Sixth Grade

Sixth Grade Announcements

• 6th Grade Trip to National Archives

  Posted May 8, 2013

  On Wednesday, May 29, the sixth grade is departing for the National Archives in Washington, DC. This trip provides a wonderful opportunity for the children to experience the primary sources we have been discussing all year and view the national treasures of our democracy, such as the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. For part of the day, the students will be engaged in the Constitution-in-Action Lab at the Boeing Learning Center. Then, they will visit the public vaults. Click for more information and permission form.

• 7th Grade Language Choice

  Posted May 7, 2013

  As we are nearing the end of this school year and already beginning to look ahead to next year, we wanted to provide you with information regarding the foreign language options beginning in seventh grade. As an alternative to our French program, we offer a Spanish option that students can begin next year. While this is a choice that you and your child need to make most immediately for next year, we wanted to make you aware of the program sequencing through the remainder of Middle School and beyond, as you consider your options.

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• Middle School Spring Sports

  Posted February 26, 2013

  The spring sports season is right around the corner! Practices for boys’ and girls’ lacrosse and tennis begin on Monday, March 11, and eighth grade spring sailing tryouts are on Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8. We have a great set of returning and new coaches who are excited to begin what should be a great season of Obezag athletics! Click for more information.

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• Key School Sixth Grader Excels at County Spelling Bee

  Posted February 25, 2013

  Julia Leney '19 was named the top sixth grade speller and placed fifth out of thirty-two school champions in the Anne Arundel County Spelling Bee on Saturday, February 23. Congratulations, Julia!

• 2013 Summer Adventures

  Posted February 6, 2013

  Key School’s Outdoor Education Department is excited to offer these 2013 Summer Adventures: Tanzania Service Adventure, Patuxent River Trip, and Outdoor Peer Leadership Trip, Click on the news item title for more information and permission forms. Questions? Contact Brian Michaels.

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• Key Robotics Visits BayWoods Senior Center

  Posted October 1, 2012

  Members of Key School’s Middle School Robotics club took a trip to Baywoods Senior Center in early September to prepare for their 2012 FIRST® LEGO® League challenge. This year’s multi-school competition, the Senior Solutions Challenge, requires teams to research aging and examine how a healthy and productive lifestyle can be maintained. The outing proved to be an excellent learning experience for Key students, who were able to talk with senior citizens in order to further understand their needs. With the information acquired from their trip to BayWoods, Robotics Club members felt better equipped to take on the Senior Solutions Challenge, where they are tasked with isolating a single need and developing a solution that enables senior citizens to enhance their mobility, remain connected to their communities, or provide a means to stay healthy and fit. Members of the Robotics Club are now eagerly cultivating their ideas, which they will continue to develop and ultimately present at Baywoods in mid-November to gather feedback and determine which ideas resonate most with the residents.

• 6th Grade Slavery and Human Trafficking Study

  Posted April 24, 2012

  This past week we engaged in a collaborative project with some Upper School students at Key to forge a connection between our historical study of slavery and human trafficking or slavery in the modern world.

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• Student Competes in National Geographic Bee

  Posted March 5, 2012

  Congratulations to sixth grader Gus Baganz, who is representing Key’s Middle School as a finalist at the state level of the National Geographic Geography Bee!

• Humanities Moodle Page

  Posted January 19, 2012

  We are excited to let you know that the sixth grade online Humanities Moodle page is now available for your child’s use at home. Having access to this Humanities 6 page will allow students to verify homework on the weekly syllabus and print out written assignments should they be unable to find theirs and/or be absent from School.

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• Key's Middle School Supports "Giving Back"

  Posted January 3, 2012

  Middle Schoolers once again supported the Giving Back organization in its annual “Holiday Help for the Homeless Project” by earning money to fund “Giving Back” backpacks for local homeless men, women and children. Click to read coverage about the effort in The Capital Gazette.