Social Studies Composition II. The Number System Science • Use the five major concepts of place, location, human • Write with a clear focus, coherent organization, and sufficient detail • Understand a rational number as a point on a number line interaction, movement, and regions to study the world • Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons, • Understand ordering and absolute value of rational STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) • Locate the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe organized credible evidence, and a concluding statement numbers Inquiry-based learning practices integrated throughout the • Use a map to locate the countries on each of the continents • Develop topics with relevant facts, definitions, concrete • Interpret statements of inequality as statements about the curriculum to engage students in all areas of Science • Interpret geographic information from a graph or a chart details, quotations, or other information relative position of two numbers on a number line Science, Engineering, and Technology • Give examples of products that are traded among nations • Demonstrate improvement in organization, content, and examples of trade • Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing • Identify types of science and their purpose paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and • Describe the different economic systems points using ordered pairs in all four quadrants of a • Convert metric units within scientific data • Compare the standards of living of various countries word choice in their compositions coordinate plane • Differentiate between various scientific tools • Describe the climate, economy, natural resources, and • Use narrative techniques to write: eyewitness account, • Explore and evaluate a case study major physical features of each continent business letter, summary, book review, persuasive essay, III. Expressions and Equations descriptive essay, and a research report • Identify when and how countries became independent • Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole Life Science • Describe the major ethnic and religious groups of each country Mathematics number exponents • Identify characteristics of living things • Compare structure and forms of government STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) • Analyze quantitative relationships between dependent • Characterize cells, their makeup and function • Describe the political and social status of women Inquiry-based learning practices integrated throughout the • Understand inheritance, traits, and adaptations • Use the interactive e-book and technology tools to curriculum to engage students in all areas of Math and independent variables • Identify different plant characteristics enhance and reinforce social studies content I. Ratios and Proportional Relationships • Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers • Explore plant reproductions and processes • Understand the concept of ratio • Understand and solve one variable equations and inequalities • Categorize animals as vertebrates and invertebrates English Language Arts • Use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship • Apply properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions • Describe ecosystems and the relationships of organisms within them Reading and Literature between two quantities • Identify parts of an expression • Evaluate how matter and energy move through ecosystems • Analyze the characteristics of genres • Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units • Identify and analyze themes, structure and elements of: • Identify when two expressions are equivalent • Simplify ratios Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Myth, Traditional Narrative, Earth Science Classical Literature, and Dramatic Literature • Understand and solve unit rate problems IV. Geometry • Find percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 • Recognize the importance of various types of maps • Demonstrate an understanding of imagery, figurative • Find circumference and area of a circle • Categorize Earth’s many surfaces language, tone, rhythm, and flow in Literature • Find the volume of a rectangular prism by using unit • Understand how Earth’s surface is shaped and continues • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are II. The Number System cubes and applying formulas to change used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings • Find the GCF of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 • Calculate the area of triangles, quadrilaterals, and • Identify the different Earth systems and describe their • Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text • Find the LCM of two whole numbers less than or equal to 12 polygons by composing and decomposing shapes interactions says as well as inferences drawn from the text • Use distributive property to express a sum of two whole • Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for vertices • Describe the Solar System along with the stars, galaxies, • Describe how a story’s plot or drama’s plot unfolds in a numbers 1-100 using GCF series of episodes, as well as how the characters respond • Solve real-world problems involving area, surface area, and volume and universe • Apply the GCF and LCM in computations and problem as the plot moves toward resolution • Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up • Explain the sun-earth-moon systems solving with fractions • Explain how the author develops the point of view of the of rectangles and triangles and find the surface area • Compare various energy resources narrator or speaker in a text • Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm V. Statistics and Probability Physical Science Language • Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit • Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data • Compare substances and mixtures • Demonstrate understanding of the conventions of decimals using the standard algorithm set summarizes all of its values with a single number • Understand structures of atoms standard English grammar and usage • Compute and interpret quotients of fractions by fractions • Recognize that a measure of variation describes how its • Describe matter and its properties • Identify the eight basic parts of speech and their • Understand that positive and negative numbers are used values vary with a single number • Evaluate changes in matter components (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, together to describe quantities having opposite directions conjunction, interjection and preposition) • Develop understanding of statistical variability • Distinguish various forms of energy or values • Identify and use correct mechanics (end punctuation, • Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including • Compare light and sound waves apostrophes, quotation marks, comma uses, and paragraphs) dot plots, histograms, and box plots • Understand electric charges and electric forces • Identify and use correct sentence structure • Read and interpret circle graphs • Evaluate electric currents and electric circuits • Write compound and complex sentences • Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context Spanish Physical Education Religion • Explain why the United States is included in the Spanish • Demonstrate an understanding of movement concepts, speaking world strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and • Identify the Spanish speaking community in Miami, Florida Revelation performance of physical activities • Come to know what God is like through • Talk about activities common to young people everywhere • Achieve and maintain a healthy enhancing level of • Identify and report one’s origin physical fitness scripture and tradition • State likes and dislikes • Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that • Use subject pronouns Trinity • Apply formal and familiar language appropriately reflects self and others in physical activity settings • God invites all human on a journey of faith Welcome to Grade 6 • Use the verb ser in declarative and interrogative sentences • Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, • Use the verb gustar with an infinitive in declarative and self-expression or social interaction Jesus Christ interrogative sentences • Apply and demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills • Learn that God chose leaders for his people • Ask and answer questions using the verbs ser and gustar in dance during Old Testament times, who were anointed • Respond appropriately to audio cues • Make connection between dance and other disciplines as priests, prophets, and kings • Compare and contrast people and/or places using integrated sources Library The Church • Design a personal mural reflecting one’s own culture • Recognize and use proper library etiquette • Learn that Jesus founded the Church and built • Celebrate selected holidays • Understand and demonstrate proper care of books it on Peter and the Apostles Art • Listen attentively • Learn about various artists and create their own artwork • The Church’s mission and work is rooted in the • Follow directions using watercolor paints, oil pastels, and colored pencils Gospel • Participate in story discussion • Explore how to use these materials to blend and layer Morality color and learn how to use primary colors to create • Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of the Dewey Decimal secondary and tertiary colors System and Card Catalog • Learn that Catholic Morality is based on the • Practice drawing from observation, memory, and • In addition to library skills, time is spent reading seasonal, Great Commandment imagination using a variety of materials holiday and life lesson stories • Incorporate religion and learn how it plays a role in art • Work with teachers to incorporate specific books/stories Sacraments • Learn about stop-animation and create their own into the library curriculum • Learn that the mission of the Church is to thaumatrops toys in order to understand the theory of • Collaborate with the computer teacher, using iPads and proclaim the Gospel in word and deed Perisistence of Vision computers as tools, to create projects that complement a The Kingdom of God Music book • Sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music • Learn that when we celebrate the Eucharist, we liturgical and non-liturgical Technology are connected through the communion of saints • Perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied • Create research report using Internet search engines to repertoire of music liturgical and non-liturgical find appropriate websites for information to the living Christian faithful and those who • Improve melodies, variations, and accompaniments • Identify proper format and quotations for Bibliographies have died in Christ music liturgical and non-liturgical • Learn to use an Excel spreadsheet to compile survey • Prayer Services This brochure is to provide a brief • Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines information and to create visual graphs Opening Day overview of our Grade 6 curriculum. for both liturgical and non-liturgical music • Use Intermediate PowerPoint skills to create a Saints • Read and notate music presentation using Social Studies or Science topic – • Listen to, analyze, and describe music both liturgical and compile research, compose slides, using animation and Advent non-liturgical transition Catholic Schools Week St. Stanislaus School • Evaluate music and music performances, both liturgical • Create animation projects using Frames program to Lent and non-liturgical 534 Front St • Understand relationships between music, the other arts, create storyboards and cartoons • School Liturgies Chicopee, MA 01013 and disciplines outside the arts, in the secular and non- • Compose letters using business letter and friendly letter • Reconciliation (413) 592-5135 secular world formats in Microsoft Word • Adoration www.saintstansschool.org • Continue to develop advanced typing skills using Type to • Understand music in relation to history and culture • Crowning of Mary • Understand music in the history of the Catholic Church Learn lessons and music’s role in worship Accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges