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World Cup Life Skills Day
On Friday the 22nd of June, we held a World Cup Day based around our Life Skills curriculum. Every form within school selected a country who have qualified for this year’s competition and the form tutor then devised different activities based upon the traditions and events their selected country is renowned for. All the activities were adapted to make them accessible to the different age groups within the school. The purpose of the day was to give pupils an experience of different cultures from around the world.
The various countries and information about the activities pupils took part in can be seen below:
Primary 1: Brazil
Primary: Found out about the carnivals, created samba rhythms and decorated masks
KS3: Found out about the carnivals, created samba rhythms and question and answer activity
KS4: Multiple-choice activity about Brazil and discussion/videos regarding favelas/crime
Primary 2: Iceland
Primary: Learnt how to say Eyjafjallajokull and made articulated fish
KS3: Learnt how to thunderclap and make baking soda volcanos
KS4: Northern Lights investigation
Y7A: Mexico
Primary: Made maracas
KS3: Cooked a variety of Mexican delights and completed day of the dead activities
KS4: Investigation into Pablo Escobar, drugs and life choices
Y7B: Spain
Primary: Made a Spanish fan
KS3: Made mini piñatas
KS4: Spanish tapas tasting and reviewing
Y8: Australia
Primary: Took part in an Australian animal memory game and made Koala bookmarks
KS3: Matched the Australian saying to the English one and boomerang practise
KS4: Matched the Australian saying to the English one, boomerang practise and bush tucker trails
Y9: Peru
Primary: Identified animals; created a Peruvian flag and Paddington Bear activities
KS3: Made a jumping dart frog, general knowledge quiz and found out what lives in the rainforest
KS4: Made a whistle blower, general knowledge quiz and made darts for blow pipe
Transition: Japan
Primary: Cherry blossom tree task and designed a kimono
KS3: Magna characters and wrote their name in hiragana
KS4: Magna comics/books and Wii activities
Y11: France
Primary: Food tasting and had a go at various French sports
KS3: Food tasting, paid for items with euros, French sports and Tour de France challenge
KS4: Food tasting, paid for items with euros, French sports and Tour de France challenge
Pupils went around school in their form groups receiving a 30-minute workshop in each country.
We also had a guess the flag activity, football challenges and a passport competition that ran over break and lunch time. The winners of these activities were as follows:
Guess the Flag: Ethan Barlow
Complete the Passport: Danielle Hewitt
Primary Football Challenge: Bradley Clarke
KS3/4 Girls Football Challenge: Liberty Hadden
KS3 Boys Football Challenge: Robert Shore
KS4 Boys Football Challenge: Luke Dale
Pupils enjoyed a fantastic and diverse day, which allowed them to sample foods, sports and other activities from around the world. #gallery-6 { margin: auto; } #gallery-6 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-6 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-6 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */