Specialists Updates and Celebrations
Messages from our Specialist team (P.E., Art, Music and Digital Technologies) and Library...
Music
| Class | Topic(s) |
|---|---|
| Prep | Fundamentals of Music - Building vocal and instrument skills. -Gaining an understanding of dynamics and tempo in music. -Engagement in music through activities and games with purpose. |
| Grade 1/2 | Fundamentals of Music - Building vocal and instrument skills. -Class Band: tuned and untuned percussion pieces with singing. |
| Grade 3/4 | Soundtrack Music - How is music used in movies, TV, advertising and video games to convey mood and emotions? What compositional techniques can we use on guitar, marimba, tuned/untuned percussion and electronic music to create particular moods and emotions in the music we create? |
| Grade 5/6 | Soundtrack Music - How is music used in movies, TV, advertising and video games to convey mood and emotions? What compositional techniques can we use on guitar, marimba, tuned/untuned percussion and electronic music to create particular moods and emotions in the music we create? |
Physical Education
| Class | Topics |
|---|---|
| Prep | Basketball Hockey Dance (Bush Dance Monday Week 9) |
| Grade 1/2 | Basketball Hockey Dance (Bush Dance Monday Week 9) |
| Grade 3/4 | Basketball (Gala Day Monday Week 8) Handball Dance (Bush Dance Monday Week 9) |
| Grade 5/6 | Basketball (Gala Day Thursday Week 7) Handball Dance (Bush Dance Monday Week 9) |
Visual Arts
| Class | Topics |
|---|---|
| Prep | - Paper Collage - Variety of paper shaping methods - Controlling scissors - Rainbow Fish project - Book Week activities |
| Grade 1/2 | - Paper mosaic - Collaging with a variety of materials - Papier Mache - Variety of paper shaping methods - Controlling scissors - Book Week activities |
| Grade 3/4 | - Tile mosaic - Paper Collage - Papier Mache - Constructing models - Origami - Book Week activities |
| Grade 5/6 | The Grade 5/6's will be working on a single Project for the whole term. They will be creating a detailed and layered collage of a chosen animal.
The skills they will develop in this unit will be: - Oil pastel and watercolour techniques - Collaging onto an A2 presentation board - Painting detailed animal eyes and nose - Ensuring aesthetic balance |
Digital Technologies
| Class | Topics |
|---|---|
| Prep | Basic ICT skills (ongoing) - draw and label work using Seesaw - recording video and audio - drag and resize shapes and images - basic troubleshooting skills e.g. restarting a device
Cyber Safety - personal information & password protection
Introduction to Data - understand the use of data in technology - identify data as text, numbers and images - answer and collect data based on yes/no questions - display data using picture graphs |
| Grade 1/2 | Intermediate ICT skills (ongoing) - record and edit video and audio - drag and resize shapes and images to make infographics - basic troubleshooting skills e.g. restarting a device
Cyber Safety - Internet use and safety tips - screentime and ergonomics
Introduction to Data - understand the use of data in technology e.g. from binary to advertising algorithms - identify and sort data into categories based on text, numbers and images - collect data from peers based on yes/no or likes/dislikes questions - display and interpret data using picture graphs |
| Grade 3/4 | Intermediate ICT skills (ongoing) - create presentations and graphs using PowerPoint or Canva - basic troubleshooting skills e.g. restarting a device
Cyber Safety - online etiquette and safety tips - debate and problem-solve online ethical dilemmas
Introduction to Data - understand the use of data in technology e.g. from binary to advertising algorithms - identify and sort data into categories based on text, numbers and images - collect data from peers based on yes/no or likes/dislikes questions - display and interpret data using tables, infographics and graphs |
| Grade 5/6 | Advanced ICT skills (ongoing) - learn to use tools in applications such as Excel, PowerPoint and Forms - collaboratively create a website to present information using Canva
Cyber Safety - cyber bullying - debate and problem-solve online ethical dilemmas
Introduction to Data - understand the use of data in technology e.g. from binary to advertising algorithms - represent text, numbers and images using binary - collect and input data into a spreadsheet - display and interpret data using tables, charts and graphs |