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| Sixth grade is an exciting time for St. Odilia students because it is their first year of middle school! Initially, students are a bundle of nerves as they commit to learn their new locker combinations, class schedules, and workloads. Soon, however, they ease into the middle school experience as if they had been there forever. Students often comment on how much they enjoy middle school because they get to see new teachers and new classmates every hour as they switch classes.
Sixth grade also is a year of change that both teachers and students really enjoy. Students begin to think abstractly, grow into themselves as adolescents, and begin to see themselves as active participants in their school, family, and global communities. As sixth-grade teachers at St. Odilia, we believe it is our responsibility to teach our sixth-graders how to become strong, caring people as well as efficient and successful students. |
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Mr. Chester BaldwinPhone: 651.415.3377 Email: baldwin@stodilia.org Education: M.A. Curriculum and Instruction (pending completion), University of Minnesota; B.A. English, St. John's University Years Teaching: Began teaching at St. Odilia in 2000 Subject: Religion for sixth grade; Literature for seventh and eighth grades Other Activities: Favorite things to do include: playing the guitar, playing the drums in a rock n' roll band, eating olives, fishing, hiking, reading the important books that change our lives, working on house repairs, gardening, thinking deep thoughts, studying Greek Mythology, and last but not least, planning adventures! |
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Mr. Benjamin StanglerPhone: 651.415.3378 Email: stangler@stodilia.org Education: M.A. Teaching and Learning, St. Mary's University; B.S. Elementary Education, Math and Spanish, Valley City State University Years Teaching: Began teaching at St. Odilia in 2000; taught 1 year prior to that Subject: Religion and Math for sixth grade; Language for eighth grade Personal Teaching Goals: To help make education a meaningful, challenging, and fun experience. Other Activities: Soccer Coach, SIP Committee Member, School/Church Volunteer Favorite Quote: "An idea is salvation by imagination." ~ Frank Lloyd Wright |
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