6th Grade - Ms. Kathleen Walsh

Please join us for our Open House on Sunday, January 27, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until noon and Friday, February 1, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until noon.

Sixth Grade Supply List

Sixth Grade Summer Reading

U.N. Day Costume Guidelines

St. Joseph's Day Costume Guidelines

Room Moms:

Yvonne Belardes

LInda Dillon

Sixth grade at Mission Parish School participates in the Middle Grades Program, developed to provide a comprehensive and challenging academic curriculum that is appropriate for the personal and spiritual growth of young adolescents. Students expand their knowledge by exploring the world in which we live.

The Ancient World is the focus of our Social Studies content. Students explore the mysterious cultures that have given rise to our current populations, including the Cradle of Civilization, ancient Egypt, India, China, Israel, Greece, and Rome. Intermeshed with this cultural study is the sixth grade Religion course, which is centered on the study of the Old Testament. Through this thematic approach, the background of our faith becomes more clearly understood.

Our Literature course continues this approach by including themes from around the world, from ancient epics and myths to present-day writings from various cultures. The development of advanced vocabulary skills is also emphasized, as is personal expression through a variety of writing techniques. Students are encouraged to enhance their personal reading, and may participate in the Accelerated Reading program.

Science centers on the study of the Earth, incorporating its early formation, its composition, and its landscape's change through tectonic forces, atmospheric factors, and human intervention. The year culminates at Orange County's Outdoor Science School where students personally explore and analyze the geologic forces that continue to shape our world today.

In Mathematics, our sixth graders begin the study of pre-algebra concepts.

There is an exciting world of information available and our sixth grade class seeks to explore, comprehend, relate, and expand on it.

United Nations Day

October 31, 2007

Sixth grade represented ancient Egypt