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Learning and Curriculum Primary - Stage 3

Stage 3 SPeeCh! Core Assessment Task 

This term in Stage 3 English, students will have opportunities to enhance their persuasive writing and oral language and communication skills with their SPeeCh! Task. This is also a Core Assessment Task for students. Outcome EN3-OLC-01 allows students an opportunity to demonstrate their skills in communicating to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding. Please see below the list of topics: 

Year 5  

Year 6  

  • The Power of Kindness: How small acts of kindness can make a big difference. 
  • The Power of Education: Why learning is the key to a better future. 
  • The Power of Teamwork: How working together can achieve great things. 
  • The Power of Nature: The importance of protecting our environment. 
  • The Power of Imagination: How creativity can change the world. 
  • The Power of Technology: How innovations are shaping our lives. 
  • The Power of Words: How what we say can impact others. 
  • The Power of Resilience: Overcoming challenges and bouncing back stronger. 
  • The Power of Dreams: Why it's important to dream big and follow your passions. 
  • The Power of Community: How communities can come together to support each other. 

The students will work on this task in class and have opportunities to rehearse their persuasive speech at home. All students will present their speech to their teacher and peers throughout Week 5 after they submit their written speech on Monday 26 May. The following assessment outline has been given to and discussed with students:

 

Stage 3 SPeeCh! Core Assessment Task 2, 2025.pdf. 

 

We wish all students well as they research, utilise learning time and prepare for this task. 

Da Vinci Decathlon Teams 

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent St Pat’s at the upcoming Da Vinci Decathlon. 

Year 5 Year 6 

James Angelakis 

William Barron 

Johari Brown 

Ashton Chung 

Mason Ferreira 

Vittorio Lo Surdo 

Sebastian Malek 

Joshua Peng 

Leo Delpey 

Joshua Zaitseff 

Derreck Lunjan 

Jaycoub Fadel 

Alex Madejski 

Nicholas Shaw 

Cormac Wolfenden 

Matteo Lee 

Thank you to Ms Mazoudier and Ms Viney for their work in trialing, selecting and preparing our students for this fantastic enrichment activity.  

 

Sarah Tatola                                                                              Daniel Fields

Head of Teaching and Learning (Stage 3)                    Head of Curriculum (Stage 3)