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[quote=Anonymous]The whole process will be simpler than it sounds at first.  Go to the parent meeting.  The 5th graders will probably also have an assembly explaining it to them and then they will bring home their registration cards.  The classes they have to take like history and science will already be printed, the only part you need to fill out is the electives.  The fifth grade teacher makes recommendations for placement in Math, English and possibly Reading.  Some things are MS dependent but again you won't need to fill this part out, it's taken care of.  
Ask the teacher now about the plan for your child.  Nothing's set in stone it's a collaborative process should you disagree with the recommendations see if you can convince the teacher.  What foreign language is offered and when is very MS dependent and you will need to ask the MS counselor your question about that.  It is a high school credit class, you probably don't need him to skip levels even though he's a native speaker, but find out what the school has to say.  
Finally, look for the printed schedule you will receive over the summer.  The process is complicated and sometimes mistakes are made.  If anything doesn't look right call the MS counsellor immediately, they have the ability to make changes.  If they need to pull placement scores to support a change, they will have the MS content specialist do that and make a decision.
The process is daunting for all new 6th grade parents but it will work.[/quote]

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