What Middle School School Students Need to Know

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What Middle School School Students Need to Know

• Advice from Current Chamblee
• 7th Graders
• Thanks to Dr. Hall, Ms. Bolston, Ms. Price, Ms.
  Farmer and the entire 7B Team

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• The math teachers are really nice. They explain
  math really well so that you can breeze through
  the math chapters really fast. Sometimes they
  give out candy, but if they dont, dont bother
  them about it.
• -Zoe Nwabunka

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• Always be respectful to your teachers and always
  do the work because pretty soon you will finish
  middle school and find yourself wishing you could
  do it all over again.
• -Zoe Nwabunka

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• Homeroom is the time between breakfast and 1st
  period. Its the time that you get to chill for
  20 minutes and talk to your friends. Lockers are
  annoying. When you put your lock on, its
  sometimes impossible to get it off.
• -Gil Tamli

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• In 7th grade you get to learn about Asia and
  Africa, science, and reading and writing, and
  prealgebra. You get to do science labs and go on
  field trips.
• -Shakil Jenkins

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• For connections classes, I had Art, Computer Ed,
  Health, Spanish and PE. These classes are not
  hard. I passed every class with a B or higher.
  Just listen and do the work.
• -Shakil Jenkins

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• Its hard being new at a school, but the best
  advice I can give is just be yourself. Think
  about it, would you feel alright if you were
  acting like someone else? Take it from me, being
  yourself is way easier than being someone else.
• -Corey Bright

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• Never go to sleep in class. Pay attention and
  dont talk when the teacher is talking. Dont
  misbehave or you can get detention. Its hard at
  first but you will get used to it.
• -Beth Tadesse

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• The main thing is to have a dependable friend.
  You will have many group activities and will need
  a smart and agreeing partner. Avoid enemies. The
  best thing to do is ignore them. If a problem
  comes up that is too hard for you to handle, you
  can go and see a counselor.
• -Beth Tadesse

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• Now the cafeteria, some of the food that they
  cook is ok. The only good thing is that they
  serve ice cream, like strawberry shortcake, ice
  cream sandwiches, and ice cream cones. The other
  good thing is the vending machines.
• -Alisha Andrews

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• I like being in the band. I play the flute pretty
  well. We went to Tennessee and the Georgia
  Aquarium this year. It was fun. I hope you get
  to go too!
• -Abisai Cruz

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• You only get a break when the bell rings. You
  only have a certain time to go to lockers. We go
  at 1st period, 3rd period and 7th period. We
  change classes or schedules every 9 weeks.
• -Haydee Torres

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• We get projects almost every month. They might
  be a lot of work, but the teachers give you
  enough time to do them. Dont be late to class,
  make the effort to get there on time. Dont
  spend too much time talking to friends, going to
  the bathroom, getting water, going to your locker
  because you only have 4 minutes.
• -Hafsha Nawreen

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• If you know that you do not like someone, stay
  away from them. Dont be a dummy and try to
  fight. Thats not going to do anything but get
  you into trouble.
• -Jamani Chavis

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• Homeroom is a great opportunity to do homework or
  study for a test. Keep your locker organized or
  you wont be able to find anything.
• -Zain Lowe

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• You only have a limited time to get to each
  class. If you are late once, you get a warning,
  twice-a write up, third-detention and fourth-ISS.
  So dont be late. Breaks are important. You can
  chat with friends or study for something. You
  might want to do the second one just in case.
• -Zain Lowe

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• Turn in your class work or you will get a low
  grade. If you turn stuff in correctly by the due
  date, you get 100, but if you are late, you get
  a 70. You better do your homework and projects
  because it will affect your grade.
• -Erika Pedraza

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• Teachers dont like it when you are rude to
  adults or your peers. They are really nice so
  just be nice and respectful yourself.
• -Ivonne Alva

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• Trust me, dont get in the wrong crowd. Never get
  in a fight. Just hold your tongue. Find good
  friends and real ones.
• -Cheyenne Kelly

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• Dont lose your books. You might have to carry 5
  of them. You cant carry book bags around. If you
  carry a book bag, they might take it. If you
  lose a book, you will have to pay 49.99.
• -Malik Adigun

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• When you get to school, you need to eat breakfast
  and then wait for the bell to ring to go to
  homeroom. If you have to to go anywhere, you need
  a pass.
• -Michael Cooks

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• Every time that you are absent, you must get the
  work that you missed.
• -Juan Serrano

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• In middle school, you will have finals. Dont
  worry, the teachers always give you a study
  guide.
• -Chris Spivey

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• You will have 7 classes total. You might even
  have one teacher twice. Science is easy to learn
  and it is fun. Stay on your teachers good side.
  
• -Christian Johnson

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• You still have the take the CRCT. Your schedule
  might be crazy because classes are only 25
  minutes long on testing days
• -Liz Herrera

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• I came here from New Orleans. At first I thought
  no one would talk to me, I thought I was the only
  one from New Orleans, but I was wrong. Everyone
  here is nice.
• -Alisha Andrews

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• You have to dress out in PE in sportswear and
  sneakers. You switch between 2 sports every nine
  weeks. Tuesday and Thursday are running days. The
  majority of your grade is participating and
  dressing out. Some of the sports are kickball,
  volleyball, football, soccer, or basketball.
• -Bethelehem Tadesse

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• No cellphones. If the teachers see you with it,
  they will take it, and a parent has to come and
  pick it up.
• -Aja Mitchell

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• If you are not that good in math, you can take a
  Math Tools class. This will help you out.
• -Alynda Ezzard

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• What you need for Language Arts
• A journal
• Paper
• Literature book
• Pens and pencils
• A GREAT ATTITUDE
• -Alynda Ezzard

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• Sometimes your lockers can make you late for
  class. You might want to buy a locker shelf so
  that it wont be messy.
• -Kye Harris

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• Do extra credit work whenever you can. Study for
  your tests and quizzes. No eating or chewing gum.
  
• -Morgan Stephens

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• You have to take Health once a year. It is
  compulsory. In order to have band or orchestra,
  you have to have experience or already be
  trained.
• -Bigyan Mainali

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• Make sure that you do all of your class work and
  most importantly, turn it in. This should be
  easy to remember because the teachers help you
  with it.
• -Timothy Turnley

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• Some of the teachers really care about you. They
  will ask about your day and listen to your
  problems.
• -Sally Hoang

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• There are 3 lunch periods, so you might be on 1st
  lunch or last lunch. You only have about 25
  minutes to go through the line, so chew. You can
  also bring your own lunch. You have to sit with
  your class.
• -Stephen Hwang

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• Dont wait to the last minute to do projects.
  The teachers will tell you ahead of time, so it
  is a good idea to start early.
• -Galilea Malede

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• In science, you dont have to take a textbook
  home because you have an online textbook. That
  is cool
• -Sharisse Dreyer

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• Choose your friends wisely.
• You Friend little bit of fun
• You Friends some fun
• You lots of Friends TONS OF FUN!!
• -David Yakubov

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• If you try and cut the lunch line, you will be
  caught and have to go to the end of the line. Mr.
  Leech is the campus security and he is watching
  you.
• -Sanai Meles

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• ELT class is extended learning time. You get
  work in this class to help you with your other
  classes.
• -Kresha Hogan

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• Learning your locker schedule is tough. But you
  will adjust and then get used to it. Just write
  it down and then put it in your pocket.
  School breaks are good. They give you a reminder
  so you will know when school is closed.
• -Devoris Thomas

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• When you finish a project, turn it in early on on
  the day it is due for two reasons. One, so you
  wont forget it or bring it in late-which will
  deduct points off your grade and two-you might
  get extra points for turning it in on time.
• -Alexis Broughton

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• If you ride a shuttle bus, you might not get home
  until 530 or 600, so try to do your homework in
  class if you can or on the bus.
• -Alexis Broughton

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• If your teacher doesnt collect classwork at the
  end of class, do not throw it away. You never
  know when they will ask for it. You might have a
  notebook check.
• -Milan Anthony

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• Dont be afraid to talk and get to know other
  people. Dont be shy.
• I wish you wonderful times at Chamblee Middle
  School.
• -Amber Patterson