Specialists Updates and Celebrations
Messages from our Specialist team (P.E., Art, Music and Digital Technologies) and Library...
Music
| Class | Topic(s) |
|---|---|
| Prep | Songs and Games from Richard Gill (Australian Conductor) - A heavy focus on singing with pitch. - Developing a sense of beat and rhythm. - Exploring other elements of music such as tempo and volume.
Marimba Songs - Individual and class pieces. - Composing short patterns.
Un-tuned Percussion Work - Bucket Drums Rhythms - Rhythm Sticks Songs |
| Year 1 and 2 | Songs and Games from Richard Gill (Australian Conductor) - A heavy focus on singing with pitch. - Developing a sense of beat and rhythm. - Exploring other elements of music such as tempo and volume.
Marimba Songs - Individual and class pieces. - Composing short patterns.
Rock Music - History, important songs and artists - Rock pieces on instruments including Bucket Drums and Auxiliary Percussion. |
| Years 3 and 4 | For Those About to Rock - History, important songs and artists. - Analyzing of the music elements and characteristics of sub-genres of Rock. - Learning and playing Rock Music on guitar, marimba and bucket drums.
Marimba Songs - Individual and class pieces. -Composing music in small groups.
Guitar - Learning pieces with chords and melodies. |
| Years 5 and 6 | For Those About to Rock - History, important songs and artists. - Analyzing of the music elements and characteristics of sub-genres of Rock. - Learning and playing Rock Music on guitar, marimba and bucket drums. - Composing in the genre of Rock.
Marimba Songs - Individual and class pieces.
Guitar - Learning pieces with chords and melodies. - Composing short pieces. |
Physical Education
| Class | Topics |
|---|---|
| Prep - Year 2 | Fundamental Motor Skills - Throwing - Catching - Kicking
Developing teamwork skills. |
| Years 3 - 6 | Focus sports: - Aussie Rules Footy - Basketball - Soccer
Teamwork, communication and sportsmanship will be embedded throughout. |
Visual Arts
For Term 2, students will cover two focus areas:
1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art (All students).
Each year level will have different lessons adapted to the appropriate curriculum. The topics we will cover across the school include:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art History
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art forms and styles
- Famous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their works
2. Digital Art (Grade 1-6).
Each year level will have different lessons adapted to the appropriate curriculum.
The topics we will cover across the school include:
- Learning about and using various Digital Art apps
- Using iPads or laptops to make artworks
2. Threads and Textiles (Preps).
The topics that we will cover include:
- Fabric collage
- Activities using wool
- Painting on fabric
Digital Technologies
| Class | Topics |
|---|---|
| Prep - Year 2 | - Basic iPad and app skills focusing on audiovisual recording - Identifying the functions of technology in the community - Exploring hardware and software features of technology - Sequencing of events and instructions - Design & program a robot using recycled materials - Continue learning about cybersafety with a focus on internet usage |
| Years 3 and 4 | - Identify internal hardware components of technology - Explore input, output and storage peripheral devices e.g. keyboards, monitors - Design, build and program a robot to solve a problem - Collaborate in groups and implement peer feedback to improve their robot - Continue cybersafety with a focus on digital citizenship and ethical dilemnas |
| Years 5 and 6 | - Identify internal hardware components of technology - Understand the importance of binary numbers (0,1) in the function of technology - Demonstrate that binary numbers represent data - Design, build and program a robot using Vex Go - Collaborate in groups and implement peer feedback to improve their robot - Continue cybersafety with a focus on digital citizenship and ethical dilemnas |