6th Grade Updates - 10/4/2026
- English 6 - Students will continue reading their book club books. They will have group discussions about what they are learning in their books. Students will continue with their Word Study words. Also students will finish their rough drafts of their research papers and begin to edit them based on feedback.
- Math 6 - Students will be working on integers on the coordinate plane and will take the corresponding summative on Coordinate plane.
- Math 7 (Foundations of Algebra) - Students will compare and order numbers greater than zero written in scientific notation as well as rational numbers.
- Science 6 - Students will investigate how the rotation of Earth creates day and night, and how the tilt of Earth along with its revolution around the Sun creates seasons.
- SSGS 6 - Students will begin their unit on Exploration. They will start the week by focusing on Vocabulary.
- Chorus 6 - Ear training. Sight singing. Concert repertoire Reflections of a lad at sea.
- Strings 6 - Students are learning to use their bow on the D and A String! Please listen to course materials in Schoology and practice at home.
- Band 6 - Students are learning to produce first sounds on their instruments. We have learned at least 3 new notes and will start learning songs for our winter concert. Please allow your child to practice their instrument at home at least 3 times a week.
- Health and PE - Students will be in the Aux gymnasium. Students will begin their Team Handball unit.
- Spectrum 6 - Students will use their critical thinking skills to solve problems collaboratively and independently.
- Level Up 6 - Students will continue to build and code VEX robots to complete multiple challenges.
- Art 6 - Refinement, Reflection & Digital Showcase: Students are applying final details and polishing their Elements of Art Name Projects. To wrap up the unit, artists will complete a written self-reflection and upload a photograph of their completed masterpiece to Schoology.
- Computer Applications 6 - Students will be Practicing Computer Coding.
We will focus on rumors, gossip, and ways to handle conflict. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week will bring us together for PRI.
Sterling Middle School
201 West Holly Ave
Sterling, VA 20164
571-434-4520
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