Prep Specialist News - Term 3

Art

Transdisciplinary Theme:

How the world works

Central Idea:

Architecture around the world reflects different cultures, climates, and creative ideas.

Lines of Inquiry:

Architecture from various countries and how cultural traditions influence building design
Different climates and environments influence building designs and materials available
Artistic expression and unique architectural styles in building design

Key Concepts:

form and causation

Learner Profile Attributes:

open-minded and knowledgeable

Students Will Create:

Continuous Line drawing, keeping the pen to the page capturing a detailed city.
Multi-media collage and colouring, inspired by the architecture of Gaudi
Construction using cardboard tubes to create an imaginative and decorated Skyscraper. Inspired by the architecture of Hundertwasser
Melbourne City Landscape drawings inspired by the artworks of Jan Sensberg’s city scapes
Clay African hut. Looking at the diversity of traditional architecture in Africa to capture shape and pattern

Japanese

Transdisciplinary Theme:

How the world works

Central Idea:

Climate and the type of materials available determines the structures that can be built.

Lines of Inquiry:

The different materials used to build structures of Japan
The way these materials influence the design of the buildings and structures in Japan

Key Concepts:

function, perspective

Learner Profile Attributes:

inquirers, knowledgeable

Language Focus (Japanese):

Japanese adjectives

Students Will:

Say and spell “HOUSE” in Japanese.
Say and spell “BIG” and “SMALL” in Japanese
Describe a house with the adjectives (eg. big and small)
Explain what Japanese houses are like correct alignment, technique and execution of skill to create effective expression and fluency of movement.

Physical Education

Transdisciplinary Theme:

How we organise ourselves

Central Idea:

Sport and communities bring people together.

Lines of Inquiry:

The importance of fair play and sportsmanship and personal development in athletic type skills
The role of the Olympic games in our community and culture and how we all come together

Key Concepts:

connection and change

Learner Profile Attribute

principled and caring

Students Will:

Be involved in athletic type activities incorporating running, vertical jump, leaping and throwing. They will use these skills in races, relays and minor games

Learn correct alignment, technique and execution of skill
Participate in a whole school Mini Olympics/Athletics carnival where students interact across all junior year levels with one another competing in a variety of events
Revise the basic fundamental skills of throwing, catching and bouncing
Concentrate on skills covered in semester one through interactive game play

Music

Transdisciplinary Theme:

How the world works

Central idea:

The type of materials available determines the structures that can be built.

Lines of inquiry:

The different materials used to build structures
The way these materials influence the design
The effects that materials available has influenced instrument design

Key Concepts:

function, form

Learner Profile Attributes:

communicator, thinker

Students Will:

Make their own maraca for use in a ‘sound effects’ story. They will discuss their choice of materials and reflect on the effectiveness of their sound and design
View a selection of orchestral instruments and discuss the choices of materials used
Demonstrate an understanding of both beat and rhythm

Be introduced to graphic notation and have opportunity to use this as they write their own informal percussion scores to perform. Students are understanding that one function of the written score, is to include others in playing along
Read the score to ‘Count the Beat’ and practice it for a class performance, using the percussion instruments. Students will be encouraged to recognise the form of the music they play along to
Learn to listen to instructions and work cooperatively in performance groups
Play Chime Bars and learn correct technique
Dance two Australian folk dances accompanied by an ‘Aussie lagerphone’. They will also discuss the materials used and design of the lagerphone, to enrich their class unit of inquiry into ‘materials and structures’
Sing songs relating to unit of inquiry

Library

Transdisciplinary Theme:

Where we are in place and time

Central Idea:

Familyhistories provide an insight into culture

Lines of Inquiry:

Different types of families and their characteristics
Traditions and celebrations within families from different cultural backgrounds
Family roles and responsibilities in various cultures
Similarities and differences in family structures and customs around the world

Key Concepts:

connection and change

Learner Profile Attributes:

inquirer and reflective

Students Will:

Revise how to shelve Picture Fiction
Reinforce their understanding about parts of the book – title, author, illustrator, spine and barcode
Learn about end papers and why books have them
Discuss Picture Fiction call numbers and why they are certain letters
Revise Picture Fiction section and introduce Easy Fiction Section
Read and discuss texts related to our unit of inquiry
Amira's Suitcase by Vicki Conley
Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow by Chris McKimmie
Opal and Dart by Vianne Brain
The Smeds and The smoos by Julia Donaldson
Clancy and Millie and the very fine house by Libby Gleeson