Las Flores K-8 - New Incoming Students

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QUICKLINKS

Athletics IPE Application.

INFORMATION FOR REGISTERING FOR ELECTIVES

6th/7th/8th Grade Elective Registration Form 2025-26

Entering Electives on Parent Portal 2025-26

6th Grade Electives & Descriptions 2025-26

New 6th Grade Parent Night Presentation 2025-26

New Incoming Students

INCOMING STUDENT TOUR AND PARENT INFORMATION DATES

5th Grade Feeder School Tours - Las Flores Elementary, Tijeras Creek Elementary, and Wagon Wheel Elementary schools will visit our campus on Thursday, February 27th, 2025. Students will be given tours of the campus and attend an Informational Assembly during the school day. This event is for STUDENTS ONLY. Students will be given instructions and how to select electives by their teachers after they return to school. The day will include the following:

At 9:00am, students will arrive at LFMS from feeder schools
Student tours led by LFMS ASB and PAL leaders
Music performance by LFMS choir, band and orchestra
Assembly presentation by counselors to incoming 6th grade students
At 10:30am, students will load their buses and return to their respective school campuses.

Private School and School of Choice Tours -Students and parents from non-feeder schools and private schools may attend a tour to be held on the following dates (TBD) during the 2025-2026 open enrollment period:

TBD - 3:30 pm (contact Mrs. Crachy at (949) 589-6543

If you would like to attend, please contact Jessi Crachy at (949) 589-6543 to reserve your space.

For more information on School of Choice please go to the CUSD Website by clicking here.

CUSD School of Choice Application Window is open from February 3, 2025-March 2, 2025.

Access the CUSD School of Choice Application on the CUSD Website.

DON'T MISS......

Incoming 6th Grade Parent Information Night -

February 27th at 6pm at Las Flores TK-8 in the MPR. Parents from feeder schools or from school of choice or private schools may attend our Parent Information Night. No reservation is required for this event. For more information on this, please email Mrs. Summers at djsummers@capousd.org.

Here's the link to view the Parent Night Information Presentation: 6th Grade Parent Night Presentation 2025-26

2025-26 Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night Presentation will be available after 2/27/25.

6TH GRADE ELECTIVE CHOICES

Las Flores Middle School parents and students will use the Parent Portal to register for the 2025-26 Elective Choices. However, we also require completion of an online Elective Registration Form to confirm your portal selections. A copy of your submission will be sent to the parent email provided in the form.

Information about how to register for elective choices was provided to all feeder school students during their school visit on February 27th from their current 5th grade teacher. Students not coming from feeder schools who are pre-enrolled and students registering from outside current CUSD schools, may access the forms from this page or email Mrs. Summers at djsummers@capousd.org

Each student will be able to choose their "primary" elective plus an "alternative" elective on the portal. Your primary choice on the portal should be the same as your 1st choice on the online elective form and your alternate choice on the portal should be the same as your 2nd choice on your online elective form. The portal choices will override the online form choices if they are not the same so please choose carefully.

NOTE: Parents/students who fail to register for electives will be placed into an elective where we have space available. Changes may or may not be available once the master schedule has been prepared.

The school curriculum guide with course descriptions can be found by clicking here: 2025-26 Curriculum Guide. Elective choices to be used for the Portal are as follows:

Incoming 6th Grade Students

All 6th grade elective choices are year-long commitments. Students will not be able to change electives mid-year.

Choral #0530 a full year course, no prior music experience required.
Band #0510 – this is a full year course, no prior music experience required.
Orchestra #0520 – a full year course, no prior music experience required.
Fine and Practical Arts Wheel #8071 - This is a year-long elective with quarterly rotations.

Quarterly class rotations may include introductory courses including any four of the following: Study Skills, Intro to Music, Intro to Art, Intro to Foreign Language, Intro to Technology, Intro to Forensic Science or other introductory courses as staff availability may provide. If demand is low and/or staff is not available, this wheel may include one semester of an elective with two quarters of other courses. Rotations vary annually and are dependent on final staffing needs and availability thus students may not choose specific classes - they will be randomly assigned to a fixed quarterly rotation.

NEW INCOMING 7TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS

7th/8th Grade Elective Registration

Please refer to the Elective page for 7th/8th Grade Elective Registration for more information about Elective Options and the Parent Portal.

To access the 7th/8th Grade Elective information page, go to this link: 7th/8th Grade Elective Registration

To access the Parent Portal, go to this link: Canvas Parent Portal

We will provide you with a link via email to the online elective form when your registration documentation has been received by our registrar.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASS PLACEMENT CRITERIA

Placement criteria and performance criteria for accelerated courses in middle school English and Social Science classes will be available on the district website.

Currently only GATE identified students and students who meet the performance criteria will be placed into accelerated ELA and SS courses. Check this link for a Special Edition Newsletter from your Guidance department about gifted and high achiever students.

Math placement criteria for incoming 6th graders is located on the district website and linked here. Placement for incoming 7/8th grade students will be determined by Math Placement Testing. For additional information on testing and the math pathways offered in our district, please refer to the CUSD Math Department website.

ENTERING COURSE REQUESTS ON PARENT PORTAL

Middle School parents will enter their student's course requests through their Parent Portal Accounts. For rising 6th grade students currently attending CUSD schools, the window for elective registration will open on February 27, 2025 and close on March 9, 2025. For rising 7/8th grade students currently attending CUSD schools, the window for elective registration will open on March 6, 2025 and close on March 16, 2025.

Click here to find instructions on entering Elective Course Requests for Middle School on the Parent Portal:

Middle School Elective Choices or review the Elective Power Point Presentation for step by step instructions or Parent Portal Illustration document.

6th graders need to choose 1 "primary" elective and 1 "alternate" elective. Once you select your "Primary" elective choice, there will be an option to select an "alternate" elective choice. This will be your "2nd choice."

Please contact your School Counselor or the Guidance Technician for any questions regarding courses and the date range in which you are allowed to add/change your course requests.

MATH PLACEMENT TEST DATES FOR INCOMING STUDENTS

Incoming 6th Graders

There is no placement testing for incoming 6th grade students. All students will be placed into Math 6.

New Incoming 7th/8th Graders (not currently at CUSD schools)

Dates available before school year -Test dates may be found on the CUSD Math Department webpage.
There are dates available after the school year begins during the first week or two of the school year,
Students may have one retake opportunity for 7/8th grade students only.
All tests will take place at the Capistrano USD district office.

To register for a test date, please refer to the district Math Department webpage.