Term Overview

Room 7 & 8 Term 1 Overview

      

The Australian National Curriculum educates our students for life and the world they live in.  
Our program and classroom routines foster leadership, group skills, empathy, individual
progression and responsibility for both their learning and behaviour. We believe these skills are
paramount for students to lead a happy, fulfilling and successful life.

In delivering the class curriculum we use a variety of approaches, always looking to engage the
students and best meet their social, emotional and academic needs.  

         

For your information we have listed below an outline of our term program.

Mathematics

Mental strategies

Number & Place Value                                                        

Money

Decimals and Fractions

Geometric Reasoning

English

Reading & Viewing

·         Individual reading

·         Class Novels

·         Incidental discussions

·         Reading comprehensions

·         Book Reviews

·         Introduction to a variety of text types.

·         Reading groups: Tues & Thurs

·         Homework

·         Read, Write Inc. (Fresh Start)

Writing

Spelling

·         Individual word lists and focus words to do with current class topics

·         Spelling rules and spelling strategies

Handwriting

·         Drill and Practice correct letter formation, size, linking. Individual progression

Writing/Grammar

Sentence Structure

·         Punctuation:  Paragraphing, full stops, capitals, question & exclamation marks, comma,

quotation marks.

·         Functional grammar

·         Editing skills – COPS

Focus Genres

·         Expositional Writing (Persuasion)

·         Narratives (Story writing)

·         Research /  Note taking

Listening and Speaking

·         Group work - Discussions

·         Thinking creatively – posing questions

·         Sharing work with peers (live and digitally)

·         Assembly presentations

·         Circle Time / Play is the Way

·         Audience skills

Geography

During Term 1 we are covering several topics.

Using the new atlases and introducing the new Geography CurriculumNatural Disasters

Austrailia and Asia

Recycling

Physical Education & Health

We have fitness and circle time sessions that focus directly on the students’ physical wellbeing.

Term 1 - Basic skills : Throwing, kicking, running and jumping.

Students will also receive 1 or 2 skills lesson with Mr Halliday.

Health topics will be-sun protection, safety in the bush, relaxation techniques, child protection,

trust, co-operation and team building activities.

Science & Japanese

Students will receive 60 minutes of Science with Mrs Gehling. Information about Science can be

accessed via the school Science blog. Due to Mr Wheaton's extensive experience in teaching

Japanese he will be teaching Japanese to both classes this year.

Arts

Visual art work often becomes part of other curriculum areas. We prefer to acknowledge individual

interpretation and our explicit teaching of skills are used to continue improving the student’s abilities.

During Term 1 visual art activities will include a self-portrait, sketching techniques and at camp

each group will be creating a mural and sketching the environment. There will be a talent night

for students to showcase their drama / singing / entertaining skills.