Year 5 Curriculum Guide
2023-24
OUR YEAR 5 TEACHING TEAM
Chloe Wei
Y5W Teacher & Digital Technologies Coach
Glenn Bogador
Y5B Teacher
Charmaine Kennedy
Candice Zhang
Y5B CF Teacher
Fiona Cao
Y5B CL Teacher
Sherry Gao
Kerry Xu
Y5W CL Teacher
Sean Taylor
Ho Mei Chau
Jacob Newbery
Nobel Gabasan
Jenny Tang
Susanna Lynam
Library Teacher & Specialist Lead Teacher
Kate Kam
LEARNING IN YEAR 5
PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME
Throughout the year, students will be guided through six Units of Inquiry of global significance, providing opportunities to broaden their learning by developing their conceptual understandings, strengthening their knowledge and skills across, between and beyond subject areas.
The following six Units of Inquiry will be explored throughout the year. Each unit is developed around a concept, a Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry.
How We Express Ourselves: Appreciation 欣賞
An inquiry into:
- How we look at and talk about creative and performing arts 我們如何看待和談論創意和表演藝術
- Understanding the process of other artists 了解其他藝術家的創作過程
- How art connects us with others 藝術如何將我們與他人聯繫起來
Unit timing: Term Three
Where We Are in Place and Time: Earth 地球
An inquiry into:
- Earth's structure 地球的結構
- How Earth's structure has changed over time 地球的結構如何隨著時間變化
- Evidence of changes to Earth's structure 地球結構變化的證據
Unit timing: Term One
Who We Are: Empathy 同理心
An inquiry into:
- Own culture, beliefs and values 自己的文化、信仰和價值觀
- Similarities and differences in culture, beliefs and values 文化、信仰和價值觀的異同
- Our responsibility to develop an appreciation and respect for different cultures, beliefs and values 我們有責任培養對不同文化、信仰和價值觀的欣賞和尊重
Unit timing: All year
How the World Works: Transformation 轉換
An inquiry into:
- Reversible and irreversible changes to materials 材料的可逆和不可逆變化
- How materials are changed for different purposes 材料如何根據不同的目的而轉化
- Challenges and benefits of changing materials 改變材料的挑戰和好處
Unit timing: Term Three
How We Organise Ourselves: Trade 貿易
An inquiry into:
- Changes in trade over time (HK case study) 貿易隨時間的變化(香港案例研究)
- Trading practices 貿易實踐
- The impact of trade 貿易的影響
Unit timing: Term Two
Sharing the Planet: Extreme Weather 極端天氣
An inquiry into:
- Causes of extreme weather events (Mangkhut case study) 極端天氣事件的成因(山竹案例研究)
- The impact of extreme weather events 極端天氣的影響
- How communities respond to and learn from extreme weather events 社區如何應對極端天氣並從中習得經驗
Unit timing: Term Two
LANGUAGE
The development of language is fundamental to all areas of our learning programs. Language helps us communicate our thinking and understanding.
Language is socially constructed - it is dependent on social interactions and relationships. It permeates all subject areas. As such, we view all of our teachers and assistants to be language teachers.
English is our main language of instruction, with Chinese (Mandarin) taught as an additional language.
English
In Year 5, our reading program focuses on developing strategies needed to be an independent reader. Students are taught different comprehension strategies to understand what is written beyond the literal text. These are developed through a mixture of guiding reading, shared reading, read aloud and independent reading sessions.
Students will explore a range of text types: to entertain, to inform and to persuade. Specific writing skills will be developed around how to create a range of informative texts.
Chinese
Chinese Foundation focuses on speaking, listening and social Chinese. Students read texts and environmental print and learn to write the most commonly occurring characters.
Chinese Language focuses on Chinese speaking, listening and the reading of longer texts. Students write their own longer pieces of writing.
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics is a global language of concepts and symbols through which we make sense of the world around us.
Mathematics is taught through three main stages:
- Constructing meaning and ideas about a mathematical concept through interactions with objects, discussions, experimentation and play;
- Transferring these ideas and understandings into symbols;
- Applying these ideas and understanding in real-life and hands-on problem solving activities.
Mathematics is taught through the strands of number, data, shape and space, measure and problem solving.
In Year 5 students will explore numbers to 1,000,000 and decimals to hundredths. They will explore factors and multiples and learn division facts. They will apply the column method as well as, learn how to apply doubling, halving, rounding, compensating and reversibility to solve multiplication problems. They will learn short division. They will explore the connection between fractions and decimals.
Students will explore the concept of space by using grid systems and manipulating 2D shapes. They will measure perimeter and area, as well as angles. They will explore the use of 24-hour time.
OUTDOOR LEARNING
In Year 5, students will explore a range of land-based, freshwater and coastal environments. They will learn how to identify a range of native insects and invertebrates. Students will also create and maintain a garden which encourages pollinators to visit the school.
PE and WELLBEING
Our PE program from Year 5 focuses on developing fitness and an understanding of four different types of games: target, net/wall, striking/fielding and invasion. Each unit focuses on developing appreciation for the game, different tactics that can be applied, how to make decisions within a game, how to apply a range of skills and performance.
Wellbeing is another central pillar of our school. Throughout our wellbeing program, our students explore relationships, identity and aspects of health (physical, social, emotional and spiritual). Our wellbeing program also teaches our students about child protection, anti-bullying and mindfulness strategies.
In Year 5, students will begin to explore ways to manage the changes that come with with puberty. They will learn strategies in dealing with bullying and harassment, including what to do as a bystander. Students will learn about the importance of sleep, physical activity and mindfulness practices.
THE ARTS
In Music, Year 5 students will consolidate skills to play the bamboo flute. They will explore music from different cultures. They will continue to develop knowledge of using formal notation and time signatures.
In Visual Art, Year 5 students will be provided opportunities to choose different materials and techniques to communicate their own thoughts, opinions and emotions. They will explore artworks of different styles and artists from different times and cultures to inspire their own artworks
In Drama, Year 5 students will experiment with voice, movement and tension. They will have opportunities to perform short scripted drama with a sense of role, situation and tension.
In Dance, Year 5 students will explore how to use elements of dance to choreograph dances that communicate meaning. They will experiment with different dance styles.
SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES
In Year 5, students will explore the basics of chemistry, including reversible and irreversible changes. They will learn about the causes of and response to extreme weather. They will investigate how landforms, rocks and fossils are used as evidence of change in the Earth's surface. They will inquire into global trade routes, including Hong Kong's role. They will explore a range of different social, cultural and religious activities and norms.
TECHNOLOGY
In Year 5, students will learn how to use a visual programming language to implement solutions to a problem. They will learn how to use advanced search techniques when acquiring information from online sources. They will experiment with animation and sound recording. Students will conduct tests to understand the properties of materials. They will be provided opportunities to experiment with and manipulate materials with appropriate tools, equipment and techniques.
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