Germantown Middle School
Latest News
2007-2008

 

 9 Weeks Schedule

Period Ends	Number of Days
October 12, 2007	42
December 20, 2006	45
March 14, 2007	48
May 23, 2007	45

The Supply List and Calendar have been updated for the
2007-2008 school year.

2007-2008 Registration

Registration is Tuesday, August 7, 2006
7:30AM-12:00PM and 4:00-7:00PM

Germantown Middle School has a standardized Dress Code. See the grade level teachers when you register for school.
Standardized Dress Code

• Give your teen the opportunity to make choices about food, clothes, and other
  non-critical areas, even when it's easier simply to issue a command.
• Ask for your teen's opinion about what should be done in various situations.
• Let your teen be the one to decide if more practice on a task or skill is needed before trying something harder.
• Permit your teen to decide how to solve problems, even though you would find it quicker to provide a solution. Explore together the possible consequences if certain choices are made.
• Let your teen offer concrete evidence to show a readiness for new privileges or responsibilities.
• When conflicts arise, request that your teen take some responsibility for resolving them in a way that will work for all involved.
• If your teen is angry, have him or her cool down rather than make a rash decision.
• Give your teen the space to make poor (but not life-threatening) decisions. Teens, like us all often learn from mistakes.
• Offer your support and understanding when your teen makes mistakes in judgment. Then discipline as needed.
• Acknowledge your teen's good decisions. Point them out when made and refer to them when future decisions are required.

• Start talking about the differences between elementary and middle school early-and with honesty.
• Give your child more responsibilities for decision-making tasks at home as preparation for increased deadlines in middle school.
• Supplement schoolwork with additional reading and writing projects at home in readiness for lengthier school assignments.
• Talk about the fun of changing rooms and teachers several times a day. Explain that each class is a separate subject.
• Help your child to understand that students have to adapt to different teachers, not the other way around.
• Attend all new school orientations Get to know your child's teachers Make the transition seem like an adventure and a step forward in your youngster's education.
• Discuss the fact that your child is moving from being the "top dog" to the bottom of the ladder-preparation makes it easier.
• Practice-practice-practice! The combination lock is one of the biggest sixth grade hurdles.
• Your enthusiasm and support can help make this big change in your child's school life a positive one.