SCIENCE
At St Peter Chanel Catholic School children will develop a process to investigate, and build their understanding about their world and beyond. The science curriculum is divided into five strands as seen below, one overarching strand: Nature of Science and four conceptual strands: Living world, Planet Earth & beyond, Physical world, and Material world.
Nature of science – Students learn what science is and how scientists work. They develop the skills, attitudes, and values to build a foundation for understanding the world.
Living world – is about living things and how they interact with each other and the environment.
Planet Earth and beyond – is about the interconnecting systems and processes of the Earth, the other parts of the solar system, and the universe beyond.
Physical world – is about a wide range of physical phenomena, including light, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism, waves, forces, and motion, united by the concept of energy.
Material world – is about matter, its composition, the changes it undergoes and the energy involved.
Goals for all children:
Foster curiosity about their world
Build knowledge about their world
Understand and use a scientific process – pose questions, observe, investigate, experiment, interpret, explain
Use their science learning and understanding to take action in their communities
The Minister of Education has advised that schools may have 2 teacher-only days to address the new maths and literacy programmes. SPC staff are joining other Catholic schools on Monday, 19th May and Monday 14th July (not Friday,15th August) as previously advertised. The days will be facilitated by advisers from the Ministry of Education.
TEACHER ONLY DAY
MONDAY 14TH JULY
SCHOOL CLOSED