Curriculum News
English
Reading and Viewing
Students will be exploring a written novel text ‘ The Grandest Bookshop in the World.’ The texts will allow students to explore a narrative that is based on an historical aspect of Melbourne and electrical forces. Reading lessons will allow students to revise techniques for comprehension to further expand their knowledge of the text.
Writing
Students will develop their spelling by understanding the meaning and origins of words and their relationship with prefixes and suffixes. Through grammar students will have the opportunity to expand their skills in targeted and detailed learning in relation to our novel. Students will work on a writing style this term with the function to entertain. They will investigate and be given writing opportunities using the structural and language features of this genre.
Speaking and Listening
There is a focus this term to develop student public speaking abilities. Students will be given a weekly topic for homework and they will need to develop a 1 minute speech to present what they have learnt. Students will support each other and provide constructive feedback so they can develop their skills over the term.
Maths
Year 5
Data
This term in Data the students will plan, collect and record data on a variety of topics. They will use frequency scales to aid collection and represent data in columns and various graphic forms. They will learn to use the likert scale and ways to collect data on a larger scale. Students will interpret and explain data that has been collected and presented.
Fractions Decimals and Percentages
This term in Fractions, decimals and percentages the students will learn to represent fractions in a hundreds grid and find fractions that equal 100. They will apply, represent percentages and convert between tenths, hundredths and thousandths in a variety of contexts. The students will calculate percentages of an amount and use strategies to problem solve fractions to decimals and percentages.
Operations
In Operations the students will be using rounding up or down to the nearest 10. They will investigate how rounding using any of the 4 processes affects the calculation of numbers and how this relates to real life situations. They will identify when rounding is a useful strategy and when it is appropriate to use. They will create various models such as bar graphs and diagrams to solve problems. Students will create a simple spreadsheet to plan an event and provide a solution.
Year 6
Data
The students will plan a statistical investigation and identify a suitable data collection. They will identify a suitable problem and how to collect secondary data and how to represent it in graphical form including a digital representation. Students will design and interpret side by side bar and line graphs and explain the information it provides. They will communicate their understanding and reasoning about data provided and created.
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
The students will be calculating discounts involving 10, 20 and 50 percent. They will apply strategies to calculate discounts involving multiples of 10 with unit and non unit amounts. Students will use strategies to compute decimals and percentages of amounts. The students will convert between fractions, decimals and percentages of discounts estimating the answer to questions. Rounding will be a key strategy to estimate.
Religion
Mission
Students will continue to explore how their Catholic Identity calls them to assist those in need. They will understand that Jesus is a living example of how we should live our lives. Students will engage in activities that support those in our communities who may need more support.
Students will explore how God is our main source of energy. The Bible is his way of communicating our Catholic faith. It is through the history of our ancestors in the Old Testament that we learn about our early faith and the importance of God’s values and our purpose. The students will investigate through the Old and New testaments how Jesus and his ancestors are our Catholic source of energy. The students will investigate the many literary forms in our Bible and how they provide us with a context and message of how we should live our life in Christ’s light. They will reflect on the word connecting it to their experiences, and feelings it can make an impact in our lives as followers of Christ.
Advent
Students learn that Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the birth of the Son of God at Christmas. They explore the writings of the prophet Isaiah and the symbolism of the Jesse Tree to reveal signs of God’s presence in the lives of the Old Testament people and in their own lives today.
Inquiry
The students in our Physical Science unit “Light Up My World" explore how light is a source of energy that is part of our everyday world and surroundings. The students will focus on how light can be absorbed and transmitted through science experiments and activities. They will investigate and reflect whilst conducting experiments on how light as a source of energy can be reflected and refracted. They will explore the refraction of light in everyday situations such as rainbows and prisms. The students will investigate our First Nations Australians’ understanding of refraction in their everyday lives and its purpose.
Students will explore the topic of energy. Students will understand that energy comes from a variety of sources and can generate electricity. They will participate in hands-on experiments to deepen their understanding. Students will also explore how light is a source of energy and the difference between being absorbed, reflected and refracted.
Social & Emotional Wellbeing
The Wellbeing focus for this term is ‘Help Seeking’. This unit will focus on identifying situations in which they should seek help in working through problems, identify a list of trusted people to seek out when needing help and normalise and de-stigmatise help-seeking behaviour. Students will continue to develop their understanding of eSafety and who can support them in the digital world by completing several modules on the topic.