Learning & Teaching

Term 2 Inquiry Topics  - Sustainability Theme Units

Prep : Our Sustainable World

Students will learn actions that they can take to help sustain the environment. They will learn when different fruits grow and where they live. Students will learn the difference between good rubbish and bad rubbish and consider sustainable ways that they can stay warm in winter and stay cool in summer.

Year 1/2 : Tip Toe Through the World

Students will learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle as they consider the importance of sustainability. They will conduct an experiment to see how long things take to decompose. Students will develop personal sustainability goals as they consider the ethics of sustainability.

Year 3/4 : Blue Marble

Students will be immersed in the idea that the Earth is the only place that we know of which can sustain life. They will learn about living things and how they rely on the environment to survive. Students will learn about the life cycles of different animals. They may investigate life cycles and ecosystems, including the human impact on the environment, endangered animals and threats that they face and ways which people can help endangered animals.

Year 5/6 : Wildlife Warriors

Students will learn about animal adaptations that enable them to survive in their habitats. 

They will explore different environmental and human impacts that threaten an animal's 

ability to survive and that lead to the endangerment of some species. Students will consider ways to support the survival of different animals through sustainable actions. Students will 

research an endangered animal and present their findings to their peers.

Mathletics

Congratulations to Olivia Kirkby 1 / 2 EW who was awarded the Student of the Week Award for Mathletics.  Olivia managed to received four certificates from our previous assembly before the holidays. The students who receive Mathletics certificates are recognised at every assembly. If a student receives an award after 2pm on the Thursday before assembly can you please let Mr. James know. The certificates are printed off by this time, therefore if a child has received a certificate after school on that day then it has unintentionally not been acknowledged. Please email me at john.james@sjvparkdale.catholic.edu.au if this circumstance applies to your child in the future. The Student of the Week Award is given to the student who received the most Mathletics points between assemblies. Congratulations Olivia!