6th Grade

(6A) Ms. Diana Bricker has been an educator since 1989 and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY and an Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming from Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY.

(6B) Mrs. Francis Dibetta has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, summa cum laude, from St. John’s University in New York, and a Master’s degree in Theology from the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado.

FAITH FORMATION HIGHLIGHTS

•  Living Stations of the Cross Production
•  Study of the Old Testament

MAJOR FOCUSES OF SIXTH GRADE

•  Composition – Developing writing skills using various forms of technology, research and self-reflection
•  Reading – Comprehension through analysis, synthesis, & evaluation skills Accelerated Reading Program
•  Math – Integers, equation solving, percents and proportions
•  English – Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, Fluency
•  Spanish – Conversation and culture
•  Social Studies – World History, Economics, and Geography
•  Physical Education – Team sports: soccer, volleyball, flag football, softball/ baseball,
cross country, basketball, tennis
•  Art – Masters Study: Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Kandinsky, Bonheur Pet portraits, student portraits
•  Music – Music history, learning notes, recorder
•  Science – Weather and Climate, Forces and Energy, Cells, Classification of LIfe, Scientific Inquiry
•  Enrichment Classes – Throughout the year, using alternating six-week schedules, the students are schooled and participate in English Clinic, Shakespeare/Poetry, Marvelous Mathematicians, Geography, Youth Toastmasters, Book Club, Heritage Spanish Speakers, Art Etching and Print Design.

MAJOR PROJECTS OF SIXTH GRADE

•  Living Stations of the Cross
•  Group Collaborated Children’s Book focused on human rights
•  Author Research Project
•  Collaborative Movie Posters
•  IVAN CAPP Parts of Speech Project
•  Shark Tank

SUBJECTS, TEXTBOOKS & CURRICULUM

•  Religion – Sadlier
•  Math – Glencoe MATH Course 2, Mathletics, IXL (students are grouped by ability)
•  Science – Glencoe Level 1 (Frog)
•  Social Studies – Discovering our Past: History of the World, McGraw Hill
•  English – Pearson
•  Reading – Pearson
•  Technology – Microsoft
•  Vocabulary & Spelling – Sadlier-Oxford
•  Spanish- (twice a week) – Holt EMC Paradigm and Q-talk
•  Physical Education (twice a week) – team sports
•  Music – Music history

TECHNOLOGY

•  Computer History, Online Security, Virus and Spyware Prevention, Touch Typing, Microsoft Word, Power Point
•  iPads for all students and access to numerous educational iPad apps, use of iMovie
•  Computer Lab
•  SMART Boards in all classrooms
•  SMART Tables
•  Responders
•  Accelerated Reading Program
•  Google Classroom
•  Mathletics.com
•  Q-Talk Program (Spanish during the school day, French Club after school)

COMPETITIONS

•  National Spelling Bee
•  National Geography Bee
•  Group Collaborated Children’s Book

FIELD TRIPS

•  St. Vincent de Paul Seminary
•  St. John Paul II Academy Tour and Play

SUMMER PREPARATION

•  Mathletics.com
• Summer Reading