Dear Sixth Grade Families,

The Sixth Grade class is continuing their journey through Ancient Roman history. Through stories and the occasional parable, we learned a bit about the life of Jesus Christ and the conditions in Rome that led some to convert to Christianity. We heard more about the emperors who followed Augustus Caesar. The class learned about the fire in Rome and had the opportunity to wonder if Emperor Nero may have deliberately started the fires or if it was an accident. The persecution of the Christians was then studied before we moved on to learning about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and meeting Constantine the Great.

The students continue to work on drawing well-proportioned faces as well as full bodies. It’s been wonderful to watch their skills in this area improve so rapidly. This is reinforced in their work with charcoal drawings, as the students have been working with the alternation of positive and negative schemas. Light and shadow work together to create forms. This week, our form was a bowl, and this shape emerged through the contrast between these spaces.

Math skills are continuing to develop as the students work through the Key to Decimals booklets, solidifying their skills in multi-digit multiplication and long division with decimals.

Announcements and Reminders:

Help us support Tweens and Teens this year for the MUST Ministries Toy Drive. Please see the Main Message in the Garden Messanger for more information.
The winter weather is coming, and it is much cooler in the forest! Please dress your student(s) in layers. Winter coats and rain gear are required every day.

Upcoming Events:

12/19 Class End-of-Semester Pajama Party
12/20 Grades Assembly - 12:00 p.m. & Last Day of Fall Semester - Half Day
12/21 Teacher In-Service (No School)
12/22 - 01/03 Winter Break (No School)
01/04 First day of Spring Semester

With Gratitude,

Ki Melissa and Ki Lesley