It's that time again! The end of school jet lag has set in and I'm reading over the last assignment of the year. My sixth graders wrote some tidbits of advice for those leaving LOI to head to LOMS next year. It was harder than ever to sift through my favorites! If you have a child coming to our school next year, these are some words of wisdom for them....from the mouths - or pencils - of babes.....
“Sixth grade isn’t that different from fifth grade. Everyone is a little older, but they are a lot less mature"
“You might want to sign up for yoga classes, because sixth grade can be a little stressful at times.”
“Remember the sixth grade stairs are the “STAIRS of LEARNING.” You WILL trip on them."
“Pick the right friends, or it will haunt you.”
“If you are mean or stuck up, shame on you. I hope you step on a Lego.”
“Don’t get on your teacher’s bad side….your year will go down like donkey kong.”
“Save your gum. Hide your gum. Just trust me on this one.”
“When you have to be around 7th or 8th graders, just be confident. Don’t make it look like you are nervous.”
“Behavior clips are gone! Watch out for those write-ups!”
“Try not to get emotional when they tell you that you won’t get recess in middle school. The teachers want it, too.”
“Just because some girls will think you should wear make-up, remember that it doesn’t make you any better than you already are. “
“Ms. Atherton will do really fun things in class. If you don’t do your work, though, she will be as stubborn as a rock.”
“Eat pancakes.”
“Don’t be a thug.”
“You will be forced against your will to write papers.”
“The science teacher has a dirt collection….but he’s still cool.”
“When you are trying to make friends, talk about things that the whole group likes. If everybody likes puppies, talk about puppies.”
“Support your school teams by comeing (I’m sure he meant to drop that “e” before adding
“ing”....argh!) to games.”
“Your teachers are trying to prepare you for life.”
“It will be hard, and it will take integrity, but you can do it.”
“Reading will become your new best friend.”
"Always try...especially in math."
“I hope you aren’t excited to leave the bathrooms at LOI. There is usually a lot of pee in ours.”
“There is a really fun bonfire with other grades, so you do get to socialize sometimes with the older people.”
“You will probably have your first crush and your first heartbreak. You will live. The world will keep spinning.”
“Some kids might be going through some really tough stuff, but they are just really good at hiding it.”
“Not doing work is like baseball. You don’t want to get three strikes.”
“Unless you have a magic toolbelt, bring everything you need to class.”
“If you are having a bad day, remember that you might still get to hit a homerun in wiffleball.”
“If you just try to be good, have good grades, and be nice to everyone, you’ll be fine.”
“Remember the sixth grade stairs are the “STAIRS of LEARNING.” You WILL trip on them."
“Pick the right friends, or it will haunt you.”
“If you are mean or stuck up, shame on you. I hope you step on a Lego.”
“Don’t get on your teacher’s bad side….your year will go down like donkey kong.”
“Save your gum. Hide your gum. Just trust me on this one.”
“When you have to be around 7th or 8th graders, just be confident. Don’t make it look like you are nervous.”
“Behavior clips are gone! Watch out for those write-ups!”
“Try not to get emotional when they tell you that you won’t get recess in middle school. The teachers want it, too.”
“Just because some girls will think you should wear make-up, remember that it doesn’t make you any better than you already are. “
“Ms. Atherton will do really fun things in class. If you don’t do your work, though, she will be as stubborn as a rock.”
“Eat pancakes.”
“Don’t be a thug.”
“You will be forced against your will to write papers.”
“The science teacher has a dirt collection….but he’s still cool.”
“When you are trying to make friends, talk about things that the whole group likes. If everybody likes puppies, talk about puppies.”
“Support your school teams by comeing (I’m sure he meant to drop that “e” before adding
“ing”....argh!) to games.”
“Your teachers are trying to prepare you for life.”
“It will be hard, and it will take integrity, but you can do it.”
“Reading will become your new best friend.”
"Always try...especially in math."
“I hope you aren’t excited to leave the bathrooms at LOI. There is usually a lot of pee in ours.”
“There is a really fun bonfire with other grades, so you do get to socialize sometimes with the older people.”
“You will probably have your first crush and your first heartbreak. You will live. The world will keep spinning.”
“Some kids might be going through some really tough stuff, but they are just really good at hiding it.”
“Not doing work is like baseball. You don’t want to get three strikes.”
“Unless you have a magic toolbelt, bring everything you need to class.”
“If you are having a bad day, remember that you might still get to hit a homerun in wiffleball.”
“If you just try to be good, have good grades, and be nice to everyone, you’ll be fine.”
