Curriculum

MATHEMATICS

SEPTEMBER - JANUARY

Patterning

  • identifying, extending and creating colour, shape or size patterns

Number Sense

  • counting, skip counting, calendar basics, place value, 10 frames, 100 charts, numberlines

Data Management

  • picto-graphs

Geometry

  • 2D figures

Measurement

  • time and coins


FEBRUARY - JUNE

Number Sense

  • counting, skip counting, calendar basics, place value, 10 frames, 100 charts, numberlines, addition and subtraction skills, simple fractions (1/2, 1/4, 1/3)

Geometry

  • 3D shapes

Measurement

  • capacity, mass, length

Probability

  • fair and unfair
  • chance of an event occuring

LANGUAGE ARTS

SEPTEMBER - JANUARY

Reading

  • Making connections to familiar events
  • Making Predictions, cause and effect

Writing

  • Recount writing about summer, the first days of school and All About Me
  • Procedural writing - recipes, how to, following rules, safety






FEBRUARY - JUNE

Reading

  • Determining Importance (main ideas, characters, setting)
  • Retell of stories, facts

Writing

  • explaining something or writing using a pattern (I like ___, You like ____, They like ___)
  • narrative story using a drawing or picture of interest


SCIENCE

SEPTEMBER - JANUARY

Grade 4 - Habitats, Pulleys and Gears

Grade 5 - Human Body, Forces acting on structures

Grade 6 - Biodiversity, Flight










FEBRUARY - JUNE

Grade 4 - Light and Sound, Rocks and Minerals

Grade 5 - Properties and changes of matter, Conservation of energy and resources

Grade 6 - Electricity, Space

THE ARTS

SEPTEMBER - JANUARY

Music - beat and rhythm, percussion instruments, sound stories

Visual Arts



FEBRUARY - JUNE

Drama

  • acting to retell a story, using simple props

Dance

  • following a dance routine, enjoying a variety of cultural dances

HEALTH

SEPTEMBER - JANUARY

Safety - use of internet, fire safety, yard safety, lockdown procedures

Hygiene - proper handwashing, care of teeth


FEBRUARY - JUNE

  • winter safety, bike safety, road safety, playground safety, substance use