Rising 6th Grade Registration
Hello future Walton families!
This page has been designed to support 5th grade students and their families with the middle school course registration process. If you have questions as you navigate through this process, please contact your elementary school counselor or your child's 2025/2026 6th grade counselor. Doug Bloor (dbloor@k12albemarle.org) will serve students with last names A-L. Makenzie Crawford (mcrawford@k12albemarle.org) will serve students with last names M-Z.
Rising 6th Grade Welcome Letter/Registration Packet
Transition Timeline of Important Dates and Events
- Early December 2024: Rising 6th grade transition packet is sent to elementary counselors to distribute to 5th grade students, families, and math teachers. WMS counseling website is updated with transition information.
- January 6th - 31st, 2025: ParentPortal opens for students/families/schools to sign up for elective courses and to select a math course. Elementary counselors and math teachers assist students and families with this process.
- February 3rd - 14th, 2025: Teachers and counselors review course selections and make comments on selections.
- February 14th, 2025: ParentPortal is available for parents/guardians to view only. Starting on this date, any course request changes will be completed by the student's elementary counselor.
- April 17th, 2025 (date change): 5th grade students visit WMS during the school day. Students are welcomed by administrators and counselors, WMS student ambassadors provide tours and answer questions, then the 5th grade students eat lunch in the WMS cafeteria.
- April 24th, 2025: Rising 6th grade Orientation from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Students and families participate in an information session with our administrators, receive tours of the building from our student ambassadors, and students/families/WMS staff attend a short social at the end of the evening.
- May 27 - June 5, 2025: WMS administrators, counselors and ambassadors visit elementary schools to address questions and concerns about middle school and introduce the technology platforms used during middle school. Note: specific dates and times TBD with elementary schools.
- Open House (August 2025, date TBD): Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and their families are welcome to attend Walton's Open House to walk through their schedule, meet their teachers, counselors, and administrators, and ask questions.
6th Grade Classes
ACPS Middle School Program Guide
- Language Arts- Language Arts 6
- Math 6- Two levels are available: Math 6 and Math 6 Compacted (Covers the 6th - 8th grade math curriculum to prepare for Algebra I in 7th grade). Click here for a detailed description of each level.
- Science 6 (year-long)
- History 6 (year-long)- United States History I to 1865
- Health/PE (year-long)
- Electives- Click Here for the list of elective courses available in 6th grade.
Sample Schedule
| Blue Day | Gold Day | |
| Block 1 | Language Arts | Language Arts |
| Block 2 | Science | History |
| Block 3 | Math | Math |
| Block 4 | Health/PE | Elective |
Spanish Immersion Program
For students who participated in a Spanish Immersion program in elementary school, the following course path will be taken at Walton:
- 6th Grade: ELA 6 (every other day) and Spanish Immersion 6 (every other day).
- 7th Grade: ELA 7 (every other day) and Spanish Immersion 7 (every other day)
- 8th Grade: ELA 8 (every other day) and Spanish for Fluent Speakers.
- Spanish for Fluent Speakers is a high school credit course. Depending on performance on the STAMP test at the end of 8th grade students may earn up to 2 high school world language credits.
- Spanish Immersion students will take Spanish for Fluent Speakers II in 9th grade.
Registering in Parent Portal
Click here for directions on how to access course registration in Parent Portal.
Elementary Schools that Feed into Walton
- Mountain View Elementary School- Some students attend Walton, others attend Burley Middle School.
- Red Hill Elementary School- All students attend Walton.
- Scottsville Elementary School- All students attend Walton.
- Stone-Robinson Elementary School- Some students attend Walton, others attend Burley Middle School.