Leander ISD likes to ensure that students have a smooth transition from elementary school to middle school. Parkside Elementary students are zoned for Stiles Middle School. February 24-25th, students will have a virtual tour of Stiles Middle School given by the Parkside counselors and receive information on the electives and class choices offered. On Friday, 3/5/2021, during the school day, all Parkside 5th graders will get an in-person or virtual visit from the counselors of Stiles Middle School. This event is for students only. The students will receive choice sheets to make their class selections for their 6th grade year.
IMPORTANT DATE CHANGES FOR 5th-6th TRANSITION to STILES MS:
5th Grade MS "Visits": While we would love to have our students attend in-person, we will be switching over to a virtual format this year. Students will take a virtual tour of Stiles, and they will learn about our amazing programs and electives. The virtual tours will take place in their 5th-grade classrooms (virtual and in-person) during the weeks of February 25-26 . Your students will even learn our famous SPARTAN STRONG cheer! We will get them excited about becoming a SPARTAN!
Parent Night (rescheduled from 2/18): On March 2 (from 6:00pm-7:00pm), Stiles will host a virtual parent night in webinar format. Parents are invited to learn some basic information regarding the middle school format, as well as hear from counselors, administrators, and some of our 6th-grade teachers. Parents are encouraged to ask any questions via the online chat feature. The link for the webinar is https://leanderisd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dbKO1hANQt6RB74qiwFDtQ
5th Grade Choice Sheets: Stiles counselors will be visiting Parkside on 3/5 to go over virtual choice sheets with your students. We will also be hosting simultaneous ZOOM sessions so that virtual students can join in from home. Choice sheets will be 100% virtual this year and will be completed at home (or at school if the technology is not available at home) with parental guidance. When we visit each campus, we will distribute a hard copy drafting document for students to use as practice. This form will also be shared with our virtual learners. Our new virtual choice sheet is very user-friendly! We are asking for choice sheets to be submitted electronically by Friday, March 12th. A voiceover guide for parents and students will be shared through the Stiles Newsletter on February 26th.
Wiley Middle School Parent Night will be 3/2 from 6-7 PM. Use this link to access information for 5th Grade Parent Night and the link to join the webinar.
Wiley Middle School Virtual Tour: Please use this link to view the WMS virtual tour
Wiley Middle School Class Choice Sheet: Choice Sheet Link