Northwestern Middle SchoolJanuary 29, 20186:30 PM

Rising 6th Grade Parent Night

Welcome Parents

Assistant Principals

Camille Santos Carrie Porter Kevin Locke

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Assistant AdministratorsDeana Skimel Ellen Mayo

Guidance Counselors

Jeanette Pena Janette Hinton Euodia Harris

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Support Staff MembersMichelle Robbins Mary Beth Tokarz

Graduation Coach IST

Introduction to our Building and the Atmosphere of NMS

1. Greetings for the new Wildcats

2. General Introductions to Middle School

3. Tours by Actual Middle School Students

4. Ask the Experts

NMS 9:00AM – 10:30AM

Rising 6th Grade Student Visits

• Information Day – August 2018

• 6th Grade Orientation Days – August 2018

• Curriculum Night – August 2018

• 6th Grade Dance – Fall/Winter 2018

• 6th Grade Field Trips – (TBD)

• Junior Achievement – (TBD)

Upcoming 6th Grade Events

• Academic Bowl

• Book Club

• Student Council

• Equestrian Club

• Science Olympiad

• NMS Tennis Team

• Science Fair Club

• Chess Club

• #kindnessiseverything Club

• Drama Club

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes

• French Club

• Japanese Culture Club

• Model UN

Extra Curricular Activities for Students

• Devices are used as a tool in instruction

• Every student will have the opportunity to have a Microsoft Surface 3

• Students are responsible for their devices

• FCS devices are preferred as outside devices cannot be supported

Personalized Learning at NMS

• Talented and Gifted (TAG)

• Special Education

• MIMO

• On Level

• Advanced

• Accelerated

Academic Support Levels

Face to Face

• Spanish

• French

• Japanese

• Reading

On-Line Options

• Sign Language

• German

• Latin

• Chinese

• Spanish

• French

World Language/Reading

• Reading criteria for rising 6th graders:

– FCS Reading Recommendation Criterion

– Grade 4 Milestones Reading Indicator below

– In lieu of Milestones, Grade 5 Iowa Reading < 60%ile

– F&P Level--Level U and below is considered below grade level for end of year 5th grade.

– Classroom performance on comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary tasks.

– Performance on 4th Grade Reading/ELA Milestones

– Level 1=strong candidate for reading

– Level 2+= teacher discretion as determined by other criteria considerations

– Any student with IEP Reading goals or Tier 3 RTI Reading goals (comprehension, vocabulary, & fluency)

Reading

Year Long

• Band

• Orchestra

• Chorus

Quarter Long (9 Weeks)

• Drama

• Family and Consumer Sciences

• Art

• Engineering

• Computer Sciences

• PE

• Health

Connections

Shari Cooper - Counseling Professional Assistant

• NMS feeder schools

– all records will be automatically transferred to Northwestern Middle

– There is NO NEED to sign up for a registration appointment.

• You WILL need to fulfill the residency requirement.

– You can email the proofs starting July 1 to Shari Cooper (Student Records) at coopers1@fultonschools.org or bring to the office during summer hours.

• Keep checking our website in mid-May for updates on Summer Hours, appointment times/dates (through our Sign-Up Genius) and Walk-In times.

• Private school or out of the county (not a Fulton School) you must sign up for a registration appointment or come in during Walk-In times/dates.

Registration Process

Scheduling & Verification Forms

Students who qualify for gifted serves will have a “.2” in the

course number.

Scheduling & Verification Forms

Questions