Mrs Kim Knight, 6th Homeroom, 5th - 6th Science, 7th - 8th Social Studies, K-8th Computers
Kim was born and raised in Bethalto, Illinois. She is a lifelong member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. She even attended OLQP School from 1st grade through 8th grade! She attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. She has enjoyed being a part of the OLQP faculty since 2003.
She continues to live in Bethalto with her husband Scott and their son Jake. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and especially watching Jake participate in his many sporting events.
Math
Students will focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers. Percents, geometry, graphs, problem solving are also presented. Word problems are part of every day’s lesson.
Science
We use a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt textbook to guide us through many Science topics. We cover some Life Science and Physical Science. Some topics we explore include Electricity and Magnetism, Energy and Machines, Atoms and the Periodic Table, Motion and Forces, and Genetics and Heredity.
Religion
Students have the opportunity to attend mass every Friday and many opportunities throughout the school year to lead all-school prayers. In Religion class, Sixth graders read and study the Old Testament.
ELA
In sixth grade English-Language Arts, students are challenged in their grammar usage, writing style, and comprehension strategies. Daily work challenges students to make their new skills habitual.
Social Studies
We use the Holt series to guide us through the countries of the world. Students study maps and learn the culture, customs and geography of the different countries.