Year Level Description
In Year 5, students begin to appreciate
the significance of community for sharing and strengthening the faith
of believers, past and present, including the Church in the Australian
colonies (c.1850 CE – c.1900 CE). Using a range of Biblical tools, they
begin to see how the Gospel writers shaped their Gospels for particular
communities. They learn about the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives
of believers as they engage with a variety of texts, including
Scriptural references to the Holy Spirit and the Catholic Rite of
Confirmation. They develop their understanding of Christian charity and
informed moral choice through an exploration of the experiences of
individuals and communities, past and present. They broaden their
appreciation of the significance of personal and communal prayer and
worship (including the Eucharist, the Psalms, Sabbath rituals and
prayers); and the wisdom of the Saints (including St Mary of the Cross
MacKillop) for communities of believers. They learn about the
significance of Marian prayers (including the Hail Mary, the Rosary and
the Litany of Mary of Nazareth) in which believers praise God and
entrust cares and petitions to Mary as mother of Jesus and mother of the
Church.
Unit Focus
What do we do as a community of believers?
- How do we pray in our classroom?
- How we do celebrate our faith? (Eucharist)
- What is so special about being at St. Anthony’s? (Charisms)
- How can we pray?
- What can we learn about prayer from the Psalms?
Meditative prayer uses silence and stillness to assist believers to listen and talk to God.
Psalms of the Old Testament are a model for personal and communal prayer.
The Palms are a model to create a personal or communal prayer.
A range of Biblical tools (including
timelines, Biblical atlases, Biblical dictionaries, annotated Bibles,
simple Biblical commentaries, online Bible search engines and Gospel
parallels) is used to assist in deepening awareness of New Testament
texts.
Faith is shared and strengthened in the
community of believers. The central and primary sharing of faith within
the community of believers is the celebration of Eucharist.
Unit Focus
Why do we do Lent the way we do?
- What is the importance of the Flight to Egypt?
- Why is ‘40’ a significant number for Christians?
- Why did Jesus celebrate the Jewish customs?
- Why is charity an important part of Lent and being a Christian?
- Why walk to make a difference?
- How do the Beatitudes challenge us?
- Where do the Stations of the Cross come from?
Followers of Judaism live their relationship with God through their personal and communal worship.
Charity is the source and goal of
Christian practice. Christian charity calls people to go beyond existing
laws to care for the well-being of others.
Distinguish between choices or actions
that fulfil existing laws or obligations and those that respond to
Jesus’ new commandment.
Unit Focus
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives?
- Who or What is the Holy Spirit?
- How is the Spirit Active in the Lives of Believers?
- How is the Spirit Active in the Formation of Conscience?
The gifts of the Spirit.
The fruits of the Spirit.
The action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers is described in Scripture using a variety of titles
Make connections between some titles and images of the Holy Spirit and the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.
Key parts of the Catholic Rite of Confirmation, identifying words, symbols, actions and significance in the lives of believers.
Conscience is a judgement of reason
that, as far as possible, takes into account the good of all. For
Christians, conscience is formed by the Word of God ( The Decalogue,
Leviticus 19:1-3; 9-18, and Jesus’ moral teaching (The Beatitudes), Luke
6:20-36; Matthew 5:1-12), Formation of conscience is assisted by the
gifts of Holy Spirit, the witness and advice of others and the
authoritative teaching of the Church. Moral choice involves both
judgment and then acting according to that judgment.
Unit Focus
What contribution did significant colonial pioneers make to the Catholic Church?
- Who were the early Catholic pioneers?
- What challenges did pioneering Catholics overcome to keep their faith?
- What was the legacy of Mary MacKillop?
- Where can we locate the wisdom of Mary MacKillop?
- How is faith shared and strengthened in the community of believers?
Pioneering Catholics overcame
challenges to preserve the faith. Catholics took their place in colonial
Australian society (c.1850 CE – c.1900 CE)
The wisdom of the saints, in particular
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, help people understand about caring for
the wellbeing of others and the faith of the community of believers.
Unit Focus
Why is Mary important to us?
- What are some titles and images used to describe Mary?
- How do we seek her intercession?
- What are some Marian prayers that Catholics pray?
Mary is the mother of Jesus and of all
Christians. Mary’s role can be described using a variety of titles and
images. New Testament texts reveal Mary’s role as mother of Jesus and
her role in the early church community.
The elements and features of some Marian prayers
Unit Focus
How do the Franciscan teachings give life to our community of believers?
- What does Francis teach us about being custodians for creation?
- What do the Canticles mean for us today?
- How do we meditate in the Franciscan tradition?
The wisdom of the saints, in particular
Francis helps people understand about caring for the wellbeing of
others and the faith of the community of believers.
Unit Focus
Why are there differences in the infancy gospel story?
- How are the infancy gospel stories different?
- What were the gospel writers of the infancy narratives telling their communities?
- Why were they different?
The contexts of the Gospel writers
(purpose of the writer, time of writing, intended audience, point of
view) shaped their Gospels .Compare and contrast parallel passages from
the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, including the infancy narratives (Luke
1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-14, Luke 2:15-20, Matthew 2:1-12,
Matthew 2:13-15).
Investigate and evaluate the usefulness of a range of Biblical tools for deepening awareness of New Testament texts.
Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 5, students identify
many ways in which faith is shared and strengthened in communities of
believers, past and present. They analyse information from a variety of
texts, including Scriptural references to the Holy Spirit and the words,
symbols and actions of the Catholic Rite of Confirmation, to explain
the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. They use
features of Gospel texts to show how the Gospel writers shaped their
Gospels for particular communities. They describe the significance of
personal and communal prayer and worship (including the Eucharist, the
Psalms, Sabbath rituals and prayers) and the wisdom of the saints,
including St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, for communities of believers.
They describe ways in which believers live according to Jesus’ new
commandment of charity (love); and make and act upon informed moral
choices. They locate and record information about the contribution of
pioneering Catholics in Australia (c.1850 CE – c.1900 CE) to the
preservation of faith and the shaping of particular communities,
including Indigenous communities. They examine Mary’s role as mother of
Jesus and mother of the Church. They analyse the elements and features
of some Marian prayers (including the Hail Mary, the Rosary and the
Litany of the Mary of Nazareth) to describe the role of Marian prayer in
the lives of believers past and present. They participate respectfully
in a variety of personal and communal prayer experiences, including
Marian prayers and meditative prayer.
