Regina Keep

TERM 4 What is happening in Year 5/6 … This term studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) will take on the exciting and ambitious task of creating a children’s book! This will be a collaborative project to develop student’s ability to communicate their understanding of HASS in the areas of History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship ( Marsh, Clarke, & Pittaway, 2014 ). Our Australian Curriculum recognises there are strong links between Literacy and HASS as the knowledge and inquiry skills taught through HASS develop literacy skills such as identifying literal and inferred meanings and deconstructing texts for critical analysis, which leads to independent thinking and decision making (ACARA, 20016; Gilbert & Hoepper, 2014).   The definition of Literacy has changed dramatically over time consistent with developments in technology, with Literacy now incorporating language, visual, sound and a range of technologies (ACARA, 2009; Gilbert &

TERM 3 What is happening in our Year 6 … In Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) students will take a journey back in time as we learn how Ulverstone has changed and how these changes have effected citizenship.  This adventure will help your child understand citizenship past and present and learn what makes a good citizen ( Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2016). We will begin our learning adventure by watching two interesting videos about good citizenship in the 1950’s and the present day.  Then we will delve into a class discussion about citizenship 100 years ago.  This will guide student’s research of our local history and help develop questions ready for our guests from the Ulverstone Senior Citizens.  Your child will be fascinated by their stories of what it was like growing up in Ulverstone. 1950’sGood citizenship 2017 Good citizenship This should inspire lots of interesting questions at home