{"id":4562,"date":"2022-11-15T11:12:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T00:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4562"},"modified":"2022-11-17T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T04:34:13","slug":"pyp-update-4","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/pyp-update-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Units of Inquiry curriculum update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Students from Prep to Year 4 are engaged in their final unit of inquiry for 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Idea: <strong>Communities work together<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An inquiry into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>roles and responsibilities in our local community<\/li><li>roles and responsibilities in our school community<\/li><li>our role and responsibility as learners<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are developing social, thinking and communication skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kindergarten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Idea: <strong>Guardianship of the planet is a shared responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An inquiry into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>reducing, reusing and recycling, renewing (Return and Earn, plastic recycling)<\/li><li>the needs of living things<\/li><li>how we can be guardians of our planet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are developing thinking, research and social skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Idea: Humans communicate with each other in verbal and nonverbal ways<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An inquiry into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the effectiveness of different communication systems: electronic, spoken, written, action<\/li><li>the relationship between participants: (speaker\/ viewer\/ listener)<\/li><li>different ways of expressing ourselves<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are developing thinking, communication and social skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6494.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4598\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6494-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4598\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6483.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4596\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6483-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4596\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6490.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4600\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6490-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4600\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6479-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4599\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6479-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4599\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4597\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6480-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4597\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6479.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4595\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/11\/IMG-6479-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4595\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Idea: Games connect people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An inquiry into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>games people play<\/li><li>history of games<\/li><li>how forces are used in games<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are developing communication, social and thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Idea: <strong>Cultural understanding can be built through aesthetic appreciation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An inquiry into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>aspects that contribute to aesthetics<\/li><li>how culture is represented through aspects of aesthetics<\/li><li>ways to manipulate aesthetic elements to express ourselves<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are developing thinking, research and sself-management skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Idea: <strong>Commemorations and celebrations connect with identity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An inquiry into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>how we decide what is significant to commemorate or celebrate<\/li><li>commemorations and celebrations that are significant to Australia<\/li><li>commemorations and celebrations of other cultures<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are developing research, thinking and social skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Campbell<br>IB PYP and Curriculum Coordinator P-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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Prep Central Idea: Communities work together An inquiry into: roles and responsibilities in our local community roles and responsibilities in our school community our role and responsibility as learners They are developing social, thinking and communication skills. 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