Week / Week Beginning / Unit / Concepts Covered / School Event/
Public Holiday / Assessment Due
1 / 22 Jan / The Medieval World and The Vikings / This unit is designed to give students an overview of the time periods spanning from the ancient to the modern world and includes examining the following:
- the transformation of the Roman world and the spread of Christianity and Islam
- key features of the medieval world (feudalism, trade routes, voyages of discovery, contact and conflict)
23 Jan - Years 10, 11, 12 Commence
26 Jan - Australia Day
2 / 29 Jan / Case Study :- Feudalism as it existed in England
Examine different roles in society eg. King, Lords Knight, Peasants / 2 Feb Last day for subject changes
3 / 5 Feb / Case Study:- The Vikings
The way of life in Viking society (social, cultural, economic and political features. Living in a cold and harsh environment; the importance of farming and raids; the significance of honour in Viking warrior society. / 6 Feb - Inter-House Swimming
6 Feb – Semester 1 Overviews Published
4 / 12 Feb / The roles and relationships of different groups in Viking society:- Karls, Jarls, Thralls / 15 Feb Snr Pathways Evening for Yr 10 Students and Parents in Hall: 6 pm
5 / 19 Feb / Significant developments and/or cultural achievements that led to Viking expansion, including weapons and shipbuilding. Investigating the construction of longboats and their role in exploration. / 20 & 21 Feb - Year 9 NAPLAN Trial
22 Feb BCC Immunisations 9 am All Yr 7
6 / 26 Feb / The key role of gods such as Odin, Thor, Frey and Freyja in Viking religion and the adoption of Christianity during the Viking period / 28 Feb Yr 7 Writing Workshop in Lib: Pd 1 & 2
2 Mar Clean up Wavell Day Pd 4 / Revision
7 / 5 Mar / Viking conquests and relationships with subject peoples, including the perspectives of monks. The attack on Lindisfarne (793 CE). / 7 Mar Yr 12 Maths A&B Exams in Hall: Form, Pds 1 & 3 / Exam- Vikings
60 minutes in class
8 / 12 Mar / The role of Erik the Red or Leif Ericson as a significant individual in the expansion of Viking settlement and influence / 13 Mar Yr 12 QCS Prac Test in Hall & Cert 11 Workshop, Pd 1 & 2 / Distribute Assignment
9 / 19 Mar / Time for working on individual research task. / 20 - 22 Mar Yrs 7&9 NAPLAN Trial
10 / 26 Mar / Time for working on individual research task. / 26 - 27 Mar Yr 12 QCS Practice Test in Hall & Cert 1 Workshop: All day
26 Mar Year 11 Business Management excursion to Dreamworld
27 Mar School Dance in Hall: 7 pm – 10 pm
28 Mar Yr 9 Science Day Pd 1 - 3
29 Mar Mid Semester Reports emailed
30 Mar Good Friday
Autumn Vacation (30 March – 15 April)
/ Semester One 2018 / Year Level: 8 / Subject: History
Week / Week Beginning / Unit / Concepts Covered / School Event /
Public Holiday / Assessment Due
11 / 16 Apr / Medieval World and the Black Death / Living conditions and religious beliefs in the 14th century, including life expectancy, medical knowledge and beliefs about the power of God. / 16 Apr SFD
18 Apr “Shake & Stir” in Hall: Yr 8 Pd 1, Yr 11 Drama Pd 1
19 Apr Inter-house Cross Country Pd 3&4
20 Apr ANZAC Day Assembly
12 / 23 April / Revisit Feudalism in Europe
Life on the Manor/ Castle / 23 Apr Yrs 7 -11 Problem Solving Challenge in Hall
24 Apr Wavell SHS Homecoming Rugby League Event
25 Apr - Anzac Day Public Holiday / Viking Assignment Due- 400 – 500 words
13 / 30 April / The role of expanding trade between Europe and Asia in the Black Death, including the origin and spread of the disease mapping the spread of the Black Death (Asia, Africa, Europe) in the fourteenth century CE.
Marco Polo/ Silk Road / 1 May Parent Teacher Interviews: 3:30pm – 7:30pm – N Block
2 May Yr 7 U2B Reading/Writing W/shop in Lib: Pd 1 & 2
14 / 7 May / Examining the extent of the spread of the disease across Europe / 7 May Labour Day Holiday
8 May BCC Immunisations 9 am, Yr 10 Meningoccal
15 / 14 May / Identifying the symptoms of the disease and how society tried to treat it- Case study The Plague Doctor / 14 May District Cross Country (Kedron SHS)
15 – 17 May Yrs 7 & 9 NAPLAN Test Day
16 May Yr 12 QCS/Cert 1 Workshop: Pd 1 & 2
Yr 12 Physics excursion Planetarium: Pds 3 & 4
20 May OPEN DAY
16 / 21 May / The Short effects of the Black Death on Asian, European and African populations (including labour shortages, peasant uprisings, weakening of feudal structures). / 23 May Yr 12 Eng Lit excursion UQ: All day
24 May Yrs 9 & 10 Business Market Day: Pd 3 & Lunch
24 May SRC Non-Uniform Day
17 / 28 May / The long-term effects of the Black Death on Europe:- population decline/ Reduced role of the church/ The beginning of the end of Feudalism / 30 May Yr 10 Careers Expo in Hall: Form to Pd 3
18 / 4 June / Revision and Catch Up
19 / 11 June / Revision / 11 – 20 June: Sem 1 Exams Yrs 11 & 12
15 – 19 June Sem 1 Exams Yr 10
15 - 20 June Sem 1 Exams Yrs 7, 8, 9 / Exam- 60 Minutes
20 / 18 June / Preparation for Geography Semester 2 / 13 June ICAS Writing Comp in Library: Pd 4
20 June - Normal classes resume Yr 10
21 June – Normal classes resume Yrs 11 & 12
22 June – Yr 10 WEX Induction in Hall: Pd 4
21 / 25 June / Preparation for Geography Semester 2 / 25 - 26 June Yr12 QCS Practice Test & Cert 1 Workshop in Hall & Q Block
Yr 10 Cert 1 Workshop/Catch-up: Pd 2 - 4
25 June Yr 10 Work Experience Prep: Pd 1
26 – 29 June Yr 10 Work Experience
27 – 29 June Yr 7 Camp at Noosa
28 - 29 June Year 11 Sem 1 Report Cards issued & Academic Review
29 June Sem Reports finalised and posted for Yrs 7 - 10, 12
Winter Vacation (30 June – 15 July)