Sixth Grade guidebook to Middle School

Welcome to Sixth Grade!

Our goal is to help students make a smooth transition from fifth grade to middle school. We will help our students become involved in school activities and follow our school’s mission statement of preparing students to excel and contribute to their community. This is an exciting time and we want to make the school year as successful as possible. Welcome to Genoa-Kingston Middle School!

Typical Schedule Consists of:

Core Classes

Lunch

Physical Education

Academic Enrichment
OR **Band/Chorus

*Encore

*Six rotations during the school year: Art - LCS (Leadership & Community Service) - 21st Century Skills - Health & Careers
**Band Meets: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | Chorus: Wednesday

Core Classes

English Language Arts (ELA)

Explore texts and perform a variety of writing tasks. Read fiction and nonfiction texts while exploring reading strategies, comprehension and vocabulary.

Math

Ratios and unit rates: arithmetic operations including division of fractions. Rational numbers, expressions, equations, area, surface area, volume and statistics.

Science

Earth and space. Look into the formation and motion of galaxies. Earth’s surface, weather and climate changes.

Social Studies

Learn about ancient world civilizations: Paleolithic and Neolithic, Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Rome and Greece.

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