Voices from the Fifth Grade Hallway
Ryan Marinak & Mackenzie Weber
These 5th graders are adjusting to life in the middle school.
Do you remember when you were terrified about going from Myers Elementary to the middle school? It wasn’t just going to a new building. Fifth graders also have to deal with new friends, new people, new teachers and a new way of doing school. We recently interviewed four 5th graders—Lauren Marinak, Bradyn Partner, Connor Mayes, and Emma Miller—to see how their first middle school year is going so far. We asked four questions per student. Read on to find out what they prefer and what they thought about moving into a new school.
Emma
Q: What’s the best part about middle school?
A: Reading.
Q: Do you like activity period or recess?
A: Activity period.
Q: What’s your favorite subject?
A: Reading.
Q: What was the easiest part of the first marking period?
A: Getting settled in.
Connor
Q: Do you like elementary school or middle school?
A: Elementary school.
Q: What’s the hardest subject?
A: Math.
Q: When you enter junior high, what sport do you want to play?
A: Basketball or football.
Q: What’s easier—middle school or elementary school?
A: Elementary school.
Lauren
Q: Books or iPads?
A: Books.
Q: Reading or YouTube?
A: YouTube.
Q: Do you miss having recess?
A: No, because I think it’s boring.
Q: What’s your favorite book?
A: 100 Dresses.
Brayden
Q: Writing or reading?
A: Reading.
Q: Do you prefer pens or pencils?
A: Pencils.
Q: What is your favorite thing about middle school?
A: Lunch.
Q: When you transfer to high school, do you think you will miss middle school? If so, why?
A: Yes, I think high school is going to be to hard.
Now you know some new things about a few of the fifth grade students from Bellwood. We hope that at the end of this year they are prepared for the next three years of middle school. Hopefully most of these kids will go on to be future high school graduates. And hopefully this article made you think back to your days as a fifth grader! How did you get through your 5th grade year? How have you evolved from 5th grade? We hope they are all good memories!
Stay tuned with the B-A BluePrint to hear more stories about students in our middle school…
