Class 6

List of 8 items.

• English 6

  • Continuing narrative writing
  • Introducing parts of the sentence and introductory clauses as they apply to writing
  • Reinforcing poetry study by reading a choice verse novel
  • Reading Much Ado About Nothing and presenting scenes during our Shakespeare Festival
  • Assembling poetry pizza and creating book of writing
  • Continuing Membean, the online vocabulary program

• Math 6

  • Exploring aspects of solving equations with integers
  • Investigating and understanding arithmetic with fractions and solving equations with fractions
  • Investigating and understanding arithmetic with decimals and solving equations with decimals

• Math 6 Accelerated

  • Introducing polynomials and identifying expressions that fall within the guidelines of polynomials
  • Classifying and identifying parts of a polynomial
  • Determining the degree of a term and the degree of a polynomial
  • Using function notation to evaluate an equation for a given value
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing polynomials
  • Exploring exponents and their rules
  • Expressing numbers in scientific notation and calculating with scientific notation
  • Investigating equations in two variables (linear and nonlinear)

• World Cultures I-6

  • Understanding Chinese beliefs and schools of thought and their impact on the political rule in ancient China
  • Practicing thesis writing and using the PEEL structure (point, evidence, explanation, link) to write expository essays
  • Researching the contributions of Chinese dynasties (Shang, Qin, Han, Tang) and curating the “Museum of Chinese Dynasties”
  • Reviewing the impact of the contributions of the Roman Empire on modern society 
  • Examining the development of feudalism and characteristics of society and culture of medieval Europe

• Life Science 6

  • Exploring how microorganisms carry out the characteristics of life and how they interact with humans
  • Explaining how biologists group organisms into different taxonomic groups 
  • Creating and using dichotomous keys
  • Understanding levels of organization within multicellular organisms
  • Exploring the structure and function of the DNA molecule
  • Examining the processes of DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis

• World Language Carousel 6

  French

  • Practicing our verbs and forming sentences about our classroom.
  • Developing our skills with new vocabulary
  • Comparing traditions of Mardi Gras in the francophone world.

  Spanish

  • Describing Hispanic celebrations using common verbs and vocabulary.
  • Contrasting celebration elements among different cultures and languages.
  • Conversing with peers to describe interests and hobbies using high-frequency verbs.
  • Continuing to use descriptive vocabulary to identify objects in our environment. 

  Latin

  • Continuing to use Latin in everyday classroom contexts (greetings, courtesy, date, commands and needs)
  • Exploring Roman Greek myth and religion, especially Olympian divinities
  • Composing true statements in Latin about Roman and Greek myth and religion
  • Introducing and celebrating Roman holidays (especially Saturnalia)
  • Finishing the story of Aeneas and inquiring about the Roman ethos of pietas

• Fine Arts Rotation 6

  Art 6
  

  • Expanding knowledge and implementing control of color in art
  • Practicing manual manipulation with scissors, glue sticks, and paper arrangements
  • Creating silhouette self-portraits with non-fade paper and colored pencils that include the history of the art form, color theory, and drawing skills
  • Beginning 3D sculptures of imaginative creatures in the shape of workable boxes made of wire, tape, and tissue paper

  Dance 6
  

  • Introducing basic ballet, jazz, musical theatre, and hip hop terminology
  • Beginning to apply the basics of musicality and coordination
  • Learning the expectations of dance studio etiquette
  • Refining correct posture and body alignment with importance placed on correct verbiage as well as the opportunity to explore space in movement
  • Executing the principles of stretching and strengthening in the daily warm up
  • Enhancing choreographic and retention skills by learning specific combinations 
  • Exploring skills further by creating original short pieces through group choreography

  Music 6 

  • Learning the fundamentals of rhythm and meter: time signatures; whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes; dotted rhythms; ties; fermatas
  • Studying the concept of pitch and how it is measured: wave frequency and hertz
  • Learning the musical alphabet and the pitch intervals between adjacent notes (whole steps and half steps) as well as how to raise and lower notes by a half step using accidentals
  • Learning all of the note names on the grand staff as well as the ledger lines above and below the staff
  • Studying the octave numbering system used for choirchimes and handbells
  • Applying staff-reading concepts by performing exercises and then actual musical literature on the choirchimes

  Theatre 6
  

  • Focusing on stage movement and vocal technique -  tone, tempo, inflection, diction 
  • Introducing stage spaces and directions
  • Using a comedic script, blocking or creating stage movement, utilizing the 9 different stage areas and 3 different stage levels 
  • Exploring elementary creative movement or basic musical theatre dance
  • Understanding how concentration, collaboration, communication, cooperation, compromise, connection, and creativity are necessary to the process

• Instrumental Music 6

  Beginning Band

  • Continuing to learn and read the 5-note pattern for the 1st Major Scale
  • Developing music-reading skills with songs from the book “Best In Class”
  • Practicing fingerings for the notes on the instrument
  • Developing a strong embouchure for the instrument
  • Listening to each other and fitting their sound into the entire ensemble.

  Intermediate Band

  • Using the Major scale in various rhythmic patterns
  • Practicing music-reading skills by sight-reading different pieces of music suitable for middle school band
  • Working on selections for the Fall Band Concert in November

  Beginning Strings

  • Expanding note reading skills as they are presented in Essential Elements
  • Refining bow hold and left hand position
  • Building bow distribution skills and tone production using the Open String Cycle
  • Continuing work on precise intonation skills through Finger Patterns 1 & 2

  Sinfonietta

  • Building tone production and bow use skills as they apply to scales and repertoire
  • Refining bow holds and left hand position
  • Beginning shifting to third position with violins and violas
  • Refining fourth and second  position shifting with cellos
  • Working on intonation using Finger Patterns 1, 2 & 3
  • Starting preparation for learning vibrato
  • Working on repertoire for Holiday Chapel performance

  Camerata

  • Working on upper positions (fifth position and above) and shifting through three octave scales
  • Refining intonation in less common keys using Finger Patterns 3, 4, & 5
  • Practicing left hand facility using increasingly fast tempos on scales
  • Working on repertoire for Holiday Chapel performance