6th Grade Information

We have lots of information to share regarding CMS North, 6th grade registration, and parent meetings. For more information about 6th Grade Registration, please visit the CMS North website. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! 

Course Selection

• Coppell Middle School North counselors will be coming to visit our 5th graders on the morning of April 5th to talk about the transition to middle school and course selection. Learners will receive their course selection sheet on this day. These course selection sheets will be due back to your son/daughter's teacher on April 12th. 

• Once you begin the process of completing your learner's course selection form, please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you might have. 
• 6th Grade Course Selection Sheet
• Coppell Middle School Course Selection Catalog
• Originally, we shared that we would be going to North for the Elective Showcase. However, North has had to cancel, so we will not be going. 

Incoming 6th Grader Registration Parent Meeting

• There will be a meeting for the parents of incoming 6th graders on Thursday, April 6th from 6:00-7:00 in North's cafeteria. 
• The presentation for that meeting can be found here. The counselors and administration will plan to record that meeting for any parents that are unable to attend.  

CMS North Guest Speaker 

• Parent University 2.0 will be hosting a parent workshop on April 5th at Coppell Middle School North.  There will be two sessions (1:15 & 6:00).  The topic is Middle School Makeover and targets parents who will have students transitioning from 5th grade to middle school.
• You can learn more about the speaker, Michelle Icard, here and here. 
• The following is a short blurb about the event: 
• Every child needs to develop three things to become an adult, and the process of building this trifecta begins in middle school. I quiz the audience on what they think every kid needs to become an adult and surprise them when the three things aren’t quite what they expect. We cover brain, body and identity development in what I refer to as the “middle school construction project” and I use it to explain why kids this age are often perceived as judgmental or exclusive, though often their behavior stems from nervousness about where they fall on the "normal" scale in terms of their development. I cover the unique pressures facing kids in middle school and ways parents can help or hinder the process.
  
  Along these lines, I coach the audience on the importance of being “assistant managers” not “micromanagers” during the teen years. This part is also interactive as we brainstorm do’s and don’ts for managing risky behavior. I highlight the research of Laurence Steinberg at Temple University and teen risk taking.
  
  One of the biggest obstacles to staying connected with kids through the middle school years is understanding how they like to communicate. I offer concrete tips, based on recent neurological research out of Harvard for easy, practical ways to avoid conflict and get kids to open up about their peer experiences. 
  Finally, we walk through a six-step problem solving process every parent can begin to implement with their tween to teach kids creative and thoughtful problem solving, rather than being impulsive or relying on peers or parents to solve problems for them.
  Overall, the audience will leave feeling more confident, and less flustered, about parenting through middle school.