Hello TOMS 6th Grade Parents/Guardians,

It's hard to believe that the school year is already more than halfway over!  We wanted to take a minute to check-in and to share some important information about your student's transition to 7th grade.  Back in October, your student's School Counselor emailed you the Goal Setting Presentation and invited you to schedule a meeting to answer any questions you had about the presentation and/or your student's academic path/progress.  Your student was able to watch the same presentation in their Advisory class during the month of October/November.

NOW it is time for your student to indicate their 7th grade Discovery Course preferences by filling out the Google Form below.  This form has only been sent to parents/guardians, so students will need to work with their parent/guardian to submit it no later than Friday, March 13, 2026.  After March 13, 2026, students who have not submitted the form will have all discovery courses assigned randomly.

A few things to keep in mind...

• Students will take 2 discovery courses each semester.

• On the google form, your student will be asked to rank their top 3 discovery courses.  It is our goal to schedule your student in at least one of their preferred courses.  

• Check out the course descriptions prior to ranking your top 3 discovery courses. 7th Grade Discovery Course Descriptions

• Every student is required to take Physical Education one time per year in middle school.  For this reason, Physical Education will be automatically scheduled for every student.  (Due to our increased enrollment over the years, students will not be able to select an additional Physical Education course as one of their course preferences, but there will be a section for you to indicate if your student would be interested in an additional Physical Education class IF room becomes available.  Additional spots will be based on enrollment numbers and will be assigned through a lottery.)     

• If your student is interested in taking Orchestra, Band, or Chorus...that course should be listed as their 1st choice.  These courses will be year-long.  If your student is interested in taking 2 of these courses (Orchestra, Band, Chorus)...they must list the other course under 2nd Choice.  In this case, please understand that this course will only be listed for 1st semester to fit in the physical education requirement.

• Unlike the High School scheduling model, Middle School discovery courses are not request driven, which means that we will do our best to honor at least 1 of their preferences, but we cannot guarantee that every student will get every course they want.  Discovery courses provide students with experiences in areas beyond the core subjects 

• If your student requires additional support as determined by their iReady test scores, or has a service indicated in their IEP or ILP, you will see that reflected in their final discovery schedule.