Prep 

In English this term, the preps are examining the literary works of children’s author, Julia Donaldson. They will then use these books to write about a preference with reasoning. The children are also learning about rhyme and what makes words rhyme. In Maths, the prep’s have begun exploring capacity as another way of measuring. They will learn about empty and full while determining which container will hold more or less.  

Year 1 

In English this term we are learning to read and write procedures. We are learning about the different structures a procedure has and how to accurately sequence it. We made fairy bread and we even got to eat it! In Mathematics, we are learning the importance of data and how we can collect it. In Science, we are beginning to investigate sound and a variety of ways to describe the sounds we hear. Is the sound loud, quiet, high pitch or low pitch?  

Year 2 

During Drama last term the students heard the beginning of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine with Mrs Doyle. This term we will build on that story and learn how to write a procedural text. In Science we will be investigating the issue of sustainability, and this will compliment our HaSS investigations regarding the world and places of significance. In Maths, we’re telling time, measuring length and capacity, and exploring turns. 

Year 3 

In English this term, year 3 students will be learning about poetry and creating a portfolio of quatrain poems. In Mathematics, we are focusing on multiplication and the different strategies we can use to solve some trickier problems. We will be continuing our heat investigations in science and further explore our inquiry question of ‘how does heat energy make things happen?’ 

Year 3/4 

We will be reflecting on our learning journey so for and completing a behaviour checklist. In English we are looking at what persuasive texts are and where they can be found in our everyday lives. Telling the time and duration of time will be the main focus in Mathematics however we will be revising our basic facts and operations as well. Science is all about forces – what are they and how they are used. We will teach you the game we play and see if we can beat you! 

Year 4 

In Year 4 English lessons, students have begun reading and viewing persuasive texts, focused on the issue of sustainability. The issue of sustainability is being further explored in our HaSS unit this term. We will be investigating forces in Science by observing/playing 60-second games. In Mathematics, we have started revising ‘am’ and ‘pm’ and telling time to the minute on analogue clocks. We have also started an inquiry into the broader concept of time.  

Year 5 

In Year 5 we have started our ‘Storm Boy’ unit and are enjoying reading the classic story in English. In Mathematics, we are working on decimals and answering some ‘Big Questions’ to show our deep understanding. In HASS, we are really focusing on leadership which is a perfect unit because we are about to become senior leaders ourselves! 

Year 5/6 

In Year 5/6, students have started analysing a range of different print advertisements by identifying different persuasive features such as power corners, salience, placement, framing and claims. In Science, the Year 5’s have started researching the behavioural and adaptations of different living things while the Year 6’s have begun their inquiry into natural disasters and how these may affect the Earth’s surface.  

Year 6 

In Year 6, students will evaluate the persuasiveness of print advertisements by identifying the different visual, structural, and language features. Students will look at data, chance, number, and measurement in Maths. In Science, we will look at the environmental factors that affect the growth of living things, and in HASS, we will investigate and compare the experiences of different groups of immigrants in post-Federation Australia.