Sixth Grade Essentials

• Combination lock (optional)
• Backpack
• Backup iPad charger (12v) to be kept in iPad bag (label with your name)
• A pair of headphones or earbuds
• Scientific Calculator (TI-30X IIS recommended, it will be used through 8th grade)
• 3 notebooks (any kind)
• 1 three prong folder
• 2 24 packs of pencils (One to keep and 1 to turn in to ELA teacher.)
• 1 box of colored pencils (to be collected by math teacher)
• 1 bottle of Hand sanitizer (to be collected by Advisory teacher)
• 3 large boxes of Kleenex (to be collected by Advisory teacher)

P.E.

• “Pattonville Pirates” P.E. shirt (sold at packet pick-up for $6)
• Shorts (optional "Pattonville" shorts sold at packet pick up for $8), leggings, or sweatpants with no zippers or buttons
• Athletic tennis shoes for P.E.
• Combination lock (key locks are NOT suggested in P.E.)

English Learner

• Dry-erase markers
• Glue sticks
• Composition notebook
• 2 3-prong pocket folders
• Headphones/earbuds

An individual teacher MAY request other supplies when school begins or as the year progresses. You will receive notification from your child’s teacher as soon as possible to allow you enough time to obtain these additional supplies.

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• Combination lock (optional)
• Loose-leaf paper (Math)
• 1-inch binder (Math)
• Scientific Calculator (TI-30X IIS recommended, it will be used through 8th grade)
• 2 two-pocket folders or 1 inch binder with 5 dividers (ELA/SS)
• 2 spiral notebooks (ELA/SS)
• 2 boxes of pencils
• 4-pack of dry erase markers (Advisory teacher)
• Hand sanitizer (Advisory teacher)
• 2 large boxes of Kleenex (Advisory teacher)
• Earbuds / headphones for daily use
• Backup iPad charger (12v) to be kept in iPad bag for use at school (an iPhone charger is not strong enough)

PE

• “Pattonville Pirates” P.E. shirt (sold at packet pick-up for $6)
• Shorts (optional "Pattonville" shorts sold at packet pick up for $8), leggings, or sweatpants with no zippers or buttons
• Combination lock (key locks are NOT permitted in PE)

An individual teacher MAY request other supplies when school begins or as the year progresses. You will receive notification from your child’s teacher as soon as possible to allow you enough time to obtain these additional supplies.

Download Supply List

We have 7 class periods at Holman. You will have 4 core classes for Math, Science, Social Studies, and ELA.  You will also have PE, as well as Electives and possibly some remedial classes. You will also have Advisory every day.  We alternate between schedules based on which lunch you have.

Check out the Daily Schedule

One of the biggest fears of middle school students and parents is how much Homework they will have. Typically homework varies from class to class.  They will typically have more homework in a core class than they will in an elective.  Most homework will be submitted in their online learning management system Canvas or Empower.  It is important that students complete their own homework as it is designed to be practice and to help students practice the concepts they will learn in class before they demonstrate them again in an assessment. 

You should expect to have homework nightly and to spend anywhere between thirty minutes to two hours completing it. If there is a night when you do not have homework, we encourage you to still spend some study time to look over notes from class, organize/clean-up your binder, and read your library book to keep you in the routine of "homework time."

We want your child to get involved in one or more of our many after school opportunities! From intramurals to newspaper club to step team, there is sure to be an activity that will interest your child. Activities will start after Labor Day and will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until 4 o’clock, and there is an activity bus that will bring your child home! There is a one time $20 after school activity fee that will cover most after school activities for the entire school year.

• During school:  National Junior Honor Society, and EPIC

• Family Activities: ELL Family Night, Homecoming,  Band, Vocal Music, and Orchestra Concerts

• After-school: Intramurals, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Renaissance, Homework Help, Newspaper Club, Cooking, STEM, Video Game  Club, Makerspace, Yearbook, and more

Middle School Intramural League (MSIL)

In addition to our regular after school activities, Holman participates in the MSIL, which gives our students the chance to compete in various sports against other schools in the St. Louis area. The sports we offer are:

Fall:

• Cross Country (boys and girls - grades 6, 7 and 8)
• Volleyball (girls -  grades 6, 7 and 8)

Winter: 

• Basketball (boys and girls - grades 7 and 8)
• Volleyball (boys -  grades 6, 7 and 8)

Spring: 

• Track and Field (boys and girls - grades 6, 7 and 8)
• Field Hockey (girls -  grades 6, 7 and 8)
• Lacrosse (girls - grades 6, 7 and 8)

For these MSIL sports, there is a separate fee per sport, and every participant MAY have additional requirements such as:

• Current athletic physical

• Proof of health insurance/waiver form

• Permission slip signed by parent/guardian

• Good academic and behavioral standing
   

Sixth grade students will be enrolled in the following required courses: ELA (English Language Arts), Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Physical Education/Health and Elective courses. Each student will also be assigned an advisory class, during which the student will be guided in the areas of social, emotional, and academic growth. If a student is not achieving at grade level in Reading, Writing or Math, he or she may be enrolled in an intervention class to assist in their academic growth. This intervention class may take the place of elective courses. 

Every student at Holman is provided an iPad for daily use.  It is the expectation that it will be taken to all of their classes throughout the day.  It is the student's responsibility to bring their iPad daily, fully charged. They will use it to access many of their textbooks and will create and submit most assignments with their device. 

Learn more about the program

Holman Main Floor layout

The Holman cafeteria has a large variety of choices daily. Each day for your main dish you can choose between the main entree (which is similar to the lunch choices you have in elementary school) or you can choose from the Mexican bar (items such as nachos, quesadilla, tacos), pizza (two different topping choices each day), chef salads, hot sub sandwich or PBJ, hot chicken sandwich (regular or spicy), cheeseburger, or cheese-stuffed bread sticks. In addition to your main dish, you have salad bar & vegetables each day to choose from as well as fruit options and of course a drink (white, chocolate or strawberry milk).  You can access the lunch calendar HERE or on the Holman web site. 

Besides all of that which is included in your lunch price, you can get "extras" (for extra money) such as chips, cookies, and a variety of other drink options (bottled water, carbonated fruit drinks, and Capri Suns). These choices may vary next year, but give you a good idea of the type of variety we offer in the Holman cafeteria!

You have enough time between classes to get where you need to be as long as you aren't wasting too much time visiting with friends. :-) At the start of the year while you are still learning, your teachers will be very patient in helping you get to class and understanding of you being a little bit late at first. And while you might get lost or turned around a bit at first, within a week or two you'll be an expert at finding your way around Holman! There is time to use the bathroom between some of your classes. You will figure out as you become familiar with your schedule and the building that during some passing periods you may not have extra time and need to go straight to class (when your classes are farther apart), but between other classes you will have plenty of time to take care of your needs (when your classes are closer together).

You will have a passing period between classes giving you reasonable time to get where you need to be. If your next class is close by, you will have time to use the restroom, or grab a drink, but if your next class is far away you may not have time. Therefore, you will figure out over the first couple of weeks of school how to plan your day--you will plan your restroom, and drink breaks when you know you have time. You will also have passes from your team teachers in case of emergency, so you can leave class if you need to go to the restroom. If you are late to class.... The first week of school, being tardy (late) to class will certainly be understood as you are learning your way, and there will not be any consequences. But normally during the year, you will get a warning on your first few tardies, and then you can receive lunch or after-school detentions if you continue to be tardy to class.

This, of course, varies from day to day and from class to class, but.... You should expect to have homework nightly and to spend anywhere between thirty minutes to two hours completing it. If there is a night when you do not have homework, we encourage you to still spend some study time to look over notes from class, organize/clean-up your binder, and read your library book to keep you in the routine of "homework time."

This varies from year to year and from class to class, but you will go on some field trips. Some field trips 6th graders have taken in the past for example are: St. Louis Zoo, Meramec Caverns, and various plays and musical productions.

No, D.A.R.E. is only in 5th grade, but Holman does have a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO) at our school who is a Bridgeton Police Officer. The officer is available to support students and help out when students have questions, needs or concerns about school or their community. Of course the officer also helps ensure our safety at school.

Bullying is a serious offense that is not tolerated at Holman. When or if it does occur, staff will work with all students involved to end the behavior and find a resolution. Incoming 6th graders sometimes hear stories of being picked on because you are new, and while some joking may occur, this is not actually a big problem at all. Most of the time the three grade levels (6th, 7th, & 8th) are in separate areas of the building near their teams and their lockers. During some passing periods, students from all three grades may cross paths\.But, again, anytime you feel bullied or witness bullying, please report it to an adult so the situation can be quickly resolved.  You can also report it anonymously online through the Holman web site. 

Pirate Academy is a personalized learning model that is optional for Holman students.  The Pirate Academy students will work together in the same team for all three years at Holman and all three grade levels are combined. Learn more about the program HERE

YES!  We have a Parent University web site with information on helping with student devices as home as well as how to create accounts to follow your child's progress. You can access it HERE