Welcome and “let the games begin!” Have you watched the welcome video? If so, let’s go!

The opening ceremony launches the event – in the Olympics and Paralympics this is an explosion of colour, movement and celebration. We’re going to create that for ourselves! To play your part you will need the following items; pens/pencils (preferably coloured) and paper

ACTIVITY – Your Gillespie’s Games

This challenge is all about your own Gillespie’s Games experience, and has three tasks;

1. Design a logo for Gillespie’s Games
2. Create a mascot for Gillespie’s Games – this could be an animal or a cartoon
3. Come up with a motto for Gillespie’s Games

Be as creative as you can – think about using different shapes, patterns and colours.

You could even take inspiration from your Primary School badge or colours, or your new High School badge and colours (see the top right-hand corner of this page).

Here are some examples from previous Olympics if you need an idea or two:

Why not share a picture of your designs on Twitter? You can tag the official Twitter accounts of JGHS (@GillespieHigh) and Active Schools (@ActiveSchoolsED) using the hashtag #GillespiesGames.

If you have time to spare why not search for some other opening ceremony videos on YouTube?

Or write a few sentences about what you hope to gain from today?

Well done for completing the first part of your Gillespie’s Games P7 Transition Day!

It’s time for the main event!

Are you ready to get active and go for gold?

Ready… set… go!

Could you be the next Usain Bolt or Jessica Ennis-Hill?!

1. Shuttle Run – Set out a 5 metre distance with 2 markers (these can be socks!). Run back and forwards and touch each marker as you go.  How many shuttles can you run in 20 seconds?
2. Long Jump – Stand feet together and jump forward as far as you can, landing with both feet still together. Mark your distance and use a measuring tape or ruler to record your score.
3. Speed Bounce – Jump sideways over an object (you can use a jumper or other marker) as many times as you can in 20 seconds.

Record your score and check the medal table below to see if you achieved a GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE medal.

1. Stef Curry 3 pointers – Get 5 pairs of rolled up socks and a large bin or bucket.  Take 3 large steps back and see how many socks you can score into it.  Complete 5 times and count your total score from 25 shots. Tip – if you times your score by 4 it will become a percentage.
2. LeBron James turnarounds – Use the same 5 pairs of rolled up socks and a large bin or bucket.  Spin around on the spot 5 times and then shoot into the bucket. Count your score out of 5 shots.

Record your score and check the medal table below to see if you achieved a GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE medal.

It’s time to move to the beat and shake it like a polaroid picture!

CHALLENGE – Can you learn the steps in time with the dance coaches in the videos?

Keep your eyes peeled for the dance coach who is dancing at the beach – she teaches our very own lunchtime dance club at JGHS. She’s looking forward to teaching you guys some new moves when you come up to the High School.

There is no score for this activity – just do your best and give your all as if you were performing to a live audience at… say… the Royal Albert Hall!

Have you ever dreamt about scoring the winning goal for your favourite team?

Or playing alongside the likes of Lionel Messi or Megan Rapinoe? Now’s your chance!

1. Ronaldo Toe Taps – Alternating between your left and right foot, how many times can you touch the ball with the bottom of your feet like Cristiano Ronaldo in 30 seconds?

Each touch = 1 point.

1. Messi Shuffle – Alternating between your left and right foot, how many times can you touch the ball with the insides of your feet like Lionel Messi in 30 seconds?

Each touch = 1 point.

1. Rapinoe Shuttles – Starting in the middle, how many shuttle runs can you complete like Megan Rapinoe in 30 seconds?

4 touches of the ball + 1 sprint = 1 point.

Record your score and check the medal table below to see if you achieved a GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE medal.

1. Body Pass – Pass the ball around your body, without dropping the ball, practice passing the ball in both directions.  How many times can you repeat this in one minute?

1. Knee Pass – Stand on your right leg and raise your left knee. Pass the ball under your left knee, try and stay well balanced. Then switch legs. How many times can you repeat this in one minute?

1. Passing Drill – Stand opposite a partner (or a wall if you don’t have a partner), about 3 meters apart. Pass the ball using your right hand only and then pass the ball using your left hand only. How many passes you can do in one minute?

Record your score and check the medal table below to see if you achieved a GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE medal.

If you’ve made it this far, I think you deserve a medal – and that’s exactly what you’re going to get!

Below is a template of a medal (sorry it’s not made of real solid gold!) for you to decorate and design. Maybe you could use some of your designs from the opening ceremony?

• Get creative – use different colours, shapes, patterns (great practice for art lessons in S1).
• You could cut it out and wear it – or stick it on your bedroom wall.
• You could wrap it in tin foil or write your name and total score on the back.

Today, you are going to have a chance to say “goodbye” to your primary school and take your first step on your secondary journey. As you  work through the activities you will be using these tools:

Schools closed very suddenly. We didn’t all have time to celebrate our time together and say a proper goodbye. Today, take a final walk to your primary school and leave a little goodbye message. You might want to use the template on the back page, or you might want to be creative and make your own. Enjoy reading the messages left by your classmates and teachers and reflect on the happy times you have shared as a school family.

How are you feeling today as you start out on your journey? List some of the things which make you feel nervous and excited about starting high school. Draw a colourful illustration of an emoji which represents each of your entries on the grid. Discuss your grid with someone and compare all the different emotions you are feeling, both positive and negative about starting high school.

Visit this page and watch the “Hopes and Dreams” video. After you have watched it, look on the bright side and think about all of the things you have to look forward to. What exciting opportunities lie ahead? Here are some people talking about their favourite things at secondary.

As you begin your journey to secondary school, set yourself a goal for the future. What would you like to achieve in your first month of secondary school? What is a realistic target? Think about what would make you happy and settled, and how you could work towards it. You don’t have to be an expert in your new school, all of your subjects and have 300 new friends on the first day! Talk to your grown-up about what your goal for the first few weeks should be and how you might achieve it.

Here are a couple of optional tasks from the Design and Technology faculty that you can try at home:

Art & Design: Design a Logo that Describes You (this is a downloadable PowerPoint)

Our computing department have also challenged students to complete an hour of code on this website (https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn) using any of the activities.

You can also download this maths presentation by clicking here. (The file is a PDF)

Today, you are going to think about any worries you have about starting secondary and how you could introduce yourself to your new school. You will be using these tools:

This year, your new secondary teachers are missing the opportunity to meet you in person and get to know a little bit about you. Take the time today to think about what you would really like them to know about you. What makes you, you?

Choose up to 5 objects which represent you and your personality. It could be a football, a book, a pet… things which represent important parts of your personality. You could draw your objects together or take a photograph of them as a group. This collection of objects should represent the uniqueness of you. What do you want them to know about you? Your new school may have a way for you to share this with them online. Check their normal communication method.

It is natural and normal to have worries about going to a new school. Today, take a moment to think about what those worries are and discuss them with someone at home. If you need a bit more advice you could watch these videos about common worries people have when they start secondary.

• Will I lose my old friends?
• Struggling to fit in.
• Coping with classwork
• Getting lost

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zh4wy9q/starting-secondary-school/1

It is always good to talk to other people when you have worries. They might have the solutions, and even if they don’t, a listening ear always makes you feel better. Today, let’s get some advice from people who have already made the move to secondary school. They can tell you about some of their experiences. Your new school will give you the opportunity to ask them questions and provide you with answers over these three days. Here are links to videos you can watch from home:

• The Truth about Starting Secondary School

• 8 things I wish I’d known before starting secondary

• Myths about secondary school

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zh4wy9q/starting-secondary-school/1

Our Modern Languages department have created a presentation especially for you here:

https://prezi.com/v/bhyjlufod_nd/welcome-to-s1-languages/

Today, you are going to think about the journey to your new school and the tools you have within you to help you to cope with the ups and downs as you make the transition to secondary school. Today you will be using these tools:

Today, let’s do something really practical – plan how you are going to get to your new school. You might already know the way, but if not, you may need to look at a map or use the bus journey planner.

Talk with your parent / carer about what your new routine will be for getting to school in August. What time will you leave / get home. Who are you going with? What do you need to remember to keep you safe? Will it be the same every day? What are their expectations? Discuss all of these things with your grown-up today. Over the next few weeks, make a practise journey to school.

Your friends from primary school are going through this change with you. Some will be excited, some will be nervous, and some will be feeling everything in-between! Today, show kindness to others by reaching out to them. You might be able to safely meet them in person or you could do it virtually. Have a chat with them about how they are feeling about starting their new school.

Remember that your new secondary teachers will also be kind to you! If they are able, they will reach out to you over these three days to introduce themselves.

Finally, think about all of the tools in your BE RESILIENT toolkit. Reflect on which one(s) you are going to need most as you start secondary school. Choose one of the tools and explain to your grown-up:

• What the tool means.

• How you will use it.

• How it will help your mental health through this transition

Create a new avatar for the tool you have chosen. You could draw it by hand or use technology, but it must be your own work and not using other people’s images. How could you represent that tool in one small picture?

Why not enter your design into our city-wide competition? Your schools will provide the details of how to enter. Your new avatar design will explain what tools and skills you are bringing with your to your new school. There is an entry form in your pack.

Our Media department have also came up with a task for you here.