AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Leading to a Bright Future

Year 6 Thu Thiem Unit of Inquiry 4 Overview 2015

One Step Beyond
Transdisciplinary Theme:
Where we are in place and time
Central Idea
We are all part of the Universe and are compelled to adapt and explore it.
Concepts
Perspective Responsibility Reflection
Lines of Inquiry
The impact of exploration on self and others (Reflection)
What motivates individuals to explore (Perspective & Responsibility)
What we learn from exploration (Perspective)
Use of science and technology to aid exploration (Responsibility)

Language
Literature

Understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile,
metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odes
Use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning and interpreting non-verbal
cues and choose vocabulary and vocal effects appropriate for different audiences and
purposes
Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations for defined audiences and purposes incorporating
accurate and sequenced content and multimodal elements
Use a range of software including word processing programs with fluency to construct, edit
and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements

Mathematics
Number and Algebra
Compare and order common unit fractions and locate and represent them on a number line
Investigate strategies to solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with
the same denominator
Compare, order and represent decimals
Describe, continue and create patterns with fractions, decimals and whole numbers resulting
from addition and subtraction
Measurement and Geometry
Connect three-dimensional objects with their nets and other two-dimensional representations

Physical Education
In the next Unit of PE we will be practicing fo
the athletics carnival and school sports day.
We will do activities that look at individual
athletic competence like running and jumping.
We will also practice some team games to
work on cooperation and movement as a
group

Chinese/Mandarin
3shopping in China/
Learn basic shopping conversations in
Chinese.
- learn main currencies around the world
- learn a shopping conversation (express
needs, ask price, pay)
- learn some daily shopping items
- character writing

Art
Central Idea: Artists rely on principles of
design to create both two- and threedimensional artworks.
Throughout this unit students will be looking
at a variety of patterning techniques used by
famous artists. They will also discuss how the
element Form can be portrayed in many
different ways. Students will then combine
their knowledge of both Pattern and Form to
create three-dimensional piece of art using
papier mache.

Neil Westcott, Nathan Speckman

Year 6 Teacher
Thu Thiem Campus

Vietnamese National Curriculum

In unit 4, year 6 VNC will start with the 2 new
topics: The citizen (Ngi cng dn)/ For
the peaceful life( V cuc sng thanh bnh)
. Through these students will have chances to
learn new vocabulary, new grammatical
points, how to write a describing essay
as well as review the phonic.
Stories/ educational games/
activities.will be added.

French

2 new units this term: Animals and Food.

First: wild animals, farm animals and pets,
Action verbs and present tense
conjugation.
Then: food, adjectives, descriptive
sentences. Learn to order from a menu in
French.

Music
The students will work individually or as part
of a group to make a 3-minute audio clip from
several sources that has a particular
'message' and uses a variety of editing tools.
The students will also prepare 2 performance
items: 'Hallelujah' guitar & voice which will be
performed at the Jan 30 assembly, and 'The
Cup Song' involving cups and solo
singers which will be performed at recess in
the cafeteria in the 2nd week of February.

Rob Crowther
Deputy Principal
Jane De La Hayne
PYP Coordinator