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Friday 28th February, 2014

NIST Year 5 – How We Express Ourselves

Dear Parents, Camp The purpose of this letter is to introduce you to the next unit of inquiry, however a brief word about the Year 5 Camp first. The Year 5 camp dates have now been rescheduled to the week of Monday 5th May – Friday 9th May, 2014. Some classes will go to camp between Monday and Wednesday, the remaining classes from Wednesday to Friday. You will receive further details regarding camp next week. How We Express Ourselves The Year 5 students have recently begun their fifth unit of inquiry, How We Express Ourselves. The students are inquiring into the central idea,

Media can be manipulated to target a particular audience for different purposes.

During this unit the students will be exploring - How media influences the way people think and feel (Function) - The different ways people can interpret media (Reflection) - How we can use media to communicate ideas and express feelings (Function,

Reflection) We are exploring how an auidence’s feelings or emotions are activicated when various forms of media are used to communicate messages. When refering to media, we will be exploring contexts such as music, visual art, dance, film and drama. We would ask you take time to discuss the learning log questions with your child over the coming weeks in ordert to help them to explore the key concepts of;

- Function – how does it work? - Reflection – how do I know?

Within the context of this unit we will be exploring ideas such as: - How is media used to activate our emotions? (function) - How can I manipulate media to activate other’s emotions (reflection, function)

One person your child may be investigating early on in this unit is Nathan Sawayer, the Lego Artists. Here is a link to a task you could engage in with your child to help unpack the conceptual ideas we are exploring. During this period of time the students will be working to developing their mathematical knowledge and strategies in the areas of Multiplication and Division and Proportions and Ratios. They will also be inquiring into the mathmatical concepts associated with measurement and data handling within the context of the unit of inquiry. Kind Regards, The NIST Year Five Teaching Team