Windsor Mill Middle School

Great Resources for Middle School Students and Parents

Focus Accounts

How to create a Focus Account - watch this video
Step by Step on how to create a Parent account in Focus- Open this document
How to view your child's report card in Focus - click here

Parent University

Link to the Monthly BCPS Parent University Newsletter

Parent University Schedule of Events


Most Popular Educational Resources

• Khan Academy - Free practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, and more

• Merriam Webster - The most comprehensive dictionary on the internet

• Encyclopedia for Kids - Free Encyclopedia for reference

• Word Whiz - Helps students build vocabulary and study skills

Reading Lists for Students

• Pearson Youth Reading List - Pearson Recommended 6-8th summer reading
• Book Suggestions for the Entire Family - List for great books separated by category and age range

The Future - Getting an Early Start on Careers and College

• Explore Your Career Options - An interactive website from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics
• The Princeton Review - Great test preparation and practice resources.
• Find the Right College for you - Learn about which colleges are similar to your interests and your strengths
• Test Prep - Practice tests and worksheets

Fun Educational Games

• Free Rice - Quiz game where correct answers help raise money for global hunger
• View the Earth from Space - View Earth from the Sun, the Moon or from any of a host of satellites in orbit.
• Be an A+ Math Ace - Math games based on bingo and hidden pictures, and a variety of flash cards.

Resources for Parents

• http://www.pta.org - Parent Teacher Association Webpage
• Great Schools.Org - A middle school parents' preparation for college guide
• Health Insurance Online - A database of health information for kids and adults
• Read, Write, Think - Resources to help parents with their child's literacy
• Anagram Solver - Additional resource to help parents with their child's literacy
• Middle School Web Resources- Valuable information for both parents and teachers
• US Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state

Students With Disabilities

• http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources
• http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities
• http://www.fcsn.org/ - Federation for Children with Special Needs

For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students

• http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund
• http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=mr - Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs