The Challenges Of Middle School: A Guide To Solving Problems

By Mat Wallis

Moving To Middle School

Moving to Middle School from Elementary can be exciting BUT can also be SCARY!-

So if t is scary for you the best thing to do is to talk to a teacher and tell him/her about your feelings about middle school and the people I would talk to in middle school is the middle school councelors (Mr.Randy or Ms.Michelle)
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Some of the Scary Things

Some of the scary things and challenges we could face in middle school are:

Bullies-4 homework-5 Not knowing where to go-6 Grades-7

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How To Deal With Bullies

Bullies, what monstrous kids they can be, I had been bullied by somebody but Im afraid to tell names. I know what bullies do! They shove you in your lockers, they punch you so much that you cant breath and they frame you whenever its possible so you get in trouble. What we can do? 1. NIST is a telling school find an adult to tell and keep telling to get help. 2. Dont be as Bystander and get help for your bullied friend. 3. Take a deep breath, stand tall and look the bully in the eye and tell them to stop. 4. I have the RIGHT to be HAPPY and not be SCARED. The bully will get in trouble and stop. 4

OMG! Why so much homework!

We are going to have hours and hours of homework BUT I wont be able to finish all and I wont have time for myself! THE REALITY: Yes we will have some more homework in Year 7 but if we stay organized, use Outlook on our computers and not leave all our work for the last minute we will be fine!

It is important to have a balanced life. Exercise, music, family time and some homework time BUT not all of one.

I am Lost! I Need A MAP!

The Secondary Building is SOOOO big and I might get lost and be late for class! Remember OCHEMS O = Office (1st Floor)

C = Counseling (2nd Floor)

H = Humanities (3rd Floor) E = English (4th Floor) M = Math (5th Floor) S = Science (6th Floor) And if I still cant find where you are suppose to go just ask an older student. They will help and have been through this before too!

Please oh please be a 6 or a 7 or my parents will kill me

I dont know how I am graded or what to do. I am feeling SCARED! We dont need to worry. The teachers will help us understand exactly what they want and how to make a great project. Remember before a test to be organized and study. Get a good sleep the night before and to take a deep breath before the test and rememberI am ready for this! If I still need help, talk to the teacher or the counselor AND go to Homework Help after school!

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