English

How do stories send messages?

Students will delve deep into narratives, including a brand-new novel, to explore authors' strategies.

They will have two assessments for this Learning Area. In the first they will read and comprehend a text and describe: how ideas are developed including through characters and events; the characteristic features of the text's structure; and how language features shape meaning.

In the second assessment, they will create a written story using ideas or details from the text. They will use paragraphs to organise and link ideas, and language features including complex sentences, topic-specific vocabulary, and literary devices.

Mathematics

How do we make numbers work for us?

This term in Mathematics we will dive into topics based on number, mathematical modelling and measurement.

Students will complete a series of written assessments to:

• represent fractions; recognise equivalent fractions to hundredths; multiply natural numbers by multiples of 10; and use mathematical modelling to formulate and solve a practical problem.
• Use scaled instruments and appropriate units to measure length, mass, capacity and temperature;
• approximate perimeter and areas; and
• compare angles relative to right angles.

Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) with Miss Krause 

How has life on this land changed and stayed the same?

Considering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, students will explore sources to explore the reasons for the journey of the First Fleet and the nature of contact between First Nations peoples and others.

Students will be assessed on their ability to locate information from sources, describe the experiences of individuals or groups from the past, and recognize the significance of events in bringing about change.

Science with Ms Ryan: How do forces make games fun?

Students will be assessed on their ability to investigate and describe how contact forces (eg push, pull, air resistance and friction) and non-contact forces (eg gravity) affect interactions between objects.

Science with Ms Ryan

How do forces make games fun?

Students will be assessed on their ability to investigate and describe how contact forces (eg push, pull, air resistance and friction) and non-contact forces (eg gravity) affect interactions between objects.

Technologies with Mrs Cunningham: What can we learn AND teach with digital technologies?

Students will be assessed on their ability to plan a sequence of steps (algorithms) to create designed solutions including using using Scratch, a visual programming language.

Technologies with Mrs Cunningham

What can we learn AND teach with digital technologies?

Students will be assessed on their ability to plan a sequence of steps (algorithms) to create designed solutions including using Scratch, a visual programming language.

Music with Mrs Murray amurr51@eq.edu.au

Students will compose melodies using the notes B A G and E and notate these on the staff. They will respond to music they listen to and play.

Assessment:

• Compose a melody for recorder using a given rhythm and notes B A G and E and notate it on the staff.
• Respond to music using the Musical elements (Written Task).

Physical Education with Mr Brady: lbrad101@eq.edu.au

Practical: Students refine the fundamental movement skills of throwing and catching and transfer them to a range of movement situations. They develop understanding of Ultimate Frisbee game movement concepts and strategies and apply these to solve the offence and defence challenges faced during games.

Assessment: Performances are observed on a number of occasions throughout a unit and the assessment will gather evidence of the student’s ability to:

• refine fundamental movement skills
• apply movement concepts and strategies and to solve movement challenges while in gameplay
• apply strategies for working cooperatively and apply rules fairly

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

Students will explore how health information influences behaviours and investigate strategies to manage changes and transitions. They will also reflect on how experiences like success, challenges, and setbacks build resilience and shape identity.

Students will be assessed on their ability to apply health strategies, reflect on coping with change, and explain how resilience and identity are shaped by life experiences.

Japanese with Nagashima Sensei

Students will use language to introduce a family member in Japanese.

• Counting people
• Family member vocabulary
• Where you live
• Like/dislike
• Phone number
• A traditional event

Students will be assessed on:

Listening – Listen to the audio about an introduction of a family member and answer the questions.