Term Overviews
Yr 4 5 & 6
Teachers: Justine Coyler, Frank Anania & Maryanne Gorman
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Literacy
Reading
Students engage with a variety of texts. They listen to, read, view, interpret and evaluate spoken, written and multimodal texts as well as texts designed to inform and persuade.
Students develop their understanding of how texts, including media texts, are influenced by context, purpose and audience.
Writing
Children will learn how to write a reflective recount and narrative text using the correct structure and language features. They will be using a rubric for teacher feedback and the ‘T.A.G’ (Tell, Ask and Give) process to give peer to peer feedback to improve their writing.
Speaking and Listening
Students will communicate with peers and teachers in a range of face-to-face and online/virtual environments. Students will listen to discussions, reflect and give feedback. Students will be asked to complete and present a report on an issue related to our Inquiry unit, using developing oral skills.
Mathematics
Number and Algebra
Students will be learning the value of numbers and applying that knowledge in everyday situations. They will explore how to make, model, draw and write different numbers using expanded notation, concrete materials, and open-ended tasks. The students will investigate and use the properties of odd and even numbers and learn to identify and describe factors and multiples of whole numbers and use them to solve problems. They will work with prime, composite, square and triangular numbers and carry out mental, written and technology-based computation to solve problems involving all four operations.
Measurement and Geometry
The students will use 12 and 24 hour time systems, with measurements and conversions to seconds. They will also learn to develop and use timetables.
Statistics and Probability
Students will learn how to read, create and interpret graphs to solve given problems.
Inquiry
In the unit ‘Developing Our Learning Culture’ children will be practicing good habits of the mind, identifying their multiple intelligences and the social skills to developing lifelong skills to help them work effectively with others
In the unit ‘Making Democracy’, students will learn about the values of Australian democracy and the key features of the electoral process. They will learn about the responsibilities of the three levels of government. Your students will learn about the Stolen Generations and the fight for equal rights in Australia. They will set personal and social goals and work as a class towards a common goal.
Religious Education
Students will be learning about Prayer and how they can connect with God in a personal way. Students will be learning the common prayers like, “The Our Father”, Hail Mary”, “Glory Be” and School Prayers. Students will reflect and write their own personal prayer to be apart of the classroom Prayer Book. Students will also be exposed to the Lenten Journey in preparation for Easter in the second half of Term 1.
Digital Technology
In Digital Technology students will begin an online course on Cyber-bullying. They will investigate the correct protocols which need to be followed when online. Students will learn how to identify the dangers when online and identify strategies to avoid them.
They will be using a variety of ICT skills and digital devices to create work tasks on a teacher-created workflow document. Students will be learning the skills of coding to prepare them for programming in the future. Students will also learn about the correct ICT protocols when accessing any digital devices.
Student Wellbeing
Students will implement strategies that build their wellbeing and resilience from the Berry St Model and will learn techniques and establish routines that will support them to be ‘Ready to Learn.’
Library
Library will occur on a Friday for all Senior classes Gr 4/5MG, Gr 5/6FA and Gr 5/6JC. All students are to have a library bag or satchel. Students borrow and return appropriate books from the library on a weekly basis. They are encouraged to select texts of interest, for research and at their lexile level in order to complete related quizzes.
Music
During Term 1, Year 4 students will be reading and playing rhythms using music notation. They will read, clap, play and compose four bar rhythms using taa, ti-ti and saa. They will further develop their sense of beat and rhythm, using movement and chants. Students will sing songs with a greater range of more complex tone patterns, focusing on matching pitch accurately.
During Term 1, Year 5/6 students will play and compose rhythm patterns using the note values, taa, ti-ti, tikka-tikka and saa. They will expand their understanding of the elements of music, (pitch, rhythm, tempo, tone colour and texture) through chants and songs, pitch matching and singing games. They will increase their musical vocabulary to describe the music they listen to and analyse its features.
Art
This semester students will review the rules, expectations and responsibilities of using the S.T.E.A.M room. They will learn about growth-mindset in Art through the picture story book ‘The Dot’ by Peter H Reynolds, and make connections to the expressionist artist Wassily Kadinsky’s work ‘"Squares with Concentric Circles". Students will focus on three habits of mind including: ‘Develop Craft’, ‘Engage and Persist’, and ‘Stretch and Explore’. They will experiment with different materials, techniques including monochromatic colour, zentangle lines, dot art, watercolour pencils, watercolour paint and acrylic paint . Students will learn about the famous artist Van Goh and explore his post-impressionist style. They will also learn about the Australian artist and archibald prize winner Kathryn Del Barton and investigate her illustrative/decorative style. Students will concentrate on identifying and using the art elements of colour, value, line and pattern. They will complete exercises in their art folio to extend their skills. Students will produce 3 artworks based on the whole school theme of Identity. These will include:
Monochromatic Self-Portraits inspired by Van Goh works
Van Goh inspired Self-Portrait
Kathryn Del Barton Self-Portrait
Students will also complete one Easter inspired artwork
P.E
This term students will develop their understanding of net/wall games to demonstrate a variety of movement skills in different settings. They will participate in games such as Hot Shots Tennis and Newcomb (volleyball) to develop critical and creative thinking within their game tactics. They will demonstrate ethical behaviour and fair play that aligns with the rules when participating in different activities.
Mandarin
In term one, in Year Five and Year Six, Students engage with oral language by active listening, observing interactions between speakers in everyday contexts, and using the spoken language in a range of forms. They speak with attention to the sounds and tones of words, using formulaic language and applying their knowledge of familiar language structures in new contexts. They learn to seek permission from the teacher or peers to participate in activities or to be excused in Chinese.
Science
In Earth and Space Sciences and Students in Year 4/5/6 will investigate that the Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun). They will identify the planets of the solar system and compare how long they take to orbit the Sun. Students will model the relative size of and distance between Earth, other planets in the solar system and the sun.