Originally Posted by
Wondergirl
Congratulations! Middle school will be fun. Be sure to keep up with all your homework and studies though, because you will need the background for high school.
On the first day, teachers will be handing out textbooks and their syllabus (lesson schedule and maybe supplementary lists of books to read). I'd bring along a good pen, maybe a pencil or two with a good eraser, and some lined paper. You will probably need a bag or backpack to carry stuff until you can stash it in your locker. (At homeroom, if not sooner, you'll probably get your locker assignment.)
You'll have your main locker, a gym locker, and probably a band locker, depending on how big and ritzy your school is.
Some smaller schools give only five minutes between classes. If I remember correctly, we had ten minutes because there were three levels to navigate. Classes were fifty minutes, with ten to walk to the next one. Once you get your class locations figured out and where they are in connection to your locker, you'll know when you'll have time to stop at your locker to stash and pick up stuff or when you'll have to tough it out and carry stuff around for a while.
Everyone gets lost the first week. After that, getting around during the school day is no problem.