Ok, so I wont be one of those people who say dont care what other people think. I do believe in that, but I dont think that will help you much. What you need to do is be confident, and be an individual. Be a good friend and people will recognize you. Try not to be a teacher’s pet or to tell on people. Honestly, something that really helped me is fashion. It’s one thing that really helps.

Middle School can be a scary thing, but you will notice a few differences from Middle School to Elementary.

In Middle School you will not be in a class with the same people for the whole day, which is nice because you will have a different group of classmates in everyclass. You might have a few classmates in 2 of your classes, but thats ok…

Consider Recess gone..

We had a time period where we just hang out in the gym or outside, but no playground equipment or anything like that. Its nice that they let you do that knowing that once you hit Highschool the only chance of relaxing between classes will be lunch.

The best thing about Middle School is that all the students that will be in your class with you will not only be kids from your old elementary school, but from surrounding elementary schools. You’ll have a chance to meet new students, and make new friends.

Unfortunately I dont think popularity is everything.

I wouldnt really worry too much about it.

You’ll have so much more going on that I would think being popular is the last thing on your mind,

Just go to school with a good attitude and people will either like you or they wont, but I think it’ll be their lose if they dont like you for who you are……

But you’ll make new friends

and have fun….

make the best of it darlin!

Don’t worry about being popular. The “popular” girls in middle school end up being the ones doing…dirty things before they get to high school. Or in high school. 6th grade is real easy, your classes are usually close together. This is a great time for you to make friends. Also be organizied! It will really help you out (especially once you see that kind of sutff you get in my grade and beyond). Lets see…DO NOT be pressured to date. Its just really stupid most of the time. I would suggest starting to get ready for waking up earlier. No older kdis wil lstuff you in lockers, they are to small…just kidding. But really they don’t care enough to do that, unless you get them realyl made and then they just beat the crap out of you. So don’t get in their business. If anything just enjoy middle school an try not to make so much drama. Don’t get pulled into cliques, have true friends not just fake people for social status.

Here is something I wrote for a paste answer that might help you also:

1.. On the first day do NOT wear anything uncomfortable, you will regret it seriously.

2. Don’t share your locker with anyone, especially if you are messy and just throw crap into your locker.

3. Its not as hard as you think. Big kids don’t throw you in lockers, though they will mess you up if you annoy them. So don’t act like a smart alec just because you are in middle school.

4. Try to make new friends in the classes that you have no one to talk to. They come in handy with homework and when you need a partner for a project, plus they can become a really good friend.

5. Don’t fall into stupid cliques and beware of the evil people.

6. Hmm lets see oh lunch. Its pretty much the same. Though you might have assigned seats but people usually start moving to sit by their friends after a month.

7. Please try to follow the dress code. There is nothing worse than a bunch of 6th graders dressing like hochies trying to impress the older kids. Plus there is always one teacher (at least) that is crazy and will catch you wearing short shorts or something.

8. After all this jabber I have to say the best thing you should do is be yourself. Sick of hearing that? Well so am I but its true. Being fake and stupid just might make middle school hell.

Oh and good luck with middle school, trust me everyone has to and does get through it.

Organization is the key for middle school. Be organized and you will be ready for anything that comes your way!

On the first days you should….

Try to get on your teacher’s good side. Don’t suck up to them or be a teachers pet, but be attentave (sp?) and ask if you have a question.

Make friends! If you see a kid sitting alone, invite him/ her over and get to know them!

You should sit in the middle row of your classes, you don’t want to seem like a teacher’s pet, but you don’t want to seem like you don’t care what the teacher is saying. The middle is your safe zone, and most of the kids will be sitting there.

Make sure you know all the teacher’s rules and grading habits.

The rest of the year

Do your homework the day it is given, not 10 minutes before the due date, the same goes to studying.

Be yourself! And a new year is a chance to make new friends!

Good luck! I promise you will make it through!

6th grade was pretty cool for me. You get to do a whole lot of new stuff like you get lockers and 7-8 different teachers (depending on your school). You don’t get recess, which wasn’t a big deal to anybody in my school. Here are a couple tips that I could think of:

1. DONT RUN TO YOUR CLASSES!!! There is no need for you to run at all unless you are extremely late. Running everywhere will just make you seem more like a franticky little 6th grader.

2. Don’t act like your all that just because you’re in middle school now. You really aren’t any of that.

3. Don’t smart off to the older kids, or try to say something to make you look smart or funny. You may be smart in your grade, but most of the older kids are smarter than you. And don’t remind them of the rules or tell them not to be mean or anything, then they really get annoyed. Mostly, if you stay quiet around the older kids, occasionally talking about how you didn’t like this teacher or something, then they will like you and take you under their wing.

4. Don’t try to stand up to any of the older kids. There really aren’t any bullies that take your lunch money or whatever, but some kids do like to use words to get to you. If someone is bothering you, don’t try to act tough and stand up to them, go tell a teacher or write a statement in the dean’s office.

5. Have fun and try not to get involved in a lot of drama. Trust me, theres a whole ton of drama in middle school, and if you steer clear of the drama queens, you’ll be happy.

6. You’re only like 12 years old. YOU DONT NEED TO START DATING YET. You may think you’re mature enough, but you’re really not. You have plenty of time in high school. Middle school “dating” is really just some kids who say they are going out, but really all they do is walk around, occasionally holding hands, but they never actually go on dates.

Well there you go, that’s all the stuff I could think of that annoyed me about 6th graders last year. But that was just that particular 6th grade class, they usually aren’t that terribly annoying. 7th graders will be ok with you, cuz they were you last year, but 8th graders seem to get more agitated about 6th graders, so just stay out of their hair. Have fun!

You should learn to NOT CARE about what other people think about you. I know school is very stressful, it’s VERY stressful. Parents do NOT realize how stressful school can be. But it is very important to find a small group of friends, and stick with them. Who cares about everybody else!