Middle School

Transition
West Rockhill Elementary to
South Middle School
May/June 2017
When I think about going to middle
school, I feel
Haven't Given
Much Tought
6%
Terrified
8%

Happy/Excited
43%

Nervous
30%

Relaxed/Calm
13%
 How important is school to you?
35

30

25

20

15

10

0
Not Really Important 2 3 4 Important (5)
(1)
 What are your biggest concerns?
Workload/Homework

Schedule/Getting Lost

Grades

Detention

Bullying

Older Kids

Organization (binders, projects)

Lockers/Locks

Peer Pressure

Size of School

New Students/Friends
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Concerns: Other Responses
Responsibilities/Forgetting Things
Harder Tasks
After-school Activities
Trying Out for Sports
Mean/Strict Teachers; teachers not liking me
Shower Room
 What are you looking forward to?
More Choices/Freedom

Sports/Clubs

New Friends

Lockers/Personal Space

New learning opportunities

New School

Music/Arts/Drama

0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Looking Forward: Other Responses
Changes in general
New routines
Gym
Free time
Dance
More things to do
Spending time with friends
11th period
No walking in lines
Questions We Would Like Answered:
Learning / Workload
What is a typical class like in middle school?
How much homework will we have each night?
Is homework really hard compared to elementary school?
What types of things will we learn?
What are some of the hard classes?
How strict are the teachers, especially about grades and forgetting
things?
Which teachers are really nice? Which are mean?
How to I choose classes?
Questions We Would Like Answered:
Logistics
Where are the 6th grade classrooms?
How long do we have to switch classes?
How many periods are in the day? How long are they?
What will happen if I get to class late?
What do I do if I cant open my locker? How can I remember my combination?
What if I get lost and the bell rings?
Will we have someone who can help us find our classes?
Are there more supplies to bring, or is it like 5th grade?
How much stuff do we normally need to bring to each class?
What time do we get to school and out of school? When is first period?
Questions We Would Like Answered:
Extra-Curricular
What are some of the clubs in middle school?
Does 6th grade get to join sports?
What do you do for fun?
Can you start doing band or orchestra with no experience?
Is there drama club? What are the drama productions like?
Do you have to tryout for the sports teams?
Questions We Would Like Answered:
Other
Who are the bullies?
Is middle school like it is in the movies (full of bullies, tons of work,
principal is so strict that you get expelled for nothing)?
Can you bring phones to school?
Can we listen to music during the school day?
How is middle school different than elementary?