6th Grade
Sixth grade is a transitional year between the self contained classroom of fifth grade and the classroom changes of the seventh and eighth grades. The students are also guided in the development of organization skills necessary for upper middle school. Social studies and religion are taught by the sixth grade homeroom teacher. The students will then travel to take Spanish and science. Math and language arts are divided into groups by ability and the students will travel to these classrooms. The sixth graders act as mentors to their Kindergarten buddies.
Curriculum
- Language Arts
- Vocabulary
- Identify and use the eight parts of speech
- Identify and write a variety of sentences: simple, compound and complex
- Develop reading strategies in order to:
- develop comprehension skills
- form conclusions
- predict outcomes
- determine the author’s purpose, audience and subject
- recognize and evaluate the elements of literature and the various stylistic devices
- Develop reference skills
- Write with clarity in a variety of forms and to a variety of audiences for different purposes using correct grammar and punctuation
- Write stories, reports and research papers using correct grammar and punctuation
- Mathematics
- Add/subtract/multiply/divide fractions and decimals
- Identify ratios
- Convert percent numbers to decimals or fractions
- Solve problems with percent
- Add/multiply signed numbers
- Solve for missing variable in single step equations
- Identify solids
- Identify perimeter/area
- Identiy volume of cubes/rectangular prisms
- Science
- Determine that evidence from rocks allows understanding of the history of the Earth
- Explore the four main systems of the Earth
- Discover that land forms result from constructive and destructive forces
- Explore how the transfer of energy affects the Earth’s surface
- Determine the structure and composition of the universe from the study of stars and galaxies
- Social Studies
- Examine world civilizations
- Demonstrate map skills and identify geographical features
- Locate ancient civilizations and compare them to present political entities
- Identify geographical features globally and determine the impact on culture, economic and organization choices
- Religion
- Learn about ancestors in faith
- Discover the Jewish origins of Christianity
- Understand the Holy Spirit is always present
- Understand that Jesus is the center of God’s plan for the world
- Enrichment
- Art
- Music
- P.E.
- Library
- Computer
- Spanish
- Special Activities and Celebrations
- Medieval Fair – fashion show and food
- Nursing home visits
- Kindergarten/6th grade buddy activities
- Operation Aware
