Music

In Foundation, students work first on finding their four voices - talking, shouting, whispering and singing. Once established, we explore singing and listening to high/low, fast/slow, loud/soft, and long/short sounds. Students explore percussion

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 Foundation, students work first on finding their four voices - talking, shouting, whispering and singing. Once established, we explore singing and listening to high/low, fast/slow, loud/soft, and long/short sounds. Students explore percussion instruments and begin to learn about the families of instruments.

Chinese

Modern 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

. Understanding

COURSE 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.

Foundation Topics

Greetings

Body parts

Self introduction

Numbers

Colours

My family

Months

Sea animals

Christmas

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.

Foundation

Visual Art classes focus around students participating in a variety of art experiences, exploring ideas, observations and using their imagination to create works. Students will have the opportunity to work with different materials, techniques and develop their skills in their artworks. During Art lessons, students are encouraged to make and share their artworks with peers and to work independently and work co-operatively in-group settings. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on the works of various artists’ styles and cultural artworks.

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.

Lower Years (Years F-2)

Physical Education classes are focussed around students participating in a variety of physical activities in a range of environments (indoor, Outdoor and Aquatic). Students explore different actions of the body and begin to understand how these actions affect movement efficiency.

Students practice developing their basic motor skills in a range of activities such as running, hopping, jumping, skipping, catching, throwing, kicking, rolling, balancing, twisting and turning. They are also introduced to more complex skills such as leaping, dodging, over-arm throw, dribbling and striking balls, cartwheeling and handstands. Some of the sports used to achieve this are Soccer, Australian Rules Football, Athletics, Gymnastics, Dance, Basketball, Netball, Rugby, Baseball, Cricket and Tennis.

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.

Specialist Timetable

Specialist Timetable