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(Updated 3/2008)

SIXTH GRADE

Mrs. Mary Ferguson (Grade 6)
Sr. Paul Murphy (Grade 6)
Mrs. Karen Landers (Grade 5)
Mrs. Joanne Poulin (Grade 5)
Supplies

Religion
The sixth grade religion program centers on Salvation History. The children will study God's revelation of Himself and to the people bound to Him in covenant through readings of the Old Testament. This emphasizes that our Father calls each of us into a loving relationship with Him and the Church community through Jesus. It leads the students to realize that a caring love for all other people is intrinsic to their relationship with God.

Mathematics
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• use statistics to analyze data
• round, add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers and decimals
• read and interpret bar graphs
• express ratios in three forms
• find circumferences and areas of circles
• identify three-dimensional figures from different perspectives
• estimate areas of compound figures
• express a probability as a fraction, ratio, decimal or percent
• using formulas find volumes of prisms and cylinders
• predict possible outcomes using probability and statistics
• compare and order integers up to two digits
• graph ordered pairs on a grid

Science
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• understand characteristics and needs of living things
• describe the different purposes of cell parts
• explain and discuss importance of reproduction
• identify and describe inherited traits
• investigate the different jobs of cells
• analyze the unity and history of life
• identify ecosystems and relationships among living things
• describe lifecycle analysis
• describe and understand parts of an atom, elements, compounds, and mixtures
• classify resources as natural, renewable, and non-renewable
• provide examples of physical and chemical properties of matter
• define energy and the forms it takes

Social Studies
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• understand and name types of national government
• understand the factors contributing to the rise of civilization
• explain the causes of the rise and fall of empires
• analyze the influences of geography on human history
• use primary source materials to understand historical events
• interpret and create maps, charts, and diagrams related to content

World Language – French
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• possess the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding
• engage in short conversations in French using basic phrases and expressions
• focus short conversations on familiar topics such as greetings, introductions, weather, telling time, giving the date, ordering food, and money
• use simple idiomatic expressions
• study the concept of gender and agreement
• conjugate irregular verbs: aller, etre and avoir
• conjugate regular verbs –ER
• memorize vocabulary, relevant t topics covered
• learn about French culture in terms of customs and holidays
• discover similarities and differences between French and American daily life
• discuss the practicality of learning French in terms of future careers
• discuss the value of learning a world language as it impacts other disciplines

World Language – Spanish
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

World Language - Latin
Exploratory Latin introduces Sixth Grade students to the study of the Latin language and the life and culture of the Roman Empire. In particular, students will learn:

Computer Technology
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• demonstrate ethical behavior relating to security, privacy, passwords, and personal information
• demonstrate understanding of copyright by citing sources in papers, projects, multimedia presentations
• use keyboarding skills to increase accuracy and productivity
• create and modify a database relevant to classroom assignments
• search and sort information using more than one criterion
• use word processing/desktop publishing applications to create documents related to content areas
• evaluate electronic information for appropriateness and usefulness

Music
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• use simple musical notation to retain and create musical ideas and perform in terms of musical elements and structure (e.g. pitch, rhythm, texture, and form)

Art
Progressively from Grade 5 through Grade 8, students will:

• expand the repertoire of 2-D and 3-D art processes, techniques, and materials with a focus on the range of effects possible within each medium, such as: 2-D transparent and opaque media, wet, dry, stippled, blended, wash effects, printmaking, etc.
• create artwork that demonstrates an awareness of the range and purpose of such tools as pens, brushes, markers, etc.
• use the appropriate vocabulary related to the methods, materials, and techniques students have learned and used previously
• learn the elements and principles of design and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following skills:
  • for color: use and be able to identify hues, values, intermediate shades, tints, tones, colors, etc. and demonstrate awareness of color by painting objective studies from life and free-form abstractions that employ relative properties of color
  • for line: use and be able to identify various types of line, for example in contour drawings, calligraphy, freehand drawings, etc.
  • for texture: use and be able to differentiate between surface texture and the illusion of texture (visual texture)
  • for shape: form and pattern, use and be able to identify an expanding and increasingly sophisticated array of shapes and forms, such as organic, geometric, positive and negative, or varieties of symmetry
  • for space and composition: create unified 2-D and 3-D compositions that demonstrate an understanding of balance, repetition, scale, rhythm, harmony and emphasis
  • create 2-D and 3-D representational artwork from direct observation in order to develop skills of perception, discrimination, physical coordination, and memory of detail
  • create symbolic artwork by substituting symbols for objects, relationships or ideas
  • create artwork that employs use of free form from symbolic imagery that demonstrates personal invention, and/or conveys ideas and emotions (e.g. conflict/cooperation, happiness/grief, excitement/repose)
  • produce work that show understanding of the concept of craftsmanship
  • demonstrate ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally, to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts, and to organize and complete projects
  • maintain a portfolio of sketches and finished work
  • create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions
  • demonstrate a fundamental awareness of architectural styles and the ways that these have influences painting and sculpture

Physical Education
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• identify the major behaviors that contribute to wellness (exercise, nutrition, hygiene, rest, and recreation)
• adjust or modify pattern movements for greater efficiency or success
• demonstrate a knowledge of fundamental skills of individual, dual, and team sports
• know the strategies involved in individual, dual, and team sports
• develop a basic understanding of the importance of teamwork and working within a team or group effectively

Library
By the end of Grade 6, students will:

• compile a bibliography
• use Dewey Decimal classification to find non-fiction materials
• understand when to use specialized encyclopedias
• location information in a specialized encyclopedia

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