Literacy Links
Theme Overview
- Diary or memories of prisoner entering the
- Atlas and Globe - Google Earth - Landmarks - natural and man-made
penal colony of Botany Bay.
- Comparison between UK and Australia weather,
- Story writing – Setting the scene - Narrative writing from Playscript.
Geography
Australia
climate, habitats. - Environmental issues – introduction of harmful organisms into Australia.
Numeracy Links
- Native and interloper people
Bonfire Night – Maths week
POS 1a 2a 2c 3a 3b 3c 3d 5a 6d 7b
Comparison between temperatures – graphs
Outcome/ TASC
Linear Measurements
5a
Shoe box theatre Great Barrier Reef Science Unit 6F – How we see things – light sources, reflection, refraction, mirrors and shadows Experiment – Opaque shapes in front of a light source to generate shadows. POS – Light and sound - 3a 3b 3c 3d ICT Unit 6A – Multimedia Presentations, for younger children, year 4, 5 and lower site
R.E. - Christmas - festival other Christian festivals including Christingle and advent. POS
Music - Aboriginal rhythms. POS 2a 2b 4d 5b 5c
Enrichment Art
Drama – First day, re-enact prisoners being convicted of crime and being shipped off to Botany Bay.
- Native aboriginal art form
Parent Workshop
POS 1b 1c 2a 5a 5b 5c
audience, (linked to R.E.) POS 3a 3b 4a 4b 4c 5b
History - Initial settlers of the country POS 1a 1b
Art – Native aboriginal art form.
POS 1b 1c 2a 2b 2c 3b 4b 4c 5d
Design Technology - Uluru and the symbolism behind it.
PSHE Justice and Law – Class courts, environmental issues Racism – Eye racism activity POS 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e