Home Learning (Homework)

Key Stage 3

Each half-term, students will have a menu from which they can choose their homework.

Students are encouraged to complete at least 6 items from the menu during the course of the half-term. The menu has a range of different types of tasks, of varying lengths and difficulties, which students can select from. Parental support is encouraged discussing tasks with students, support with decision-making and reviewing tasks.

Students are able to complete homework at school during lunchtime if they prefer and support is also available from their Mentor.

Alongside completing tasks from the menu, students are encouraged to read regularly and practice their basic maths skills such as using money, learning timestables and telling the time. All students are able to access the mymaths website which gives support and practice activities for all areas of mathematics. See guide below.

Should you wish to discuss any aspect of KS3 homework please contact your child’s Mentor or Senior Link.

Key Stage 4

Awaiting text

COVENTRY LIBRARIES

Coventry Libraries provide Homework Help sessions throughout the city and also provide e-magazines that you can download to your device for free. Our e-magazines include Horrible Histories and RasPi.

Find your local library

To return a completed task: Bring it to Room 5 or email homework@corley.thrive.ac

EVERY COMPLETED TASK = 5 COMPASS POINTS AND CHANCE TO WIN A £5 VOUCHER AT THE END OF THE HALF TERM.

YEAR 7 - AUTUMN HOMEWORK MENU


Independently research the following: 1. How old is the City of Coventry? 2. Was Coventry the capital city of England at some point in History? 3. What is Coventry famous for both now and throughout history? 4. What is the population of Coventry? 5. How do you feel about living in Coventry City?	Motivate yourself to take part in physical activities outside of school. Keep a weekly journal, track your daily exercises. This could include: walking the dog, taking part in a sports club, playing wii or VR, press-ups in your bedroom, going to the park with family.	This term in Music we have been studying 'traditional African music' and 'ukulele.' Please create a fact sheet about either topic. If you choose the 'traditional African music' option, you can research instruments, events where the music might be used and how drums were used to communicate. If choosing the ukulele, you could talk about the key parts of the ukulele, how it is played and talk about famous ukulele players.
Research and cook a dish which relates to a festival or celebration. For example, a Christmas recipe. Bring or email in a photograph of your dish.	Design a new outfit for your favourite book or film character.	Create an artist research page on Vincent Van Gogh. Include images and facts.
Complete all typing lessons on either the beginner/intermediate/advanced level. Click this link to go to website Print screen your results to return by email or print the results' webpage.	Produce an A-Z of careers or job titles. As you do so, remember all jobs and opportunities are open to everyone, regardless of age, gender, race, religion and other protected characteristics.	Interview a family member about what they enjoy about a festival held at this time of year.

Independently research the following:

1. How old is the City of Coventry?

2. Was Coventry the capital city of England at some point in History?

3. What is Coventry famous for both now and throughout history?

4. What is the population of Coventry?

5. How do you feel about living in Coventry City?

Motivate yourself to take part in physical activities outside of school. Keep a weekly journal, track your daily exercises.

This could include: walking the dog, taking part in a sports club, playing wii or VR, press-ups in your bedroom, going to the park with family.

This term in Music we have been studying 'traditional African music' and 'ukulele.' Please create a fact sheet about either topic.

If you choose the 'traditional African music' option, you can research instruments, events where the music might be used and how drums were used to communicate.

If choosing the ukulele, you could talk about the key parts of the ukulele, how it is played and talk about famous ukulele players.

Research and cook a dish which relates to a festival or celebration.

For example, a Christmas recipe.

Bring or email in a photograph of your dish.

Design a new outfit for your favourite book or film character.

Create an artist research page on Vincent Van Gogh.

Include images and facts.

Complete all typing lessons on either the beginner/intermediate/advanced level.

Click this link to go to website

Print screen your results to return by email or print the results' webpage.

Produce an A-Z of careers or job titles.

As you do so, remember all jobs and opportunities are open to everyone, regardless of age, gender, race, religion and other protected characteristics.

Interview a family member about what they enjoy about a festival held at this time of year.

YEAR 8 AND YEAR 9 - AUTUMN HOMEWORK MENU


For Mr Cresser Revise the e-safety content on BBC bitesize, then complete the test. Print out or screenshot your results. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ guides/zrtrd2p/revision/1	For Mr Anderton Find and draw a product that contains a moving mechanism. Label what type of movement the mechanism makes and explain how the mechanism works.	For Mrs Coulthard Diwali is called the festival of lights. Find out why.
For Mr Snodgrass As part of our Under the Sea project: Draw, paint or design an imaginative underwater machine that can explore the oceans; you could look at machines, submarines or drones, viewing robots that already exist and develop your ideas from those. Draw, paint or model a new sea creature from your own imagination that has just been discovered by marine biologists; this might mean that your creature is a complicated mash-up of several creatures, or it might mean that you concentrate on how it looks a certain way because of where it lives in the ocean.	For Mr Evans We have been studying Folk Music this half term. Listen to some more folk songs using You tube or Spotify (for example). Pick a favourite song, describe the story contained in the song and see if you can create a picture to go with it.	For Mr Gill Create a poster all about 1) why you are unique and special 2) why humans are special according to religious people.
For Ms Maddocks Make a collage or drawing that shows what makes you special. Include words, images, or symbols that represent your strengths (e.g. being kind, good at drawing, or helping others). Use magazines, printouts, or your own drawings. Write or talk about why each strength is important to you.	For Mr Zinkus Design a Football Badge and Logo for a team (it could be a made-up team or an alternative logo to a real team). Identify 5 skills / techniques that are needed in football. (Challenge: identify 10 skills)	For Mrs Hickling Choose a country - find out what theatre is like from that country and create a fact sheet with key information about it.

For Mr Cresser

Revise the e-safety content on BBC bitesize, then complete the test.

Print out or screenshot your results.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
guides/zrtrd2p/revision/1

For Mr Anderton

Find and draw a product that contains a moving mechanism. Label what type of movement the mechanism makes and explain how the mechanism works.

For Mrs Coulthard

Diwali is called the festival of lights. Find out why.

For Mr Snodgrass

As part of our Under the Sea
project:

Draw, paint or design an imaginative underwater machine that can explore the oceans; you could look at machines, submarines or drones, viewing robots that already exist and develop your ideas from those.

Draw, paint or model a new sea creature from your own imagination that has just been discovered by marine biologists; this might mean that your creature is a complicated mash-up of several creatures, or it might mean that you concentrate on how it looks a certain way because of where it lives in the ocean.

For Mr Evans

We have been studying Folk Music this half term. Listen to some more folk songs using You tube or Spotify (for example).

Pick a favourite song, describe the story contained in the song and see if you can create a picture to go with it.

For Mr Gill

Create a poster all about

1) why you are unique and special

2) why humans are special according to religious people.

For Ms Maddocks

Make a collage or drawing that shows what makes you special.
Include words, images, or symbols that represent your strengths (e.g. being kind, good at drawing, or helping others).

Use magazines, printouts, or your own drawings. Write or talk about why each strength is important to you.

For Mr Zinkus

Design a Football Badge and Logo for a team (it could be a made-up team or an alternative logo to a real team).

Identify 5 skills / techniques that are needed in football.

(Challenge: identify 10 skills)

For Mrs Hickling

Choose a country - find out what theatre is like from that country and create a fact sheet with key information about it.

MyMaths Help Guide