The End Is Near
I think 6th grade in general was a really great year. Yes, everything was new and I most definitely scared at the beginning, but after a while, you get used to it all. The homework was quite a lot but always manageable and the students and teachers are all really nice. But we’re just about out of time in 6th grade and have to get ready for a new year in 7th grade. I can already tell things will be better since I already got a feel of middle school this year.
Instead of having a favorite piece of work to be proud of, I have a favorite assignment that we were given over and over again over the year. It’s Literature Circles! Just to make it clear, maybe I’m proud of my work on Literature Circles, but that does not mean I enjoy doing them. They take a lot of time and effort, or at least for me. But I think since the start, I’ve been pretty good at them and I’m really proud of that because it’s quite challenging to make a good Literature Circle. Throughout the year I’ve worked really hard on them and it’s one of my favorite pieces of work because I think I’ve done well.
My greatest challenge was probably the start of the year problems! When I first came to middle school I was so stressed and scared and worried and all those sorts of feelings. When I saw the homework I got really worried again because I wanted to do well and make friends, so nothing worked and everything was horrible! I was so stressed about middle school and life getting harder, I couldn’t focus and it was a mess. But I just calmed down and everything just fell back into order and nothing was hectic anymore! But it definitely was at first.
Throughout the year something I learned about myself as a learner is that I’m logic and can learn in any way. I never really thought about what type of way I learned, I just knew that I was able to learn! But when Mrs. Narsiman and Mr. Whiting started to talk about it I was really confused! I had absolutely no idea worked best for me. Luckily we took a short test to see what the results said and I turned out to be logic, which means I like things in order and given to me in steps. After thinking about it, I agreed with it and thought it made sense. We also had a test in health class that helped us understand what way we learn best. Do we learn best visually, by listening, or by moving around and being able to touch objects? My score for each one was quite close which means I can learn well in all areas. I was surprised because I thought I would be an audible learner, but it turned out to fairly even between the three. I now know what’s best for me as a learner!
What about work habits?
I think 6th grade in general was a really great year. Yes, everything was new and I most definitely scared at the beginning, but after a while, you get used to it all. The homework was quite a lot but always manageable and the students and teachers are all really nice. But we’re just about out of time in 6th grade and have to get ready for a new year in 7th grade. I can already tell things will be better since I already got a feel of middle school this year.
Instead of having a favorite piece of work to be proud of, I have a favorite assignment that we were given over and over again over the year. It’s Literature Circles! Just to make it clear, maybe I’m proud of my work on Literature Circles, but that does not mean I enjoy doing them. They take a lot of time and effort, or at least for me. But I think since the start, I’ve been pretty good at them and I’m really proud of that because it’s quite challenging to make a good Literature Circle. Throughout the year I’ve worked really hard on them and it’s one of my favorite pieces of work because I think I’ve done well.
My greatest challenge was probably the start of the year problems! When I first came to middle school I was so stressed and scared and worried and all those sorts of feelings. When I saw the homework I got really worried again because I wanted to do well and make friends, so nothing worked and everything was horrible! I was so stressed about middle school and life getting harder, I couldn’t focus and it was a mess. But I just calmed down and everything just fell back into order and nothing was hectic anymore! But it definitely was at first.
Throughout the year something I learned about myself as a learner is that I’m logic and can learn in any way. I never really thought about what type of way I learned, I just knew that I was able to learn! But when Mrs. Narsiman and Mr. Whiting started to talk about it I was really confused! I had absolutely no idea worked best for me. Luckily we took a short test to see what the results said and I turned out to be logic, which means I like things in order and given to me in steps. After thinking about it, I agreed with it and thought it made sense. We also had a test in health class that helped us understand what way we learn best. Do we learn best visually, by listening, or by moving around and being able to touch objects? My score for each one was quite close which means I can learn well in all areas. I was surprised because I thought I would be an audible learner, but it turned out to fairly even between the three. I now know what’s best for me as a learner!
What about work habits?
Behavior – I think my behavior is satisfactory. I think this because I don’t have the best behavior, but I don’t have the worst either. Yes, I listen to the teacher and finish all my work and try my best, which are the good things of course. But sometimes I may talk in class or get distracted really easily… I try not to but sometimes it just happens. I’m working on those two things in class right now!
Participation – I also think my participation in class is satisfactory. I can participate in class and sometimes I do. First of all, it depends on the question, class, or day. Sometimes I don’t know how to answer the question or I don’t know what to say. It could be because of the class I’m in. For example, I participate more in math than humanities. And the last reason may be because I feel like being quiet on that one particular day. I’m sure we all have those days where you just don’t feel like talking. Even though those are reasons why I don’t participate in class sometimes, I still speak and try to be involved a lot too.
Organization – I actually think I’m very organized. Well, maybe I need to be reminded of things once in a while, but most of the time I have my homework, know what day it is, know what the schedule is, and I’m usually quite organized with my work. I have been working on it throughout the year and humanities has been the main reason why. This is because the subject really requires students to be organized at all times!
Effort – I really put a lot of effort into all of my work. I always try to make it a good piece of work. It didn’t matter whether the work was for drama, math, or art. I put my own effort into it. I try to do my best and hope it’s enough. I’ve been giving it 100% ever since the beginning of 6th grade especially. I will keep on putting effort into my work in 7th grade too and years after that!
Goals
#1 My first goal for 7th grade is to be able to do as well as I am now academically. I think I’m doing quite well in school and I’d really like to keep that up and not fall behind. I’m not saying that my goal is to get all A+, but I want to be able to keep up the good work. For example, I want to be able to stay organized, participate, and yes I would like to get quite good grades. It would be a good goal to set for me because everything gets harder each time you change grades and I want to be able to make it through a harder year in 7th grade!
#2 My second goal for 7th grade is to improve on my behavior. I had recently said that I do sometimes talk in class and get distracted easily. Well for 7th grade I plan to try to stop talking and stay on task at often as I can. I really think this is possible and a reasonable goal to have. I also really hope I will reach it by the end of 7th grade at least since this is something teachers do not like in a student. Wish me luck!
Something I might want teachers in 7th grade to know about me might be that I believe that people work better with the people they choose to work with. Especially when they have had experience and know how and who they work best with. I also like having activities in class to make learning fun once in a while. Who doesn’t like and activity or game after quite a long period of time doing work? One last thing is that I actually enjoy school and my favorite subject is math. Just a couple of thing that you might want to know about me!
There is some advice or “Words of Wisdom” I’d give to the 5th graders coming to 6th grade. Well, there are three main pieces that I would give them. First would be, don’t stress! Everything will be fine and I know they all say that but it’s really true. I didn’t believe them either but I know what they mean now! You really will get the hang of everything really quickly and really soon! I know I did! The second piece of advice is to check the school site. They are there for you and they really help. Powerschool is good for you to check up on how you’re doing academically. It’s really useful, but don’t overuse it! Moodle is also a great site. It’s there for you to check your homework in case you forget. Always check that too because like Powerschool, it’s really useful. The last site you should check is your Panther Apps e-mail. Your teachers will send you e-mail and contact you through e-mail, so do not forget to check that daily just in case. My last piece of advice is to be organized. If you try to be organized, 6th grade will probably be a breeze for you. If you have all your stuff together and in order, you’re all set! Hope you 5th graders have an awesome 6th grade like I did!
~ Natalie 8D
Participation – I also think my participation in class is satisfactory. I can participate in class and sometimes I do. First of all, it depends on the question, class, or day. Sometimes I don’t know how to answer the question or I don’t know what to say. It could be because of the class I’m in. For example, I participate more in math than humanities. And the last reason may be because I feel like being quiet on that one particular day. I’m sure we all have those days where you just don’t feel like talking. Even though those are reasons why I don’t participate in class sometimes, I still speak and try to be involved a lot too.
Organization – I actually think I’m very organized. Well, maybe I need to be reminded of things once in a while, but most of the time I have my homework, know what day it is, know what the schedule is, and I’m usually quite organized with my work. I have been working on it throughout the year and humanities has been the main reason why. This is because the subject really requires students to be organized at all times!
Effort – I really put a lot of effort into all of my work. I always try to make it a good piece of work. It didn’t matter whether the work was for drama, math, or art. I put my own effort into it. I try to do my best and hope it’s enough. I’ve been giving it 100% ever since the beginning of 6th grade especially. I will keep on putting effort into my work in 7th grade too and years after that!
Goals
#1 My first goal for 7th grade is to be able to do as well as I am now academically. I think I’m doing quite well in school and I’d really like to keep that up and not fall behind. I’m not saying that my goal is to get all A+, but I want to be able to keep up the good work. For example, I want to be able to stay organized, participate, and yes I would like to get quite good grades. It would be a good goal to set for me because everything gets harder each time you change grades and I want to be able to make it through a harder year in 7th grade!
#2 My second goal for 7th grade is to improve on my behavior. I had recently said that I do sometimes talk in class and get distracted easily. Well for 7th grade I plan to try to stop talking and stay on task at often as I can. I really think this is possible and a reasonable goal to have. I also really hope I will reach it by the end of 7th grade at least since this is something teachers do not like in a student. Wish me luck!
Something I might want teachers in 7th grade to know about me might be that I believe that people work better with the people they choose to work with. Especially when they have had experience and know how and who they work best with. I also like having activities in class to make learning fun once in a while. Who doesn’t like and activity or game after quite a long period of time doing work? One last thing is that I actually enjoy school and my favorite subject is math. Just a couple of thing that you might want to know about me!
There is some advice or “Words of Wisdom” I’d give to the 5th graders coming to 6th grade. Well, there are three main pieces that I would give them. First would be, don’t stress! Everything will be fine and I know they all say that but it’s really true. I didn’t believe them either but I know what they mean now! You really will get the hang of everything really quickly and really soon! I know I did! The second piece of advice is to check the school site. They are there for you and they really help. Powerschool is good for you to check up on how you’re doing academically. It’s really useful, but don’t overuse it! Moodle is also a great site. It’s there for you to check your homework in case you forget. Always check that too because like Powerschool, it’s really useful. The last site you should check is your Panther Apps e-mail. Your teachers will send you e-mail and contact you through e-mail, so do not forget to check that daily just in case. My last piece of advice is to be organized. If you try to be organized, 6th grade will probably be a breeze for you. If you have all your stuff together and in order, you’re all set! Hope you 5th graders have an awesome 6th grade like I did!
~ Natalie 8D
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