
Read an article from New Scientist and write a short summary
Read ‘100 things to know about Space’ by A. Firth, A. James & J. Martin
Create a science video of an experiment at home. Visit this website for ideas www.stevespanglerscience.co m
Visit the Luxembourg Science Center, Differdange www.science-center.lu
Watch 3 videos from ‘Smart Learning for All’ on YouTube
Watch ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ and write a short reflection
Research about microplastics and their impact on marine wildlife. Write a short essay.
Find out facts about 3 endangered species from the ‘IUCN Red List’
Make a revision quiz on Powerpoint or Kahoot! for a topic and ask to use it in class
