Class of 2008

Welcome to sixth grade!

Our students at the top of the school have an exciting year filled with special projects, unique opportunities, and greater responsibilities. The journey inside our classrooms will take us from ancient civilizations, to Shakespearean England, to turn-of-the-century California, to 1930’s rural Mississippi. Sixth graders will also explore outside the classroom, taking more than ten field trips around Los Angeles. We will lead the school in the creation of a pumpkin exhibition, share global knowledge with our World’s Fair, and perform a musical play. Beginning the very first day, students serve as role models for the newest members of Village by taking care of kindergarten buddies. Throughout the entire year, sixth graders will practice the organizational skills and gain the independence they will need after they graduate.

Follow the links below for more specific and current information about our curriculum and activities.

Classroom Schedules	6C	6F
Literature	Sixth Grade begins the year by reading short stories.  In discussing the stories, we review and enhance students' understanding of plot, setting, character, and theme.
Math	UNIT 2 - Decimals
Social Studies	For the unit on Early Humans, students read several texts outside of the book. "Hatchet in the Drift" discusses Boucher de Perthe, the man who discovered the first evidence of stone-age tools. "Discovering Our Past" discussed several paleontologists and the fossils of early humans they discovered. "Piltdown Man" describes a famous fossil that turned out to be a hoax. Throughout all of these readings, students discussed the theory of human evolution and the controversy it has caused and continues to cause. Finally, students did read Chapter 4 lesson 3 in the textbook, which discussed early human hunter-gatherers, particularly Homo heidelbergensis and Neanderthals.

Sixth Graders and their parents are invited to e-mail us at any time:

Mrs. Chaskes: schaskes@village-school.com
Mrs. Frost: mfrost@village-school.com