Welcome to 6th Grade!
This page has been created to serve as an
introduction to life as a 6th grader at
All 6th grade students at S.A.M.S. study reading, language
arts, math, science,
and social studies during Pod (1/2 of the
school day). During the remaining portion of the school day students take art,
technical education, family and consumer science, Spanish, health, music, guidance,
physical education, library, computer science,
and Pod directed studies on a rotation schedule in Out of Pod. In this time
they may elect to participate in band
and/or chorus during Flex period. Flex is a daily period when teachers instruct
either maintenance, remediation, or offer enrichment
of curriculum skills.
Other academic courses available to students who qualify are:
Title I Math Lab, Targeted math, and Targeted
reading.
Sixth grade students also participate in Creating a Safe School (C.A.S.S.) activities.
C.A.S.S. is a series of lessons taught by H.S. student mentors, H.S. teacher
facilitators, and S.A.M.S. faculty to help S.A.M.S. students identify
and eliminate aggressive behaviors.
Other programs offered to students to aide in
academic and social development are: Lettergrade, Student Council, Phoenix Program, Intramural
sports, Guidance groups, etc. Many of these programs are voluntary.
Participation may also be
recommended by the team teachers.