by Olivia Bagan and Piper Jassem

Over the last few weeks our 4th grade classes have been learning about the middle school and how it works. We got tours and the student reps and teachers came in to tell us about middle school and what we are going to learn about. Also the parents had a meeting about what to expect in 5th grade and middle school. In our class (DJ4) there are 16 people who are excited for middle school and 2 people are scared for middle school.

So many things are changing for us from the transition from lower school to middle school. For example, you get to do a lot more by yourself and you get to go from class to class by walking. You need to buy your own supplies. You have assignments for during summer break. You have a homeroom with a core teacher who teaches you social studies and reading. You have an advisor who helps you all throughout the school year but helps you out the most during the beginning of the year. You can join different clubs and teams. Some of them are, The Middle School Newspaper, the soccer team, the basketball team, the robotics team, etc.

3 people from DJ4 are leaving. Lila, Kate M., and Polly. We want to say a special goodbye to them because we are going to miss them so much! We all hope they have a great time in Middle School and we wish them good luck!