Grades 6-8
Saint Thomas More middle school students are given many opportunities to refine their academic, social, religious and critical thinking skills. We expect that students in grades 6-8 will:
- sharpen their critical thinking and communication skills
- connect learning across the curriculum
- read a wide variety of literature and further develop writing skills
- build a solid foundation of math concepts, moving into algebra I
- learn and apply the scientific method in a “hands-on” science lab
- draw connections across historical time periods and understand how the past shapes today’s world
- study the Catholic faith, social teachings and morality
- act as "hands and feet" of Christ in our larger world
Middle Schools students also participate in a large-scale learning project each year:
* 6th Grade - Modern Models of Faith
* 7th Grade - Science Fair
* 8th Grade - History Day
A Typical Day
The middle school has seven periods throughout each day during which students move from class to class. Changes in schedules happen on a trimester basis. All students participate in a 35-minute resource period at the end of each day for homework and assistance from faculty. Subject areas for middle school are:
- math
- science
- social studies
- literature
- English
- religion
- Spanish
- physical education
- technology
- music
- art
Beyond Our Doors
Students participate in out-of-class travel learning units during each year of middle school:
- 6th Grade - overnight learning module at the
- 7th Grade- environmental learning program at the
- 8th Grade - four-day trip to
Class Photos on Second Floor
If the middle school students on the second floor feel like they are being watched, it's because they are! Our maintenance staff has begun hanging photos of graduating classes of years past. So far, the Immaculate Heart of Mary graduating classes from 1954 to 1991 have already been hung and we are currently seeking photos of the graduating classes of St. Luke's so that they can be added to the walls. If you have any information, or have a photo that you could contribute, please call the school office at 651-224-4836.
