Weekend Workshop Itinerary

       Bloomsbury Kids’ Club Weekend Workshop 2011

                                          Itinerary

9.00 Opening Discussion – Why are we here?

9.10 Icebreaker – Names and rhymes; sample verbal reasoning

9.30 Sample Non-Verbal Reasoning paper – exploring some 
         test papers  

  

10.00 Break

10.30 English – How to read? Examining questions – what
           are they asking? What's a sentence? What's a
           paragraph? Some rules of Comprehension;
           incomplete sentences; paraphrasing practice

11.15 In pairs examining comprehension questions 
           underlining key words  

          

11.30 Writing answers

12.00 Lunch break

12.30 Introduction; mental maths game

          (Multiply by two as high as possible – to infinity)

          Maths Glossary – examine the terms used in questions;

          Subtraction; timesing

1.00 End. Interview list given to children to think about at 
         home in preparation for Sunday

        

                                          Sunday

10.00 Interview practice – children to ask/answer
          questions supplied on interview list;        

          division into groups A and B.

          Group A children to continue work on English 
          grammar and vocabulary until break                             

          

10.15 Group B to sit a maths paper

11.00 Break

11.15 Group A and B sit English Papers (chosen to reflect

          children’s various abilities)

12.15 Break (Games)

12.25 Non-verbal reasoning (Flags)

12.55 Final work on English – essay writing

2.00 End. Children take work home (and a surprise)

Some links that Bloomsbury Kids might find useful in preparation for computerised reasoning screening tests

http://www.intuproject.org/demos/entrance                                
https://www.intuproject.org/CEMAssess/studentlogin.aspx

Pre-task exercises for Workshop students.
Below you will see examples of some exercises we would like you to practise in readiness for next weekend's workshop.

To receive your own copy of our pre-tasks please email us at: www.bloomsburykidsclub@gmail.com 

By filling out and returning the exercises to us you will be helping us gauge your particular needs for the weekend. That's because we will be tailoring the work for individual requirements so that you get the very best from your workshop. So have a look at these little examples first:


Find the odd one out from each row and circle it

Broccoli  Cabbage Brussels Sprouts  Carrots   Spinach

Coal  Wood  Plastic   Oil  Gas

Pupil  Student  Trainee   Apprentice  Professor

Stream  River   Rivulet   Lake  Brook

Notebook Crayon  Pen   Chalk  Marker

Pear  Apple  Strawberry  Plum  Peach

Each of these prepositions should be used only once

ON FROM  TO THROUGH OF OVER AFTER AT  

Dylan’s mum is proud ____________ him.

Yasmina looked ________________ the twins all day on Saturday.

Isaac’s religion is important _______________ him.

We arrived _______________the cinema ______________time

Have your recovered ______________your operation?

Yes I have got __________________it now.

Rafiq and Dara sailed ___________________all their exams.

Spot the deliberate mistakes in these sentences

There mother is a famous actress.

Those trousers are to expensive.

The twins and me went to the zoo.

I done all my work on time.

The budgie rang it’s bell.

Seamus should of told us that he would be late.

The team were delighted to win.

That present if from Milly and I.

Maths Practice Pre-task

H T U  H  T U  H T U   H T U

  6 2 3    6 7 9   7 0 4  1 5 6

+ 5 7 4  - 4 3 2    -3 0 7    x 3 5

Divide 864 by 4 =

Write these numbers in words

a)     2056 =

b)     1,305,000 =

c)     506 =

d)     1002 =

Fractions

a)     ¼ + ½   b) 2/3 – 1/5  c) 5/9 X 2/7

Workshop December 10th - 11th

Bloomsbury Kids’ Club has been working hard all year. On 10th - 11th December an intensive booster weekend takes place at Coram’s Fields. This is an accelerator mode workshop given by tutors, Nuala and Fiona. The workshop is designed to take students to the top of their abilities; giving them comprehensive revision, effective exam tactics and the confidence to achieve their best.

Venue: Coram’s Fields Meeting room

Times: Saturday 10^th December 9.00 – 1.oo/Sunday 11^th 10.oo – 2.00

Price: £80 all inclusive

 The workshops will focus on the following areas:

·     English Comprehension Skills

·     Essay format

·     Maths revision & speed tests

·     Verbal Reasoning skills

·     Non Verbal Reasoning Skills

·     Reading exam papers

·     Exam technique

·     Visualisation Techniques for Success

A pre-task will be completed by every Bloomsbury Kids’ Club participant, to gauge ability and target particular areas for intensive support.

Nuala OSullivan BSc MSc PGCHE MCIPD GBRBPS

Nuala has been preparing students for entrance exams for a quarter of a century using a range of inputs to boost skills and add polish to written tasks. As an occupational psychologist with teaching qualifications she focuses on drawing out student confidence to embrace the assessment challenges, encouraging kids to feel equal to the tasks set. Quick to spot areas for improvement she has devised her own curriculum to augment the standard education fare of this age group. Planning individual success strategies is integral to her approach. Nuala is looking forward to the Bloomsbury Kids Club booster weekend and meeting you all in December.

Fiona O’Connor BA (Hons) MA

A freelance writer and lecturer at University of Westminster, Fiona has been teaching in several capacities for many years. She is currently preparing students for 10+ and 11+ school entrance. She has an MA in Child Psychology and is mother of two children aged 19 and 10.

You are cordially invited to get cleverer.

Bloomsbury Kids' Club has been in existence as a casual group of determined children for the last twenty five years. Under the guidance of dedicated tutors Bloomsbury kids have been preparing for secondary school life, aiming for success and achieving it.

Bloomsbury kids have been successful in gaining scholarships to among the following schools: City of London School for Boys; City of London School for Girls; Christ's Hospital; Lady Margaret's School; Marylebone CE School; Christ's Hospital; Haberdasher's Askes Hatchem College and Westminster School for Boys.

A series of intensive workshops held over weekends and during the school holidays prepare Bloomsbury kids to give their very best at exam times. The next workshop will take place on the weekend of 10th to 11th of December at Coram's Fields Meeting Room.