Year 6 Term 2 2025 Curriculum Overview

Welcome & General Information

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. 

Maths

Students will:

• compare distributions of discrete and continuous numerical and ordinal categorical data sets as part of their statistical investigations, using digital tools 
• critique arguments presented in the media based on statistics 

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.

Humanities & Social Sciences (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.

Health & Physical education (HPE)

In PE, 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

During this Term, students will learn about major and minor modes, quaver rest, bouncy rhythm, syncopation, tied notes and brass instruments. They will learn a number of songs and games, listen to and analyse a range of musical pieces.

Technology

Students develop and modify digital solutions, and define problems and evaluate solutions using user stories and design criteria. Students design algorithms involving complex branching and iteration and implement them as visual programs using a range of programmable robots. Students select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to plan, create, locate and share content, and to collaborate, applying agreed conventions and behaviours.

Visual Arts

This term year 6 students will continue to learn about the 7 Principles of Design and creating art pieces that incorporate these principles. We will also continue to use the book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl as our creative focus and our culminating activity will be making a box of chocolates including the label.

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)

‘How do we play?’ – Students will identify, explain and present a game, and reflect on the importance of pronouncing tones accurately.

Assessment Schedule

Homework

Developed at a point of need for your child and your family, homework may look different in each classroom. Through the welcome letter and “open afternoon”, your child’s teacher should have already discussed this with you. Please contact individual teachers with any further questions.  

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

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