Required courses: what your school grades

These courses follow the classes on a Grade 6 schedule in New York. Your teachers grade these subjects, and your report card comes from them. Extras are on a separate page.

📘 Grade 7 courses → · 📗 Grade 8 courses → · 📙 Grades 3-5 courses → · 🎓 High school courses → · 🧸 Pre-K to 2 courses →

Main subjects (every day)

The four classes you have every day: Math, ELA (reading and writing), Science and Social Studies. Math and ELA also have the NYS test in spring. Grade 6 has no NYS test in science or social studies. Each subject has a ⚡ quick review (about 10 minutes) and 🏫 class lessons (one 45-minute class period each).

Math tools: calculators

Calculator Academy courses go with Math. NYS Grade 6 test: no calculator in Session 1; a four-function calculator with √ or a scientific calculator in Session 2. Grades 7 and 8: scientific calculator in both sessions. Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II Regents: graphing calculator required.

Science tools: lab safety

Lab Safety and Equipment goes with Science: lab rules, safety gear, emergency equipment, hazard symbols and every piece of lab equipment, in 3D with games.

Arts and body (specials)

Classes you have on some days of the week, often called “specials”: Art, Music, PE (gym) and Health. Each one is graded in class.

Technology, business and languages (specials)

More specials: building and coding in STEM and Technology, speaking and writing for work in Business Communications, and a new language in World Languages (Spanish, French or Italian). Graded in class.