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T: Telephone02 9816 1298
| Location | Field of Mars Reserve, Pittwater Road, East Ryde Wallumedegal Country |
| Bus access | Supply bus driver with Field of Mars Reserve bus information No bus entry into Field of Mars Reserve. |
| Cost | 2023 DoE $24 per student - GST free 2023 Non-gov school cost $34 per student - GST free, minimum charge $600 |
| Risk assessment | |
| Tracks | View the YouTube track overview videos. |
| Welfare | Participants will be bushwalking during the day in rugged terrain. This excursion may not be suitable for people who have been recently unwell. |
| Bring | Backpack, medication, low-waste food, water bottle, sunblock, raincoat, hat, sturdy shoes, mask. Students wear reusable name tag and sports uniform. |
| View | Preparing for an excursion |
| Supporting resources | Eucalypt forest digital book - available free from Apple Books |
| Bin access | All student waste to be taken home by students. |
| Parent/carer helpers | Optional one parent per class, no siblings. Closed shoes essential. Check COVID-19 restrictions. |
| Medical or special needs | Notify Field of Mars staff prior to excursion. Students, staff and visitors must not attend if unwell, even with mild symptoms. |
| Extreme or wet weather | Days predicted to be above 35ºC, high winds, extreme bush fire danger and dust storms may result in the excursion being modified, postponed or cancelled. |
| Cancellations | Cancellations with less than three school weeks' notice will incur a $500 administration fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather, fire danger or COVID-19 restrictions. |
Time |
Classes A, B, C, D |
| 9.45 - 10.15 | Introduction |
| 10.15 - 10.30 | Recess |
| 10.30 - 10.45 | Equipment distribution |
| 10.45 - 12.45 | Poetic adventures - location scouting - poem development - macro photography |
| 12.45 - 1.15 | Lunch |
| 1.00 - 2.00 | iMovie studio - Visuals and audio |
| 2.00 - 2.15 | Pack up and depart |
During this program students will collaborate on the development of a digital communication product using a range of apps, poetic devices and visual literacy strategies.
Students will develop environmental vocabulary and use the English textual concept of perspective to create a five senses poem based on the experiences of a minifigure. They will learn how to take high quality macro photographs and create a digital story to bring their poem to life.
Poetic adventures - composing
During this session the students will walk to a variety of locations in the Field of Mars Reserve.
At each location students will work in pairs to compose a sentence for their poem from the perspective of their minifigure. They will be exposed to a range of descriptive words that describe bushland locations and objects in nature.
Students will be introduced to macro photography and how to compose shots using visual literacy skills to illustrate their poem.
Publishing
During this session students will review and edit images taken in the field. Using iMovie or a similar app the students will develop a sequence of images to support their poem. They will narrate their poem, add titles and select a complementary soundtrack. Completed products will be sent back to school via Google Drive.
English textual concept - perspective
Students understand that perspectives may differ and that these differences need to be considered
They learn that:
perspective may be expressed in different ways including the values expressed and the form of expression.
English K-10 Syllabus (2012)
Outcomes
A student:
Content
Speaking and listening
Students:
plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for defined audiences and purposes, making appropriate choices for modality and emphasis (ACELY1700, ACELY1710)
Writing and representing
Students:
compose imaginative and informative texts that show evidence of developed ideas
compose texts that include sustained and effective use of persuasive devices, eg texts dealing with environmental issues
compose increasingly complex print, visual, multimodal and digital texts, experimenting with language, design, layout and graphics
Reading and viewing
Students:
recognise the effect of multimedia elements, eg film techniques, animation, voice-overs, sound effects, framing, close-ups
Other syllabus links
Learning experiences will also support but not explicitly teach the following outcomes and content.
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2018)
Living World
Geography K-10 Syllabus (2015)
A diverse and connected world
English K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2012
Geography K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2015
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2017
English textual concepts © NSW Department of Education, 2016
address
Field of Mars Reserve
Pittwater Road
East Ryde NSW 2112
telephone 02 9816 1298
We’d like to acknowledge the Wallumedegal Peoples of the Darug Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we stand and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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