1. Welcome to Wilbur Wright Middle School
                                      
5th Grade Parent Night

2. Introductions Principal Dr. Andy Sargent Asst. Principal Amanda Jez
Dean Bojan Jovanovic
Counselor (A-K) Julie Atkinson
Counselor (L-Z) Lindsay Grunewald
Linda will introduce

3. Extracurricular Activities
Academic Superbowl (January – April)
Art Club (November – May)
Chess Club (Every Tuesday)
Cross Country (August – October)
Drama (TBA)
Environmental Science Club (all year)
Fitness Training (January – February)
Intramural Basketball (Boys: Sept-Oct / Girls: Nov-Jan)
Newspaper (all year)
Ping Pong Club (all year)
Science Olympiad (November – March)
Service Club (September – May)
Soccer (March – May)
Spell Bowl (September – November)
Student Council (October – May)
Tennis (April – May)
Track (April – May)
Wrestling (October – December)

4. Guidance Services Learning Strategies/Study Skills (all 6th graders)
Conflict Resolution
Organization Help
Individual and Group Counseling
Barb

5. Transition to Middle School
Organization is the key
Time management
Homework
Locker
Elizabeth

6. Parent Information Agenda and Handbook
Every child is given an agenda. Your child should use the agenda to record his/her homework on a daily basis. Parents should check the agenda every evening.
Moodle/Blackboard and PowerParent
Moodle/Blackboard - shows you what homework has been assigned
PowerParent – shows you grades

7. Parent Information Illness Announcements
You can teachers directly
Check moodle/blackboard for homework assignments
Announcements
Shown daily during 1st period
You can read them on the school website

8. Parent Information Late Start Days Thursdays Weekly Staff Meetings
Teachers are not available during this time

9. Parent Information Laptops Info mailed home in June
All students are assigned a laptop
Info mailed home in June
Orientation Schedule
Medical Information

10. Parent Information Peer-Tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:00pm – 3:45pm
In the WWMS Library
Tutors are 8th grade students

11. Parent Information Adventure Club
Provides after-school care for students
Available from end of school day until 6pm
Rates and other info available at

12. New Student Orientation
A summer orientation day will be held the week before school begins
Students will be given a tour of the building.
Students will practice opening their lockers.
Students will learn how to read their schedule.
Students will learn about the school rules.
Julie

13. QUESTIONS

14. Student Schedule 7:45-8:38 Period 1 and announcements
10:24-10:54 Lunch
10:59-11:47 Period 4
11:52-12:40 Period 5
12:45-1:33 Period 6
1:38-2:26 Period 7
2:29-2: MRT (Mustang Resource Time)
Linda

15. 5th into 6th Elective Video
Will be available on WWMS website!

16. Required 6th Grade Classes
Math
Science
Language Arts
Reading
Social Studies
PE (1 semester)
Digital Citizenship (1 semester)
2 Semesters of Electives
**Sample Schedule**
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
Math
Language Arts
Reading
Social Studies
Science PE
Digital Citizenship
Elective
MRT
Randy

17. Elective Choices These electives are 2 semesters long:
Students get to pick 2 semesters of electives
These electives are 2 semesters long:
Band (2 semesters)
Orchestra (2 semesters)
Choir (2 semesters)

18. Elective Choices These electives are 1 semester long:
Students get to pick 2 semesters of electives
These electives are 1 semester long:
6th Grade Art (1 semester)
Ceramics (1 semester)
Computer Graphics (1 semester)

19. Elective Choices These electives are 1 semester long:
Students get to pick 2 semesters of electives
These electives are 1 semester long:
PE-Elective (1 semester) In addition to the required PE semester
FACS (1 semester)
Study Skills (1 semester)

20. Students will receive their course selection sheets after their visits to WWMS.
EADS: Tuesday, February 6th
ELLIOTT: Wednesday, February 7th
FHH: Friday, February 9th

21. Course selection sheets due back to your child’s 5th grade teacher by
February 16th!

23. QUESTIONS