Year 5 Term 3 2024 Curriculum Overview

Welcome & General Information

Welcome back after what we hope was a great break for all. We would also like to welcome any new families into the Trinity Beach community.

The purpose of this overview is to share what topics our students will be covering over the duration of this term across all of the learning areas as well as share when students will be assessed on their learning.

For information about specific events please keep a look out on the Trinity Beach State School Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/trinitybeachss/

This term, all year levels will be participating in swimming lessons. Each class has been allocated a week in which they will participate in 4 lessons. A detailed timetable has been sent to families.

In week 3 the Year 5 students will be attending Holloways Environmental Centre to study adaptations which we are covering in our English and Science units this term.

To ensure a smooth start to the term, please check to see if your child needs any additional equipment, such as stationary or uniforms and ensure that these are named to reduce the risk of losing them.

We hope that this term is a successful term. As always, if you have any questions about your child’s progress or if you have any concerns your first point of contact is your child’s teacher. The contact details for all the teachers are listed in the “Contact Information” section. 

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English

Students will create and present a ‘BTN’ style news report about a chosen animal (new creature just discovered), its adaptations and how these developments have assisted this animal to survive.  Your target audience is your peers.

Students present a news report on animal adaptations for a chosen animal either electronically or manually. This news report will entertain and inform the audience about their chosen animal, its adaptations and how these developments have assisted this animal to survive. Students will be able to select the appropriate props for their news presentation.

Maths

Students will be learning to compare and order decimals, convert between 12- and 24-hour time and present information in various tables and graphs that are appropriate for the type of data. Students will apply these skills in an Olympic swimming investigation.  They will also continue to refine there understanding of the 4 operations and use rounding and estimation to check their reasonableness of their answers.

Science

Students will analyse how the form of living things enables them to function in their environments and how humans have used plants to meet their needs. Students use their knowledge of structural features & adaptations to create a creature and justify their choices of the adaptations to the environment.

Humanities & Social Sciences (HASS)

Students will conduct a geographical research report to investigate the characteristics of places and use evidence to draw conclusions about a preferred place to live. The countries the students will study will be Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Finland.

Health & Physical education (HPE)

In PE, students in year five will explore and describe the key features of health-related fitness and the significance of physical activity participation to health and well- being in the context of basketball. Students will learn the rules of the game and the skills required to play the sport. In Health, students will examine how sharing traditional foods and physical activities from different cultures can support community wellbeing and cultural understanding.

Music

During Term three, students will extend their knowledge about major and minor modes, pentatonic scale, rhythmic elements and woodwind instruments. They will learn a large number of songs and games, listen to them then analysed a range of musical pieces.

Technology

Students discover the 4 data types and how this data is transmitted using on/off signals known as Binary Numbers 0 & 1. Students are made aware of their Digital Footprint they leave behind linked to their username, when entering an online space using different website addresses. Students manipulate ‘Little Bits’ to show how  electrical energy can be transformed into movement, sound or light.

Visual Arts

This term in Visual Arts, year 5 students will be exposed to each of the seven basic elements of art. Elements of art are stylistic features that are included in artwork to help the artist communicate. These elements are line, shape, colour, texture, value space and form. Students view various famous artworks that have each element depicted in the artwork. Students will use and experiment with different materials, techniques, technologies and processes to make artworks using the basic elements of art. This year in Visual Arts our theme is ‘Bugs, grubs and all thing nice.’

LOTE (Chinese)

In LOTE in Term 3, students will engage with a range of texts about personal identity. They will learn to introduce personal and family names, and to identify the meaning in Chinese names. They will also learn to summarise key points and produce short informative texts that include names and details of themselves. Moreover, they will demonstrate fundamental Chinese reading and writing skills throughout the term.

Inclusive Education

Welcome to our year 5 and 6 IEC students for an exciting and busy Term 3 of 2024.

Classroom Expectations & School Rules – Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be a Learner

Our school rules underpin everything we do in our year 5 and 6 IEC classroom!  Our three rules are to be Safe, be Respectful and be a Learner in the IEC, in our classroom and in the playground and everyday.  In the IEC, when students are making positive choices, they can earn a trinity dollar or a smiley face on their reward chart.  Once their chart has been filled, then a reward is given.

Classroom Routines

Students who attend IEC intervention will be given a draft support timetable early in Week 1.  Once support timetables are finalised, a laminated copy with be redistributed to students in their classrooms for them to refer too.  This helps students to know where they are each session and to practise the skill of following their timetable in preparation for high school.

Excursions, Swimming and Camps – Term 3

Please return all permission forms, or grant permission via QParents and make payments for excursions and camp before Week 3.

Year 5 – Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre – Week 3 (see dates provided for your child and their class).

Swimming for Years 5 – From Week 4 to Week 7. Please keep a lookout for your child’s class timetable.

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

We are looking forward to a productive and exciting Term 3 😊

Assessment Schedule

Reading & Spelling

Our school continues to embed a whole school approach to reading and spelling across Prep to Year 6. This involves teaching the reading and spelling demands of the Australian Curriculum, providing students with a systematic synthetic phonics approach and unpacking the Big 6/Science of Reading through engaging and meaningful lessons. Students engage with decodable texts when learning to read and rich authentic texts when reading to learn and continue to use the PLD approach for their spelling and sound focus.

Homework

Homework programs are created at the discretion of the teacher in line with department of Education guidelines and policies. Please speak to your child’s teacher if you are unsure of the class expectations. Generally, this is sent home for completion via a paper or electronic means. 

Attendance

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 school’s attendance target is 95% 

QParents

QP is an online portal helping the school move toward a cashless and paper friendly school. 

• The QP portal allows Parents and Carers to grant participation consent online for activities such as swimming and excursions which reduces our need to print out paper consent forms
• Also, the QP portal enables Parents and Carers to make payment online for school activities and viewing unpaid invoices payment history.

Thank you to all those parents who have registered for QParents. This means every registered parent now has the opportunity to access to their children’s student records at their fingertips, anytime, anywhere. Haven’t received an invitation from us yet? There’s still time! Please let us know immediately. Or if you are simply looking for further information, videos and FAQs on QParents, visit https://qparents.qld.edu.au

Contact information