Congratulations. You
are two and a half weeks from completing your first year of middle school. As you are well aware, school is more
challenging. You are expected to take
more accountability for yourself and your work.
I say you have done a nice job.
Middle school requires you to change classes every 43
minutes. You have 6-7 teachers instead
of 1 or two. Each of you teachers has a
different personality and expectations.
By now you have a good idea what upsets each one of your teachers and
what makes us happy. You understand the
nuances with our tests and teaching styles.
You have also realized that with middle school come more
privileges. You have your own
locker. A private space to hang up your
pictures of One Direction or whatever else you may have an interest. You have lunch with the older students and
use the annex for afternoon break. You
no longer have to wear the school plaid or blue shorts and pants. Next year you get even more privileges. You are eligible to fully participate in TVCS
sports and dances. In addition, you get
to play in the Hallissey tournament and enjoy the assembly.
Before we move on to next year, I would like you to reflect
on this past. What was your favorite
part of being in the middle school? How
would you describe each of your middle school teachers? What advice would you give to next year’s
sixth graders?
