Our Daily Schedule
8:25-8:35 Homeroom
8:35-9:25 Science with Mrs. Golloway
9:25-10:10 English
10:10-10:20 Break
10:20-11:10 Math

11:10-12:00 Religion
12:00-12:35 Lunch
12:35-1:15 Literature
1:15-2:05 Music/PE/Library/PE/Music (MTWThF)
2:05-2:55 History
2:55-3:00 Get ready for home*

*every Tuesday dismissal is at 2:45 instead of 3:00

Math

Students may be assigned to different math classes in middle school. Mrs. Pehanich will be teaching 6th grade math.

 

Science

Mrs Golloway teaches all the middle school students science.

Social Studies

Sixth grade Social Studies focuses on Ancient Civilizations. We will begin by studying the five themes of geography and how geography affects history. Our curriculum continues with the New Stone Age and the rise of civilizations. I am looking forward to studying Ancient Civilizations with your child and how cultures have interrelated throughout time.

Eighth grade Social Studies focuses on Washington State History and US Government/ Civics. We will split the topics between the first and second trimester and the third. For the first two trimesters we will study US Government and Civics, for the third trimester we will narrow our study to WA State history.

English

We will focus on 6 traits writing which includes the 6 themes: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. We will focus mostly on narrative and expository writing. All of the assignments will have a rubric which will help students know exactly what is expected for the assignment. Throughout the year we will respond to different literature pieces we have read, both verbally and in writing.

Grammar and spelling will be a part of our English class. The expectation will be that studying for spelling happen at home.

AR

AR stands for Accelerated Reader and the students will be expected to regularly take quizzes on Accelerated Reader books. These books target each individual student's reading comprehension level. Points are awarded for each test based upon the difficulty level of the book, length of the book, and number of questions asked correctly. This is a great way for students to read books that are both on their level and that they find interesting. It is also an excellent way to improve in reading comprehension and skill. Each child will be expected to earn 25 AR points each timester.

Religion

The curriculum for 6th grade religion is the Old Testament; however, religion will be incorporated into our daily activities. Middle School will be having mass together every first Friday of the month. Full dress uniform is expected for every school mass.

Literature

All the 6th graders will stay in their homeroom for Literature. The class will both follow the textbook and will read and analyze novels in small groups.

 

 

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This is only meant to give a brief overview of the topics we will discuss and learn about this year. For a comprehensive list of the state standards please visit content standards at http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/default.aspx.