Welcome to Grapevine Middle School

Meet the Counselors

Mrs. Johnson- Counselor

Traditional A-Z

Mrs. Gardner- Counselor

Specializing in STEM and Dual Language

Mrs. LemkeStudent Advocate

GMS Administration

• Principal

• Dr. Koehler

• Assistant Principals

• Mr. White

• Mr. Ramsey

Grapevine Middle School

• Difference between Middle School and Elementary

• Meet new friends (Dove, Silverlake, and Cannon)

• More independence

• 8 classes a day with 8 different teachers

• Lockers

• More class choices

At GMS we motivate and encourage each student to achieve

his or her full potential.

• We encourage you to challenge yourself with rigorous classes.

• Rigorous classes does NOT mean more homework.

• STEM

• Application process

• Accelerated Math and Science

• PAP Language Arts and PAP Social Studies

• Learn more about STEM at:

http://www.gcisd-k12.org/domain/3252

Type of Classes

• On-level classes

• PAP

• Challenging but not as fasted paced as Accelerated classes

• Accelerated Math and Science

• Learn all of 6th grade and half of 7th grade Math and Science in 1 year

• GT Classes

• Have to qualify to be in these classes

• Discovery Classes (Language Arts and Social Studies)

• No pull out for GT in Middle School

Classes for 6th Grade

• Language Arts

• Social Studies

•Math

• Science

• ELA Elective

• Physical Activity

• Elective (Choir, Band, Art, Theatre, or Engineering class)

Physical Activity

• 2 options

• PE

• Pre-Athletics

• You will need a uniform for these classes

PE in middle school is great! We have our own gym

locker & a real gym for PE.

ELA Elective: 6th Grade

• Project Language Arts

• AVID (Application process)

• Literacy Achievement or English Acquisition (Students are placed in this by school staff)

• PAP Spanish II (for Dual Language students only)

• STEM Cause & Effect (for STEM students only)

• Gifted and Talented Independent Study

(for GT students only)

Elective Options

• Art

• Band

• Choir

• Careers in Engineering and Coding

• Theatre Arts

Choose two (2) on your Course Selection

Sheet

1.Circle your first choice and

2.Write in your “alternate choice”.

• Discuss your options with your family.

• Choose your classes on the Course Selection Sheet.

• Get signatures.

• Write a phone number where we can contact your parent during the day (this summer) in “Daytime Phone” blank.

• Return your Course Selection Sheet to your teacher.

• Continue to do your VERY BEST in ALL of

your work here at your elementary school!

Be Prepared

• Sometimes all of your requested classes do NOT fit together. In that case, we look to your alternate choice to make your schedule.

• If there is no elective alternate choice given, we put you in whatever will work.

• Please choose wisely AND INCLUDE ALTERNATES!!!!

To learn more about all classes, search through the 2018-19 Official Program of Studies found on the GCISD website.

We are so excited……..

for each of you to begin 6th grade at

Grapevine Middle School

in August!!!

This is a great time to be a

GMS Pony!!!

Grapevine Middle School!!!