6th Grade

The sixth grade at Lakewood is full of exciting challenges. Students are transitioning physically, academically, emotionally, and spiritually.  In all of these aspects, we give students opportunities for growth. Academically, we strive for turning in work on time that reflects the best of each student’s abilities. We really work on developing responsible, integrity-filled learners. In addition, we strive for students who treat themselves, teachers, and one another with respect because God’s character is respectful. Respecting others occasionally involves a service project such as our Christmas bazaar to raise money for needy families, as well as giving to our chapel offerings or other collections. Finally, we are excited to help students transition from having the faith of their families to embracing a faith of their own. We accomplish this through weekly chapel, daily prayer times, class devotions, Bible class, memorizing God’s word, and applying Scripture to real-life situations. Our goal is to help students be Christ-like leaders to their classmates and others in their sphere of influence.

Field Trips

Several field trips during the sixth grade year include:
• Matea Park to study nature in a beautiful setting
• MacMillen Health Center to learn about God’s design for boys and girls
• Dearborn, Michigan to explore Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
• Exchange City to implement economics in a real-life setting

Sixth graders have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of activities including:

• Chapel every Tuesday morning
• Art and library once a week
• Computer and music class twice a week
• Physical Education three times a week in separate boy/girl classes
• Noon recess the other two days a week with all the 4th – 6th graders
• Band four times a week
• A spring musical
• Combined boy’s and girl’s soccer
• Girl’s volleyball
• Boy’s and girl’s basketball
• Class officers and classroom jobs
• Class parties
• “Bug Day” where students write anonymous concerns, gripes, or complements, and have them answered by other students and teachers.

Enrichment Opportunities

During school:
band, art, music, PE, library, computer, private piano lessons

After school:
sign language, Jr. Panther basketball (Saturdays in the spring), oil painting, boys’ basketball team, girls’ basketball team, girls’ volleyball team, boys’/girls’ soccer team, Exploring Your Design

Other:
Musical in the spring with 4th grade, band concerts in Oct, Dec. and May, ISSMA band contest

6th Grade Teachers