Visual Art

The Term 1 Unit of Inquiry is called ‘The Pattern Effects of Weather’, which integrates with the Transdisciplinary theme- ‘How The World Works’ through the Concepts: change, causation and form. The students explore the art elements of line, mark making and pattern, captured in the artistic representation of nature.

Students Participate In

Reading ‘Ish’ by Peter H Reynolds, which showed the students that drawings and paintings of various subjects do not have to be realistic; they can be artistic interpretations. They used still life shells as the subject, incorporating the use of a range of HB, 2B and 6B pencils to create their shell drawings.

Paper Sculptures created using painted texture inspired by images of the sea during various weather scenarios. They experimented with colours, a variety of tools, methods of applying paint and constructing form.

Exploring illustrative symbols of weather to create an expressive page of pattern. That demonstrated drawing skills and creative detail of design.

An introduction to printmaking using specialised sun sensitive paper. They explored shape, composition and the effects of sunlight.

Japanese

Term Focus

Japanese Greetings
Classroom instructions
Weather related to the PYP Unit Of Inquiry 'How The World Works'. The weather affects our lives and the environment.

The students Will Be Able To

Do POKEMON taiso (a Japanese exercise)
Sing Japanese songs with SENEI.
Spell their name in KATAKANA characters.
Say greeting words (revision/new: KONNICHIWA, SAYONARA, OHAYO GOZAIMAS, MATANAY)
Read/ write the greeting words in HIRAGANA characters.
Say classroom words. (TATTAY, SWATTAY. KIITAY, METAY, HAI, IIE, IMAS)
Read/ write the classroom words in HIRAGANA characters.

Describe what HINAMATSURI (dolls festival) is, as well as why, when, how Japanese people celebrate the festival.
Say weather words such as sunny, rainy, cloudy and snowy in Japanese.
Report weather in Japanese. (eg. It is sunny in Melbourne).

Music

'Who We Are and How the World Works'

Focus

To establish class routines, encourage participation and re-establish the connection between risk-taking and learning. Students will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge on the differences between Beat and Rhythm, Pitch and Melody.

The Students Will

Sing songs related to the Unit Of Inquiry e.g. Respect, Whether the Weather and Love a Rainy Night.
Perform ‘Respect’ as part of Wellbeing Week.
Be introduced to formal signs and symbols used in music.
Become more knowledgeable as they learn to read and write rhythms.
Describe changes heard within a piece of music.
Revise correct techniques for instrument playing.
Show independence as they take part in action rhymes, dances and games where each child has a leadership role.
Demonstrate respect as they learn to look after classroom instruments and look after each other in their performance groups.
Be involved in a whole class performance using chime bars, for the class teacher called “Rain Rain”

Library

Revise and build on the children’s knowledge of the different locations in the library – picture fiction, easy fiction etc.

Revise parts of a book (cover, call number, end papers etc), borrowing and returning process and the importance of library bags.

Refer to the Library essential agreement regularly when needed.

Revise what a book needs to be processed.

Incorporate the Unit Of Inquiry ‘Who We Are’ – “The decisions people make influence their relationships with each other” by reading ‘Thank-you for being my friend’ by P.Bently, ‘Why Should I Share’ by Mike Gordon and ‘Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley’ by Aaron Blabey.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The term one unit we are focusing on is “Who We Are”.

Focus: Parachute, teamwork and underarm throwing

Students will enjoy working together in teams, with a partner playing tag games.

Team Building Activities / Parachute / Fundamental Motor Skills.
Get to know you well being games and also using the parachute.
Introducing students to underarm throwing and rolling using station work and groups.
Fun tag warmups and working within boundaries and follow rules
Looking after sports equipment and personal organization.

Concepts: Responsibility- looking after equipment, listening to instructions and understanding what the activity is and being able to participate to the best of their ability.

Learner Attributes: Caring and Principled

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