Sixth Grade
Curriculum
- Language Arts – Reading Street (Pearson Education, Inc.)
- Emphasis on grammar and comprehension
- Includes: spelling, grammar, vocabulary, literature, and writing
- Math – My Math (McGraw Hill)
- Emphasis on ratios and proportions, the number system, expressions and equations, geometry, and statistics and probability
- Includes: operations using fractions, decimals and integers, percent, equations, area and volume, and statistics
- Science –Earth & Space Science (McGraw Hill)
- Emphasis on Earth Sciences
- Includes: rocks and minerals, geological changes, earthquakes and volcanoes, weather and climate, and water resources
- Experimentation, hands-on learning, and STEM focused projects
- Social Studies –Discovering World Geography – The Western Hemisphere (McGraw Hill)
- Emphasis on the Western Hemisphere
- Learning about the geography, history, economies, government, people and cultures of North America, South America, and Europe
- Bible
- Life of Christ
Special Projects and Events
- Knowledge Fest – students research an invention, write a report, and create a presentation
Typical Field Trips
- Gettysburg National Military Park and Visitors Center – museum, film, cyclorama, Cemetery Ridge Trail Hike (combined field trip with 5th grade on alternating years)
- Harrisburg – PA State Capitol tour, Whitaker Center (combined field trip with 5th grade on alternating years)
- Service Project