Specialist Programs

Year 3

MUSIC

The Performing Arts gives students a chance to display their flair for performance in solo, group or class settings. Taught in line with the Victorian Curriculum, it is a place for singing, dancing, acting, performing, playing and exploring the possibilities of the Performance Arts!

This year includes a focus on dance which will be done through the BRPS concert, including lessons and classes with professional dance instructors in preparation for the school concert.

In music, there is a focus on gradually building up melodic and rhythmic knowledge through singing, playing and reading music. All of the skills are acquired through the use of a wide range of folk songs that focus on rhythmic, melodic or other musical elements in a fun environment. This leads to a long term goal of increasingly complex compositions and musical creations by students. The musical elements explored throughout school include tempo, dynamics, texture, tone colour, duration and structure. Students are exposed to a variety of music from modern era to music that dates 500 years or older.

The Performing Arts program is conducted on a weekly basis. Performing Arts lessons are 45 minutes.

In Year 3, students are introduced to part work including canons, the same song sung by 2 groups at different starting times. They learn and perform more sophisticated music on a variety through sung and instrumental performances. Students are introduced to djembes during an African drumming unit to explore music of other cultures. They learn to use the music stave to read, write and compose music.

CHINESEModern Standard Chinese - Mandarin (Putonghua or Hanyu) is the standard form of the Chinese language being taught in line with the Victorian Curriculum at Black Rock Primary School.The content structure of the Languages (formerly called LOTE) is organised through two interrelated strands:. Communicating. UnderstandingCOURSE CONTENT:The Chinese program consists of a variety of topics which, where possible, will be integrated with the Black Rock Primary School Units of Inquiry.Students learn Chinese characters and Pinyin Romanisation. The Pinyin is the spelling system to use, to represent the pronunciation of characters. The Pinyin system also assists students when creating texts in characters using digital media.Revision of greetings, self- introduction, numbers, days and dates will occur in all lessons throughout the year. Other previously learnt phrases, e.g. like/dislike, colours, adjectives will be used as they are required.Chinese cultural events will be dealt with as they occur throughout the year.Students are encouraged to use Chinese as much as possible for classroom routines, social interactions, structured learning tasks, and language experimentation and practice. Students will be also facilitated via digital technologies.

The Chinese program is conducted on a weekly basis. Chinese lessons are 45 minutes.

Level 3 and Level 4 Topics

Greetings

Self introduction - name, age and grade

Numbers

Colours and family members

Vegetables

Seasons

My house

Stationery

Christmas

Calligraphy practice

VISUAL ARTS

Visual Arts Teachers:

Cathy Linsdell-Edwards: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

Michala Bartholomeusz:  Friday

“The main object of Art education consists of helping in the emotional, intellectual and social growth of each child.” Charles D. Gaitskell.

The Visual Arts gives students the opportunity to freely express, explore and experiment in a range of materials, tools and techniques, which will enrich their knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

At Black Rock Primary School, the Visual Arts Program is taught in line with the Victorian Curriculum and will be implemented at all levels. Students will have the opportunity to explore the art areas of drawing, collage, painting, printmaking, construction, modelling and threads and textiles. Students will develop and incorporate the art elements of, colour and value, line, space, form, texture and shape within the making of these art areas. The Visual Arts program will incorporate the study of various artists, art theory and link into topics and integrated studies of work throughout the school.

Visual art diaries will be used to plan, document and record observations of the students’ artworks.

The Visual Arts program is conducted on a weekly basis. Art lessons are 45 minutes.

Levels 3 & 4

In Visual Art classes, students explore ideas and concepts from a range of cultures, comparing observations to their own works. Students are encouraged to use a variety of materials, techniques and processes, specific to the making of their artworks. They plan, discuss and evaluate their work making comparisons with other artists and their art making processes. They experiment in a variety of skills, use art elements and can identify art principles in works. Students are encouraged to design, plan and evaluate units of work in their art diaries.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH  

Health and Physical Education focuses on students enhancing their own and others’ health, safety, wellbeing and physical activity participation in varied and changing contexts. Health and Physical Education offers students an experiential curriculum that is contemporary, relevant, challenging, enjoyable and physically active.

Upper Years (Years 3-6)

Physical Education classes are focussed around students refining and expanding their range of skills, performing them with increasing precision, accuracy and control in more complex movements, sequences and games. Students begin to observe, and give constructive feedback on the skill performance of their peers. Students are required to achieve all these objectives in a range of different environments (indoor, Outdoor and Aquatic). Some of the sports taught throughout the year to improve student performance include Soccer, Australian Rules Football, Athletics, Gymnastics, Dance, Basketball, Netball, Volleyball, Rugby, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Hockey, Cricket, Badminton and Tennis.

Students begin to complete in more advanced competitions and events. These competitions and events include House and District Swimming, House and District Cross Country, House and District Athletics and Interschool Sports.  As part of the Interschool sport program the students have the chance to compete in the sports of AFL Football, Rugby 7’s, Lacrosse, Cricket, Softball, T-Ball, Netball, Volleyball, Hockey, Basketball and Lawn Bowls. In the instance of a team being successful at District sports, they have the ability of the competition going through to State level via the SSV program.

Parental Requirements

·        In the case of injury or illness, students are required to come to school with a hand written note from their parents to excuse them from any Physical Education classes.

·        Students need to be prepared for all weather conditions in their Physical Education classes. I.e. Hat, sunscreen, jumpers

·        Classroom behaviour expectations are no different to the classroom.