Middle School Tips!

1. Middle School Tips! Southwest Middle School Trexler Middle School Dixon Middle School New Bridge Middle School

2. What I wish I knew before starting 6th Grade!

3. T-DAP Shots!!!! • ALL students must have their T-DAP before starting 6th Grade!

4. The Night Before: • Check your agenda to see what you will need the next day. • Set out anything you will need such as your band instrument if you have band the next day. • Plan what you will wear to school the next day. • Check to be sure your homework is done. • Ask parents to sign any papers or write notes needed. • Pack backpack and have it ready to go for the morning. • Go to bed early and get a good night’s rest.

5. The Morning Rush Hour • Stretch! • Bathe or Shower if you didn’t the night before. • Get dressed. • Eat Breakfast – preferably sitting down! • Do a quick mirror check to make sure your hair is neat and your shirt isn’t on inside out. • Grab your stuff and go.

6. DEVELOP GOOD HABITS! • Develop a routine and stick to it. • Complete tasks in the same order each day to remember what needs to be done. • Eat a healthy breakfast each day. Good choices are toast with peanut butter, granola, an apple or banana, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk.

7. Cafeteria • You will have the same lunch number you had at your elementary school, you can scan your ID or tell the lunch ladies your number.

8. Some Supplies! • Dixon, Southwest, and Trexler have AVID • Some schools use ONE 3 inch binder for all classes • 3 Hole Punch Pencil Pouch that fits in binder • Lots and Lots of Notebook Paper and Graph Paper • Pencils, Pencils, Pencils, Pencils, Pencils, and More Pencils • Black/Blue Pens • Highlighters • Colored Pencils/Small Scissors/Lots of Glue Sticks • Tab Dividers • Thumb Drive • Sheet Protectors

9. Dress Code! • NEW BRIDGE MIDDLE HAS A MANDATORY DRESS CODE! • OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE THE FOLLOWING DRESS CODE: • No Short Shorts (Not above fingertip length) • No Spaghetti Straps • No Offensive T-Shirt Logos • No Under Shirts • No Racer Back Tank Tops • No Holes In Jeans Above Fingertip Length • No Low-cut Shirts, No Half Shirts • No Sagging Pants • No Pajamas or Slippers • No Yoga Pants

10. ATTENDANCE! • You will have a different teacher for each class! • You will have a lot to catch up on when you miss school!

11. Core Classes & Electives • Core: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies • Electives: Art, Band, PE, Chorus, others may be offered at your specific school

12. Hall Pass System • Sign in and Sign out everywhere you go! • Lanyards

13. Behavior System • PBIS – Positive Behavior Intervention and Support • Follow all school and classroom rules • Chill-out • Lunch Detention • ISS • OSS • So Be Cool!

14. Report of Progress • 3 Week Progress Report • 6 Week Progress Report • 9 Week Report Card

15. FUN TIMES may include: • School Dances! • Lunch on the Lawn • Spirit Days • Class Competitions And Incentives • Fundraisers • Pep Rallies • Athletic Games

16. Websites: For more information: • Dixon Middle School: http://dixon.nc.ocm.schoolinsites.com/ • New Bridge Middle School: http://newbridge.nc.ocm.schoolinsites.com/ • Southwest Middle School: http://southwest.nc.ocm.schoolinsites.com/ • Trexler Middle School http://trexler.nc.ocm.schoolinsites.com/