Goodbye Sixth Grade Posted by Steven

Hey guys, its Steven here. I live at the South Texas Children’s Home and I love to skateboard and I draw a lot.  Sixth grade was tough for me but I won’t ever forget it. It’s been a very short year—it’ll go by fast, believe me. 

The schedule is pretty confusing if you don’t know where to go.  Get ready for Mr. Niemeier because he does not play around.  In band, you need to get ready for all the hard work, but never give up no matter how many times you get the notes wrong.  Coach Decamp teaches math and she’s pretty tough too, but you just have to keep up with all the work. For reading you’ll have Mrs. Schauer.  She’s awesome but she does NOT like disrespect—that’s all—and listen to her too. The books that you read in her class are really good, and you get to make and watch book trailers Mr. Flores is pretty strict and tough for social studies.  Mrs. Camden is pretty cool and all the science stuff she teaches you is awesome.  Lunch:  You gotta get used to a lot of walking guys.  Your feet might get sore, but you’ll get used to it.  Athletics is tough stuff—lifting weights—guys it will not be like elementary.  They are not gonna baby you anymore.  Pep rallies are the best, and you have to scream loud. 

In sixth grade there’s so much drama and fights and stuff, but you have to stay away from all that.   The choices are hard guys.  Hanging around in the wrong crowd will get you in I.S.S. or worse.  There are a lot more teachers up here so watch what you do.  During lunch you can listen to your MP3 players and stuff like that.  You have five minutes between class periods to get your stuff and get going before you get tardies.  The days go by so fast that you don’t even realize it.  It’s school, so it will stink a little, but then again it’s better than elementary. 

In sixth grade you really learn what to do and what not to do at school.  The coolest part is that in sixth grade, you learn respect.