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Teacher: Renee Hall
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Semester Two, 2024 - Dance
The whole-school focus for Semester Two in Performing Arts will be Dance.
Students will be using their bodies as instruments and practising purposeful movements that clearly represent stories and ideas.
Through Dance, students will express, choreograph, respond to, question, perform, and refine dance steps, phrases and sequences.
During Term 3, students will ‘Discover Dance’ by practising different dance movements from various cultures and countries around the world, such as Chinese Ribbon Dancing. We will also be interpreting when, why and who performs such dance practices, Students can even stamp-off their very own international passports as we ‘travel’ and find new learnings!
These experiences are a fantastic way to build a ‘dance vocabulary,’ including:
Students will be using their bodies as instruments and practising purposeful movements that clearly represent stories and ideas.
Through Dance, students will express, choreograph, respond to, question, perform, and refine dance steps, phrases and sequences.
During Term 3, students will ‘Discover Dance’ by practising different dance movements from various cultures and countries around the world, such as Chinese Ribbon Dancing. We will also be interpreting when, why and who performs such dance practices, Students can even stamp-off their very own international passports as we ‘travel’ and find new learnings!
These experiences are a fantastic way to build a ‘dance vocabulary,’ including:
- The Elements of Dance: Space, Time, Energy (dynamics) and Relationships
- Choreographic Devices: Unison, Canon, Repetition, and Contrast.
Semester Two, 2024 - Victorian Curriculum
PLC (Prep) |
SLC (1/2) |
CLC (3/4) |
YYLC (5/6) |
Imitate and extend singular movement possibilities in response to stimulus such as words, stories, objects or images. |
Use action words and percussion instruments to explore body shapes and travelling movements at different speeds e.g. rising and falling. |
Explore known movements, and find alternative ways of performing them, such as using a different level or body part. Discuss how to plan, develop or refine a dance and what performances have influenced their dance. |
Use abstraction and structured improvisations to create and refine work-in-progress dance movements that build technical skills of body control, accuracy, alignment, strength, balance and coordination. |
Term 2, 2024 - Performing Arts Timetable
Semester One 2024 - Media Arts
The whole school focus for Semester One in Performing Arts will be Media Arts.
Media Arts is a focus of the fields of media, art and design. Students learn about the role of the artist and designer and learn about the process, techniques, materials and technology that goes into creating media artworks.
During Term 2, the focus will continue to be exploring the elements of Media Arts: Composition, Space, Time, Movement, Sound, and Lighting. Students will explore these elements by creating and responding to:
Media Arts is a focus of the fields of media, art and design. Students learn about the role of the artist and designer and learn about the process, techniques, materials and technology that goes into creating media artworks.
During Term 2, the focus will continue to be exploring the elements of Media Arts: Composition, Space, Time, Movement, Sound, and Lighting. Students will explore these elements by creating and responding to:
- Storyboards about fairy tales
- Stop-motion animations about the Gariwerd seasons changing
- Movies about a voyage to a new land
- Radio advertisements about Reconciliation Week.
Term 2, 2024 - Victorian Curriculum
PLC (Prep) |
SLC (1/2) |
CLC (3/4) |
YYLC (5/6) |
Capture still or moving images using a digital camera that tells a fantasy story. Create and record sound effects that supports a fantasy story using sound recording technology. |
Capture a series of still images using a digital camera that shows seasonal change. Sequence a story by reviewing captured images. zooming in and out, and deleting unwanted images. |
Capture and create a short digital sequence of images and videos by using various camera angles. Record sound effects that explore volume, layering and use of voice. |
Create a script and record a radio production that shares information about Reconciliation Week. Explore how media artworks share cultural information and Indigenous spirituality. |
Performing Arts Room
As we explore Media Arts and Dance in 2024, our Performing Arts room displays and uses:
It is wonderful to see that since students have responded so positively to Performing Arts' sensory tiles, that we can now see them in other Learning Communities.
- Anchor charts to visually support what we learn
- A C.A.R.E values wall to remind each other on how to approach learning and respect others e.g. positive risk-taking; making mistakes
- A "What Do We Know?" wall to review the projects we are creating
It is wonderful to see that since students have responded so positively to Performing Arts' sensory tiles, that we can now see them in other Learning Communities.
Mernda Park School Choir
Maddi, our wonderful PE teacher, will again be taking the Mernda Park Primary Choir groups. Thank you Maddi!
Junior Choir Group: Monday at lunchtime in the Stadium
Senior Choir Group: Tuesday at lunchtime in the Stadium
Junior Choir Group: Monday at lunchtime in the Stadium
Senior Choir Group: Tuesday at lunchtime in the Stadium
Mernda Park Ukulele Club
Rhece, our wonderful SLC teacher, will continue to be taking The Mernda Park Ukulele Club. Thank you Rhece!
Who: Years 2-6 are welcome to participate.
When: Tuesday a Recess with in the Performing Arts room.
No experience necessary. If your child is interested in joining the Ukulele Club, please speak to Rhece.
Who: Years 2-6 are welcome to participate.
When: Tuesday a Recess with in the Performing Arts room.
No experience necessary. If your child is interested in joining the Ukulele Club, please speak to Rhece.
