Holy Martyrs School     121 Allison Road, Oreland PA  19075        

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Closing Info:
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Holy Martyrs 
School 
#1111 (KYW)
 
For busing info only, please keep the following numbers in mind:  Springfield #319
 Abington #301
 Colonial #305
Upper Dublin #311  
Cheltenham #306 

 

 

Sixth Grade Overview

 

ILA

Integrated Language Arts

 

·         Types of Literature:  Short Stories, Drama, etc.

·          Writing:  Responsive, Creative, and Research

·          Parts of Speech:  Prepositions, Conjunctions, Verb Tenses, and Punctuation

·          Sentences:  Types, Structure, and Parts

 

 

Social Studies

 

·          Interdisciplinary Study of Eastern Hemisphere

·          Interrelationship:  Economic, History, Geography, Politics, and Religion

·        Cultural Similarities and Differences

·          Current Events

Math

 

·          Whole Number Operations

·          Ratio and Proportions

·          Decimals

·          Graphs and Tables

·          Percents

·          Fractions

·          Algebraic Concepts

 

By: Mary Beth Gries

 

Religion

 

·         Hebrew Scriptures:  Promise, Freedom, Covenant,  and the Bible

·          Roots of Christian Worship

·          Salvation History

·          Liturgy Preparation and Participation

·          Old Testament

·          Feast Days of Mary

·          Sacramental Preparation for Confirmation

Science

 

·          Logic and Lateral thinking

·          Theories

 ·          Interactions

·          Experimental Design

·          Scientific Method

·          Physical, Earth, and Life Science

·          Ecosystems:  Natural Cycles, Food Chains, Reproduction, and Pollution

 

Weekly instruction in:  

Art, Music, Library, Physical Education, Spanish, Technology

Band Instruction is available in Grades 4-8 

(provided by Northeastern Music Programs, Inc.)