English

Students will read, view and comprehend simple informative texts. They will describe how informative texts are structured; explain the language features; and identify how visual features extend meaning.

Students will create a written and multimodal informative text for an audience. They will use text structures including paragraphs; topic-specific vocabulary; literary devices; and visual features.

Mathematics

Students will use mathematical modelling and strategies to solve problems. 

Students will solve addition, subtraction and multiplication problems. They will estimate, compare and measure the duration of events using formal units of time.

Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) 

Students will identify and describe aspects of the Runcorn community that have changed and remained the same over time.

Students will conduct an inquiry into the history of Runcorn State School and its surrounds. They will pose questions, sequence events on a timeline and identify points of view.

Science 

Students will explore the properties of liquids and solids. They will conduct investigations and will communicate their ideas and findings. 

Students will conduct an investigation about liquids and solids changing state when heat is added or taken away. 

The Arts

Students will investigate Media Arts techniques and concepts to create a variety of animations.

Students will collaborate to plan and make a digital animation that communicates a story.

 

Music with Mrs Murray: amurr51@eq.edu.au

Students will sing, read, play and create part work. They will experience different time signatures, dynamics and expression. 

Students will compose and perform an arrangement using melodic percussion instruments, rhythmic percussion instruments and dynamics.

NB: Some Music Assessment Tasks from Term 1 were postponed due to the disruption surrounding TC Alfred – these will be completed in Term 2 Week 2.

Health with Mrs Stirling:  sstir16@eq.edu.au

Students will explore and apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies in various online and offline situations. They will investigate actions that promote health, safety, relationships, and wellbeing. They will also examine how success, challenges and setbacks build resilience and identity. They will analyse how stereotypes influence choices and actions.

Student assessment will focus on students' ability to demonstrate protective behaviours, apply help-seeking strategies, assess actions that promote health and wellbeing, reflect on how resilience and identity are shaped by challenges, and critically analyse the impact of stereotypes on choices and actions.

PE with Mr Brady: lbrad101@eq.edu.au

Students will spend the term focussing on each of the field events they will be undertaking as part of the Junior School Athletics Carnival.  These include long jump, shot put, javelin and high jump.  There will also be a focus on sprinting technique as part of their running lessons. During Gross and Fine Motor Lessons, students will also be learning Captain Ball, Tunnel Ball, Over/Under Ball, Egg and Spoon races and Sack Races. 

Assessment: will determine how each student applies the correct technique for each of the above disciplines.