6th Grade Blog

 Happy Spring! Highlights from Planting Day: Last Friday, the entire school participated in Planting Day. From Early Childhood through 8th grade, the students came together to plant the seeds that will become HCA's Organic Garden this summer. Early Childhood looked at root gardens and planted carrots, radishes, and onions. Lower School planted marigolds to take home. Middle School led the charge in planting the vegetables. We planted: tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, peas, sweet peppers, zucchini, carrot, spinach, radish, and lettuce.  The 6th grade incorporated their unit on soil into Planting Day. We took soil samples from the Organic Garden and tested the soil's texture and fertility. The consensus is that we have sandy loam, which is soil with very little clay, but healthy levels of sand and silt. Below are photos of the progress our tiny plants have already made! Everything is kept in the science lab until the weather is warm enough to put them in their homes outside....

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...