Middle School is a big step for 5th graders and their parents (especially when it's their 1st child going to 6th grade). In my district there are 36 middle schools and because I work at a magnet school, our students go all over the district to middle school. Due to the variety of middle school choices, I like to keep both students and parents as informed as possible about "the next step".
Here are some ideas that have helped with keeping 5th graders & parents in the know about middle school:
-I work with my school's magnet coordinator on scheduling recruiting visits to our school. We've had several schools speak to our 5th grade classes. Some visits have been for the entire grade, others have been small lunch info session with a representative from the middle school. We've also had parent breakfast info sessions during morning drop off.
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| Middle school students speaking to the entire 5th grade |
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| Middle school students showing elective & club options (African drum circle) |
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| More options...African dance! |
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| Lunch middle school info session |
-Emailing middle school open house info to parent email lists. I actually email the 5th grade team which they forward to their parent email lists.
-I asked the 5th grade team to link my counselor webpage with my middle school info (which I update regularly) to their class blogs so that parents can access the info on the web.
-I send a monthly paper copy of middle school updates (which is also posted on my website).
What ways do you keep your parents informed about middle news and events?
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