St. Paul Lutheran School

Putting Faith in Education

· Christ centered environment

 

· High academic expectations

 

· Daily devotions

 

· Emphasis on the joy of reading

 

· Studies on current events “daily news”

 

· 3 day outdoor education experience

 

· Computer time

 

· Respect for everyone in the classroom

What your child can expect in 6th Grade at St. Paul

Sixth Grade Topics

 

Religion

· Overview of the Bible

· Study of the Life of Jesus

· Study of the teachings of Jesus

· Study of the miracles of Jesus

 

Math

· Pre-Algebra course

· Graphing

· Statistics & probability

· Fractions, decimals, percents & proportional reasoning

· Geometric skills

· Estimation

· Measurement

· Mental math

· Quantitative reasoning

· Problem solving strategies

· Technology in math

· Applications to real world

 

Social Studies

· Map skills

· Ancient times

· Middle centuries

· Global expansion

· Toward the Twenty-first Century

 

English

· Growth in the writing process using the 4-square method

· Study of English grammar

· Learning the correct usage of nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs in sentences

· Improve spelling skills

 

Literature

· Learning to read for enjoyment

· Learning to identify key parts of a  story- plot, climax

· Learning to examine characters and setting in a story

· Exploring different themes of books

· Sharing thoughts, likes, and dislikes of books with other students through reading journals

 

Science

· Study of body process

· Study of cells, plants, and animals

· Study of simple and complex machines and their applications

· Study of the world and universe that surrounds us

6th Grade Teacher Mr. Fred Wren

 

    This is Mr. Wren’s 2nd year teaching 6th grade at St. Paul.  He graduated from Concordia University-Nebraska in May 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education.

To Contact Us:

Phone: 815-562-6323

Fax: 815-561-8074

E-mail: stpaul@rochelle.net