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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 to OP.  My rising 7th grader had a hard year in 6th and is upset to learn none of her friends are in her group.  I really wish they'd give schedules in advance.  The kids are stressed, and middle school is rough socially, so giving them a heads up that friends may or may not be in the same math or specials by letting them have their schedules this week is one less thing to be surprised by on Monday morning.  I'd love to hear from parents of older kids how these cohorts worked out.  I can see the theory that it means you have a smaller group of classmates and therefore build relationships.  It also runs the risk that you have at smaller schools of not having enough exposure to find your people if for whatever reason you don't really click with this smaller group.

Kids will be fine and adapt, I'm sure.  Covid and all the drama at Swanson last year seem to loom large this year and I wish we could give kids as much knowledge as possible to tamp down stress levels.  [/quote]

Yeah, my DD is also stressed b/c she heard they have to get gym uniforms and change clothes in the locker room this year.  Plus something about sharing lockers and possibly normal backpacks being banned (I really hope this isn't the case as I just bought her a brand new backpack...)[/quote]

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