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5th-6th Grade Transition Toolkit
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Topics:
What do middle school schedules look like?
What classes are required in middle school?
How are grades different in elementary and middle school?
Elementary School
Middle School
What do middle school report cards look like?
How do the state tests affect my child?
Academic Supports and Strategies
Supports:
Strategies:
What do middle school schedules look like?
Key Points:
You will no longer only have one classroom teacher.
Some classes meet everyday, all year long (math, ELA, social studies, science).
Other classes meet on a semester basis (Quarters 1 & 2, Quarters 3 & 4).
Some classes will meet on alternate days (ACE or BDF).
What classes are required in middle school?
English Language Arts
Social Studies
Science
Math
Technology
Home and Career Skills
Physical Education
Health Education,
The Arts: Art and Music
Library
Language (Spanish or Italian)
Career Development and Occupational Studies
How are grades different in elementary and middle school?
Elementary School
Trimester Grades
Behaviors: Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory
Rubric Grading (1-4)
Middle School
Quarter Grades
1%-100% Scale
Grade Point Average
What do middle school report cards look like?
How do the state tests affect my child?
State Test Information
Academic Supports and Strategies
Supports:
Strategies:
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