Welcome 5th grade ESOL students!

Welcome to Dumbarton Middle school! We’re excited you’re coming!

Meet Your ESOL Teachers Mrs. Brillon ESOL Teacher Ms. Kay-Williams ESOL Teacher Mrs. Wall ESOL Teacher Mrs. Williams ESOL Department Chair and ESOL Teacher

Meet your administrators Principal: Ms. Harris 6th grade AP Mrs. Burch 7th grade AP Mrs. Heil 8th grade AP Ms. Scott

Meet the school counseling office 8th grade counselor Mrs. Murphy 7th grade counselor Dr. Laurent 6th grade counselor Mrs. Campbell

6th Graders in ESOL Class

Why am I going to an ESOL center? Students who are still in the process of learning English receive help from ESOL teachers. Not every middle school has ESOL, so ESOL students attend middle schools where there are ESOL teachers.

What Classes Will I have? ESOL classes are here to support you! If you know only a little English, you will have more ESOL classes to help you. As your English develops, you will have fewer ESOL classes. Your ESOL classes will develop your skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing with an emphasis on developing your vocabulary. Let’s look at some possible schedules…

For our beginning students Newcomer Schedule Math ESOL Writing 1 Science ESOL American Culture (in place of World Cultures) Special Area Classes: Physical Education, Art, Music, Computers ESOL Language Arts – with an ESOL teacher

For our more proficient students Level 2 Schedule Math ESOL Writing 2 Science World Cultures Special Area Classes: Physical Education (Gym), Art, Music ESOL Language Arts – with an ESOL teacher More Special Area classes

For our advanced level students Levels 3 and 4 Schedule Math ESOL Writing 3 Science World Cultures Special Area Classes: Physical Education (Gym), Art, Music Language Arts More Special Area classes

How will I get to school every day? You will take a bus! You will receive transportation information as soon as the school receives the information from transportation late in August.

Where will I keep my stuff ?

What makes Dumbarton Middle School something to “roar” about? We have over 200 ESOL students from 42 countries speaking 30 languages! We are a Lighthouse school where every student has their own computer to take home every night.

What is there to do for fun? Radical Ropers Board Games Quiz Bowl Chess School Play Clubs Magic Cards And many more… Running Writers

Sports Badminton Basketball Track and Field Cross Country

What is next ? Make sure you prove residency, like all incoming 6th grade students have to do. You can provide the proof of residency to your school, and then you don’t have to come register at Dumbarton Middle School. If you have any questions, contact Dumbarton at 410 887-3176.

To the ESOL teacher – please make sure the guidance counselor or secretary have Dumbarton Middle School as the school the student is being promoted to in SIS and make sure the cumulative folder is flagged to be sent to Dumbarton Middle. Thank you!!!