Sixth Grade Back to School Night

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Sixth Grade Back to School Night
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Schedule

• Block Scheduling 80 minute periods
• Blue/ White Tuesdays
• Specials in the afternoon

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Spelling/ Vocabulary

• Homeroom- 15 minute self study
• Tests on Fridays
• Alternate between Spelling and Vocabulary

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Technology

• School website-stjoanfarc/school.org
• Sixth grade webpage
• E-grades- Every two weeks
• WebOne updated homework daily

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Sixth Grade Reading

• Begin Hatchet 9/15
• Short Stories
• Elements of a story

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Sixth Grade Religion

• Will be exploring the Old Testament
• Chapter Quizzes and Unit Tests
• Gospel activities weekly- Good Bible practice

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Sixth Grade Science

• Science curriculum is set up in a spiral
• Each year students should learn about all areas
  of Science (Life, Earth, Physical, Space)

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Class Setup

• Daily Review Question
• Objectives
• Note completed in Outline form
• Section Reviews for homework
• Chapter study guides/ Chapter tests
• Lab- At least once a week

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Physical Science

• Chapter 2 General Properties of Matter
• Students will describe matter in terms of
  specific properties
• Students will learn the difference between weight
  and mass
• Students will define volume and density
• Students will complete several labs to further
  understand matter

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Physical Science

• Chapter 3 Physical and Chemical Changes
• Students will describe the four states of matter
• Students will identify the phase changes in
  matter
• Students will distinguish between physical and
  chemical properties of matter
• Students will complete several labs on physical
  and chemical properties of matter, such as the
  changing state of a burning candle

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Physical Science

• Chapter 4 Mixtures, Elements and Compounds
• Students will classify the four classes of matter
• Students will describe the three important
  properties of a mixture
• Students will explain the relation between an
  element and an atom
• Students will identify common elements
• Students will model a chemical reaction in the
  culminating lab activity

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Life Science

• Chapter 1 Cells The Building Blocks of Life
• Students will describe basic cellular functions
• Students will compare and contrast animal and
  plant cells
• Students will complete a chapter project to
  determine whether something is alive or not
• Chapter 2 Cell Process and Energy
• Students will explain how water is essential to
  functioning cells
• Students will describe the methods in which
  materials move in and out of cells
• Students will describe photosynthesis and
  cellular respiration

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Life Science

• Chapter 3 Genetics The Science of Heredity
• Chapter 4 Modern Genetics
• Chapter 15 Bones, Muscles and Skin

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Earth Science

• Chapter 2-Mapping Earths Surface
• Students will describe the make up of the Earth
  as well as the four spheres of the Earth
• Chapter 3 -Rocks
• Students will learn and describe the different
  types of rocks and how they are made

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Science Fair

• Science Fair will be during Catholic Schools Week
  in January
• Looking for several judges
• Will begin in October