Dear sixth graders,
Hello, my name is Kevin Wang, and I’m here to tell you about sixth grade. There are a lot of things to look forward to in middle school. For example, you will start using lockers to put your belongings in. In addition, there will be no more rugs to sit on and the teacher won’t tell you to sit on the rug if there is a rug in the room. You also get to meet a lot of new teachers. In middle school, you will be able to make a lot of new friends.
You will need a lot of advice to start middle school, so here is some advice. The first advice I give you is to listen to the teachers so you can get good grades right off the bat and know what the teacher is talking about. In addition, my second advice is to make some new friends so they can protect you and you can protect them from bullies. There are a lot of challenges when you start middle school. For example, it is hard to remember which locker is yours. It is also hard to remember your lock combination. I hope you have a great year in sixth grade and the rest of middle school.
From,
Kevin Wang
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