Term 4 Units, 2016
The
main focus for Year 5 this term is the Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal.
Our Religion unit is Christian Beliefs and Teachings and in this unit, we look
at the lives of some early Religious leaders: Mary MacKillop, Caroline Chisholm
and Frederic Ozanam who founded The St Vincent de Paul Society. In this unit we
learn that as Christians we believe that we should follow in Jesus’s footsteps
and do what we can to help others. A practical way of doing this is by running
and promoting the Christmas appeal. You will hear more on this appeal later on
in the term.
The
children will be learning, in History, about the expansion and growth of
Australia due to the discovery of gold. They will learn about significant early
goldfields and the Eureka Stockade. Students will create, in small groups, a
board game about the facts on the Eureka Stockade.
In
Geography, we will be looking at fire safety, the devastation of house and bush
fires and what precautions we can take against house and bush fire.
We
will be focusing on the unit Earth’s Place in Space in Science. We will be
looking at our solar system and the names of the planets and their positions
relative to the sun. We will also look at how the Sun and Earth work together
to create day and night.
In
English, we will be looking at a number of different writing genres linked to
different subject areas.
Term 3 Units, 2016
This
term the children will be working on three main units. In History, we will be learning about the
exploration of inland Australia. Our main focus will be on the journeys of
Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson and Burke and Wills and their contributions to
the opening up of Australia for settlement.
The
Science unit is called “Light Fantastic”. The children will be investigating various
light sources and how light can be absorbed, reflected and refracted.
In
Health the children will look at using effective strategies when interacting
socially with others.
Our Religion unit for the
term is Scripture. The children will be learning about how people lived in the
time of Jesus. In this unit, the children will learn about the foods, clothing,
entertainment, money, climate, education, etc in the time of Jesus. The
children will use this information to present a newspaper in groups based on
the format of the Courier Mail that will be set in the time of Jesus. This
promises to be a very interesting unit.
It
has been a great year so far and we look forward to your continuing support
throughout this term. If you have any questions about any of the units please
don’t hesitate to contact us.
Term 2 Units, 2016
RELIGION – Our
Religion unit for the term is Sacramental
Celebration. In this unit the children will learn about the sacraments,
what they mean, symbols used and why. At the end of the unit, the children will
have a greater understanding of the sacraments, the gifts of the Holy Spirit,
the fruits of the Holy Spirit and how they fit in with our faith journey.
HISTORY – COLONIAL AUSTRALIA:. The children will be learning about
the early colonisation of Australia
GEOGRAPHY: The children
will be learning about the States, Capitals, Population Density and Climatic
regions of Australia.
SCIENCE – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. The children will explore how
different creatures adapt to their different environments.
SIGNPOST MATHS
We use Signpost Maths on a daily or
almost daily basis. We also use Signpost Maths Mentals - used to help with
mental computation.
LITERACY
In Literacy, we are focusing on the
writing genre of Narrative. We will also be doing practice for NAPLAN. The children will also be focusing continually on grammar and punctuation.
We can not stress enough the
importance of your child reading for at least 15 minutes every day.
DANCE FEVER:
This term the children will be
participating in Dance Fever which is an exciting 40 minute dance session every
Tuesday.
Term 1 Units, 2016
Religion – We start the term with
creating the vision statement for our class which will give a reference point
for our class to work towards for the year. After this, the children will look
at look at Mary and prayers relating to Mary.
History – The Australian Colonies. The children will
look at the reasons for the establishment of British colonies and what caused
the expansion of colonies throughout Australia (eg The discovery of gold). They
will also explore the types of people who made up these colonies.
Science – Changing States: The children will learn
about the different states of matter and how one substance can change from one
state to another (e.g. water can change from ice to water to steam.)
Maths - We will be following the
Australian National Curriculum in Maths. Mrs Susan Gambley has written a whole
school curriculum in line with the National Curriculum and she has broken this
down into year levels. There is a strong emphasis on drill and basics.
Literacy – Our Literacy will be in
line with the National Curriculum as well. Punctuation and sentence structure
feature very strongly in our work.
The
children will also receive a magazine called Blast Off. This magazine is a
valuable resource for the children to use both at home and school.
