As we are unable to run any extra-curricular activities, here are some suggestions of places where students can take some virtual visits, get involved in virtual clubs or take part in competitions.

Extra-Curricular Provision Links

• World Book Day
• Scholastic Book Week Live
• Oak National Academy Virtual School Library
• Weekly Writing Workshop with Emma Carroll

 

Museum Visits

• Natural History Museum Virtual Tour
• British Museum of the World
• Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
• Museum of the Great Western Railway
•  Westminster Abbey
• Black Country Museum Mine Tour
• HMS Belfast
• Tours - Footprints of London

 

Languages and Tourism

Guide to the Roman remains in Nimes (France)

 

Guide to the construction of the Pont-du-Gard (Roman aquaduct) in France

 

• French, German and Spanish activities website - Zut!
• If using between 9am and 4pm, you will need to use the school login details to access. These will be sent by ParentMail

 

• Early Start Languages
• Video clips from France, Spain and Germany to help learn a new language, and help with pronunciation. Login details will be sent by ParentMail
• Drive & Listen - high quality video car drives around many international cities while also listening to local radio

 

Clubs

• Remote Live Singing (see leaflet below)
• Marvel and DC Comics/Universe Club (see leaflet below)
• The Music Club 
• Year 7 & 8 Science Club 
• Year 5 & 6 Science Club 
• The Lockdown Lenses Photography Club 
• Virtual KS2 Dance start every Friday at 12.30. Invitations have been sent to all KS2 classes. It will be a closed group, deadline for submitting interest is Tuesday 26th January. Run by Miss K. 
• Virtual KS3 Dance start every Thursday at 1.30pm. Invitations have been sent to all KS3 classes. It will be a closed group, deadline for submitting interest is Tuesday 26th January. Run by Mrs Marshall.  
• Keeping up with Honey
• Chatterbooks - for years 5&6 - Wednesday 12:30 - 1:00 (Google Classroom code: ngqy2j6)
• Books & Beyond - for years 7&8 - Wednesday 1:30 - 2:00 (Google Classroom code: 4a3be7f)

 

Competitions

• CPA Pancake Day Competition (see leaflet below)

 

PE

England's netball team shock Australia to win Commonwealth gold

• Game write up and commentary
• Video of the game - quarter 1 and 2
• Video of the game - quarter 3 and 4 but no sound

London 2012 Olympics – Jessica Ennis-Hill’s Heptathlon Gold medal

• Game write up and commentary
• Day 1 Highlights
• Javelin & Long Jump Highlights
• Winning gold (final event – 800M)
• Compilation

 

Creative & Practical Arts

• BBC Follow the Food
• Professional Cake Decorating
• The Harrier Jump Jet
• The Big Bang Digital 2020
• Guided 360-degree tour of recycling facility
• Lockheed Martin STEM (Featuring women in Engineering)
• Video Tour of a small-scale Mill Factory
• AEG's Documentary on moving Textiles into the future (Caution: Flashing images at the start)
• Walter Keeler: Treasures of the Everyday | Documentary film about UK potter
• Vincent Van Gough | The National Gallery
• Behind the Scenes of the Movie 'Loving Vincent'

 

Music

• BBC Music
• See the Remote Live Singing leaflet below
• Half-Term Singing Workshops - Rock Choir Rock Stars

 

PSHCE

• Hazard Alley

 

Live Streams

• Gorilla Forest Corridor
• Live Theatre Shows (filter for free events)
• RSC Tales from Shakespeare. A new live tale at 10am each Friday, plus access to all previous recordings for three months. (Link sent out via ParentMail)
• Whipsnade zoo story time