6th Grade Blog

We are feeling inspired!  In Next Steps class, 6th grade is learning about the importance of goal-setting and working through how to set SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based).  In step one of the project, students identified areas of their lives where they wished to make some type of progress (social, academic, with family, mental health, physical health, etc.).  Then, students created SMART goals for each area.  Students were extremely thoughtful and chose areas of their lives that felt really important for them to focus on.   Step two of the project involves creating vision boards, which are visual reminders of our goals.  When one looks at their vision board, they should feel inspired and positively refocused on their goals.  Vision boards will be displayed in the middle school hallway when complete! Blog Reminders: Fifth through Seventh grade will have Milestone tests on February 9 & 11. Student Council is se...

Rockin' It in Science Ok, sorry for the terrible pun. But after wrapping up our Mineral unit before Christmas, and spending the first week in January exploring what types of science careers are out there, the 6th graders have started looking at rocks. We've spent plenty of time looking at rock samples and learning about how rocks are classified, and today we started a new project to go deeper into what the different types of rocks look like that exist around the U.S. We are using the National Park Service as a resource to create "profiles" of rock formations in National Parks. How old is the rock, how did it form, what does it look like, and, to incorporate Native People's month into science class, who lived and used this land before European settlers? Next week we will continue our work on the project. I'm looking forward to what the students create! Blog Reminders:   January 22, 2021 January 27th is picture day and FREE DRESS for students; 7th and 8th grade ...

Sixth grade had a smooth transition back to in-person learning.  Since the weather has been nice, we have been maximizing our time outdoors.  Sixth grade has spent much of their recess time relaxing with friends or playing football.  We had a guest appearance on the field this week by Coach Nick! Today was an extra special day because we celebrated the birthday of our Foundress, Cornelia Connelly.  As a part of the celebration, Ms. Kathol organized a birthday get-together for middle school students where they played "Who wants to be a Cornelianaire?" and answered fun trivia questions about Cornelia.  Did you Cornelia would have been 212 years old if she were alive today?