Thank You Elementary

Dear Elementary,

After all of these years of hanging around your halls and playing in your patio, it is finally time for us to leave you and move on to a new chapter in our lives. The 5th graders will now be taking our throne and become the new rulers of our kingdom,  as we enter a new one, one in which we’ll stop ruling and become commoners until we earn our place in the new building. 

The only thing to say right now is how grateful we are for all the love and support you’ve given us throughout the years.  You have given us so much, you’ve cared, shaped us and prepared us for what is coming in this new adventure.  Today we want to let you know we do understand how important you have been in our journey, you’ve taught us many crucial lessons about life that we’ll surely use in the future.

Everything and everyone we’ve encountered in this amazing place has made a significant mark in our lives… Teachers:  We may not say it often but thank you for all the extra efforts you made to help us grow,  and the challenges you encouraged us to face through all these years to help us become who we are today. Thank you for being our friends, authority figures and guides. We will always be grateful for your knowledge, support, and kindness. 

We want to especially thank Mrs. Rocio Rojas, and Mrs. Yahaira Sanchez not only for all of the special attention, and love and for all of the amazing things they have shown us but also because over the years they’ve gained our trust. We are confident that even if we are in a different building,  we can still come to them if we ever need something or need to speak to someone about personal issues.

Graduation is not necessary for us to look back on everything we’ve achieved, and all we’ve been through in elementary school. We’ve learned, enjoyed ourselves, shared with each other, and have experienced wonderful things in this building, and none of us is ready to leave. We want to stay and relive all of these memories we’ve had,  but even if we’re not ready, it is our time to move on. Adapting will be a bit hard, but with all you’ve taught us, we’ll be able to accomplish it as the big family we are.

Finally, the only thing to say is;

Thank You Elementary!

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.

-Dr.Seuss

Maria Alejandra Vasquez

6th Grader

Welcome to Middle School!

 Dear 6th Graders:

Congratulations! You’ve finally passed through Elementary and you're now beginning a new journey. You’ve gone from being the seniors of your building to the babies of the other. Don’t be scared. As intimidating as it sounds being a 7th grader, is incredibly fun. But let me give you some ground rules for this new school year coming ahead of you.

First of all, remember how I said you are going to be the babies of this building. Well,  get ready to be treated like them. For almost everyone in this building, you are just harmless little kids. Don’t worry is not like there are gonna be high schoolers in every corner, ready to beat you up. I just mean that you’re not going to be treated seriously. So a piece of advice would be to build some confidence. With confidence comes respect from your peers. 

The second, thing you should know is, that you need to loosen up. Yeah, there is a lot of school stress in this building, but there is also a lot of fun. But, don’t get confused, it’s not like you going to be living in a typical high school film, like straight out of a high school musical film. God, I wish that was true. But there are a whole lot of other things that are gonna be out of a dream. You get to participate in the high school Pep Rally, which is an event that happens every year at the end of the spirit week in which. You can join different clubs and school activities like, Model of United Nations, National Junior Honor Society, Student Council, etc. And let's not forget to participate in the school’s intramurals which are soccer and volleyball competitions between grades 7th - 12th.  

And my last and third advice would be for you to start worrying more about school. I’m not trying to pressure you or anything but just remember that mainly everything you do from now on, would be taken into consideration for you to go to a good college. The programs you join. The things you do at school would be necessary for deciding what you want to do with your life. 

So get ready for a year of pressure in which you are going to be expected to act like an adult and then be treated like a kid.  Oh and get ready to run from Brenda, when she caught you trying to watch the soccer matches through the window. Good luck!  And if you have any questions or just need an older friend to make you look cool among your peers, I am more than available. Just go to the 7th grade and next year's 8th-grade classroom, I’ll be more than happy to help. Well, welcome to Middle School!

Love,

        

Maria Alejandra Ramirez

7th Grader