Year 7 Learning from home programme of study

It is important that you continue to learn whilst isolating at home. Initially, we have been focusing on
Maths, English and science, but we are now in a position to extend this work to more subjects. Please use
your timetable as a guide to how much time you spend on each subject. If you spend half the normal
lesson time (25 mins) for each timetabled lesson this is a good starting point.
Follow the instructions below to access the programme of study. In order for you to access some of your
home learning you will need to set up an account or have an access code for Seneca. The information
below will support you with this. Most of this can be accessed on any device, not just computers.
If you are unable to access the internet, then please contact the Academy and we will look for alternative
arrangements. Thank you for your support in these very challenging times.
How to set up an account on Seneca
1. Log onto: https://app.senecalearning.com
2. Go on “Create an account” 3. Use your
school details:
a. Your school email address: login name to school PC@holgate‐ac.org.uk
b. Username – Write your name
c. Password – use same as your school one
4. Join the group set up for you by entering the code provided by individual subjects
5. You will need to go to the Assignment section to complete the tasks set by your class teacher.
Maths

Topic area: Place value, addition and subtraction

Instructions: Complete the work set on Maths watch. See below for guidance on how to do this:

Your teacher has already shown you how to access Maths watch. Follow the instructions below as a
helpful reminder:
Access the website using this address: https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vl. Type in the student username and
password at the top here.

Your username is the first 3 letters of your first name, 5 letters of your surname and the year you joined
Holgate. This is then followed by @holgate.
So, Joseph Bloggs in year 7 would be, josblogg2020@holgate The
password is Holgate with a capital H.
When logged in work should appear here. Your name should be here.

Click on the titles of the tasks and this window appears.

The questions appear at the top when you click on the numbers. There will be little videos for each
question if you are struggling.
When you have finished this work, you can login to www.mymaths.co.uk and begin working through
your booster packs. These have been set by your teacher and are specific to your target grade.

English

Topic area: Childhood: Oliver Twist

Instructions: Work through the online lessons that have been provided by “Oak National Academy”. These
lessons mirror our curriculum and there are a range of topics within the scheme for you to complete.
Whilst completing the lessons, make a note of key information and quotes, either electronically or on
paper. Also, record any quizzes you complete as part of the scheme.
Oliver and the Workhouses (4 lessons): https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/oliver‐and‐the‐
workhouse‐6202
Oliver heads to London (3 lessons): https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/oliver‐heads‐to‐london‐
b112
Oliver is caught (3 lessons): https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/oliver‐is‐caught‐5d0c
Oliver, Bill and the Maylies (4 lessons): https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/oliver‐bill‐the‐
maylies‐5342
Oliver and the consequences (4 lessons): https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/oliver‐and‐the‐
consequences‐9ee7

Science

Topic area: Working scientifically and Biology Topic 1 Cells

Instructions: There are a number of online lessons that have been provided by “Oak National Academy”.
The curriculum at Oak mirrors the Holgate Scheme of learning. There are a number of interactive lessons
for you to work through.

For each of the lessons below, click on the link and work through the tasks. You will do a quick quiz (you
will be able to mark this yourself), watch a video and complete the tasks within it. Please record your work
on paper or electronically.

Working Scientifically (https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/practical‐skills‐8859)

Lesson 1: What is a variable? (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what‐is‐a‐variable‐6mtk8c)

Lesson 2: How do you draw a scientific diagram? (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how‐
doyou‐draw‐a‐scientific‐diagram‐69hp6e)
Lesson 3: Why is a method important? (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/why‐is‐a‐
methodimportant‐c5j3ge)
Lesson 4: What can we do with data we collect? (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/whatcan‐
we‐do‐with‐data‐we‐collect‐6wtkat)

Biology (https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/cells‐tissues‐and‐organs‐03b2)

Lesson 1: Microscopes (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/microscopes‐74wkat)

Lesson 5: Plant cells (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/plant‐cells‐6cwpcd)
Lesson 7: Animal cells (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/animal‐cells‐chh62c)

Art and Photography

Topic: Still Life, use the tasks sheet which you can access on teams to help guide you through visual
exercises.

Task 1, using either a camera or your phone take photographs of still life
Task 2, sketch the images you have taken using the techniques identified on the task

Use, The Holgate Academy You tube channel to watch still life tutorials.
Once you have completed your tasks you can email your work to the following art/photography teachers

TDraper@holgate‐ac.org.uk
EBrackett@holgate‐ac.org.uk
BHarris@holgate‐ac.org.uk
SMclaughlin@holgate‐ac.org.uk

Design technology and Food

Using the task sheet, design yourself a Logo. Use the visual resources to help you create something
appropriate for the market that is unique.

Using the task sheet design a healthy plate. Consider the food groups and how quantities of each food
group need to be served. Once completed consider what an unhealthy plate would look like.

Once finished email your work to:

EBrackett@holgate‐ac.org.uk
BHarris@holgate‐ac.org.uk

Drama
Topic: The life of an actor!
Your work will be a series of tasks based on the skills and lifestyle of an actor, which will be made available
to you on teams. You should use the PowerPoint to guide you through your learning.

Miss Burridge = bburridge@holgate‐ac.org.uk

Miss Holmes = sholmes@holgate‐ac.org.uk

Music
You will work through a series of tasks, which will be uploaded and available through teams. Use the
document to guide you through your learning.
You will need to use the BBC Bitsize website to complete these:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zmsvr82
https://www.musictheory.net/

Miss Burridge = bburridge@holgate‐ac.org.uk

Mrs Mathews = kmathews@holgate‐ac.org.uk

ICT
Hopefully you’re now aware of how the Oak National Academy online classroom works but to help you we
have linked your first two topics below. To access the link hold CTRL and click on the link.
Task 1: https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/impact‐of‐technology‐collaborating‐
online‐respectfully‐35d0
Task 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/gaining‐support‐for‐a‐cause‐33b8

The topics you will be covering are:

Impact of Technology ‐ Collaborating Online Respectfully and Gaining support for a cause
Your task is to complete the six lessons within these two units. The lessons all have a short video (the
longest is around 16 minutes) and a quiz based on the content you’ve learnt in the lesson video. All we
need from you is an email with your score in the quizzes like the example below. If you do more than one
quiz please send your print screens all at once and your class teacher will record them. Hint: To print
screen press the ‘PrtScn’ button while on the Oak National Academy quiz score, then in the email or in a
Word document or something similar right click with your mouse and select ‘Paste’. If you can crop the
picture so it is small enough to fit on the email comfortably.

Remember to send the evidence from your school email which can be accessed by the Holgate website or
by holding CTRL and clicking on the link below and selecting the ‘Outlook Webmail – for staff and
governors’. You will need to log in using your school email which is just your school username with
@holgate‐ac.org.uk on the end. E.g. grechurc2019@holgate‐ac.org.uk.
https://www.holgate‐ac.org.uk/login/
Remember to send your email to your ICT teacher. Mr Brown, Ms Eaton or Mr Bolster.
Mr Brown’s email: abrown@holgate‐ac.org.uk
Ms Eaton’s email: beaton@holgate‐ac.org.uk
Mr Bolster’s email: lbolster@holgate‐ac.org.uk
Good luck and if you have any issues please email your classroom teacher as soon as possible.

Physical Education

Below is a link where you can find 3 different fitness circuits that can be completed in a small area,
bedroom, lounge, kitchen or garden (weather permitting).

Lesson 1: https://classroom.thenational.academy/specialist/subjects/physical‐development/access‐
points/building‐understanding/lessons/fitness‐circuits‐part‐1‐6gr3jc

Lesson 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/specialist/subjects/physical‐development/access‐
points/building‐understanding/lessons/fitness‐circuits‐part‐2‐74vp2t

Lesson 3: https://classroom.thenational.academy/specialist/subjects/physical‐development/access‐
points/building‐understanding/lessons/fitness‐circuits‐part‐3‐68up2c

Personal Development
In Personal Development students should aim to work through the Step Up booklet which has been uploaded to the
Teams files. This booklet will take students through a range of careers development tasks. The booklets are
interactive and prompt students to click the ‘sign’ button which will then enable them to fill in the booklet on line –
when they have finished they should click done signing and save the file in their area or send back to the teacher via
Teams. You should aim to complete one task a week for example all the exercises in task A.

The Academy has subscribed to a careers programme called Indigo that students can log in to access to support the
work set in Personal development.
To get started, go to https://indigo.trotman.co.uk/default/login and use the following login:

Student login
This can be used by up to 30 students at any one time.
U: holgatestudent
P: holgate2020

Geography

Topic area: What is Geography? Map Skills

Instructions: There are a number of online lessons that have been provided by “Oak National Academy”.
The curriculum at Oak mirrors the Holgate Scheme of learning. There are a number of interactive lessons
for you to work through:
• For each of the lessons below, click on the link and work through the tasks. You will do a quick quiz
(you will be able to mark this yourself), watch a video and complete the tasks within it. Please record
your work on paper or electronically.

Map Skills (https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/map‐skills‐78f1)

Lesson 1: Map Making (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/mapmaking‐ccr6cr)

Lesson 2: Locational Knowledge of the World. (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/locational‐
knowledge‐of‐the‐world‐crukjt)
Lesson 3: The Geographical case: Map projections (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the‐
geographical‐case‐map‐projections‐6tj3jr)
Lesson 4: What are OS Maps? (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what‐are‐os‐maps‐cgtk6r)
Lesson 5: What are grid references? (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what‐are‐grid‐
references‐cnj6ar)
Lesson 6: Reading distances on a map (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading‐distances‐
on‐a‐map‐6ngp6e)
Lesson 7: Reading direction on a map (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading‐direction‐
on‐a‐map‐c8rkgd)
Lesson 8: Representing height on a map (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/representing‐
height‐on‐a‐map‐6xk36c)
Lesson 9: Using aerial and satellite images with maps
(https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/using‐aerial‐and‐satellite‐images‐with‐maps‐cdj36r)
Lesson 10: Using maps to write directions (https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/using‐maps‐to‐
write‐directions‐6wv38c)

History

Topic area: The power of the Church and lives of medieval peasants
Instructions: There are a number of online lessons that have been provided by “Oak National Academy”. The
curriculum at Oak mirrors the Holgate Scheme of learning. There are a number of interactive lessons for you to work
through:
• For each of the lessons below, click on the link and work through the tasks. You will do a quick quiz (you will
be able to mark this yourself), watch a video and complete the tasks within it. Please record your work on
paper or electronically.

The power of the Church and lives of medieval peasants

Lesson 1: Charlemagne and Leo III

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/charlemagne‐and‐leo‐iii‐60u3ec
Lesson 2: Peter’s Pence
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/peters‐pence‐cmvp2d
Lesson 3: Constantinople
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/constantinople‐74w66t
Lesson 4: The Schism of 1054
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the‐schism‐of‐1054‐64r3ad
Lesson 5: Medieval lives in Domesday Book
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/medieval‐lives‐in‐domesday‐book‐68w38d
Lesson 6: Medieval lives in Luttrell Psalter
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/medieval‐lives‐in‐the‐luttrell‐psalter‐74ukgc
Lesson 7: Medieval lives in material culture
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/medieval‐lives‐in‐material‐culture‐6wvkjd
Lesson 8: Which sources reveal the most about medieval peasants?
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/which‐sources‐reveal‐the‐most‐about‐medieval‐peasants‐cngkcc

French

Topic area: Introductions / countries and where we live / languages we speak

Topic area: Introductions / countries and where we live / languages we speak

SENECA Login to your SENECA account (instruction above) https://app.senecalearning.com Once you have
joined the group set up for you by entering the code 3t0sbx60ib provided by your class teacher, go to
the Assignment section to complete the tasks.
This would vary your access to French language and culture to give you more flexibility and variety.

Topics:
1. My name and age (1.1.1)
2. Numbers 1‐20 (1.1.6)
3. Months of the year (1.1.7)
4. Nouns (7.1)
5. Pronouns (7.3)
6. Present tense (6.1)
Create a revision guide to help learn and memorise language and grammar rules and submit this to your teacher
on teams.

FUN with PHONICS

Topic: Pronouncing words in French Link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkqgbdm/articles/zbj9y9q
Topic: Understanding silent letters in French Link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkqgbdm/articles/zbj9y9q