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TRANSITION TO ELM PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL General History of Elm Place | Some Questions | Concerns | Helpful HintsThe 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.
April/May • Elm Place School Administrators and counselor visit with incoming students from Indian Trail and Sherwood . • Incoming students come to Elm Place School to tour the building and meet with Elm Place students and teachers. • 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.• 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 • 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. Q: If I have a question about Elm Place, whom should I contact? 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 12:31 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. 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. 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, most teachers have their homework posted online There is a “Homework Hotline” in English and Spanish,call 847-432-9217 after 4:00 pm Power School Parent web site available 24 hours a day.
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