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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 middle school grade counselor, Makenzie Crawford (mcrawford@k12albemarle.org).

Transition Timeline of Important Dates and Events

  • December 1, 2025: Rising 6th grade transition information is sent to elementary counselors to distribute to 5th grade students, families, and math teachers. 
  • January 12 - 16, 2026: Walton counselors visit elementary schools to discuss course options.
    • Red Hill: January 14, 12:20-12:50.
    • Scottsville: January 13, 10:00-10:30
    • Stone-Robinson: January 15, 9:30-10:00
    • Mountain View: January 13, 8:30-9:00
    • Students will select courses with the help of their 5th grade counselor and teachers in SchooLinks.
  • February 7, 2026: 5th grade course requests moved from SchooLinks to PowerSchool.
  • February 20, 2026: Math recommendations from elementary teachers are due.
  • February 27, 2026: Course verification letters sent to 5th grade families.
  • April 3, 2026: Last day for course changes.
  • April 16, 2026: 5th grade students visit WMS during the school day.
    • Activities include a welcome by administrators and counselors, tours by student ambassadors, and lunch in the WMS cafeteria.
  • April 23, 2026: Rising 6th grade Orientation from 6:00 to 7:00 PM for students and families.
    • Activities include an information session with our administrators, tours of the building from student ambassadors, and a short social at the end of the evening.
  • May, Dates TBD: 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 2026, 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 Courses

  • Language Arts- Language Arts 6, every day
  • Math- Every day, two levels are available.  Click here for a detailed description of each level.
    • Math 6
    • Math 6 Compacted
  • Science- Science 6, every other day
  • History- History 6, United States History I to 1865, every other day
  • Health/PE- every other day
  • Electives/Exploratories- Click here for a list of the ACPS elective and exploratory offerings.
    • Electives are yearlong classes.
    • Exploratories are quarterly classes.
    • Note: Classes advertised may not run in 2026-2027 due to low student interest or staffing constraints.

Sample Schedule

  A Day B Day
Block 1 Language Arts Language Arts
Block 2 Science History
Block 3 Math Math
Block 4 Health/PE Elective
Starting with an A day on the first day of school, our days rotate between A and B all year. If we miss a day due to weather, workday, etc., we just pick up on the next scheduled day.
 

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.

How to access your guardian SchooLinks account:

Your SchooLinks account has been created using the email address associated to your PowerSchool Public (Parent) Portal account. To log into the SchooLinks account that has been created for you, please follow these instructions:

  1. Visit app.schoolinks.com
  2. Sign-in using one of the options below:
    1. If the email you use for your PowerSchool Public (Parent) Portal account is a Google account, Click Log in with Google.
    2. For non-Google accounts, Click Forgot Password, enter the email you use for your PowerSchool Public (Parent) Portal account, then follow the email instructions to create a password.

If you do not have a PowerSchool Public (Parent) Portal account, please reach out to your student's school for information about creating one. SchooLinks accounts will be created overnight once your PowerSchool Public Portal account has been created.

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.