TRANSITION
TO ELM PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL
The information contained here is designed to help inform parents and students
in the transition process from 5th to 6th grade
The educational experiences at Elm Place result from a cooperative effort of students, teachers, administrators and parents of Elm Place Middle School. Its purpose is to provide parents with ideas and information to help their child’s progress through Elm Place Middle School. We hope that this information will assist parents in their important role in educating their children.
(*note, for a general overview about Elm Place, click the text link below)
General Overview of Elm Place History
PROCESS FOR TRANSITION
FROM 5th to 6th GRADE
INDIAN TRAIL/SHERWOOD/ RED OAK DL
TO ELM PLACE
April/May
May 11, 2006 - Thursday
• Elm Place School Administrators and counselor visit with incoming students from Indian Trail and Sherwood and Red Oak Dual Language classroom. The visits will take place at Indian Trail at 1:00pm and at Sherwood at 2:30pm (the Red Oak students will join the Sherwood students).
May 12, 2006 - Friday
• Incoming students come to Elm Place School to tour the building and meet with Elm Place students and teachers. Students will arrive at 1:00pm for a meeting in the auditorium and then a tour of the school.
May 15, 2006 - Monday
• Incoming students and parents meet in the evening at Elm Place to review the transition process and Elm Place Programs. Teachers will be present at this Meeting. This meeting will take place at 7:00pm in the Smith Auditorium at Elm Place.
Various dates in April and May
• Elm Place School counselor and support staff meet the 5th grade staff to review incoming student needs and placement at Elm Place School for the following school year.
August
• Students, Home base (Home Base/Advisory) room assignments are posted for students. Generally the 2nd or 3rd Friday of the month.
Aug./Sept.
August 28, 2006 - Monday - from 2:00pm-3:00pm
• Prior to the first day of school, an orientation is held for all incoming students and their parents to meet their classroom teachers and other school personnel. This is the “Right from the Start” program.
WELCOME TO ELM PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL!
SOME POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Q: If I have a question about Elm Place, whom should I contact?
A: Ask your child’s home base teacher or the school office staff. The administration is always available to assist you. Please call the school at (847) 432-9217.
Q: What is the lunchroom program at Elm Place?
A: Between 11:03 a.m.-11:44 a.m. the sixth graders eat lunch and then go outside. Sixth graders eat at assigned tables by home base for the start of the school year. Seventh grade students eat from 11:47-12:28. Eighth grade students eat lunch from 12:28 p.m. until 1:12 p.m. During inclement weather (and during much of the winter) the students will report to the gym instead of going outside for recess.
The PTO offers a Hot Lunch Program. In addition, students bring lunches from home. The vending machines offer a limited selection of soups, pasta, chips, and juices. Milk is also available for purchase at the start of the school year from the school district. Students must stay on school grounds during the lunch hour.
Q: How does recess work at Elm Place?
A: All students have a 20-minute recess period during lunch.
Q: What about homework?
A: Homework is up to each individual teacher. On the average, teachers assign 1/2 hour to 1 hour of homework a night, depending upon subject and grade. Another way to look at homework is to expect 5 to 10 minutes times a student’s grade each night.
AND CONCERNS
Q: Will the younger students have much contact with the older students at Elm Place?
A: The younger students are mostly in their own section of the building. Some eighth graders volunteer to assist the teachers in working with their classes. This is part of the school’s Young Advocate Program.
Q: Do students have their own hall lockers? How do they work?
A: Each student at Elm Place has his/her own hall locker. The teacher shows the student how to operate it. Locker combinations are changed yearly.
Q: How are the students evaluated academically?
A: Students start receiving letter grades in 6th grade. Report cards are issued quarterly for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.
Q: If my child misses an assignment, whom do I contact?
A: For your convenience, we have the “Homework Hotline” in English and Spanish, and there is a Power School Parent web site available 24 hours a day. Call the main Elm Place telephone number (847) 432-9217 after 4:00 p.m. Contact the school office for Power School web site/email access information.
Homework Hotline Detail: Press 1 for information in Spanish – Ext. 2=6th grade, Ext. 3=7th grade, Ext. 4=8th grade - Remain on the line for information in English –– Ext. 2=6th grade, Ext. 3=7th grade, Ext. 4=8th grade
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