Year 7

Introduction to the study of Dance as a Performing Art: technique, performance, composition and appreciation as an audience.

If you have ever wanted to learn how to dance, this is your opportunity! By the end of year 7, students will have the chance to learn various styles of dance including Hip Hop, Contemporary and Cultural Dance. Through practical workshops and theoretical lessons students will:

• Apply the “Elements of Dance” and choreographic devices to create their own compositions in groups
• Evaluate how different cultures from around the world and throughout time communicate and express themselves through Dance
• Analyse Dance company performances to identify how technical and production elements create aesthetic appeal
• Perform their own choreographed sequences and learn the technical and expressive skills appropriate to various dance styles

ASSESSMENT

Participation in workshops, group composition tasks, performance, process journal and written reports using IBMYP criteria aligned with the Australian curriculum.

By the end of Year 7, students will have explored mime, voice, improvisation and movement in a practical learning environment. They will also be introduced to the technical side of theatre and gain a basic insight into stagecraft elements such as lighting, sound, costume and set design. Students will have the opportunity to apply this knowledge in drama to make and perform. They will also explore different cultures, times and places and communicate their understandings through drama. Students will collaborate with one another to devise, interpret and perform drama. Students will manipulate the elements of drama, narrative and structure to express and communicate meaning. They will apply different performance styles and conventions to convey status, relationships and intention. Performance skills and design elements will be applied to shape and focus theatrical effect for an audience.

ASSESSMENT

Workshops, mime, improvisation, performance, written reviews, reflective journals and written reports using IBMYP criteria aligned with the Australian curriculum.

Music in Year 7 provides an opportunity to explore and play a variety of musical instruments through practical workshops and equips students with the fundamentals of music theory and history. A range of music technology is used as a part of the composition component of the course and students will enjoy the satisfaction of creating their own pieces. Students will also have the opportunity to rehearse and perform songs as a class and in small groups. This course caters for students of all ability levels and experience.

Instrumental lessons are provided to all music students for a variety of instruments free of charge. These lessons will take place within school hours and are required to support students with the practical component of the course. If a student is already receiving lessons privately, school based instrumental lessons are not necessary.

ASSESSMENT

Participation in group composition tasks, performances, tests and written assignments using IBMYP criteria and aligned with the Australian curriculum.

Students explore how Artists communicate through Visual Arts and Media Arts.

Knowing: the Elements of Art, artworks from different cultures/times/places, communication techniques.

Developing Skills: using a range of media- painting, drawing, mixed media, printing. Exploring techniques and processes.

Thinking Creatively: plan their art making in response to exploration of techniques, and creating meaning.

Reflecting: responding to artist’s works, and their own works.

ASSESSMENT

Finished art pieces, written and oral responses that demonstrate a student’s specialized vocabulary, IBMYP process journal.

Digital Technologies empowers students to shape change by influencing how contemporary and emerging information systems and practices are applied to meet current and future needs.

This subject is an integrated approach to teaching technology. The Digital Technologies Curriculum is introduced to students via the following:

· Block Coding using Web-based Learning Tools – lightbot.lu & code.org

· General-purpose Programming Language – Python

· Pseudo Code – Plain English planning using both Written & Graphical means

ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed using the ‘Design Cycle’ approach to projects, design, make, evaluate using IB

The main two areas of study are:

Food: Students are introduced to issues related to safety and hygiene in the food area. Fundamental food preparation techniques are used during practical lessons to design, plan and produce quality healthy herb-garden based food.

Textiles:  Students will have the opportunity to use appropriate techniques and sewing machine equipment to create a textile item. They will learn compare and evaluate similar textile products, draw patterns, concepts and design as well as an appreciation of textiles and its uses.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment in each area is based on the Design Cycle using IB Criteria:

• Inquiring and analysing
• Developing Ideas
• Creating the solution
• Evaluating

Assessment Types include:

Assessment tasks, practical work and analysis of work completed.

The course develops familiarity with a range of materials, tools, machines and processes as well as skills in design, problem solving, decision-making, researching and the application of information.

Students are given experience in working with various materials and systems (wood, metal, plastics, electrical circuits and Computer Aided Design). Students design and make projects as well as learning about tools, processes, materials and electricity. Working cooperatively and safely is emphasised.

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed in the areas of the design cycle, practical skills and knowledge as well as environmental concerns and safety.

In Year 7 English, students will read, view and analyse a range of texts eg Poetry, Prose, Drama, Visual, Short Pieces, Multimedia and Electronic texts

Listen to, evaluate and produce a range of spoken texts, eg Anecdotes, Debates, Multimedia Presentations, Poetry Performances, Formal Speeches and Social Issue Reports

Compose a range of texts – written and multimedia for particular audiences, purposes and contexts.

The nature of the texts students study and produce will begin as a transition from primary style texts and gradually increase in complexity to prepare students for year 8 texts. There will always be an emphasis on exploring issues relevant to adolescents and an approach that allows students to engage with aspects of our society including its diverse cultural aspects. At each year level, students will develop skills in understanding the language of different texts and acquire strategies to help them compose their own texts.

Study will also include a reading program aimed at increasing student literacy and reading proficiency. This will be supported by programs such as Tactical Teaching Reading and Literacy Pro.

ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed according to the International Baccalaureate Assessment Criteria and will:

• Listen to spoken texts, examine spoken texts and produce spoken texts
• Read and view texts
• Compose written and multimedia texts
• Engage in associated language activities

Individuals and Societies is a Humanities subject that combines History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business.

In Year 7 Students will engage in the following topics:

History: Students will history from the time of the earliest human communities to the end of the ancient period, approximately 60 000 BC (BCE) – c.650 AD (CE). They will explore the ways we investigate the ancient past, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China and Ancient Aboriginal Culture.

Geography: The course adopts an inquiry-based approach to the importance of Water and the place it has in our world as well as the concepts of Place and Liveability. A strong emphasis will be placed on global thinking but local action.

Civics and Citizenship: This course will explore how the diversity of Australia, the role of the constitution and the ways that we safeguard the rights and responsibilities of our people. A strong focus will be placed on action and active engagement in being a community.

Economics and Business: This unit will have students explore the concept and value of work, how we can be entrepreneurs and the relationship between customer and producers. A strong focus will be put on practical application of these concepts.

ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed according to the International Baccalaureate Assessment Criteria and will complete Source and Data Analyses, Investigative reports, Immersive Assignments, Imaginative and Analytical Essays, Visual and Oral Presentations.

“You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.” – Geoffrey Willans (Author and Journalist)

Anyone can learn another language!  This course aims to give students a chance to have fun using Indonesian to communicate on topics relevant to them.  We open their eyes to the possibility of being bi-lingual or even multilingual, depending on languages they already know. Previous knowledge of Indonesian is valued but certainly not essential.

Through developing their ability to speak, listen, read, and write in Indonesian, students will grow in confidence and skill.  As a bonus, they will strengthen their understanding of English and gain insights into how English works.

Students will experience Indonesia’s culture through a variety of interesting cultural experiences.

ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed using the IBMYP Criteria in the following areas:

• Comprehending spoken and visual text
• Comprehending written and visual text
• Communicating in response to spoken, written and visual text
• Using language in spoken and written form

In Year 7 Mathematics, students solve problems involving the comparison, addition and subtraction of integers. They make the connections between whole numbers and index notation and the relationship between perfect squares and square roots. They solve problems involving percentages and all four operations with fractions and decimals. They compare the cost of items to make financial decisions. Students represent numbers using variables. They connect the laws and properties for numbers to algebra. They interpret simple linear representations and model authentic information. Students describe different views of three-dimensional objects. They represent transformations in the Cartesian plane. They solve simple numerical problems involving angles formed by a transversal crossing two lines. Students identify issues involving the collection of continuous data. They describe the relationship between the median and mean in data displays.

Students use fractions, decimals and percentages, and their equivalences. They express one quantity as a fraction or percentage of another. Students solve simple linear equations and evaluate algebraic expressions after numerical substitution. They assign ordered pairs to given points on the Cartesian plane. Students use formulas for the area and perimeter of rectangles and calculate volumes of rectangular prisms. Students classify triangles and quadrilaterals. They name the types of angles formed by a transversal crossing parallel line. Students determine the sample space for simple experiments with equally likely outcomes and assign probabilities to those outcomes. They calculate mean, mode, median and range for data sets. They construct stem-and-leaf plots and dot-plots.

CONTENT

The Year 7 Maths curriculum is taught using the BitMaths online program. The BitMaths program covers mathematical concepts, problem-solving skills and reasoning through scaffolded teaching sequences and differentiated activities to ensure all students have success.

The following topics provide the framework for learning in Year 7 Mathematics:

• Number and Place Value
• Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
• Real Numbers
• Financial Maths
• Area, Volume and Shape
• Probability
• Introduction to Algebra
• Introduction to Data
• Linear relationships
• Geometry and Transformations

ASSESSMENT

Evidence of student achievement will be gathered through tests, investigations and other assessment tasks.

In semester 1 students investigate, compare and graph measures of average (mean, median and mode) from numerical and categorical data collected from other students. They will calculate area and volume of a range of quadrilaterals and composite shapes and draw and design 3D prisms. Students will be tested on their knowledge and understanding of fractions, decimals, percentages, rates and ratio.

In semester 2 students investigate algebraic notation, patterns and rules and draw conclusions based on relationships between weight and volume. They will construct sample spaces from equally likely outcomes, calculate and determine the probability of events occurring from a given sample space and compare theoretical and experimental data sets. Students will be tested on their knowledge and understanding on orders of operation, variables and substitution in algebra, the Cartesian plane, transformations and angles.

Students are assessed against the IB MYP Science assessment criteria:

Criteria A: Knowing and understanding

Criteria B: Investigating patterns

Criteria C: Communicating

Criteria D: Applying mathematics in real-life contexts.

The Healthy Lifestyle unit is the first unit students have in engaging with the compulsory Physical and Health Education curriculum at Le Fevre High School. Students will continue to build on their knowledge, understanding and movement skills to achieve successful outcomes in classroom, leisure, social, movement and online situations. Health and Physical Education is compulsory for one semester in years 7 to 10, however students can have the opportunity to further experience Physical Education with an additional elective semester offered to students in Year 8 to 10.

CONTENT

MYP physical and health education aims to empower students to understand and appreciate the value of being physically active and develop the motivation for making healthy life choices. This course will provide students with opportunities to learn about and experience aspects of health and physical activity. The focus is on developing skills and improving performance in games and sports, understanding movement skills, challenge and adventure activities, active play and minor games, rhythmic and expressive activities and a lifelong healthy lifestyle.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Active/Minor Games
• Invasion Games
• Striking/Fielding Games
• Net/Wall Games
• Rhythmic & Expressive Movement
• Challenge & Adventure
• Safety & Risk
• Food & Nutrition
• Relationships & Sexuality (Shine Program)

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed using the MYP assessment criteria and levels of achievement. Students are assessed on the following:

• Knowledge and Understanding
• Planning for Performance
• Applying and Performing
• Reflecting and Improving

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

It is expected that students change into the PE uniform for all practical lessons and wear appropriate footwear, as directed by their PE teacher, they will be required to change back into their school uniform at the conclusion of the lesson.

The Specialist Football unit of Physical and Health Education is a selected unit for one semester for any Year 7 student wishing to elect to do a unit of Physical Education with a specialist element of Football at Le Fevre High School. The course is designed specifically to extend student’s knowledge and understanding of movement skills with relation to Football, which will provide the foundations of learning to be successful in the Football program in Year 11. Students will be required to complete the compulsory elements of Health and Physical Education of the Australian Curriculum in Years 7 to 10 throughout this subject.

 CONTENT

The Specialist Football program enables students with a passion for soccer to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in all aspects of football including playing, rules, and fitness components and training principles. Students within the program are given the opportunity to receive specialist skills coaching, fitness development and access to quality training facilities. Topics covered in this course include:

• Skill and Performance development
• Performance Analysis
• Fitness
• Nutrition for Football
• Injury Prevention and Management

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed using the MYP assessment criteria and levels of achievement. Students are assessed on the following:

• Knowledge and Understanding
• Planning for Performance
• Applying and Performing
• Reflecting and Improving

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

It is expected that students change into the PE uniform for all practical lessons and wear appropriate footwear, as directed by their PE teacher. There is no course fee for Football in Year 7, however students wanting to represent the school are also encouraged to pay the Sports Program Fee ($95 in 2023), which covers all sport fees for the year, otherwise individual competition fees will apply.

In Year 7 Science, students describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures. They represent and predict the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion. They explain how the relative positions of Earth, the sun and moon affect phenomena on Earth. They analyse how the sustainable use of resources depends on the way they are formed and cycle through Earth systems. They predict the effect of human and environmental changes on interactions between organisms and classify and organise diverse organisms based on observable differences. Students describe situations where scientific knowledge from different science disciplines and diverse cultures has been used to solve a real-world problem. They explain implications of the solution for different groups in society.

Students identify questions that can be investigated scientifically. They plan fair experimental methods, identifying variables to be changed and measured. They select equipment that improves fairness and accuracy and describe how they considered safety. Students draw on evidence to support their conclusions. They summarise data from different sources, describe trends and refer to the quality of their data when suggesting improvements to their methods. They communicate their ideas, methods and findings using scientific language and appropriate representations.

CONTENT

The following topics provide the framework for learning in Year 7 Science:

• Separating Mixtures
• Water
• Classification of Living Things
• Food Webs and Food Chains
• Forces and Simple Machines
• Cycles of the Earth, Moon and Sun

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed through a range of tests, assignments and practical reports. Students use the scientific method to conduct investigations, collect, analyse and communicate results.

In semester 1 students study chemical and biological sciences. In chemical sciences, students will use a range of separation techniques to separate a dry heterogenous mixture and explore the environment and economic effects of wet wipes on the environment. In biological sciences, students investigate how different factors, such as temperature and environment, affects rates of decomposition. Students will also be tested on their knowledge and understanding of classifications of animals and plants.

In semester 2 students study physical and earth and space sciences. In physical sciences, students explore a range of balanced and unbalanced forces, investigate the relationship between changing friction and work and investigate how simple machines can also be used to reduce work done. In earth and space sciences, students investigate the impacts of space science careers or how scientists have helped changed our understanding of space sciences. Students will be tested on their knowledge and understanding of forces in space.

Students are assessed against the IB MYP Science assessment criteria:

Criteria A: Knowledge and Understanding

Criteria B: Inquiring and Designing

Criteria C: Processing and Evaluating

Criteria D: Reflection on the Impact of Science