1. Welcome 5th grade ESOL students!

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

3. 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

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

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

6. 6th Graders in ESOL Class

7. 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.

8. 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…

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Where will I keep my stuff ?

14. 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.

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

16. Sports
Badminton
Basketball
Track and Field
Cross Country

17. 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

18. 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!!!