Yikes,
6th graders that are getting ready for Junior High:
Grumpy
Gross
Turned suddenly from 11 to 2 years of age
Standing on my head to get their attention
Yet,
Somehow feisty and ready to leave this place
Nerves buried under the bravado
Making their own mistakes
Armed with all the tools and knowledge that they could absorb
Please,
Find your people, your place
to grow and thrive
Make a difference my friends
And I’ll be watching from the wings
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Isn’t it amazing what leaving and having to say goodbye brings out? Our students don’t leave us til grade 7, so in grade 6 they are still pretty calm, but especially after spring break, what with the pangs of leaving and the onset of all those hormones, it’s pretty wild out there.
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We aren’t transitioning to a new school at 6th grade. They begin middle school after 5th, but I used to say that by the end of the year that I was ready for my 6th graders to move to the 7th grade hallway. Lots of changes going on for them.
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I have a few 6th graders who will not only leave our school, but they will leave me, their GT teacher for 3 or so years. One is sad. The other is acting out and being so sarcastic. Every child deals with this change in her own way.
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I’m seeing the sarcasm.. thanks for the gentle reminder.
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