HASS, Science and Languages 

Science

In Science this term, our focus will be on Chemical Sciences. We will be exploring how a change of state between solids and liquids can be caused by adding or removing heat. We will also be learning about natural and processed materials and how the properties of those materials influence their use.

In Term 2, our focus will be the Physical Sciences. We will continue our learning about heat and observe how heat can move from one object to another through friction, conduction and electricity. We will also be exploring forces and how they can be exerted by one object to another through direct contact or from a distance.

Throughout the semester, students will also be developing their Science Inquiry Skills where they will get opportunities to conduct scientific investigations, identify questions, make predictions and record observations. They will also be collecting data to identify patterns and compare their findings with their predictions.

Michelle Harous

Primary Science teacher

HASS

HASS is a combination of History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship. 

The content provides opportunities for students to develop humanities and social sciences understanding through key concepts of significance; continuity and change; cause and effect; place and space; interconnections; roles, rights and responsibilities; and perspectives and action.

Students will be learning how to effectively question, research, analyse, evaluate, reflect and communicate.

This semester the year 3 and 4 students will work together on their units of inquiry investigating the local history and environment.

Greek 

A group of Torrens students attend the Greek Language program each Thursday afternoon

Vouls Pagonis

Language Teacher (Greek)

German

Each class has one 50 minute German lesson per week with Frau Edwards.  Lessons include oral interactions; listening and speaking as well as opportunities to read, write and respond to a variety of texts.  Students use modelled language to create conversations, pose and answer questions and create their own texts.

Students are encouraged to work together and use new language knowing that practice builds confidence.  Repetition, revision and reflection are all important aspects of understanding and being able to recall vocabulary.

Torrens students will share their learning experiences with two animated film characters – Karla, the cockroach, and Kai, the maybeetle - (Karla Kakerlake und Kai Maikäfer). These characters are introduced through a blog of their travels bringing the language and culture together.  Karla and Kai are created by the Goethe Institut which has a strong partnership with the Education Department in supporting the teaching of German in our schools.

Please ask your child(ren) to share with you what they have been learning in German.

Libby Edwards

Primary Languages teacher (German)