2025-26

Dear Chatham Middle School Families,

It is hard to believe that summer vacation will be over soon.  We hope you had an enjoyable summer and are ready for a productive sixth-grade year.  

The sixth-grade teachers are Mrs. Wallace,  Mrs. Velez, Mrs. Ladd, Mrs. Richard, and Ms. Wrigley.  Teacher pages/Google Classroom will inform you about projects, assignments, and special events.  In addition, students are expected to use agenda books to record both long and short-term assignments.  Agenda books will be provided by the district on the first day of school.

An important part of sixth grade is organization.  You will need to bring the following items to the first day of school:

General Supplies

• Zippered pencil case

• 5 packages of pencils 

• Eraser caps/erasers

• Homework folder - plastic

• Earbuds/Headphones

• 1 package of Post-it notes

• 1-2 glue sticks

• 1 package of colored pencils 

• 1 box of tissue

• Earbuds/Headphones for iReady testing

Language Arts: 

• 1 plastic red folder

Math:

• Yellow 3-subject plastic spiral notebook

• 1 plastic yellow folder

Science:

• 1 Composition Notebook

• 1 plastic green folder

Social Studies:

• 1-Subject notebook-

• 1 plastic folder 

  • Richard Homeroom -Red

  • Wallace Homeroom-Green

  • Velez Homeroom- Blue

  • Ladd Homeroom- Yellow

• 2-glue sticks

• Headphones

Band, Orchestra and Chorus

General Music

• Pencils

• All students need concert black bottoms, shoes and a black top

• Students will need a working instrument.

 Please email Mrs. Metrando -BAND (metrandoj@chatham.k12.ny.us) or Ms. Gruber - ORCHESTRA (grubera@chatham.k12.ny.us) if you need to rent an instrument from the school. Be sure to mark the concert dates on the calendar as soon as you receive them in September.

Technology: 

• Pencils

• 5 subject dividers

• 1” binder

Family & Consumer Science:

• Blue Pocket Folder

• 20 pieces of loose-leaf paper

• Pencils

Art: 

Students will need the following supplies to keep at home: 

• 1 box 24 crayons  

• 1 box markers 

• a pair of scissors

• Earbuds/Headphones

Visit the Middle School Library page if you’re looking for books to read. We are looking forward to working with you this year.  It is going to be a great year!  We’ll see you soon!

Yours truly,
The Sixth Grade Team