TRANSITION PROJECT 2016
Welcome students. Hi, my name is Tumble and I live in the beautiful Paradise Ocean. My friends and I have
heard that you will be attending Goffs School in September and we have been in contact with your Director of
Learning, Miss McBride, as we are in desperate need of your help. We have heard that Goffs School is a place
full of wonderful and helpful people and so we are relying on you to help us out.
A few weeks ago, the horrid sharks of Shark Bay tricked us into believing that they were friendly and they
have now captured our Ocean leader- the beautiful Mina the Mermaid. Mina has been locked in a treasure
chest and we need your help to crack the codes to open the chest.
My friends and I need you to complete each subject task to the best of your ability, in order to solve the subject codes to unlock the treasure chest. We would also like to get to know all about you and your skills and
qualities, as we may need to depend on you again in the near future.
Please make sure that you complete all sections of this booklet and print them out. Please put your work into
a folder and hand to your Learning Manager on your first day at Goffs School in September to receive your
reward for completing this work and helping us out.
Thank you Goffs Students! We look forward to working with you!
MEET THE SUNCLIP SAFARI TEAM
Before we start the challenge, I would like to find out about your skills and
qualities. Please click below to start.
MY SKILLS, QUALITIES AND GOALS
Hi, my name is Zeda and I need your help to crack the English code. Please
click on the word below to help me and then fill in the code below once you
have completed the section.
ENGLISH
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Hi, my name is Ellie and I need your help to crack the Maths code. Please click
on the word below to help me and then fill in the code below once you have
completed the section.
MATHS
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Hi, my name is Gerry and I need your help to crack the Science code. Please
click on the word below to help me and then fill in the code below once you
have completed the section.
SCIENCE
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Hi, my name is Leon and I need your help to crack the Art code. Please click on
the word below to help me and then fill in the code below once you have completed the section.
ART
Hi, my name is Ronnie and I need your help to crack the History code. Please
click on the word below to help me and then fill in the code below once you
have completed the section.
HISTORY
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Hi, my name is Milo and I need your help to crack the Geography code. Please
click on the word below to help me and then fill in the code below once you
have completed the section.
GEOGRAPHY
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Hi, my name is Chester and I need your help to crack the MFL code. Please
click on the word below to help me and then fill in the code below once you
have completed the section.
MFL (Modern Foreign Languages)
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My Skills, Qualities and Goals
Personal Qualities
The three best things about me are:
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Skills and Talents
Three things I am good at are:
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My Successes
The main things I have achieved in my life are:
Achievement 1:
Age I achieved
Achievement 2:
Age I achieved
Achievement 3:
Age I achieved
My Year 7 Goals
The goals I will aim to achieve are:
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ENGLISH
At Goffs we love to use our imagination and write descriptively.
What is descriptive writing?
Why is it important you write descriptively?
We use the acronym MAPSO to help make our writing engaging, exciting
and come alive. You will now need to find a dictionary definition for each
device and make up your own example.
Device
Definition
Example
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Appealing to the senses can also help make a piece of descriptive writing create a clear image in the reader’s mind.
E.g. I could taste the success as I won the race.
Sense
See
Touch
Taste
Smell
Hear
Write a sentence for each sense.
English Task 2
Mini Saga challenge: Using MAPSO features and the senses, write a descriptive piece about either
the best or worst day of your summer holiday. You must write exactly 159 words. Below are some
stretch devices and Wow words that you may wish to include.
Note: Punctuation does not count.
Stretch task- can you add any
of the following?
MAPSO
Sentence variation
Punctuation for effect… ! ?:
Connectives
Wow words
5 senses
Adverbs ly/ing
Formal language
WOW Words:
Perplexed – very con-
fused
Flabbergasted – very
shocked
Gallivanting – happily
moving around
Lush – something that is
very nice
Jubilant – very happy
Melancholy - Sad
Top Tips:
1. Remember to check that
the spelling, punctuation and
grammar is correct in your
writing.
2. Proof read your writing
twice through.
3. Try to use a dictionary/ thesaurus to help stretch your
use of vocabulary.
4. Check that you have included features from the success
criteria.
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I am extremely grateful for
all of your help!
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MATHS
Your task is to investigate ‘What month is the most
popular for birthdays?’
Please create a poster including the following:
1) Ask 50 people what month their birthday is in and record
the results in a tally chart.
2) Put the data into a Pictogram.
3) Put the data into a Bar Chart.
Extension tasks (optional):
4) Put the data into a Pie Chart
5) Can you think of any other graphs to represent this data,
if so please draw them?
Please analyse ALL your graphs and charts, you will be
marked on the quality of your analysis as well as your ability
to draw these graphs/ charts.
The best posters will be displayed in your maths classrooms.
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I am extremely grateful for
all of your help you super
star!!!
Science Task 1
Write a paragraph on what is needed for a balanced diet– use the food pyramid to help
Science Task 2
Create a poster on a separate piece of paper to promote healthy eating
Please put this into your project folder.
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I have an idea that you may
well be a Scientist when you
finish school!
ART
Surrealist Art
Art Task 1
Find out all you can about Surrealist Art. What does this mean? Which artists were involved?
Art Task 2
Choose 1 of the paintings above by the Surrealist Artist Rene Magritte.
Write a paragraph describing what you see (ask your family to offer their
views and include this in your research).
Art Task 3
SURREAL
COLLAGES
Creating your own
Surreal Fantasy creature.
WHAT TO DO:
1. Start to find interesting combinations of heads and bodies from magazines/
newspapers etc
2. Now start to create your surreal body parts using the images you have collected.
Remember the idea is that you select images which are not usually put togetherbe imaginative in your choices!
3. You can substitute features such as eyes and mouths as well as body parts like
feet, toes hands etc.
4. Select images of varying sizes to make your people look even more unusual and
funny!
5. Adding objects (like the sweetcorn above) can also make your collages look
more surreal.
Create your collage on paper and put into your project folder
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I have learnt a lot about surrealist art myself...good
work!!!
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HISTORY
Research one historical event
from the list below and create a
fact file including information and
pictures.
One of:1. The Great Fire of London
2. The Battle of Waterloo
3. The French Revolution
Include:
- Plenty of pictures and drawings
- Lots of information—what happened, when was it,
who was involved, why was it so important?
How should you set it out:
- However you want! Brochure, Poster or PowerPoint
presentation, the more creative the better! Just make
sure it has plenty of information on it.
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I am extremely grateful for
all of your help– I think we
are going to be successful if
this hard work continues.
GEOGRAPHY
Famous natural wonders of the world
Geography Task
You need to choose one of the following famous natural wonders of the world:
Victoria Falls
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Mount Everest
You need to research your chosen natural wonder and create a tourist information poster or
leaflet to help visitors learn about your world wonder. You must include:
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Basic facts about your chosen natural wonder
How it was formed?
Describe its location
What is its size?
What animals and people live there?
How many tourists visit each year?
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I am impressed with your research and knowledge! My aim
in life is to visit one of the natural wonders of the world in my
lifetime.
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
MFL Task 1
Please translate the following words/phrases.
FRENCH
SPANISH
Hello
Goodbye
Mum
Dad
Brother
Sister
Cat
Dog
Family
Yes
No
Happy
Sad
What was the language of your choice?
Draw the flag below:
LANGUAGE OF
YOUR CHOICE
MFL Task 2
Choose a town/city in France or Spain and carry out some research.
(Put your town/city in the middle and fill out the diagram with as much research as possible)
(Food/drink/activities to do there/traditions/population/transport)
MFL Task 3
Create a poster to promote the town/city you have chosen
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WOW! I didn’t realise how talented you are. Keep practicing
your phrases and you will be
able to travel the world with
your language skills.
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THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS
Well done and thank you so much
for all of your help with our
Challenge! We are so happy that
you managed to crack all of the
codes which means that we now
have Mina the Mermaid back with
us! Thank you!
Good luck in Year 7 at your new school!