CURRICULUM TOPICS
Social Studies	Ancient Roman civilization
Geography	Regions of Italy. Man's effect on the environment.
Earth & Space	Ecology: The Earth's changing environment
Physical science	Energy sources - Electrical, sound, light and heat
Life Science	The Human Body: Body Systems - Skeletal, Muscular, Respiratory and Circulatory
Health	Emotional maturity &endash; healthy lifestyles Disease
Civics and life skills	Governmental and non-governmental international organizations and their intervention. Duty, responsibility and social service. Conflict/opposition, cooperation/reconciliation
Language arts/genres	Persuasive and creative-expressive Biography and autobiography, Narrative, poetry and plays

Mathematics Perspective and Aims

Curriculum

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LANGUAGE ARTS

Language Perspective and Aims

Curriculum

Speaking/ Listening

• Make announcements, introductions, pose and answer questions.
• Paraphrase and share opinions.
• Talk and listen confidently in different contexts in exploring and communicating ideas.
• Make evaluative comments about a work.
• Be respective to the contributions of others voicing any disagreement by giving positive criticism.
• Be sensitive to linguistic differences of others.
• Organise and give effective oral presentations.
• Us expression and clarity when role playing and presenting.
• Us the language of other disciplines where appropriate.
• Present work computed in cooperative groups effectively.

Reading Mechanics & Strategies

• Understand a range of literary genre.
• Identify main themes, plot and climax in a story.
• Use the skills of inference and deduction.
• Select information from reading to support their ideas.
• Retrieve information from readings in a variety of ways.

Reading / Comprehension / Literary Analysis

• Identify themes, main ideas, characters and plot of stories.
• Analyse minor and major characters of a story.
• Retell or write in detail a summary of a story.

Types of Reading

• Demonstrate author preference combined with a desire to explore particular genre.
• Able to appreciate style and depth of expression.
• Begin to identify with the writer's intent, emotion, and the sub-text.

   

Writing/ Mechanics Strategies

• Spell correctly words with complex and regular patterns.
• Spell accurately polysyllabic words that conform to regular patterns.
• Use punctuation correctly to clarify meaning.
• Use a range of simple and complex sentence structures.
• Show understanding of parts of speech:nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, subject and object pronouns, conjunctions and preparations.
• Write in a varied and interesting way, using a range of styles and registers.

Writing Process / Skills

• Demonstrate a desire to write.
• Internalise and use independently the steps of the writing process.
• Use peer conferencing and editing as a tool in the writing process.

Types of Writing

• During the course of the year complete at least one piece of writing from each area:
• Summarise a Social Studies chapter.
• Create a chant or song for an event, for example World Food Day.
• Write a detailed character description
• Research a topic and write up a formal report.
• Persuade people to recycle through letter writing or newspaper writing.

Literature Focus

 

Novel Studies:

• What are the main themes in the book and how are they developed in the plot and through the characters.
• What are the qualities of the main characters and how do we understand this?

Biographies:

• What is a biography?
• How do biographies enable us to understand the social context of the person in question?

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Science Perspective and Aims

The social studies curriculum is currently being updated

TOPICS AND FOCUS QUESTIONS

Ecology

 

The Body system

• What are the characteristics and main functions of the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory and reproductive systems?
• How are these systems interrelated?
• How do these systems change as your body grows?

Energy sources

• Electrical, sound, light and heat

Health

• Emotional maturity and healthy lifestyles
• Disease

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Social Studies perspective and aims

The social studies curriculum is currently being updated

 

Curriculum Topics

• Ancient Roman civilization
• Regions of Italy
• Man's effect on the environment.

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Italian Perspective and Aims (in Italian)

Aims of the Italian Program

Curriculum

 

Review of functions and cultural elements acquired in grade 4. Focus on grammar, writing and reading skills.

 

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

• Understand and respond to simple instructions, messages and dialogues
• initiate and participate in conversation using appropriate language
• oral presentation on aspects of Italian life (geography, food, etc.)
• expressing needs and wishes
• making hypothesis
• formal informal language

READING

• Understand and respond to short texts
• Individual reading of stories and magazines
• read and act out dialogues and short plays

WRITING

• Exercises in textbook
• spelling and dictation
• short compositions and letters
• answer comprehension questions on oral or written material

CULTURE

• Group or individual projects on famous Italian people
• Italy, past and present
• Field trip
• videos, cassettes

 

 

RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

• Impariamo l'Italiano vol 5, GIUNTI, Firenze
• Realia
• Videos cassettes
• Popular Italian children books

ASSESSMENT

• Physical response to oral instructions
• Creating and acting dialogues
• extract information from audio-visual material
• drawings
• dictation
• fill in maps, charts, missing information
• answer questions
• memorize poems
• oral presentations
• individual and group research projects

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Music Perspective and Aims

Curriculum

To be able to:

• sing in canon, sing partner songs, sing simple harmony-descants
• identify musical terms and symbols that describe dynamics
• compose simple melody
• define tempo terms
• match a visual pattern in standard notation to a given aural example
• sight read melodies on recorder other instruments
• perform in groups or as soloists vocally and/or instrumentally
• perform age-appropriate operetta in Italian with class

 

Content: Orff, recorders, xylophones, percussion, singing and moving to music, writing music, using texts, musical games, aural quizzes, listening to tapes and live performances, reading biographies and historical notes, home practice.

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P.E. Perspective and Aims

PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Art at Ambrit Website

Class time is 40 minutes per week

 

Students mainly concentrate on illustration to further their creativity and imagination through more complex activities. These help to build on their skills and improve their control of materials, tools and techniques. They become more confident in using visual and tactile elements and materials and processes to communicate what they see, feel and think.

 

Topics:

· Understanding Form and Aesthetics.

· The Elements and Principles of Art

· Understanding and Applying Art Concepts

· Developing Art Skills at Grade Level

· Art Materials and Techniques

· Participation and Behaviour

Projects include

· Illustration from Memory

· Drawing from observation/"My Bedroom"

· Illustration of a fantasy story

· Illustrate the fable The Fox & the Crow by Aesop· Writing & Illustrating a Buddy Book

· One-point perspective

Materials & techniques will include a selection from the following:

· Drawing/Pencil, crayon, chalk, markers, watercolor pastels, oil pastels

· Painting/Tempera, watercolor & combined techniques

· Collage/Using a variety of textures, patterns, colors, transparencies and shapes

· Cardboard, paper maché and clay

Assessment:

· Student Portfolio

· Observation in the classroom - engagement, speaking, listening and conduct

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• Teacher made test
• Observational Checklists
• Rubrics
• Portfolios
• Written work evaluations
• Student self assessment
• Open-Ended assessment Questions
• Peer-Editing -Assessment

 

VERIFICHE IN ITALIANO

• Dettati
• Verifiche prese da libri
• Verifiche elaborate personalmente
• Verifica alla lavagna
• Interrogazioni
• Temi
• Riassunti da libri letti
• Commenti riguardo ad articoli di quotidiani
• Verifiche di gruppo
• Ricerche
• Verifiche sulla lettura
• Verifiche sull'ortografia
• Test

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