Learning and Curriculum Primary - Stage 3
Semester 1 - Academic Commendation Awards
Congratulations to the following Year 6 students for their Academic Commendation Award for Semester 1. An outstanding achievement!
Year 5 students will be announced in the next edition of the Especean.
| Subject | Students | |
| Religious Education | Christian Ibrahim Marcus Qutami Alex Panagopoulos Vassilios Liangas | Michael Armano Marcus Donovan Matthew Nader |
| English | Paul McGarvey Cooper Garcia Khun Soe Christopher Michael | Luca Compagnoni Flynn Mihaljek Theodore Le
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| Mathematics | Daniel Wu Peter Hanna Liam O’Connell Thomas O’Neill Alex Panagopoulos | Daniel Calleja Sebastian Vega Tyler Ladden Marko Sesar-Pratelli Jacob Mallouhi |
| Science a Technology | Ethan Wong Ben McCormick Joshua Hassoun Edward Kavanagh | Michael Armano Ethan Banaghan Gus Paleothodoros |
| Human Society and its Environment | Liam O’Connell Cooper Garcia Tyler Ladden Darcy Prout | Kristian Pham Owen Byrne Frank Malkoun Oscar Celegon |
| Languages | Zain Ronsivalle-Obaid Luca Crandon Khun Soe John Sarlas | Dion Scibetta Benjamin Gan Lucas Goifeld |
| Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Zain Rossisvalle-Obaid Theodore Hagios Khun Soe Edward Kavanagh | Harry Nash Marcus Donovan Joseph Samia |
Stage 3 English
Year 5
This term, students will gain a deeper understanding of the textual concepts of ‘imagery, symbol and connotation’, ‘perspective’ and ‘context’. They will apply their understanding of imagery, symbol and connotation to analyse and experiment with composing different genres of poetry. Students will identify how perspective is conveyed through the authorial choices used in poetry. They will use figurative language and a range of literary devices to collaboratively create and perform a slam poem that evokes an emotional response from a live audience. Students will also create a written submission of their slam poetry which includes chosen images to reflect their knowledge and understanding of imagery, symbol and connotation elements.
Year 6
Through a blend of reading, analysing, and creating imaginative texts, students will discover the intricate techniques and devices used to evoke specific emotions and shape the audience's perspective. Students will extend their thinking of the role that imagery, connotation and symbolism have within texts as well as texts they will create themselves. Students will learn that figurative language devices such as similes, metaphors and personification are key to creating imagery in texts.
Soundwaves Program
For continued success in reading and spelling, Stage 3 will continue with a focus on phonemic awareness, synthetic phonics, morphology and etymology through the Soundwaves Program.
ICAS Assessment Dates
| Writing | Tuesday 6 August | 7:30 AM | Westcourt Library |
| English | Tuesday 13 August | 7:30 AM | Westcourt Library |
| Science | Monday 19 August | 7:30 AM | Westcourt Library |
| Mathematics | Tuesday 27 August | 7:30 AM | Westcourt Library |
In preparation for the tests, please run the technical readiness test on your son’s computer by using the following link: Technical requirements - ICAS Assessments.
For all students sitting the Writing test, please ensure that you have installed the appropriate lockdown browser. For Microsoft Windows users, there is a new version of the Janison Replay locked-down browser. Please uninstall all previous versions of the application before attempting to install the current year’s version by using the following link: Locked-down browser - ICAS Assessments.
Daniel Fields Sarah Tatola
Head of Curriculum - Stage 3 Head of Teaching and Learning