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Curriculum
The Victorian Curriculum F–10 sets out what every student at MPPS and all Victorian schools should learn during their first eleven years of schooling. The curriculum is the basis of all our MPPS planning documents and guides our teaching at MPPS, as well as forming a common set of knowledge and skills required by students for life-long learning, social development and active and informed citizenship. Further to this the Victorian Curriculum F–10 incorporates the Australian Curriculum and reflects Victorian priorities and standards.
Further information is available http://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) is a comprehensive approach to the primary prevention of violence against women and children. As a school we are dedicated to promoting and modeling respect, positive attitudes and behaviours with the aim of teaching our children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. The whole school approach to RRRR goes beyond curriculum, recognising that to drive real change, classroom learning needs to be reinforced by what is modelled within the school community.
Further information is available http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/respectfulrelationships.aspx
Further information is available http://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) is a comprehensive approach to the primary prevention of violence against women and children. As a school we are dedicated to promoting and modeling respect, positive attitudes and behaviours with the aim of teaching our children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. The whole school approach to RRRR goes beyond curriculum, recognising that to drive real change, classroom learning needs to be reinforced by what is modelled within the school community.
Further information is available http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/respectfulrelationships.aspx
Labelling Your Child's BelongingsPlease label all lunchboxes, containers, drink bottles and school uniform items so they are easily identifiable.
Responsibility is one of our school values and we encourage students to be responsible for their belongings. Brain Food
Students eat brain food once a day. Brain food consists of fresh fruit or vegetables, but no processed foods. We encourage students to bring brain food each day.
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Student diaries
Yan Yean Learning Community is expected to read 20-30 minutes most evenings. You can see what your child is reading as it should be recorded in their diary each evening.
Diaries need to come back to school every day as students use them during their learning and to record important dates and special events. You can: read to your child, listen to your child read or have your child read to you. Talk to your child about their reading. It’s fun to discuss storyline, characters, setting and predict what is going to happen next. |
Yan Yean Curriculum Snapshot
Term 4, 2024
English
ReadingThis semester Yan Yean students will be participating in reciprocal reading groups or literature circle discussion, focusing on the comprehension strategies analysing and identifying point of view, understanding vocabulary, and maintaining fluency.
Our community will read... The Wild Robot by Peter Brown When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is—but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home—until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her. |
WritingIn term 4, we will embed our whole school writing approach by looking at the following text types and writing strategies
Reading EggsReading Eggs is an online program that focuses on a core curriculum of phonics and phonemic awareness, sight words, vocabulary comprehension and reading for meaning. We allocate the students with set tasks that they work on at school but are also encouraged to work on at home.
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Sound WavesThis year at MPPS we are continuing to use Sound Waves in our curriculum. This is a word study program designed to develop reading, spelling and writing skills through phonemic awareness. This is essentially a knowledge and understanding of sounds and sound patterns of our language. Our students will be working through their student activity books each week to study a different sound and the different letter patterns used to represent that sound. They also have an online login code that provides access to games and activities that helps students consolidate the spelling words that are being studied in the classroom. Students are encouraged and expected to access Sound Waves at home to reinforce their understanding of the sound we are studying that week. You can help your child by accessing Sound Waves at home and playing the games and completing the activities found there.
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Mathematics
You can support your child’s maths learning by using Mathletics at home and creating real life experiences involving maths like cooking, shopping, reading a calendar and timetables.
Number
In the area of number, we will be investigating fractions, decimals and percentages. Studying financial maths students will investigate and calculate percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50% on sale items and create a budget.
Chance and Data
Students will have the opportunity to investigate probability using fractions, where they will conduct mathematical experiments to test and compare expected vs observed outcomes.
Space and Measurement
Students will explore mass, capacity, angles and transformations. They will study angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles. Then, use results to find unknown angles.
Number
In the area of number, we will be investigating fractions, decimals and percentages. Studying financial maths students will investigate and calculate percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50% on sale items and create a budget.
Chance and Data
Students will have the opportunity to investigate probability using fractions, where they will conduct mathematical experiments to test and compare expected vs observed outcomes.
Space and Measurement
Students will explore mass, capacity, angles and transformations. They will study angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles. Then, use results to find unknown angles.
STEAM
Integrated Studies
MAPPEN Levels 5 & 6 Connections unit- Data and Decisions
Overview
Your students will consider the difference between needs and wants, the types of resources that we have, and how we use them, and the nature and meaning of work. They will be engaged in economics and business as they work in groups to develop a business plan that they will present to younger students in their school.
Rationale
Understanding the consequences of financial decisions encourages us to think critically about our options, and allows us to participate in the world of business and economics.
Investigation Into
Essential Questions
Future Action
Students will be able to identify and investigate contemporary economic and business issues or events. They will apply economic and business reasoning and interpretation to solve problems and understand the behaviour of participants in the economy. Students will understand how decisions will shape their future and think critically about their options.
Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR)
Positive Gender Relations, activities will assist students to
Grade 6 students will work together with their Prep buddies on structured activities to develop positive relationships and social interaction. The Grade 6 students will have the opportunity to take on responsibility, demonstrate their leadership skills and learn how to be a positive role model for younger students.
MAPPEN Levels 5 & 6 Connections unit- Data and Decisions
Overview
Your students will consider the difference between needs and wants, the types of resources that we have, and how we use them, and the nature and meaning of work. They will be engaged in economics and business as they work in groups to develop a business plan that they will present to younger students in their school.
Rationale
Understanding the consequences of financial decisions encourages us to think critically about our options, and allows us to participate in the world of business and economics.
Investigation Into
- The difference between needs and wants.
- Types of resources we have, and how we use them.
- The nature and meaning of work.
- Developing a business plan.
Essential Questions
- What is the difference between needs and wants?
- What are the types of resources that we have, and how do we use them?
- What is the nature and meaning of work?
- How do you put together a business plan?
Future Action
Students will be able to identify and investigate contemporary economic and business issues or events. They will apply economic and business reasoning and interpretation to solve problems and understand the behaviour of participants in the economy. Students will understand how decisions will shape their future and think critically about their options.
Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR)
Positive Gender Relations, activities will assist students to
- Identify different manifestations of gender-based violence, including physical, verbal, psychological and sexual, and the ways in which these types of violence can play out in face-to-face and digital environments
- Explore the relationship between negative gender norms and acceptance of gender-based violence
- Identify and practice behaviours that demonstrate respect and recognition of the rights of others within interpersonal relationships
- Demonstrate use of protective and assertive behaviours that can be used to maintain safety or dignity in situations involving genderbased violence
- Demonstrate proactive peer support and helpseeking strategies that can be used in response to instances of gender-based violence.
Grade 6 students will work together with their Prep buddies on structured activities to develop positive relationships and social interaction. The Grade 6 students will have the opportunity to take on responsibility, demonstrate their leadership skills and learn how to be a positive role model for younger students.
Japanese
YYLC students will explore the systems of language in Japanese by communicating collaboratively. They will investigate Japanese culture by looking at celebrations, food, dress, and music.
Class Dojo
To help us create a positive culture in our Learning Community, we use Class Dojo to acknowledge positive behaviours that display our CARE values. Teachers can encourage students to display skills or values using Class-Dojo as an incentive — whether it's working hard, being kind, helping others. This is done by awarding points that are displayed electronically in the Learning Community or Specialist class. Using Class Dojo can help student’s emotional literacy grow as they have the opportunity to receive immediate, regular and positive feedback in a fun visual way.
Specialist Classes
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Japanese All groups |
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Performing Arts YYLC 3 & 4 |
Performing Arts YYLC 1 |
Performing Arts YYLC 2 & 5 |
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Visual Arts YYLC 1 |
Visual Arts YYLC 2 & 5 |
Visual Arts YYLC 3 & 4 |
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PE YYLC 2 & 5 |
PE YYLC 3 & 4 |
PE YYLC 1 |