Curriculum News
English
Reading and Viewing
Students will be exploring a series of digital texts that will integrate our religion and inquiry topics. The texts take students on a journey out of their own world and into the intriguing world of human diversity. They will read about people with different cultural, racial and belief systems. Related activities to enrich and relate this content understanding to themselves and the human dignity of others will be provided. Guided reading sessions will see students explore a novel and will revise techniques of comprehension to further expand their knowledge of the text.
Writing
The focal point in writing will be historical narratives. The students will be writing a historical narrative to an audience, and they will be involved in developing writing tools such as plans, checklists and rubrics to further enhance their understanding of the task. Students will research, and explore early settlers, refugees and migrants to include in their historical narrative. On completion of the narrative students will be able to see growth in their writing skills and present a final draft that can be read by others.
Speaking and Listening
To continue to support students in developing their capacity to speak confidently and with expression about an increasing range of topics they will utilise these skills during prayer & liturgy, leadership and spirit filled projects.
Maths
Number and Algebra
This term students will continue to develop their understanding of the four operations and algebraic patterns. Students will expand their problem solving skills though worded and multi step problems. We will revise and extend our understanding of fractions and decimals and percentages, exploring the relationship between these and whole number.
Measurement and Geometry
Time
Students will work on reading calendars, time tables and schedules. The students will also compare 12- and 24- hour time systems and convert between them.
Shapes, Lines and Angles
The unit on Shapes, Lines and Angles will first focus on identifying and understanding the geometric language of lines and angles that are essential when describing the properties of shapes then connect 3-dimensional objects with their nets and other two-dimensional representations. We will also construct simple prisms and pyramids.
Statistics and Probability
This semester, Statistics and Probability will be addressed in Term 4
Inquiry and Religion
Religion
Students will start their Confirmation journey and understand the role it has in the Catholic Faith. They will explore the history and the meaning of Confirmation, and reflect on the spiritual significance of receiving the Holy Spirit. Through prayer, reflection, and discussion, students will deepen their understanding of the Catholic faith and use this knowledge to be spirit filled people within our community. They will explore scripture and reflect on how these teachings can be applied to their own lives.
Inquiry
Our unit this term is about the history of migration and settlement of Australia since the Federation incorporates the concept of social justice. Students will explore this concept through the principles of economic justice and dignity for all. This will include exposure to information about migration, refugees, and ethical consumerism.
Social & Emotional Wellbeing
The Wellbeing focus for this term is ‘Help Seeking’. This unit will focus on identifying situations in which they should seek help in working through problems, identify a list of trusted people to seek out when needing help and normalise and de-stigmatise help-seeking behaviour. Students will continue to develop their understanding of eSafety and who can support them in the digital world by completing several modules on the topic.