Middle School

5th Grade

6th Grade

Fifth and Sixth Grade

Religion: Sadlier, We Believe – We Meet Jesus in the Sacraments and We Are God's People; Ruah Woods, Revealed; weekly Mass attendance and participation in religious school events
Math (5th): Sadlier, Math, with emphasis on mastery of multiplication and division facts
Math (6th): Big Ideas, Math
Reading & Spelling (5th): HMH, Into Reading series
Handwriting (5th): Cursive with Universal Publishing, Writing Our Catholic Faith
Literature (6th): HMH, Into Literature series
Vocabulary (5th): Sadlier, Vocabulary Workshop Level Blue
Vocabulary (6th): EPS Learning, Vocabulary for Classical Roots 6
English: Houghton Mifflin, English
Science: Studies Weekly
Social Studies (5th): McGraw-Hill, Impact Social Studies: US History Making a New Nation
Social Studies (6th): McGraw-Hill, Exploring Geography and Global Issues - Student Edition
Library and Shared Time Specials

Mrs. Stacey Gasior – 5th Grade Homeroom

6th Literature & English – 45% assessments, 25% essays, 20% daily work/participation, 10% homework
5th Reading & English – 60% assessments, 25% writing, 10% homework, 5% daily work/participation
5th Social Studies – 60% assessments & projects, 30% daily work, 10% homework
5th Religion – 60% assessments, 30% projects/daily work, 10% Mass participation

Mr. Dan Timmis – 6th Grade Homeroom

5th & 6th Math – 80% assessment, 20% homework
5th & 6th Science – 80% assessments, 20% lab
6th Social Studies – 80% assessments, 20% homework
6th Religion – 60% assessments, 30% gospel reflections/daily work, 10% Mass participation

Mass Participation looks like:

Opening the book
Hold the book up (not on pew)
Singing the words
Stating the prayers
Hold your hands as an altar at your heart – SAY, "AMEN." Jesus goes in the less dominate hand and picked up with the dominate hand
Reverence and respect