Rising 6th Grade Information
Rising 6th Grade Registration:
Hello future Lakeside 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.
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 8, 2026: Lakeside Middle School Information and Curriculum Night
- January 26-30, 2026: Lakeside Counselors will visit each elementary school to introduce themselves, discuss Middle School, and discuss course options.
- Students will select courses with the help of their 5th grade counselor and teachers in SchooLinks.
- Hollymead: January 27, 2026 at 9:05am
- Stony Point: January 28, 2026 at 9:15am
- Baker-Butler: January 30, 2026 at 9:00am
- February 20, 2026: Math recommendations from elementary teachers are due to Lakeside
- 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 Lakeside Middle School for information and tours.
6th Grade Classes
- 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
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Starting with a Black day on the first day of school, our days rotate between Black and Teal all year. If we miss a day due to weather, workday, etc., we just pick up on the next scheduled day.