Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Please see below for
this term’s outline for the Year 7 students.
Religious Education
The students will be engaged in the
letters written by St. Paul. We will delve into the New Testament and learn
about Paul’s journey of conversion.
History
Building on Term 1’s unit on China’s
Terracotta Warriors, the students will explore the impact Emperor Qin had on
both ancient and modern times. Students will learn about the importance of the
rivers in ancient (and modern) China, the Silk Road, and The Great Wall.
Inquiry learning and research skills will be a focus for the students during
this unit.
English
The Year 7 students will be
undertaking a Persuasive Writing unit during the first part of Term 2. They
will further consolidate the persuasive writing techniques and skills learnt in
Term 1. This will also assist them with the writing task as part of the NAPLAN
test. All Year 7 students will also
experience intensive grammar, spelling, punctuation and lessons focusing on
comprehension.
Science / Geography / Design Technology / The
Arts
This term, the students will be
learning about Chemical Science. They will conduct various experiments using
household equipment and items such as baking soda, flour, Epson salts etc. Students will gather information about solubility,
compounds, elements and mixtures and explore these through experiments done
during class time.
Mathematics
Mathematics this term will cover all
strands including topics such as; fractions, averages (mean, median, mode and
range), rounding, decimal fractions volume and integers. The students will also
solve life-related word problems to consolidate their learning across the term.
Health
In Health this term, the students will look at
the new Daniel Morcombe curriculum. This focuses the Year 7 students on identifying risks and justifying and applying
safe practices. Students should be able
to “Recognise, React and Report” on any situation they believe to be
unsafe.
Cultural Literacy, Physical Education and
Music
Weekly lessons will continue this term
for students to be engaged in Cultural Literacy, Physical Education and Music
delivered by specialist teachers in those areas.
Homework
Homework will be given out on a Thursday
and will be due the following Thursday, giving students the weekend to complete
tasks (this is to assist families with sporting/cultural commitments during the
week).
7 Green Blog
Please familiarise yourself with the 7
Green blog (address below) as it will include lots of great information, photos
and videos of your child’s classroom experience.
What else is happening?
Interschool Sport continues this term
with training on Thursdays and games on Fridays. The students will also take
part in Dance Fever. This is being held on Tuesday mornings. NAPLAN testing
will be held in week 4 this term.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
via email or phone with any queries at all or to arrange an appointment. We appreciate and value your support.
Kind regards,
Margaret Carabetta & Shannon Cullen
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