Year Five – BNPS

Year Level Information - Year Five

Please click here for the Year 5 Welcome Newsletter.

Literacy & Numeracy

Our Literacy and Numeracy programs are in line with the Victorian Curriculum and are integrated into our Units of Inquiry. Students are offered a rich and stimulating curriculum which encourages the ongoing development of all aspects of Literacy and Numeracy. The students learning needs are identified and catered for through a differentiated program.
A Year 5 Literature Program operates on Wednesdays at 2.40 – 3.20pm where parent volunteers read with the students.
Homework

Units of Inquiry - Year Five

WHO WE ARE	WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE AND TIME	HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES	HOW THE WORLD WORKS	HOW WE ORGANISE OURSELVES	SHARING THE PLANET
CENTRAL IDEA Different perspectives influence the way people treat each other	CENTRAL IDEA Past events shape the present and future	CENTRAL IDEA Media may influence community perceptions	CENTRAL IDEA Changes to the earth's surface impact human lives	CENTRAL IDEA Organisations make decisions that impact on humans and the environment	CENTRAL IDEA Living things adapt to their environment
CONCEPTS Responsibility Perspective	CONCEPTS Change Causation	CONCEPTS Responsibility Perspective	CONCEPTS Causation Form	CONCEPTS Responsibility Connection	CONCEPTS Connection Form
LINES OF INQUIRY The meaning of perspective Understanding perspectives Characteristics of respectful relationships Establishing a harmonious community	LINES OF INQUIRY European settlement in Australia Asian Migrants in Australia Impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders	LINES OF INQUIRY The meaning of media The way the media uses different measures to achieve its purpose The way information can be conveyed in different formats to suit audience and purpose The way the media directly influences our lives	LINES OF INQUIRY Sudden geological changes Extreme weather conditions Impact on human lives Impact on the environment	LINES OF INQUIRY The function of business organisations Economic decision making The impact decisions have on humans and the environment Global impact Development of a common goal	LINES OF INQUIRY The components of an ecosystem Significant events that affect the balance of an ecosystem Investigation of living things within an ecosystem and their adaptations
LEARNER PROFILE Communicator Open-minded Caring	LEARNER PROFILE Inquirer Reflective	LEARNER PROFILE Communicator Risk-taker	LEARNER PROFILE Knowledgeable Thinker	LEARNER PROFILE Open-minded Knowledgeable	LEARNER PROFILE Balanced Principled

You can assist your child with their studies by discussing relevant information at home. We are encouraging our students to take independent action in response to our Units of Inquiry. This may involve bringing to school any books, posters, etc., that may be of interest to the class. Please ensure all items are named.

Click here to find out more about the PYP and the six transdisciplinary themes.

Excursions and Incursions
Year Five children participate in a variety of incursions/excursions related to our Units of Inquiry, for example:
- Art Incursion
- Japanese Incursion
- Sandringham College Musical Excursion
- Resilience Program
Click here to find out more about our Excursions and Incursions procedure.
Specialist Programs
A significant feature of the Curriculum are our Specialist Programs which operate for all classes on a weekly basis; Japanese, The Arts – Music, Physical Education and The Arts – Visual Arts.
Specialist News
A ‘Specialist News’ update for Japanese, PE, Art, Music and Library will be provided each term (via Compass and the BNPS website). Click here to access Specialist News.
Japanese
In Japanese lessons, Year Five students:
- Are exposed to Japanese pronunciation, intonation and body language of native speakers of Japanese.
- Begin to understand and use Japanese within the world of their own experience and imagination, with some topics drawn from other domains, including exchanging simple personal information and opinions, and performing short skits in Japanese.
- Continue to develop their language skills and understand Japanese culture through a variety of activities such as language games, origami, songs, Japanese video/DVDs and project work.
- Participate in a calligraphy contest (Semester 2).
- Interact with Japanese primary school children by exchanging cards, emails, skype, twitter, etc.
- BNPS students participate in a Japanese incursion every two years (sushi making demonstration, Kendo Martial Art or Japanese Drumming).
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Japanese.
The Arts – Music
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Music.
Physical Education
- We will continue with mastering of the Fundamental Motor Skills, explore games’ tactics, begin to understand and describe roles of various positions, and introduce coaching techniques.
- Bike Education is included in the program to give the children the necessary skills for riding on the road.
- The IB concepts, attitudes and learner profiles are referred to throughout the PE lessons.
- Students participate in the House Athletic Carnival, Cross Country and Swimming Carnival.
- They are involved in an Intensive Swim Program.
- There are opportunities for students to be involved in inter-school sport teams.
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Physical Education.
The Arts – Visual Arts
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Art.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Special Events

For daily procedures, communication, reporting and assessment and anything else you would like to know about Beaumaris North Primary School, please refer to our A – Z Parent Guide.

Parent Information

Year Level Information - Year Five