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!

oh, and to answer ur question, everybody gets laughed at sometimes, from popular, to geek, but if u are normal and nice, and u can make true friends, they will stand up 4 u, and the bully wont know what hit ’em!

you will be fine, just try not to get “sucked into” something that will affect you later when it does matter ( and no i don’t mean your clothes or group )

– good luck – ul be fine !

– hooroo !

Look, the people who do that kind of thing only get a “kick” out of it when they see that they have upset others. They want attention…any kind of attention. (maybe they have a bad home life or maybe they are taught that by their family. Either way..it will come …the thing to remember is that WORDS are just that…words. The fact that someone calls you something (like dumb) DOES NOT MAKE YOU DUMB!!!!

Don’t worry, you will not be made fun of. Just be yourself, and I am sure you will be fine. Don’t look for problems, or trouble were there is none.

Have a good school year. You are there to learn, not to worry about what others, say or may not say about you.