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Welcome to 6A

We are so pleased to see the students! They adapting well to the new protocols and are working hard while in the classroom.
Thank you for all of your continued support. Please know that our greatest goal is to keep the children and families safe as well as provide quality education.
Let us continue together as we are Called To Serve, which is the Diocesean theme this school year. 


The Week Ahead
Monday, September 14th
Mass - 10AM
Band Zoom Q&A - 6-7PM

Tuesday, September 15th
Virtual Back to School Night Q&A Session - 7:00-7:20 PM on Zoom

Wednesday, September 16th
Band Zoom Q&A - 6-7PM

Thursday, September 17th


Friday, September 18th
Reading Test (The School Story) - Group B and Virtual Students


Upcoming Test Dates

• Reading Test (The School Story) - Friday, 9/18 (Group B and Virtual Students). 
•                                                               Tuesday, 9/22 (Group A students)
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• Unit 1 Vocabulary Test - Thursday, 9/24 (ALL students) (Vocabulary Workshop book)

Reading
We will be continuing with the Journeys series that the children are familiar with since first grade.
There are some changes in 6th grade as we are a bridge year to the Middle School program.
We will be focusing on Reading skills as well as the selection in the text. We do not use the workbook or the Spelling in the Journey series. 
The Journey series is available in an online version with access to a suite of support material, such as the Write-in Reader which we use occasionally as a supplement.

Vocabulary/Spelling
In 6th grade, we use the Vocabulary Workshop series that begins in the 6th-grade level and is also used in 7th and 8th grade, as well as many of the surrounding high school programs. The focus is on improving vocabulary and building a robust base for writing. 
The tests will focus on Vocabulary usage rather than Spelling. As the students increase their vocabulary skills they also increase their reading comprehension. 
This book is NOT available in an online series, so it is important that it be taken home for "click" week work.

English/Grammar
In 6th grade, we use a separate text called English, although we often refer to the book as Grammar.
It is a familiar series in its format of examples for the practice exercises. We do have separate English tests, they are not part of the Reading tests.
This book is also NOT available in an online series, so it is important that it be taken home for "click" week work.

Writing
We see writing as a skill that needs to be reinforced, developed, and practiced throughout the curriculum. Some writing assignments will be cross-curricular. For example, the students may do a writing assignment or research in Religion and it will receive a grade that counts both in Religion and in Writing. We stress the need for the students to use their skills in an integrated manner as they become more independent students. 


 

6th-grade Religion is still using the We Believe series.
This year's focus is on Old Testament leaders.  We also work on the Diocesean theme which is Called To Serve with the Corporal Works of Mercy as the focus. 
This text is NOT available online, so it is important for the children to take this book home for their "click" weeks.

Social Studies in 6th grade is about Ancient Civilizations. It is a brief overview of ancient civilizations.
It is often a new kind of history and geography that the students are excited to explore. The textbook is called simply The World. It is designed as a two-year book, so do not worry we are not covering the entire textbook!
The civilizations are done in this order which does not always follow the chapter order in the text;
Stone Age, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, India, Ancient China, Ancient African tribes, Carthage Empire, Roman Empire, Age of the Barbarians, Medieval Times and the Renaissance. 

Vocabulary and map skills as well as mythology and videos help to transport the students to these new places. This textbook is NOT available online, so it is important that the book go home for "click" week work. 

Monday  ART
Tuesday  Gym
Wednesday   Spanish in 6A
Thursday   Library/Media
Friday   Music in 6A