IN Ross Township Winter 2019 | Page 42

6th Grade Transition to the Middle School P lans are in full swing for our current fifth-graders to enter middle school as sixth-graders next year. Monthly meetings between a transition committee, made up of elementary and middle school teachers and members of the elementary school parent-teacher organizations, and administrators will ensure all fifth- and sixth-graders have a similarly impactful last year in elementary school. Administrators are finalizing plans to make sure the middle school is physically ready – all sixth grade classrooms in the middle school will be getting touchscreen Promethean boards, and plans for the curriculum and staffing are in place. We also have a list of FAQs for families on our website at nhsd.net/~/mstransition. 40 ROSS TOWNSHIP Save the date! To help incoming sixth- and seventh- graders feel comfortable and welcome at the middle school, a back-to-school social is planned for next summer. Students will get to explore their new school while on a photo scavenger hunt with classmates. There will also be food trucks, games and activities, a spirit wear sale and more!