CORE
SOCIAL STUDIES 6: This course is designed to help students understand the culture, geography, and history of the Western Hemisphere. Students will use their learning to make connections to their own lives and to analyze how world events play a part in the course of global events past and present.
SCIENCE 6: This course is designed to be an integrated, hands on experience for students. The course explores topics such as ecology, earth science, energetic connections, etc…
ELA 6: This course is designed to allow students to gain an ever increasing skill set in the areas of literacy and writing. Combined with the Writing 6 Course students will be exposed to the Common Core Curriculum.
MATH 6: This course is aligned to the Common Core Standards with the purpose of allowing students to gain mastery of concepts and skills for greater success in future advanced mathematics courses. Students will be able to utilize online resources, classroom resources, and hands on experiences to further enhance their understanding.
HEALTH 6: This one semester course is designed to welcome students to the middle school and to the beginning of their transition into adolescence. Students will be introduced to the social skills and problem solving techniques that will help them successfully navigate the next few years. Students will work on making good choices and apply those choices to health-related behaviors such as nutrition. This course is designed in such a way as to encourage positive communication with caregivers and other trusted adults.
MUSIC EXPERIENCE CHOICES
CHOIR 6: This course will help develop students into personal instruments. Using their own voices to create music, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how a variety of sounds can be blended together to make music and how each individual can make beautiful music.
BAND 6: This course will help develop students into more proficient musical performers. Each grade level class will be offered instruction on how to develop musically while exploring elements of musical theory, performance, and instrumentation.
MUSIC 6: This one semester course is designed to provide students with a general music experience.
ELECTIVES
ELA FOR DRAMA 6: This course is designed to incorporate the Common Core Standards for Speaking and Listening as outlined in the ELA curriculum. Students will be expected to gain greater confidence and skill in the art of public speaking and communicating to an audience.
ART I: Students will experience and explore the basic Elements of Art. Students will be encouraged to “Think Like Artists,” stretch their imagination, explore new art materials, develop craft, envision end results through brainstorming, and create extraordinary Art work! To practice reflection and being a successful 21st Century citizen, students will each create an electronic portfolio - using google’s Blogger - to digitally store artwork, collaborate with their peers, and share their hard work with an audience.
PE 6: This course is designed for students who wish to gain a personal fitness experience. Each grade level class will be expected complete activities appropriate to their level. Activities such as aerobics, circuit training, and other personal fitness classes will be offered. This course is designed for students who wish to gain increased skills in a variety of team sports. Each grade level class will be expected to complete activities appropriate to their level. Sports such as volleyball, basketball, kickball, etc…will be offered.
ELA FOR JOURNALISM 6: This course is designed to allow students who enjoy creative writing and investigating to create digital newsletters and school newspapers. Students will be given strategies for refining their writing craft by describing the world around them.
SUCCESS FOR TODAY 6: This class is the first part of a two part course that is completed in the 7th grade. "Success for Today" will focus on making students more aware of who they are as individuals today, celebrating their strengths, and establishing new habits and patterns for success. This course will allow students to make a successful transition to 7th grade where they will begin to plan for their futures in part two of the course "Success for Tomorrow".
STEAM 6: This semester course allows students to get hands on experience that connects major concepts from all core areas through the lens of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It’s all about doing science to learn science!
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SIXTH GRADE SELECTION SHEET
2017 ~ 2018 (please click to print)
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Parent Orientation Power Point Presentation (please click to view)
Thursday, April 20, 2017