6th Grade Blog

This week Grade 6 had the rare opportunity to all be in the Lab at the same time.  They spent the time engaged in a St. Patrick's Day challenge to create leprechaun traps.  They enjoyed working in-person with students from the other group.   Their projects were creative, resourceful,,,,,, and glittery!

The 6th graders are starting a unit on soil! This will coincide with the Middle School's Planting Day next week. The science classroom will be turning green with plant life, and we'll be examining how soil affects the plants. Stay tuned for pictures of out plants in a couple of weeks! March 12, 2021 March is Women’s History Month when we will be celebrating Women in history.  If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com , and we will make it as easy as possible.  Looking forward, April is Arab American Heritage Month, and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. If you have ideas or suggestions for our celebrations for those months, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com . March 17th will be a green and white Saint Patrick’s Day dress down day.  Spirit Week will kick off with Dragon Day on March 19th and will continue into the...

In social studies class, our sixth grade students are studying Russia. They are discussing Russia’s development and economy and working on map skills! 

Science Fair time! This week, the 6th and 7th graders are getting ready to start their science fair experiments. With a date set at the end of April for them to show off their projects, now is a critical time to execute everything they've been working towards this year. For the 6th graders, the science fair can be a daunting task. As newcomers to the project, we spent some time last week hearing advice from the more experienced 7th graders. The 6th graders were able to ask questions and hear about the experience from kids who have already been through the process. Now let's start experimenting!  

  Happy Valentine's Day from HCA!  Our 5th and sixth grade basketball clinics have begun! February 12, 2021 There is no school on Friday, February 12th and Monday, February 15th. Enrollment contracts for the 2021-2022 academic year are due on Friday, February 26th. February is Black History Month when we will be celebrating Black history and culture. If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com and we will make it as easy as possible.  Looking forward, March is Women’s Month, April is Arab American Heritage Month, and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.  Pre-K and Kindergarten are hosting a sock drive to benefit The Joy of Sox. Please send in NEW socks for men, women, and children and place them in the boxes in your hallway. The drive will run until February 19.  Grade 8 please wear a gym uniform but bring a full w...

  We are finishing up our unit on Rocks in Science, and will be taking the test on Tuesday. Ask your kids what rocks are shown in the picture! Announcements  February 5, 2021 Middle School will have Milestone tests on February 9 & 11. Student Council is selling Candy Grams - $1.00 per candy gram; deadline to purchase is Wednesday February 10th.  Delivery date is Thursday February 11th. There is no school on Friday, February 12th and Monday, February 15th. Enrollment contracts for the 2021-2022 academic year are due on Friday, February 26th. February is Black History Month when we will be celebrating Black history and culture. If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com and we will make it as easy as possible.  Looking forward, March is Women’s Month, April is Arab American Heritage Month, and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders He...

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...