Beaumaris North PS

Term 2, 2022 

Year 6

Visual Art 

The Term 2 Unit of Inquiry is called 'Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Art' which integrates with the Transdisciplinary theme- 'Where we are in place and time'. The Unit focuses on modern Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and how it reflects community life today. 

 

There is often a clear connection to past cultural traditions, through storytelling, music, art and knowledge of land and animals. 

Students Participate In

  • Modelling a ceramic pot that merges Greek design with the work of Aboriginal Hermannsburg Potters and the concept of storytelling. Detail design expressing an activity/hobby they enjoy
  • Completing painted detail glaze to their Hermannsburg/Greek pots 
  • Creating a mix medium Aerial Map exploring the use of colour and pattern inspired by the works from Fitzroy crossing in the Kimberley region, which is located, North of Perth in Western Australia 
  • Totem printmaking using different shaped print plates with detailed designs to construct a totem composition, inspired by the Pukamini poles “Tutini” of the Tiwi Islands

 Japanese    

 Term 2 Topics

Japanese innovation and technology 

Children’s day festival

Hiragana characters 

 

PYP Unit of Inquiry

'How The World Works' 

 

INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT  

 

The Students Are Able To 

  • Explain why Japanese people celebrate the festival and how they celebrate the festival (what they do and eat on 5 of May) 
  • Recognize and spell the A-line and K-line characters
  • Tell what kind of high tech products they have in Japan and how they impact Japanese society and the environment
  • Recognize and spell KATAKANA in the right order and spell the names of the high tech products in KATAKANA
  • Write a sentence: '(A gadget) is awesome and convenience' in Japanese 
  • Join 2 adjectives in a Japanese sentence

Physical Education 

   

The term 2 Unit of Inquiry is- 'How We Express Ourselves'

  • Invasion Games: AFL and Touch Football 
  • Gymnastics and beginning of athletics activities 

 

 Focus 

  • Refine the basic and complex motor skills of passing, kicking, throwing and catching in game situations  
  • Continue refining the concepts of attacking and defending and moving into space during modified games 
  • Gymnastic skills to enhance balance, strength, flexibility, creativity and rotational movements with landings. We are also developing perseverance, confidence and resilience with this program to encourage students to take a risk and try all activities

 

Concepts

Responsibility- to encourage students to take ownership of their own actions when performing movements as well as assisting others

 

Learner Profile

Risk-Taker and Thinker 

 

Music Program 

PYP Unit of Inquiry

'Where We Are In Place And Time'

 

WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE AND TIME PRESENT DAY CULTURES ARE INFLUENCED BY CULTURES FROM THE PAST. 

 

Focus

Exploring and Creating Indigenous Australian Music

 

The Students Will Explore

  • Boomwhackers – are a tuned percussion tube with each tube playing an individual note. Using the Boomwhackers we have explored steady beat and various rhythms. Songs included: Encanto, Sky Full of Stars, Turning Red, Believer and All Star. Through using the Boomwhackers we were able to establish an understanding of complex rhythms and syncopated beats
  • Body Percussion – in groups students collaborated to create a 16-beat performance piece for the class. Using only body percussion students will present the composition to the class
  • Indigenous Australian Music – later in the term we will be exploring a range of Indigenous Australian Music throughout time. The students will compose a short piece in relation to a dreaming story using a range of instruments in the classroom and natural resources. The students will present this through a Flipgrid 
  • We have continued to develop the class playlist which allows us to explore the musical elements: rhythm, tempo, pitch, dynamics, and timbre. This also allows the class to develop an appreciation for new music

Learner Profile

Inquirer & Risk Taker                                                                                            

Library

All students are encouraged to borrow books from the Library. The focus is on reading for enjoyment, interest and information. The children also have the opportunity to practise their borrowing skills and further their love of reading. 

The Library program also supports and extends the units of inquiry being studied in each year level and provides classrooms with resources to enrich the units offering varied forms of information.