Fifth to Sixth Grade Orientation

As principal of Hamilton Middle, I want to welcome you and your child to an important chapter in their education and growth: the transition to middle school! You are receiving this newsletter because your child is currently in fifth grade and is enrolled in an elementary school that matriculates to Hamilton Middle.

Below please find an important list of items and dates for things that are currently taking place or will be coming soon as we work to welcome our new sixth grade students and their families.

Connecting at Elementary Schools

Our school counselors have shared this presentation with all fifth grade teachers at our elementary feeder schools. Teachers shared the presentation recently with their classes. The presentation gives a good overview of many important aspects of middle school including start and end times, transportation, student schedules, lockers, after school programs, and more. In addition, our two Hamilton counselors visited your child's 5th grade classroom in February to share more specific details about the transition and answer their questions.

Parent Orientation Opportunities

In February we held two virtual parent orientation meetings. Please read the summary of what was shared below.

Incoming 6th Grade Orientation Recap

Incoming 6th Grade Orientation Recap

Thank you to those who could fit our fifth grade orientation meetings at Hamilton Middle into your schedules in February! It was wonderful meeting new families, and greeting lots of eager and excited incoming sixth grade students! For those of you who could not make the orientations, or for those of you who may want to look back at the information, I offer you the below links to the presentations that were made at the meetings. I look forward to seeing you soon!

John Burkholder
Principal

Student Services Presentation

Principal's Slideshow

Academic Presentation

Sixth Graders at Picture Day

Music Overview Video

Click on the below button for a less than four minute Loom voiceover video overview of our Music program at Hamilton Middle. This video was NOT part of our presentation at the orientation meetings in February.

Music Program Overview

6th Grade outdoor lunch at Camp Hamilton

Hamilton Main Entrance

Some of you at our orientation meetings asked for a visual of our what we consider our "main front entrance." The photo below is Door #1, our main entrance. This door faces our small parking lot directly adjacent to Waukesha Street. This is the door that all sixth grade students will enter each morning on school days. It is also the door that the large majority of sixth grade students will exit each day. If you are a parent visit Hamilton Middle during the school day, this is the door you should go to.

Students playing cello — Orchestra, Grade 6

Students using a computer — Unified Arts

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