All the 6th grade teachers at DATA are very nice people, and you'll be lucky to have them teaching you for your first year at DATA. Don't be afraid to ask any of them for help throughout the year.

Mrs. Starr-Burt

Mrs. Starr-Burt will be your 6th grade math teacher. She loves star wars, which will be obvious by her classroom in portable 2. She is strict but at the same time very easygoing and funny! Her projects are fun and not too hard to do, and she will have no problem helping you out if you're struggling with something. She has the most work days, which are obviously days where there is no lesson and give you a chance to catch up on anything unfinished.

Mrs. Stubbins

Mrs. Stubbins is your 6th grade world cultures teacher. I think I learned the most in her class than in any other class, because she assigns a lot of things and spends a lot of time explaining to us what words mean! The subjects you'll learn in her class are also very interesting, like people's cultures, religions, locations, and their believes. My favorite project we did in her class was the create a world, where you can make a whole planet on your own and make everything customized how you like.

Mr. Kelly

Mr. Kelly teaches 6th grade science. He is one of the best teachers out there, since he is really funny and makes jokes with the kids because he doesn't have an old person's sense of humor (he can relate to the kids the most.) He is great at teaching and he makes sure to posts Gimkits and Blookets every now and then to help you remember things but with video games. His projects are also really fun, and more hands on. We did a bottle rocket project this year, and I still think of how fun it was. Mr. Kelly also will remind you if you have anything missing so your grade doesn't go down. He really cares about his students and it's very evident!

Mr. Wayment

Mr. Wayment teaches 6th grade ELAR. He is also a really great teacher, and he makes sure to incorporate art into some of his assignments! Additionally, he plays guitar and sings. You'll read two books (Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen and Minecraft: The Island, by Max Brooks.) and one play in his class.  He does have homework in his class, but it is on Brainpop and usually pretty fun.

Mr. Hicks

Mr. Hicks is the reason that this portfolio was created, and this is one of the many awesome projects we do in his class! Everything on this portfolio was something we worked on in his class. He is the Multi-Media teacher at DATA, one of the tech teachers. We used a lot of the coolest programs in his class, and he is very good at explaining things that can be pretty complicating, like codes. I would say his class has the most independent projects, because Mr. Hicks explains the objective in the meeting and then we use his instructions to work through the class period. Every month or so, he posts a google classroom assignment for us to turn in our project and get a grade.

Mr. Garcia

Mr. Garcia was my favorite teacher from my 6th grade year because he was so nice to our class and fun. He is also a tech teacher, and his class is Tech Apps. He has the coolest assignments, like building things in Minecraft and Canva projects. He also has the most fun class, because he likes to chat with the students and is really funny, while also being punctual for grades and getting things in on time. When we're in his class, on rare occasions he will show us some really cool videos he and his former high school students made (like the lightsabers one!)