Transition Programme
A successful transition to secondary school allows all students and parents to feel confident, optimistic and happy about joining our family. Children will understand what is expected of them at Ark Kings and be fully prepared for the level and style of work, and be challenged to build on progress at primary school.
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Expressive Arts and Design, Literacy
Watch the ‘English Department transition video’
Choose your favourite book from home or school. Why do you like it? Who is your favourite character in the story? What are the big things that happen?
Now, using whatever materials you have at school or home, make masks for the characters in your book. You can latter attach these with string or something like a lolly stick/straw/anything straight and which can support your mask.
Once your mask is complete trying to act out the story or/and pretend to be the character. Sometimes it’s fun to pretend to be a character who behaves very different from yourself. Maybe your parents/teachers y like to have a go.
When you start at Ark Kings in September it be great if you could bring your masks into school and show them to your English teachers!
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English Department transition video, please click the link below:
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Understand the World/ personal emotional development
Watch the ‘Welcome to Geography’, ‘AKA Science Y6’ and ‘Welcome to French Department’
Quick Discussion, what subject are most looking forward to learn? What was your favourite part of the video? How many teachers can you remember? Which teachers are you looking forward to meeting and why?
We would like you to be an investigative reporter and ask parents/teachers/grand parents about what they liked about school.
Ask them the following questions –
Record the answers you get and write a short report about what your teacher/parents/grandparents liked about school.
When you start Ark Kings please make sure to share your report with your form tutor.
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‘Welcome to Geography’
‘AKA Science Y6’
‘Welcome to French Department’
‘RE Dept’
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Literacy – ‘Letters in my name’ Scavenger Hunt!
Write your name on the top of your page. Using the letters in your name, can you find any objects or words from the videos that begin with the same letter? After you have found some items, label them and arrange in a way that spells your name!
Videos – ‘SEND Video’, ‘Inclusion’ and ‘Music’ |
‘SEND Video’
‘Inclusion’
‘Music’
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Expressive Arts and Design
Watch the ‘History transition’, ‘PE dept’ and ‘Welcome to Maths’ videos.
Get Creative:
Use different materials from around your house or school to create a mixed media picture of each subject.
Materials you could use:
Newspaper/magazines Wool, string ad thread Old t-shirts Pencils Paper (think outside of the box)
When you join us in September it would be great if you could show your finished mixed media picture to the teacher of that subject.
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‘History transition’,
‘PE dept’
‘Welcome to Maths’
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Literacy Create a ‘word map’ to explore the different emotions a student might feel as they move from primary to secondary school. Write ‘Moving from primary to secondary school’ in a bubble in the centre of your page, then create a word map around it by drawing lines to different adjectives and phrases. How many different words can you think of? You may wish to add colour and illustrations to your word map, to show visually what the words mean and how a student might be feeling. Once you’ve finished your word map, choose the adjective or phrase that most fits how you’re feeling and write a paragraph to explain why. When you join us in September, it would be great to share this with your form tutor. |
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Numeracy
Let’s get Secondary Ready! Create a free ‘Numerise’ account online at the following site: https://www.numerise.com/secondary-ready/
This is a free course that will help you prepare for the Maths you will work on in September. There are useful videos, a variety of interesting questions and your parents can even create an account to see how you get on! It will really help you to see what you already know and help you to work on any topics you find difficult so you can start Year 7 with confidence and ready for great new learning. |
‘Get started on Numerise’ Watch this YouTube video to see how to use the site.
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Mr Smith’s Weekly Workout
Good morning everyone,
I hope you have had a great week and are ready for the weekend. Hopefully you will all join me in having some fun and improving our fitness.
What: YouTube LIVE workout with Mr Smith 4 – New exercises included! When: Wednesday 10th June Time: 9:50am we go live with workout starting at 10am Who: Everyone – pupils, families and staff Where: YOUTUBE Time: It will last about 30 minutes Equipment: None, just a bit of space and a drink Hopefully you will all join me in having some fun and improving your fitness. |
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Helpful websites
BBC bitesize – starting secondary school
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zh4wy9q/starting-secondary-school/1 |
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Please check regularly for further updates and activities.