The sixth grade curriculum highlights for 2006-2007:

• Religion:        

·       Old Testament focus on the Promise of God to His People

·       Family Life “Growing in Love” stresses responsibility for:

                                    Values

                                    Ethics

                                    Morality

                                    Sexuality

·       Sacramentals, Sacred Time, Space and Place

·       Seasonal Liturgical Topics and Experiences

·       Prayer especially the Liturgy

•  Math with block scheduling investigates:

·       Basics (Whole numbers, decimals, fractions, ratios, proportions, percent, integers) reinforced through the discovery learning process, individualized centers, cooperative group experiences and real life applications

·       Statistics

·       Geometry and Measurement

·       Probability

·       Patterns, Variables and Number Theory

·       Equations and Inequalities

•  Reading:

·       Literature based program with a focus on reading to learn rather than learning to read

·       Novels and film studies based on contrast/comparison and basic skill reinforcement

•  Vocabulary:

·       Introductory Course

•  Social Studies:

·       Study of World History

•  English:

·       Grammar and Composition

•  Science:

·       Life, Earth, the Human Body and Physical Science

•  Drama:           

·       Musical production preparation

• Sign Language:

·       Students will be presented with an introduction to ASL.  Students will learn to fingerspell and to count from 0-100.  Students will also learn basic conversation skills.

•  Art:

·       The art students will spend most of their time preparing sets for each quarterly drama production, but there will also be time to experiment with paper mache, draw portraits, and more.