During the Week of April 19, Mrs. Rose, Guidance Counselor, and Mr. Todd Kolson , Principal, met with all sixth grade students to share important middle school information and for students to tour the middle school.
All students received a Schedule Request Form, directions on how to access the Course Selection Manual, and the Supply List for the 2024-2025 school year. If your child was absent or if you are interested in the information, you will find a recorded presentation posted on the Mars Area Middle School webpage.
Go to: www.marsk12.org; Schools; Mars Area Middle School; Counseling; Course Selection.
https://middleschool.marsk12.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=799454&type=d&pREC_ID=1413618
After watching the recorded presentation, you will notice many other documents that are important to review on the school webpage. Please review the following:
Course Selection Manual – Describes course offerings, policy/procedures, and activities/sports at the middle school.
Schedule Request Form – All 6th grade students received a schedule request form when they visited the middle school. Return the completed form to the 6th grade classroom teacher by Friday, May 9, 2024.
Scheduling Basics – This document was put together to help you understand the course requirements for a schedule at the middle school. Scheduling Basics is a 6-page document that includes the following:
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- 9 Period Schedule
- Course Term Lengths
- Required Course Schedule
- Elective Courses
- Scheduling Scenarios
- English Language Arts and Mathematics Prerequisites
It is important to note that students must meet all course prerequisites for English Language Arts and Mathematics advanced course placements. Individual teacher requests are not permitted.
After you have read the Course Selection Manual, Schedule Request Form, and Scheduling Basics, we will need you to determine if your son/daughter would like to enroll in Band, Chorus and/or Orchestra and/or Arts Rotation. You can select one, two or all three music classes! Please place a check mark next to the classes you want at the top of the Schedule Request Form. All students are advised to schedule all music elective courses carefully. Students may drop the course within the first 10 days of the school year with the written permission of a parent/guardian. After the first 10 days, students will remain committed to the course and complete all course requirements for the remainder of the school year.
Save the date! Our building visitations and 7th grade orientation presentation are scheduled as follows:
- Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Middle School Visitation (7th & 8th grade) – 9:00 AM-12:00 PM AND/OR 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
- Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Middle School 7th Grade/New Student Orientation 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Tentatively, we expect all student schedules and visitation information to be sent to all parents and students by Thursday, August 1, 2024.
We look forward to meeting and working with you in the 2024-2025 school year.
Sincerely,
Todd J. Kolson
Principal