6th Grade

RELIGION

Students will:

• Participate in liturgical/sacramental celebrations and lead prayer

• Locate books of the bible

• Know important biblical figures/events

• Read/retell saints lives

• Discuss/raise questions of faith

• Identify and compare synoptic gospels

• Discuss holiness found in people today

• Volunteer and participate in service

• Know and participate in parish/community they belong to

• Explore “solidarity with the poor”

• Know and explain the four marks of the Catholic Church

• Explain and appreciate the Judeo-Christian Heritage

• Continued progress in learning and applying Assessment of Catechesis Religious Education (ACRE) terminology

 

FAMILY LIFE

Students will:

• Evaluate how their families’ ethnic, social and religious customs have shaped them

• Identify the physical traits and characteristics they have inherited

• Appraise the impact of environment on their personal development

• Assess importance of self-knowledge/self-esteem in achieving goals of lasting value

• Demonstrate the importance of respect and good manners in all relationships

• Recognize the wisdom/experience of the elderly members of society

• Demonstrate responsibility with respect to the use of money

• Explain Church teaching in regards to the expression of love and sexuality

 

VIRTUS

Students will:

• Participate in Lesson 1: Touching Safety

• Participate in Lesson 2: Safe Friends, Safe Adults and Safe Touches

• Participate in Lesson 7: Internet Safety

• Participate in Lesson 8: Creating and Following Family ​Rules

 

MATHEMATICS

Students will:

• Solve multi-step problems using a step-by-step problem solving method

• Conduct research (locate, gather, analyze, conclude)

• Use calculators, computers, and other technology to assist in problem solving and to create, evaluate and solve problems with graphs, charts and tables

• Use standard and metric units of measure

• Compare, order and use integers in solving algebraic equations

• Understand the relationship between fractions, decimals and percents

• Study ratios, rates and proportions

• Understand the basics of probability

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LANGUAGE ARTS

Students will:

• Read, write, speak and listen for a variety of purposes.

• Read and enjoy literature (novels, fiction, nonfiction); be able to do literature analysis

• Read for meaning and to evaluate, interpret and draw conclusions in novels and other fiction and in textbooks, reference material, etc

• Increase vocabulary and reading rate with recreational reading, multiple reading techniques and study skills

• Write quality essays, narratives, explanations, stories, descriptions, poetry, and letters

• Present interpretations and evaluations in groups and alone and to use imagery to entertain

• Listen and view to process verbal information and to critically analyze speeches

• Conduct research and cite sources (locate, observe/gather, analyze, conclude)

• Use mass media (newspapers, magazines, internet, etc.)

 

SCIENCE (Earth Science)

Students will:

• Solve problems using the scientific method (research, hypothesis, experimentation, analysis and conclusion)

• Conduct research

• Use scientific equipment appropriately

• Apply knowledge of relationships between humans, environment, etc.

• Understand the effects of weathering on the formation of soil.

• Understand how erosion and deposition change Earth’s surface

• Understand and identify layers of Earth’s interior and how plate tectonics change the placement of Earth’s continents

• Understand how earthquakes occur and affect Earth’s surface

• Understand the structure and importance of volcanoes on Earth surface

• Understand and identify the composition of Earth’s atmosphere

• Understand the difference between weather and climate and the effects they have on Earth

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Students will:

• Describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution

• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Kush

• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious and social structures of the Ancient Hebrews

• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient Greece

• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious and social structures of the early civilizations of India, China and Rome

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TECHNOLOGY

Students will:

• Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using technology

• Use content-specific programs to support learning and research

• Design, develop, publish and present projects to support curriculum

• Be proficient at typing

• Understand and use word programs

• Understand and use spreadsheet programs

• Understand how to utilize the internet to do research

• Understand and use power point programs

 

FINE ARTS

Students will:

Music

• Learn basic terminology and note reading

• Learn historical appreciation

• Apply skills in preparation for liturgy

 

Art

• Possess an introductory understanding of theme, style, and technique

• Use many media and materials, combine elements and principles to create art of purpose and aesthetic appeal

• Create unique expressive products

• Be familiar with art based career choices

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Students will:

• Participate in activities that promote physical fitness, body awareness, sportsmanship, and development of motor skills

• Learn about proper nutrition

• Participate and learn the fundamentals of organized sports

• Participate in the Inland Catholic Schools League (ICSL) Fall and Winter sports’ teams.