A Day In the Life Of a Middle School Child

By: Mike Hils andMatt Peters

In the Morning

• In the morning we get up at 6:15 a.m.

• We get ready for school in about a half hour then get on the bus.

Getting on the bus

• By 6:55 a.m. the bus is coming.

• Then you get on the bus, find a seat and go to school.

• The ride is kind of long but you can talk to your friends or do work.

School

• When you get to school you put your supplies in your locker and bring your books and folders to homeroom.

• When the day begins you get to see all of your friends.

Social Studies

• After homeroom some people have Social Studies as their first subject.

• In this class we learn about the history of the world and things on the Earth today.

• An example is the American Revolution.

Math

• In math class we do a lot of things.

• Some of the things we do are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.

• Math is used every day of our lives.

Science

• Science is a very involved subject.

• In science you learn about the human body and what it can do.

• You also can do experiments and learn about the environment.

E.L.A.(English language arts)

• In E.L.A. we mainly read and write.

• We usually read long books and have to write about them.

• Sometimes the teacher will give us a topic and have us write about it.

art

• In art we can do a lot of things like paint and draw pictures.

• We can even do things, like making this book.

• Art is so fun!!

Gym

• Gym is so fun!• You can run around

and play all kinds of fun games.

• Like hockey, football, basketball, baseball, and lots of other things.

Music

• In music we get to play different types of classical music and we learn how to write music.

• Sometimes we play the keyboards and use the notes from songs in our booklet.

Homework

• Homework is work that we do at home.

• It is an overview of the lessons we have discussed in our classes.

• Sometimes we have homework in some classes and others we have homework in every class.

After school

• When students get home from school some have sports and other activities.

• Most kids do their homework and go on the computer later.

• Some students stay at school for extra curricular activities.

About the authors • We are both seventh

graders at Edward Town Middle School.

• Hi, my name is Michael Hils. I like to play hockey in my spare time.

• Hi, my name is Matt Peters. I like to play video games in my spare time. I also play for a travel hockey team called the Bud Bakewell Bruins.