For homework this week year 7 need to research any volcanic eruption and create an information sheet (JUST 1 PAGE OF A4 PLEASE). Include:

• Pictures and maps (colour is best)
• Name of the volcano
• Where it is on earth
• When it erupted
• What happened when it erupted (to both people and the environment)

Understanding what an Elizabethan audience would have believed about witchcraft is an important part of understanding 'Macbeth'  Use the suggested websites to create a poster for an Elizabethan town titled 'How to Spot a Witch' .  Try to include information on the following: 
- What a witch might look like.
- How they might behave. 
- What they might have with them. 
- How to tell if they're a witch.                                           www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zmjnb9q/revision/3
- Why they are dangerous. 
- What to do if you find one.                                               www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zxfqxsg

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Challenge question -  Why did Shakespeare include witches in 'Macbeth'?

​Tell the story of the Battle of Hastings as a comic strip on one side of A4.
Here are some events to include (they are in the wrong order):

• Other Saxons do the same to meet their doom
• First the Norman archers, then the foot soldiers try to break the shield wall but both fail
• Harold is shot in the eye and the Normans win. William is crowned King of England.
• The Norman cavalry attack
• Godwinson and his Saxon troops are tired from the Battle of Stamford Bridge
• Some Saxons leave the shield wall to chase after retreating Norman cavalry, but they are isolated and die.
• Norman archers can now fire from close range into the Saxon army.
• The Saxons take a great position on Senlac Hill high up with s shield wall

Websites to use:
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zsjnb9q/revision/4 (lots of facts)
 
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/z3s9j6f  (good for picture ideas)
 
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zsjnb9q/video (video)

Mrs Eadie's English group, your homework is to create a 10 question multiple-choice quiz for your friends based on Shakespeare and his life.  You must now the correct answer for each one yourself!
Here are some websites which may help you. 
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/shakespeare-facts/
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/music-art-and-literature/shakespeares-globe/william-shakespeare/
https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeare-facts/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zksycdm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zx9kjxs

For homework Year 7 have been asked to research an English Monarch who ruled between 1066 and 1485. 
They need to create a profile on a page of A4 and include:
•A picture of the monarch
•The dates they lived
•What they are famous for

You may also want to add more detail about their success / failure, their children and the legacy they left for England.

The best ones will be displayed (their authors will be rewarded) so you might be best looking into a less well known king as I can only display one William the Conqueror and remember, you need to keep all the information on a page of A4.

Our Yr7 pupils have been busy all afternoon participating in a variety of workshops. They have learnt about teamwork, communication, games planning and dance!

Ten Year 7 pupils have been busy brushing up on their leadership skills at today’s Dorset Primary Leadership Academy at Poole High School. After arriving and getting into their brand new Bronze Ambassador t-shirts, the group set to work planning exactly how they were going to motivate KS2 pupils back at school to take part in more physical activity. Some superb ideas have been suggested and we are all very excited to get back to school and start putting them into practice.
The team have suggested planning and delivering an assembly for our younger pupils as well as designing posters for tutor rooms to advertise their new reward scheme. Watch this space for more news!

Homework for Geography: Use one page of A4 – you cannot print from a computer

Make a map of England – label the 9 regions
Make a map of the SW of England label the 7 counties
Make a map of Dorset, label 10 towns