Classrooms

Grade 6 - Mrs. Marie Love

The sixth grade religion curriculum focuses on the Old Testament with particular attention paid to the significant people of hat time. We also study the sources and nature of scripture and discuss the theological virtues of faith, hope and love and the moral virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance.

The study of language arts includes modules on reading, writing, listening, speaking and study skills. In writing, we study the use of precise and descriptive words and how to reconstruct sentences for variety. The students prepare and deliver a variety of oral presentations. They also use reference materials and learn library classification systems. There are a great many other topics; in this limited space we can only highlight.

In mathematics we learn Roman numerals and multiply and divide up to five digit numbers. The student performs all the basic operations on fractions and decimal numbers. We also study problem solving strategies and how to estimate results of computations. We also work with geometric shapes and graphs.

Geography is integrated into social studies and the emphasis in grade six is on the theme of relationships within places. We study the ways groups of people have chosen to provide for human needs, how people adapt, and how technology has affected the environment for good and bad. We also discuss global interdependence. The students locate on a world map places where relatives are from and discuss global migration. We also study topics from world history and world culture.

The science curriculum divides into earth and space science, life science and physical science. Earth science topics include the history of astronomy, the universe and galaxies, among others. In life science we study DNA and the classification system, heredity and ecosystems. Among the physical science topics are electricity, assembly production and water systems.