Year 6 Term 2 2024 Curriculum Overview
Term overview
Welcome to Term 2! It’s great to see everyone back ready for the term. Term 2 is a very busy term with lots of events on so it is important that students are at school every day. Being organised and ready to start the day is essential to your child’s education. Students should have all their equipment ready to start each day. Please check with your child regularly that they have everything they need for school, particularly consumables and easily misplaced items such as pencils, erasers, glue, rulers etc. These often need replacing each term. The assessment schedule for Term 2 is included in this outline (see table below), this provides a good insight into what your child is working on in class and their assessment task. If you have any questions regarding this please contact your child’s classroom teacher. We look forward to a positive and productive term. BYOX Update: In term 2, our Year 6 BYOX program has witnessed remarkable achievements. Throughout this period, we have embraced various digital platforms such as Qlearn, Seesaw, Epic, Study Ladder, and several others, all serving as essential pillars in bolstering our educational endeavours. Students enthusiastically immerse themselves in interactive online activities, finding joy in completing tasks and engaging in vibrant discussions across these platforms. Furthermore, their adeptness in online assessments has shown steady growth, underscoring their evolving proficiency in digital learning. This dynamic integration of technology not only enhances our educational experience but also fosters a deeper engagement with the curriculum, preparing students for the challenges of a digitally-driven world. Important dates: Reef Trip: 22nd & 23rd of April TCN Cross Country for selected 10-12year old’s- 3rd of May School Disco- 12th of June Senior Athletics: 17th- 19th of June Information and forms for the reef trip will be going home towards the end of Term 2. We will share further details as it becomes available. |
Attendance
Before School
We encourage parents to drop students off to school after 8:30am. If students arrive before this time, they are to sit in the COLA until the 8:30am bell.
How to report an absence:
- Email attendance@trinitybeachss.eq.edu.au or
- Call the school's absence line on 4057 1444, then press #1 and don't forget to leave a reason why your child/children are away, or
- Send a note to the classroom teacher on their return
Our schools attendance target is 95%
Reading / Spelling
We are continuing our work with our Structured Synthetic Phonics approach implemented last year. This programs includes:
Reading: Students work in guided reading groups 4 days per week, at similar levels to develop skills of comprehension, fluency and vocabulary. Students are tested at the beginning of each term/end of the term to determine their progress and new guided reading groups.
Spelling: Students work in ability groups with different goals, 4 days per week, developing their spelling skills. Students are tested at the end of each term to determine their progress and new spelling words/groups.
English
In this unit, students will listen to, read, view and interpret spoken, written and multimodal news articles/reports. They will listen to, read, view and interpret spoken, written and multimodal news articles/reports The features of these texts will be used by students as models for creating their own work They will create Informative news articles/reports that may include technical information and/or content about a wide range of topics of interest as well as topics being studied in other areas of the curriculum. Their news article will include headings and subheadings, tables of contents, indexes, glossaries and language features include complex sentences, unfamiliar technical vocabulary, figurative and idiomatic language, and information presented in various types of images and graphics. Sea Country, an organisation dedicated to sharing indigenous culture will be working with the students over weeks 3-8. They will share how the traditional owners of the land and waterways have been assisting in the restoration of the Great Barrier Reef as well as some of their culture, traditional and beliefs. |
Maths
Sport Performance and Game
This term, students will investigate Australia Olympian, Cate Campbell. They will record and graph her performances over time. Students will work out her travel schedule and the probability of Cate winning the Gold Medal at the next Olympic games. After an Olympic Closing Ceremony, there will be some celebrations for the Australian Olympic Team. Students will need to record frequencies, outcomes and probabilities of games played by the Australian cycling team to construct appropriate tables and graphs.
Science
Students explore the environmental conditions that affect the growth and survival of living things. Students pose questions, plan and conduct investigations into the environmental factors that affect the growth of living things. They gather, record, and interpret observations relating to their investigations. Students consider human impact on the environment and how science knowledge can be used to inform personal and community decisions. Students explore the ways in which scientists are assisted by the observations of people from other cultures, including those throughout Asia. They recommend actions to develop environments for native plants and animals
HASS
Global Citizens
Students will investigate the rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens today and the experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship for different groups in the past. They will identify and describe continuity and change to the rights and responsibilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Women during the 20th century.
Students will explain the significance of important people towards creating change in the Australian democratic system as well as compare the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with Women.
Finally, they will describe the rights and responsibilities of children as global citizens post Federation
HPE
In HPE, students in year six will continue to perform and combine specialised tennis skills to open up space on the court to win or gain the upper hand within gameplay. They will also develop their technical understanding of athletic activities. They will learn how to set targets and improve their performance in a range of running, jumping and throwing activities in athletics.
Music
In this unit, students will learn about brass instruments and dotted notes. They will consolidate their theoretical knowledge of musical forms, rhythmical elements, dynamics, major/minor modes and scales.
Technology
Students investigate the internal and external components of a digital system and how they interact and transmit data. Students create a concept map to show their understanding of a school network and the connections required to transmit data. Students research occupations in design technologies and the steps they consider with designing a solution. Students find out what sustainability means and why it is important for design technology. Knowledge is shared with the students regarding the design solutions; products, services, environment they will use to create/modify/adapt to meet user needs at home or at school. Students use design and system thinking in creating their design solution, plan and present a proposal to leadership and parents using a digital tool.
Drama
Students will watch physical theatre performances, analysing and evaluating the use of drama elements. In groups, they then create, perform (in front of an audience), respond and reflect on their physical theatre work. Students make their own creative choices regarding lights, music, sound, costume, choreography and story/themes.
LOTE - Chinese
In this unit students will use the Chinese language to explore the school experience in Chinese-speaking cultures and make connections with their own school experiences. They will engage in different texts and discuss about school experiences in Chinese. They will also explore and analyse the formation of Chinese characters and sentence structure.
IEC
Classroom Expectations & School Rules – Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be a Learner Our classroom rules underpin everything we do! Our three rules are to be Safe, be Respectful and be a Learner in the IEC, in our classroom and at school each and everyday. Classroom Routines Term 2 IEC Timetables have been updated and distributed to students in their classrooms this week. This helps students to know where they are each session and to practise the skill of following their timetable in preparation for high school. Visible Learning This term we are focussing on making our English learning visible in the IEC. Students will be working hard on completing learning tasks that will become visible on the walls in our IEC classroom. Communication Our preferred method of communication is via email. Lisa Croatto’s email address is lcroa4@eq.edu.au Amanda Harvey’s email address is akhar4@eq.edu.au |
Assessment Schedule
Learning Area | Assessment Task | Due Date |
English | Online feature article | Week 8 |
Maths | Data and measurement - inquire | Week 8 |
Science | Folio of tasks | Week 5 |
HASS | Short Response test | Week 5 |
HPE | Over the net (tennis) | Week 1 and 2 |
Music | Making —Performing Perform the part of the song ‘I’m yours’ playing accompaniment on ukulele. Responding Responding through an aural written test that includes recognition, application and analysis of known concepts | Week 8 Week 9 |
Technology | Through graphical representation students show their understanding of a school computer network. Students answer questions to explain how the digital components in a digital system enable data to be transmitted across a network. Students complete a workbook to show their design and system thinking in the creation of a new, modified or adapted solution to me the needs of a user. Students write/present a proposal explaining their design solution using a digital device. | Week 8 |
Drama | Physical Theatre Performance Written Responding | Week 8 Week 9 |
LOTE-Chinese | Collection of work – writing and analysing | Throughout |
Contact information
Classroom Teachers 6A Mr Jay Dumbelton jdumb2@eq.edu.au 6B Ms Melanie Wilton mlwil5@eq.edu.au 6C Mr Christopher Clair cocla0@eq.edu.au 6D Mrs Cara Humphries cjhum0@eq.edu.au 6E Mr Brent Dornauf bdorn8@eq.edu.au Specialist Teachers HPE Jodie Donovan jdono63@eq.edu.au HPE Damien Theodore dxthe0@eq.edu.au Visual Arts Vanessa Graham vgrah5@eq.edu.au Music Svetlana Walker swalk146@eq.edu.au Drama David Terry dater1@eq.edu.au Technology Alex Einerman aeine0@eq.edu.au LOTE Stefan Poropat sporo2@eq.edu.au |