WBQ year 10 General Feedback

Click on the Individual Investigation tab above to take you to the drop box. The PowerPoint is called Y10 WBQ Investigation feedback.

Individual Investigation hand-in reminder

YEAR 10 WBQ Investigation deadlines have now been set:
First draft to be handed in on Tuesday 4th November 2014.
This will then be marked and handed back to you during the week of 24th November.
Your final draft must be handed in on Monday 15th December 2014.
All work (both draft and final) should be handed into the library by 2.15pm on the deadline day. You will also need to sign your class sheet to say that work has been submitted.

Revision Resources

Click here for all of the Year 11 revision resources. 

Community Participation

Just a reminder of the information given in assemblies this week......

Community Participation 

Pupils to complete 15 hours through being involved in a number of different things, examples include:

• Activities working to improve the environment of the school or community – recycling schemes, clearing waste ground, cleaning graffiti.
• Helping with younger pupils (in a school situation) - buddy schemes, coaching football, ICT support.
• Helping with the elderly in the community – organise tea dance, hold ICT courses for pensioners, organise a Xmas party.
• Act as volunteer for children/youth organisations –Brownies/Scouts/Guides, youth club, summer camps, Urdd, sports coaching, performing arts coaching.
• Charitable fundraising activities – prepare and sell products/service, organise and perform a musical/drama production, sponsored activities.
• Produce a product for local organisation – paint a mural in local hospital, make plant holders for care home garden, make a sensory garden for a Special school. 
• Carry out volunteer work in a placement - nursing/residential home,day centre, nursery, playgroup, charity shop.
• Volunteering section of the Duke of Edinburgh award.

Examples of volunteering website include:-

http://www.vvb.org.uk/

http://www.volunteering-wales.net/

http://www.gwirvol.org/

http://www.csv.org.uk/?display=volunteering

http://www.wcva.org.uk/

Your Assembly Website

 

 

Click on the link to be directed to the new Welsh Assembly resource for young people. You will be covering this resource in WBQ lessons. You will find lots of information in the resource that may help you with your Individual Investigation. Click Here

YEAR 10 WBQ Investigation deadline

YEAR 10 WBQ Investigation deadlines have now been set:
First draft to be handed in on Tuesday 4th November 2014.
This will then be marked and handed back to you during the week of 17th November.
Your final draft must be handed in on Monday 15th December 2014.
All work (both draft and final) should be handed into the library by 2.15pm on the deadline day. You will also need to sign your class sheet to say that work has been submitted.

Deadline approaching!!

Don't forget that the deadline for the first draft of your investigation is the fortnight commencing 31/3/14. Make sure you get your work in during the PSE lesson you have in those two weeks. If you have a problem see your PSE teacher or Mr Burgum for further support and guidance. Don't forget that all of the resources you need can be found on the tab at the top of this page.

Deadline Change!

DEADLINE CHANGE!!
Check out the link below or go straight through to the tab at the top to find the slight change to the Investigation Deadline. Due to a clash with other examinations and coursework, you have been given an extra week to complete the Investigation!https://www.dropbox.com/s/7t9ndkg8upd8n3n/Y10%20WBQ%20Investigation%20timeline%20V2%20March%209th.docx

Visit this link to get a wealth of information and ideas for your Individual Investigation topic.

http://www.assemblywales.org/index.htm

This morning saw the launch of iBacc during assembly with Year 10 pupils. This marks the start of the Individual Investigation process. Remember that all resources can be found through the linked 'DropBox' tab at the top of this page. Follow the twitter feed to keep updated with news and new resources.

We have a new twitter feed. Please follow us for WBQ updates @i_BaccCCS

Welcome to iBacc

Welcome to the first post on the NEW Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate blog.... 'iBacc'. On here you'll find links to useful websites, newsfeeds and other friendly blogs. There will also be regular updates about school and community activities, enterprise, work and volunteering opportunities, and of course....assignment deadlines and resources.