Dear Parent/Carer
Year 8 Holiday Homework
As we approach the upcoming break, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the hard work and efforts of our Year 8 students and the investment they have made towards their studies in the last academic year.
The Summer holiday is undoubtedly a well-deserved time for rest and rejuvenation. It is also important to recognise that this period must also be utilised by students to stay on track with their academic studies and to maintain the continuity of their learning. As a result, all students have been set compulsory homework tasks to complete in each subject over the Summer break.
These tasks have been posted onto their Google Classrooms and are outlined below. They should be completed gradually throughout the break. We kindly request your support in reinforcing the significance of completing the assigned homework tasks.
| English | Weekly Sparx reader and Summer home learning project focused on overcoming adversity |
| Maths | Weekly SPARX tasks revisiting and consolidating Year 8 topics |
| Science | Seneca assignments linked to knowledge gaps and revision |
| History | Seneca questions on World War One |
| Geography | Seneca questions on the Geography of the world |
| RE | A flipped learning task, conducting guided research on Buddhism and Hinduism |
| French | Languagenut tasks to reinforce vocab and grammar on the content covered this year |
| Spanish | Languagenut tasks to reinforce vocab and grammar on the content covered this year |
| Art | Research task focused on famous landscape artists |
| Drama | Research Task focused on exploring, devising and “D.N.A” |
| IT | Research task focused on online shopping and issues |
| Food | Summer Food Challenge |
| Music | Music Theory Interactive Tasks posted on Google Classroom |
| Technology | Written task addressing the 6 Rs of Sustainability |
We appreciate your ongoing support and collaboration in fostering a positive and effective learning environment for your child. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at eleanor.parsons@halley.latrust.org.uk.
Yours faithfully
Eleanor Parsons | Head of Franklin School