Year 5 Specialist News - Term 2

Art

Transdisciplinary Theme: 

How we express ourselves    

Central Idea: 

Street Art is a form of visual expression with unique styles influenced by diverse cultures around the world.  

Lines of Inquiry:  

• What street art is and how it differs from other forms of visual art 
• Famous street art from different parts of the world 
• How artists use street art to express their thoughts, feelings, and social commentary   

Key Concepts: 

perspective and form 

Learner Profile Attributes: 

risk-taker and open-minded    

Students Will Create:  

• Detailed sketch book illustrations, which show exploration and development of their street character and style  
• An illustrated character mounted within a cardboard box. The exterior of the box painted and decorated in the street art style  
• A large scale painted mural of a street character 

Science

Transdisciplinary Theme: 

How the world works  

Central Idea: 

Light enables us to see the world.  

Lines of Inquiry 

• How light travels and forms shadows 
• How light can be absorbed, reflected and refracted 
• How different materials (transparent, translucent or opaque) affect the transmission of light

• How water refracts light

Learner Profile Attributes:  

risk taker, open minded 

Key Concepts:

 form, function

Students will: 

• Create a peek box to illustrate how objects are seen 
• Investigate the straight-line path of light 
• Explore the characteristics of shadows, including their size and direction
• Use mirrors to reflect light in various directions
• Examine how different materials (transparent, translucent, or opaque) influence the transmission of light

Music

Transdisciplinary Theme: 

How we organise ourselves  

Central Idea: 

Group organization impacts on members and the performance. 

Lines of Inquiry:  

• Role and responsibilities of each performance group 
• The development of skills 
• The performance process 

Key Concepts: 

responsibility 

Learner Profile Attributes:

open minded, knowledgeable     

Focus – Dance 

• This term students will take risks, learn, create, rehearse and perform ‘Dance’ 
• Students will be encouraged to work collaboratively with fellow students and to rehearse effectively within set time constraints in order to-  
• Learn steps  
• Learn sequences  
• Create short dances  
• Perform to peers  
• Several different styles will be covered, including Line Dance and Contemporary Free Form  
• Students will continue to touch on Drama, Singing and Music 

Physical Education  

Transdisciplinary Theme: 

How we organise ourselves 

Central Idea:  

Sport and communities bring people together.   

Lines of Inquiry: 

• The importance of fair play and sportsmanship and personal development in athletic type skills
• The role of the Olympic games in our community and culture and how we all come together  

Key Concepts:  

connection and responsibility   

Learner Profile Attributes:   

knowledgeable and principled   

Students Will:  

• Be introduced to a variety of athletic type skills – distance and sprint runs, hurdling, long jump, high jump, discus and shot put and recognise how these skills are taught worldwide to compete fairly and have the same rules
• Use the learnt skills to lead the whole school in a mini-Olympic games activity and understand the significance of leadership in sport and how people come together when playing games 
• Participate in the House athletics carnival and have the potential to represent the school in District, Division and Regional events
• Develop further skills in Netball/Basketball based activities  
• participate in an invasion game, progressing in skill level to competitive game level