Beaumaris North PS

 Year 3 Specialist News - Term 2

Art  

Transdisciplinary Theme

Where we are in place and time

Central Idea

Yolngu people in Arnhem Land, Australia, live by the seasons and their deep connection to their land  

Lines of Inquiry  

  • How Yolngu artists express their cultural traditions and stories through their artwork  
  • The symbols and motifs commonly used in Yolngu art  
  • The traditional art techniques and materials the Yolngu artists employ in their work  
  • How these techniques contribute to the cultural significance of their art  

Specified Concepts

connection and function

Learner Profile Attributes

open-minded and caring

Students Will Create

  • Cool Weather Season ‘Yekke’- A Barramundi inspired by the technique and pattern of traditional Arnhem Land Bark Painting.    

  • Early Dry Season ‘Wurrkeng’ – Circular Weavings in wool, looking at traditional works that use the Pandanus plant. 

  • Harvest Season ‘Bangkerreng’- Clay Birds with a focus on pattern and texture applying modelling skills.  

Science 

Transdisciplinary Theme

Where we are in place and time  

Central Idea

Cultures change over time  

Lines of Inquiry

  • Stories, artefacts and histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture   
  • Impact of Settlement on Aboriginal community 
  • Materials change over time   

 

Specified Concepts

change and perspective

Learner Profile Attributes

openminded

 Students Will

  • Explore the range of materials Indigenous people use for implements and tools 

  • Experiment with the decomposition of materials, the absorbency of materials, insulating materials and the tensile strength of materials

  • Plan and conduct fair testing experiments in collaborative working groups

     

Performing Arts - Music

Transdisciplinary Theme

Where we are in place and time   

Central Idea

Just as culture change over time, so does the performing arts associates with it. This term students will explore music from other cultures and consider the differences between various styles and the importance of music to the people. Cultures use performing arts to tell the stories of their people, at different times .

 

Lines of Inquiry

  • The importance of country and place to Aboriginal peoples 
  • Music of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture 
  • Cultures can tell stories and reveal change through their performing arts 
  • Imaginations can be created with performing arts 
  • Performing arts interpretations are up to each individual’s discretion 

 Specified Concepts

change and perspective

Related Concepts

contrast and evolution

Learner Profile Attributes

open-minded

Students Will

  • Explore styles such as Funk, Calypso, Hoedown, Boogie-woogie, Australian First Nations  

  • Create verses for songs and rhythmic ostinatos

  • Move in response to different styles and mood in music

  • Improvise rhythms on drums  

  • Tell stories through movement 

  • Develop their music terminology as they express their perspectives and feelings about music 

  • Create and perform individually and in groups 

  • Recognise and perform syncopation and off beats, using body percussion and instruments

  • Recognise and perform simple riffs and loops using voice and/or tuned instruments

  • Become more open minded as they explore songs, music and dance through different contexts (genres, times, places and purposes) 

     

Physical Educaton new

Transdisciplinary Theme

How we express ourselves  

Central Idea

Students express themselves both physically and emotionally when creating a movement, sequence or skill  

Lines of Inquiry

  • The way we develop movement sequences or skills as a form of our own creative expression  

  • The way we use gestures and non-verbal cues to communicate our emotions through our movement 

  • Bringing our own culture and personal beliefs into movement expressions

 Specified Concepts 

connection and form

Learner Profile Attributes

communicator and risk taker

Students Will

  1. Incorporate aspects of physical fitness into warm up activities for cross country   

  2. Refine the Fundamental Motor Skills of passing and catching in modified invasion games such as handball and net/basket/ball 

  3. Introduce the concepts of attacking and defending and moving into space during modified games   

  4. Participate in Circus skills to develop combinations of movement through flexibility, creativity, rotation and balance using personal expression