Transition to Fifth Grade at HMS

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Please fill out the form below based on your child's transition to Highcrest this past fall.

Your child's elementary school:

Central

Harper

McKenzie

Romona

Other/Did not attend elementary school in D39

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Check all of the transition events you or your child participated in:

Attending webinar: Transition Kickoff (February 2022)

Attending webinar: Overview of House and Team Structure (March 2022)

Attending webinar: Understanding the HMS Schedule (May 2022)

Attending at least one of the Highcrest Hangouts/tours during the summer

Attending a Special Education/IEP drop in meeting

Watching at least one of the transition videos (Intro to Creative Arts, HAWKS and SEL, Lunch at HMS, & Technology at HMS)

Attending Fifth Grade Orientation and PTO coffee the morning of Friday, August 19.

Other:

Please select the option below that best describes your experience with the Transition Kickoff Webinar:

I felt well-informed with general knowledge about 5th grade and World Language selection from this webinar.

I felt somewhat informed with general knowledge about 5th grade and World Language selection from this webinar.

I did not feel informed with general knowledge about 5th grade and World Language selection from this webinar.

I did not attend this webinar.

Please select the option below that best describes your experience with the Overview of the Team/House Structure Webinar.

I felt well informed about the Team and House structure at Highcrest, due to this webinar.

I felt somewhat informed about the Team and House structure at Highcrest, due to this webinar.

I did not feel informed about the Team and House structure at Highcrest, due to this webinar.

I did not attend this webinar.

Please select the option below that best describes your experience with the Understanding the HMS Schedule webinar.

I felt well informed about the Highcrest schedule, due to this webinar.

I felt somewhat informed about the Highcrest schedule, due to this webinar.

I did not feel informed about the Highcrest schedule, due to this webinar.

I did not attend this webinar.

Use the space below to share any suggestions for an improved spring parent webinar series.

Please select the option below that best describes your/your child's experience during at least one of the Highcrest Hangouts:

It was great! We felt the Highcrest Hangout structure gave us a chance to meet other families and see the school.

It was okay. We felt that Highcrest Hangout structure gave us a chance to see some other people and see a little of the school.

Needs improvement. The Highcrest Hangout structure did not give us an opportunity to see others or see the school.

We didn't attend the Highcrest hangouts.

How many Highcrest Hangouts did you attend?

We attended 1 hangout.

We attended 2 hangouts.

We attended all 3 hangouts.

We didn't attend any of the Highcrest hangouts.

Use the space below to share any suggestions for an improved Highcrest Hangout experience.

Please select the option below that best describes your experience attending a Special Education drop-in meeting (only parents of students with an IEP).

I felt this experience left me well-informed with respect to programming at HMS for my child. It answered all of my questions.

I felt this experience left me somewhat informed with respect to programming at HMS for my child. Some of my questions were answered.

I did not feel this experience left informed with respect to programming at HMS for my child. None of my questions were answered.

I have a child with an IEP, but did not feel the need to attend this meeting.

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Use the space below to share any suggestions for the transition experience and drop in meetings for families of students with IEPs.

Please check the videos that you watched about the Highcrest transition experience. Check all that apply.

Introduction to Creative Arts at HMS

HAWKS and Social-Emotional Learning at HMS

Lunch at HMS

Technology at HMS

We did not watch any of the videos.

Did you watch the videos with your child?

Yes! We watched the videos together.

No, I watched them without my child.

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if you watched the videos, please share how many times you watched:

We watched the video(s) multiple times.

We watched the video(s) more than once.

We watched the video(s) once only.

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Please describe your experience with the video(s) that you watched from this series:

The informational videos were informative and helped us understand these areas at Highcrest.

The informational videos were somewhat informative in helping understand these areas at Highcrest.

The informational videos were not informative in helping us understand these areas at Highcrest.

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Use the space below to share any suggestions for an improvements to the videos on creative arts, HAWKS and SEL, lunch, and/or technology at HMS.

Please select the option below that best describes your child's 5th Grade Orientation experience.

My child felt that 5th Grade Orientation was helpful in getting to know their classroom, teacher, and classmates.

My child felt that 5th Grade Orientation was somewhat helpful in getting to know their classroom, teacher, and classmates.

My child did not feel that 5th Grade Orientation was helpful in getting to know their classroom, teacher, and classmates.

My child did not attend the orientation.

Use the space below to share any suggestions for an improved 5th Grade Orientation experience.

I wish I had more information on the following items to help during the transition from elementary to middle school:

World Language selection

Special Education programming at HMS

Building map/Building tour

5th Grade Schedule

Extra-Curricular Activities (athletics and clubs)

Instrumental Music and Choir

Technology/iPad use at middle school

Schoology - the D39 Learning Management System for iPads

Social Opportunities to connect with other students/parents from different elementary schools

Other:

Please rate your child's first month at Highcrest:

It was very challenging, and my child was very uncomfortable at HMS.

It went smoothly, and my child was comfortable at HMS.

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Please rate the OVERALL transition experience for your child.

The transition was overall unsuccessful, and my child is struggling as a result.

The transition was overall highly successful. We felt informed, and ready to go.

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Please share any suggestions you have to make the overall transition experience better for you and your child.

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