Rising 6th Grade Information
Course Recommendation Information
A course request form that lists the courses that have been recommended by your child’s current teachers to take next year was recently sent home. Each teacher in each subject was asked to make his/her professional recommendation for placement taking several factors into account. Although, your child may have met qualification criteria set in the Fulton County Schools Placement Guidelines (available https://tinyurl.com/2p8dbavf) for a particular course, the teacher may feel it is in the best interest of your child to enroll in another course level. Please keep in mind that your child’s teacher was encouraged to consider behaviors he/she observes at school such as: interest in the subject matter, ability to complete tasks in accordance with the timeframe that would be expected of an advanced level course, work ethic, and overall course load for a student. We ask that you strongly consider the recommendations made by your child’s teachers. They have made these recommendations based on their professional opinion of your child’s readiness for the next course. Any questions regarding a recommendation must be addressed with the appropriate teacher at the school.
Included in this list is your indication of participation in a year-long performing arts group (band, chorus, or orchestra). If there is no indication of performing arts and you would like your child to participate, please add your choice for the group to the list of courses by completing this form(https://tinyurl.com/ea47rrn8) . If your child has decided he/she does not want to participate, please indicate this by completing the form. Please keep in mind that the performing arts commitment is a year-long commitment. Over the course of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years, students are placed in various Connections course to provide learning experiences across our Connections course offerings. Parent/student requests for Connections courses in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are not considered.
At this time, you may request that your child be placed in a lower-level course than what appears on the form/in Infinite Campus, or you may request that he/she be moved from World Language to Reading. You may also request a change in the World Language Selection or the Fine Arts Connection class, to make this change please complete the form. If you desire to place your child in a higher-level course, against the teacher’s recommendation, the Waiver Form (https://tinyurl.com/2ysdwj53) must be completed and emailed to manganellia@fultonschools.org.
Please note: TAG placement is authorized only after the proper testing has been completed. You may not request TAG classes in subjects for which your child has not qualified.
If you have a question about a particular placement for next year, please consult your student’s teacher.
We thank you in advance for your attention to completing your child’s Course Request form by Friday, March 17, 2023.
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Elementary Tour Dates
Each elementary school will have an opportunity to come to Northwestern for a tour. Please look for information regarding the tour coming from your elementary school.
Dates:
Crabapple Crossing and Hembree Springs will tour March 28th
Summit Hill and Alpharetta Elementary will tour March 29th
Birmingham Falls and Manning Oaks will tour March 30th
Contact Information
Amber Manganelli 6th grade AP - course or class change questions - manganellia@fultonschools.org
Jeannette Pena 6th grade counselor - overall transition - penaj@fultonschools.org
Email: manganellia@fultonschools.org
Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/157
Phone: 470-254-8532