Welcome Please take a few minutes and write a short story to explain this picture.

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WelcomePlease take a few minutes and write a
short story to explain this picture.
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Once upon a time a young boy went to middle
school. He was a little different from all the
other 6th graders. He often got picked on for
being short and hairy. He had struggled in
elementary school, but his mother got him new
glasses for this year. This young man was
determined to be the best student ever and to
study hard every day. He somehow made it through
the sixth grade. He wanted me to give you a word
of encouragement.
Everyone feels awkward and funny looking in
middle school. If you try really hard, one day
you will be cool like me!
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Same Monkey- Now in 8th Grade!
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Biotechnology

• 2008-2009
• Newport Middle School

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Ms. Michelle Tell

• I graduated from West Carteret High School and NC
  State University in Raleigh.
• I taught at West Carteret for 6 years.
• This is my 8th year at Newport Middle.
• I have one daughter, Regan, who is in 5th grade
  at Newport Elementary.
• I have 2 dogs named Abby and Rookie.

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How to Tell When Someone's Lying...

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Classroom Rule

• Treat Ms. Tell and the other students like you
  want to be treated!
• If you will remind yourself to be good, I wont
  have to do it!

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Be Respectful

• Apples, not attitudes, please!

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Be Polite

• While I was working as a pediatric nurse, I had
  the difficult assignment of giving immunization
  shots to children. One day I entered the
  examining room to give four-year-old Lizzie her
  shot.
• "NO! NO! NO!" she screamed.
• "Lizzie," her mother scolded. "That's not polite
  behavior."
• At that, the girl yelled even louder, "NO, THANK
  YOU! NO, THANK YOU!"

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Be Prepared

• Paper, Pencil or Pen, Agenda and AR book
• Positive Attitude

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No Food, Drink or Gum
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Be On Time
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Keep Hands, Feet, etc. to Yourself
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Have a Positive Attitude
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Biotechnology

• biotechnology (bi'o-tek-nol'?-je)
• The application of the principles of engineering
  and technology to the life sciences

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The Homework Schedule

• Here is an explanation of the school homework
  policy for the average student. Students should
  not spend more than ninety minutes per night.
  This time should be budgeted in the following
  manner if the student desires to achieve moderate
  to good grades in his/her classes.15 minutes
  looking for assignment.11 minutes calling a
  friend for the assignment.23 minutes explaining
  why the teacher is mean and just does not like
  children.8 minutes in the bathroom.10 minutes
  getting a snack.7 minutes checking the TV
  Guide.6 minutes telling parents that the
  teacher never explained the assignment.10
  minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for
  Mom or Dad to do the assignment.

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A Teenager is...

• A person who can't remember to walk the dog but
  never forgets a phone number. A weight watcher
  who goes on a diet by giving up candy bars before
  breakfast. A youngster who receives his/her
  allowance on Monday, spends it on Tuesday, and
  borrows from his/her best friend on Wednesday.

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A Teenager is...

• Someone who can hear a song by Kenny Chesney or
  Ludacris played three blocks away but not his
  mother calling from the next room. A whiz who
  can operate the latest computer without a lesson
  but can't make a bed. A student who will spend
  12 minutes studying for her history exam and 12
  hours for her driver's license.

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A Teenager is...

• A youngster who is well informed about anything
  he doesn't have to study. An enthusiast who has
  the energy to ride a bike for miles, but is
  usually too tired to dry the dishes. A
  connoisseur of two kinds of fine music Loud and
  Very Loud.

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A Teenager is...

• A young woman who loves the cat and tolerates her
  brother. A person who is always late for dinner
  but always on time for a rock concert. A
  romantic who never falls in love more than once a
  week.

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A Teenager is...

• A budding beauty who never smiles until her
  braces come off. A boy who can sleep until noon
  on any Saturday when he suspects the lawn needs
  mowing. An original thinker who is positive
  that her mother was never a teenager.

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Welcome to This Class!