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Enrollment for Sixth Grade is
currently not open.


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Art Teacher
Ms. Amber Ganzelli
BFA in Art Education-
Moore College of Art in Design


Physical Education
Mr. Chris Clark


Music Teacher
Allison Goldberg
BS, Music Education-
West Chester University


LANGUAGE ARTS
Instructional Level Skills Grade 6- Download .pdf

RESEARCH
identify essential question and anchor questions
locate relevant research materials
read and identify important and pertinent information
read for meaning and paraphrase information in student’s own words
record and outline relevant information
create presentation using the multiple intelligences to share research information
reflect on the research, the process, and the presentation

MATHEMATICS
understand ways of representing numbers, relationships between numbers and number systems
represent numbers in exponential form
represent numbers as improper fractions and as mixed numbers
demonstrate number sense by comparing, ordering, rounding, and expanding whole numbers through millions and decimals to thousandths
solve problems involving basic operations on whole numbers, including addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers, multiplication with multi-digit multipliers, and division with multi-digit divisors
identify greatest common factors and least common multiples
solve word problems that involve decimals, fractions, money, percents, and estimation
determine the sum and difference of fractions with common and uncommon denominators
identify numbers less than zero by extending the number line
demonstrate the commutative, associative, identity and distributive properties of addition and multiplication of whole numbers
write a number sentence for a problem expressed in words
identify properties of geometric figures
identify components of the Cartesian plane including the x-axis, y-axis, origin, and quadrants
identify the center, radius, and diameter of a circle
estimate perimeter and area of irregular shapes using unit squares and grid paper
calculate the perimeter and area of polygons
convert a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit of measurement within the same system (customary or metric)
collect, organize, display, and analyze data collected from a survey or experiment to distinguish between what the data show and what might account for the results
use common fractions to represent the probability of events that are neither certain nor impossible
understand patterns, number relationships, and algebraic symbols
solve one variable equations



Bloom's Taxonomy:
Bloom’s Taxonomy attempts to divide cognitive objectives into subdivisions ranging from the simplest behavior to the most complex. Knowing students’ levels is central to being able to meet their needs and move them forward. Traditional grading is not able to accomplish this to the degree that we feel is necessary, therefore, students are assessed according to this taxonomy. This allows us to communicate with parents on their child’s specific understanding of a skill or concept.



Our Grading System:
E – EMERGING:
The student is at a "readiness" level and is prepared to begin to learn skill/concept.

K – KNOWING:
The student demonstrates the ability to know, remember, or recall specific bits of information. This is shown through the student's ability to list, define, state, repeat, name and recognize.

C – COMPREHENDING:
The student can explain and understand a new skill/concept. This is shown through the student's ability to explain, demonstrate, paraphrase, interpret, restate and describe.

A – APPLYING:
The student uses the demonstrated skills/concepts in new situations. This is shown through the student's ability to apply solve, demonstrate, show and report.

TBA – TO BE ADDRESSED:
Skill has not yet been introduced, covered or assessed.


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