Whole School Curriculum Tasks
During the period of school closure we have decided to have weekly curriculum tasks which the whole school can take part in. These will replace topic based activities.
We felt that this was both fun and engaging and will hopefully support you as parents and your children in their continuous learning provision without placing extra pressure to teach new content at home. You will find the resources for each week for your child's relevant class and age group below .
We felt that this was both fun and engaging and will hopefully support you as parents and your children in their continuous learning provision without placing extra pressure to teach new content at home. You will find the resources for each week for your child's relevant class and age group below .
BBC Bitesize Daily
The BBC are launching a comprehensive daily programme of live lessons and activities for all year groups, beginning on Monday 20th April. You can find the page for these daily lessons and resources here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
Class teachers may direct you to these as part of the daily continuous learning and you may choose to take advantage of these lessons to support your child's learning.
Class teachers may direct you to these as part of the daily continuous learning and you may choose to take advantage of these lessons to support your child's learning.
Week Beginning 1.6.20 - Wild about Science
This week we will have two whole school activities for you to work on - Science Selfies and the Wildlife Trust 30 Days Wild Challenge.
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Science Selfies
Science-selfies are back! Have fun doing some science and ask a grown up to take a picture of you doing it and send it to your teacher. Your challenge is to come up with a science experiment based round forces (push and pull). For example:
More information can be found in the file below. 
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The Wildlife Trust 30 Days Wild Challenge
Throughout June, thousands of people will be taking part in the Wildlife Trust annual nature challenge, 30 Days Wild! Can you do one wild thing a day throughout the whole month: for your health, wellbeing and for the planet? That is 30 simple, fun and exciting Random Acts of Wildness. The activities are here on the website, below for you to complete and you can also sign up for free for your own packs and access to more 30-Day activities: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30-days-wild-individuals-pack
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Week Beginning 18.5.20 - Team Westwood Sports Challenge
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Had we been in school this week we would have been busy readying ourselves for skipping day, the swimming gala and sports day. However, being ‘Team Westwood’, we are not going to let a little thing like home schooling get in our way are we? Therefore, although we can’t really replicate the swimming gala, we can certainly do our best with the other sporting activities so for our whole school curriculum activity this week we are asking you to join in with all, or at least some, of our ‘Westwood Sports Week Challenges’. Good luck and don’t forget to let us know how you get on by sending us photos and adding your scores and times to the sports board for a little bit of friendly competition!
Please click on the image of activities alongside to see what you can look forward to! |
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Week Beginning 11.5.20 - Westwood Time Capsules
This week we would like you to use your geography mapping skills to create and hide a time capsule. We would like you to find a container that you can decorate and fill with things that give a snapshot of what your life is like. You could include your favourite things, a news article printed from a website or an old toy you used to enjoy. It is up to you! You could include a written letter to yourself to explain to your future self what your current hobbies and wishes are, or even a self portrait of yourself.
Having created your capsule, we would like you to either bury it in your garden or find a suitable hiding place in your house. Then we would like you to create a detailed map to show where your capsule is hidden. Try to remember to all the details you can so it makes it easy to locate your capsule in the future. Remember to include a north arrow, a key (explaining what your symbols means) and try to draw things all in the same scale.
It is up to you how long you wait until you open up your time capsule. You could open it at the end of your time at Westwood School, or later on in life. But the key is to make sure your map is clear enough so you can locate your capsule when you choose to in the future. Please send in your photos to your class teacher of what you have included in your capsule or where you have buried it, or if you would rather keep both those a secret, a photo of you with your container. We look forward to seeing your time capsules. Have fun!
Having created your capsule, we would like you to either bury it in your garden or find a suitable hiding place in your house. Then we would like you to create a detailed map to show where your capsule is hidden. Try to remember to all the details you can so it makes it easy to locate your capsule in the future. Remember to include a north arrow, a key (explaining what your symbols means) and try to draw things all in the same scale.
It is up to you how long you wait until you open up your time capsule. You could open it at the end of your time at Westwood School, or later on in life. But the key is to make sure your map is clear enough so you can locate your capsule when you choose to in the future. Please send in your photos to your class teacher of what you have included in your capsule or where you have buried it, or if you would rather keep both those a secret, a photo of you with your container. We look forward to seeing your time capsules. Have fun!
Week Beginning 4.5.20 - Westwood Science Week
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This week we are going to put on our science lab coats and carry out experiments using ideas from the 'Incredible Experiments for Curious Kids' file alongside.
You can choose a science experiment from the PDF and then send us your photos which we will add to the Westwood Science Gallery as the week progresses. There is also Live Lesson link if anyone would like to take part. This is more for Lotus and Orchid children, but all are welcome : |
LIVE LESSON FOR ANYONE TO JOIN by Encounter Education
What happens if the Arctic ice melts for 7-11 Friday 9am Live stream here : https://encounteredu.com/live-lessons Also here: https://www.youtube.com/c/encounteredu/live on YouTube 
Have fun and we look forward to seeing what all of our amazing scientists produce!
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Week Beginning 27.4.20 - The Great Westwood Bake Off!
This week we would like you to use more of your design technology and cooking skills and take part in our virtual Bake Off. Using whatever ingredients you have to hand, please bake something delicious and then take a photograph of your show stopping masterpiece to send to your teacher for inclusion in our gallery. We can then all enjoy looking at each other's wonderful bakes. This doesn't need to be anything technical - even decorating biscuits is fine! We just thought it would be a fun and interesting activity for us all to get involved in.
Please let us know the name of your bake, too, so that we can put it under your photo.
Once you have created your bake, please then head to your class blog and write up the instructions for making your mouth-watering masterpiece so that we can all then have a go! Let's see how many we can get into the gallery by Friday and you are welcome to make more than one, too! Have fun.
Please let us know the name of your bake, too, so that we can put it under your photo.
Once you have created your bake, please then head to your class blog and write up the instructions for making your mouth-watering masterpiece so that we can all then have a go! Let's see how many we can get into the gallery by Friday and you are welcome to make more than one, too! Have fun.
Week Beginning 20.4.20 - Andy Goldsworthy Art
Andy Goldsworthy is a famous artist who has worked with natural materials to create images and sculptures. This week we would like you to create your own images using anything you can find outside in your garden and around your house - leaves, sticks, twigs, flowers, bark - the choice is endless! You can create your images on the ground and then take a photograph of them to share with your class teacher. We will then create a Westwood gallery of art at the end of the week! You can create any picture or pattern you like and there are some resources here to help you get started with ideas. Try to create as many artistic images and sculptures as you can throughout the week. Good luck!
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