Get Ready to Return to Middle School
You want to be prepared for your first day of middle school, and you have a dilemma on your hands. How the heck are you supposed to get ready, what should you buy, what should you wear (if you don't wear uniforms) and mainly what should you do? This guide is to answer those questions and get you ready for the ride of your life!
Contents
Steps
Obtaining supplies
- Make a list. Make a list of all the things you're going to have to do before school, like buying school supplies, getting your hair trimmed, and Buy Cool Clothes.
- Get an accordion binder for homework. Purchase separate binders for each subject. Purchase other school supplies that you need, too.
- Color code. For school supplies, color-code your books according to subject. Make sure that all of your supplies are in good condition and organized for a perfect first day.
Preparing your presentation
- Get some good school clothes. Buying clothes in basic colors makes for a mix and match closet. Personalize that white tee with an accessory, like a belt or necklace. Get rid of old, small, or droopy clothes. Color coordinate your closet for easy outfit pickings. Make sure all the clothes you wear are school appropriate & your style (not someone else's).
- Learn some good hygiene tips.
- Brush your lips with Vaseline. This tip will make your lips soft and inviting for that special him or her. Put some Vaseline (petroleum jelly) on the side of an old toothbrush; if you use the top it will hurt. Do this every night so that your lips will be smooth for school. For all you girls out there, it also removes the dead skin and adds a burst of color to your lips.
- Buy a clarifying shampoo and use it once on the day before school so that the product build-up and chlorine will be washed out of your hair. Do not use it more than once every 1 1/2 weeks or it will dry out your hair!
- Use a mouthwash to keep your breath fresh. If you start wearing cologne or perfume in middle school, ask your mom or dad if you're overdoing it.
Psyching yourself to be ready
- Clean your room. It's a good start to the school year. You won't have to sift through piles of junk on your first day of school; you already have too much on your mind.
- Get your self esteem ready. During middle school, you may experience many blows to your self esteem. Give yourself that "new you" look if you're re-doing yourself. On the first day, smile and tell yourself that you look nice!
- Plan a routine. Morning and night, make sure that you wake up an hour before school. After that, you'll know how long it will take to get ready so that you can decrease or lengthen that time.
- Complete any summer assignments early. Do so before all camp, vacation plans, trips, etc., so you will not be rushing to finish your work near the first day of school.
- Check your planner or calendar for the activities and your classes you will have the following day. Set out your outfit and make sure it doesn't have any stains and run it by your friends. Pack your backpack and make sure you have everything ready for the morning. Pack your lunch and tuck some money in your bag. There may be long lunch lines on the first day. Read over your schedule and routes to class before bed, tuck in with a good book. Practice opening a lock before school.
Enjoying your return to middle school
- Try to make friends. Don't come home after school without making an effort to reach out to at least one other person.
- Be unique. You can be popular by not following the crowd. If you're not 'popular', remember that the real popular kids aren't popular; they're just (well most of them) fakes.
- Choose where to sit. If you get to pick your seat, then choose it wisely. If you are distracted by friends, then it would be better to sit with smart people who seem nice.
- Locker organizing. What to have in your locker:
- Locker shelves, locker organizer (hang-able or magnetic), mirror (magnetic), mini calendar (magnetic), no more than five dollars, just-in-case kit consisting of: pads (girls), four quarters for payphone, band aids, hairbands, and breath mints.
- Find a helper. If you get sick during school ask a friend to pick up homework and give it to you at home. Do the exact same for this person when they are unwell.
Tips
- Be confident, it's okay to be nervous!
- Make sure the night before each school day, your parents signed all of the papers, you did your home work, and it's all back in your bag.
- Don't judge people's personality by their grades.
- Don't show off your grades or brag, that's just rude.
- Just be you. It's the cheesiest thing to say, but the most truthful and helpful.
- Purchase an alarm clock before school.
- If you played an instrument in the school band, and are going to again this year, be sure to practice it before school starts.
- Shower or at least wash everyday.
- Follow all school rules so you do not get in trouble.
- Wash your hair every 2-3 days.
- Make a morning checklist. It may include; picking an outfit, making lunch, packing your books according to what you have on that day.
Warnings
- Try not to get in trouble, it's better to be on the teachers good side!
- Have boundaries. Be nice, but don't let yourself get stomped on.
- Take lots of notes, in fact, purchase a notebook just for notes.
- Just be prepared for the mean girls and the hard times in school
- Never be in the middle of drama. It's annoying and you'll be caught.
- Body Odor isn't good at all, use deodorant or you will be smirked at and smell bad.
- Have fun, you only have this time for nine months!
- Don't start looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend just because everyone has one already, you have High School, in Middle School it's only walking around holding hands. No dates.
Things You'll Need
- Bag
- Watch and/or phone
- Deodorant or perfume
- Locker organizers, if desired
- School supplies
- Backpack or school bag
- Good breakfast
- Lunch/Lunch money (optional)
- Jacket
- Awesome first day clothes
- Good night's sleep (9hrs or more)
- Change of Clothes (just in case of some freak accident)
- Calendar
- Pencil case
- Notebook
- Binders
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