Middle School Registration
Believe it or not, the middle school registration process begins in November for our 5th graders! The two middle schools for which Trantwood is zoned are Lynnhaven Middle and Great Neck Middle. To see what middle school your student is zoned for, please enter your address in this search tool.
Great Neck MS Rising 6th grade Electives Info Night (includes continuing DLI students): Wednesday, December 13 at 6 pm
Lynnhaven MS Rising 6th Grade Info Night: Thursday, December 14 at 6 pm
While most of our rising 6th grade Cardinals will attend either Lynnhaven Middle School or Great Neck Middle (including those that are part of the Spanish Immersion/DLI program), there are other options: Old Donation School, Middle Years Program at Plaza Middle School and Virginia Beach Middle School for their Gifted Visual Arts program. All of these schools offer a highly rigorous curriculum in their area of expertise and admission is competitive at each.
MS Program (Application Entry) Info Nights:
1) Old Donation School (Students must be identified as gifted in VBCPS to apply) Application due on January 8, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.
2) International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program at Plaza Middle School (Students do not have to be identified as gifted to apply to the Middle Years Program) Application due on January 8, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
3) Gifted Visual Arts Program at Virginia Beach MS, Application due on February 1, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
4) Gifted Dance Program at Old Donation School. Application due on February 1, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
5) ) AVID Program (available at all middle schools): Applications due to Mrs. Lee January 20.
6) Achievable Dream Academy at Lynnhaven MS: Flier here. For more information about the program, contact [email protected] or [email protected]
In October, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Hawley taught the students about the Plaza MYP, Brickell MS, Gifted Dance and Art Programs. See presentation here.
We will spend our Life Skills lessons in December exploring the 6th grade course options and electives for next year.
Students will complete middle school registration in January. The Secondary School Curriculum Guide, with descriptions of courses, is available here.
In late March students will receive a Course Verification printout with the courses they are registered for-- this will be the LAST CHANCE to make changes to course selections.
Middle schools may contact parents once Spring SOL scores/final grades are in to make adjustments to course recommendations based on that data.
Students will receive their final class schedules in August.
Contact Information - please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!
[email protected] about MYP and AVID Programs or zoned middle schools
[email protected] about the gifted programs (ODS, Visual Arts, Dance)
At your home middle school - either Great Neck or Lynnhaven Middle - If you are already identified as needing gifted services, these will continue. If you are not identified to receive gifted services and you would like to be considered, please complete the application by the deadline. We would encourage you not to wait to apply because of the craziness of the holiday season.
Great Neck MS Rising 6th grade Electives Info Night (includes continuing DLI students): Wednesday, December 13 at 6 pm
Lynnhaven MS Rising 6th Grade Info Night: Thursday, December 14 at 6 pm
While most of our rising 6th grade Cardinals will attend either Lynnhaven Middle School or Great Neck Middle (including those that are part of the Spanish Immersion/DLI program), there are other options: Old Donation School, Middle Years Program at Plaza Middle School and Virginia Beach Middle School for their Gifted Visual Arts program. All of these schools offer a highly rigorous curriculum in their area of expertise and admission is competitive at each.
MS Program (Application Entry) Info Nights:
1) Old Donation School (Students must be identified as gifted in VBCPS to apply) Application due on January 8, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.
2) International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program at Plaza Middle School (Students do not have to be identified as gifted to apply to the Middle Years Program) Application due on January 8, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
3) Gifted Visual Arts Program at Virginia Beach MS, Application due on February 1, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
4) Gifted Dance Program at Old Donation School. Application due on February 1, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
5) ) AVID Program (available at all middle schools): Applications due to Mrs. Lee January 20.
- GNMS AVID Website
- LMS AVID Coordinator: [email protected]
6) Achievable Dream Academy at Lynnhaven MS: Flier here. For more information about the program, contact [email protected] or [email protected]
In October, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Hawley taught the students about the Plaza MYP, Brickell MS, Gifted Dance and Art Programs. See presentation here.
We will spend our Life Skills lessons in December exploring the 6th grade course options and electives for next year.
Students will complete middle school registration in January. The Secondary School Curriculum Guide, with descriptions of courses, is available here.
In late March students will receive a Course Verification printout with the courses they are registered for-- this will be the LAST CHANCE to make changes to course selections.
Middle schools may contact parents once Spring SOL scores/final grades are in to make adjustments to course recommendations based on that data.
Students will receive their final class schedules in August.
Contact Information - please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!
[email protected] about MYP and AVID Programs or zoned middle schools
[email protected] about the gifted programs (ODS, Visual Arts, Dance)
At your home middle school - either Great Neck or Lynnhaven Middle - If you are already identified as needing gifted services, these will continue. If you are not identified to receive gifted services and you would like to be considered, please complete the application by the deadline. We would encourage you not to wait to apply because of the craziness of the holiday season.