St. Odilo 6th Grade

6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Language Arts classes aim to produce high level readers who love literature and are able to respond to it analytically. In the past years, we have read novels such as Tom Sawyer, Lord of the Flies, The Book Thief, Illusions and Tuesdays with Morrie. Through meaningful discussion and expressive writing, students create reaction, response to literature and term papers. Grammar and mechanics are studied formally to provide students with a common structure and vocabulary with which to discuss their writing with teachers and peers.

In 6th Grade Social Studies students will be bridging world history. The first trimester, students will study how world history is affected by maps and time, memory, human migration, agriculture and urban revolutions, belief systems, the order of early societies and the influence of the Catholic faith.

Mr. William Donegan

William Donegan, born and raised in the Berwyn/Cicero, area is pleased to serve as both Principal and part-time teacher, for his parish school. Both his sons attend the school where he began teaching in 1994. “My primary job as principal is to facilitate the creation of a Christ-centered, positive, safe and loving environment for the children, parents and teachers. My job as teacher is to motivate each child to want to learn by providing a structured, disciplined and comfortable atmosphere in which children expect to learn and feel challenged. I enjoy teaching most when all the students become involved in the process. No amount of money makes me feel as good as I feel when a struggling student learns how to do something.” Mr. Donegan holds multiple degrees including a B.a. in History from North Central College and an M.a. in Administration from Concordia University. In his classroom and in his office, he always allows time for discussion. “Education does not just happen through books. Discussions may begin from a moral perspective or from something random. But, discussions always seem to be meaningful.”