Stage 3

Literacy

Students will:

• explore the text ‘The Wild Robot’ by Peter Brown
• explore the concept of ‘narrative’ and the supporting concept of ‘characterisation’ through a deep analysis of the text
• develop a deeper understanding of how patterns in narratives set up expectations and notice when those patterns are subverted
• explore narrative conventions and characterisation, then apply this knowledge when creating their own science-fiction narratives

Mathematics

Students will:

• name, rename, represent and order numbers up to millions
• compare, order and represent decimals
• explore the link between multiplicative thinking and place value
• explore the connection between additive relations and place value
  
• recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction
• select and explain efficient flexible strategies when solving additive problems.
• measure and compare lengths of objects using millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres
• measure, create and compare perimeters of two-dimensional shapes
• represent and read analog, digital, 12-hour and 24-hour time
• understand how fractions can be compared and ordered in different ways
• explore what happens when a fraction exceeds a whole
• find missing fractions of one whole

Georgraphy and Science

Students will:

• examine different actions that impact our environment and how the environment impacts where we live (climate, topography, natural disasters).
• examine different sources of electricity in our homes
• examine sustainable sources of energy and how these work
• create a sustainable home which minimises human impact on the environment including waste management, sustainable farming, water usage and sources of electricity

Creative and Performing Arts

Students will:

• examine collage in ‘Where the Forest Meets the Sea’ and create their own collages of their favorite natural environment using recycled materials
• examine some of the artworks in the Bondi exhibit 'Sculptures by the Sea' before creating their own waste to art creation
• examine an endangered species of their choice in its natural environment

Music

Students will:

• engag in performance, listening and composition activities based around the theme of Chinese Lunar New Year
• explore a range of music from Africa, learning to play the arrangement ‘Jensa’ on the djembe and other African ensemble instrument
• learn to sing a Kenyan greeting song and cooperate to create their own arrangement by adding percussion instruments