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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it really hard to figure out assignments/test dates but maybe that’s just me.  [/quote]

I do also.  Each teacher's Canvas page is different.  No wonder kids miss things.

OP, since we're half way through the school year I think you know your kid needs some help organizing and studying for tests.  I have zero expectation that APS is teaching these skills because I have heard nothing from any APS teacher telling me that they are teaching these things.  IMO, nobody intuitively knows how to study for a test.  This is a skill everyone has to learn at some point in their life.

In addition to reviewing the weekly grand book emails, I also ask my middle schooler to make a list each weekend of their homework and check things off as they go.  That helps me know if they're working on homework or if they need a reminder.  Ideally my middle schooler would make this list every day, but we're not there yet.

My middle schooler would rather not make lists like this.  Earlier this year I let them try their system, which really was just trying to remember.  They missed a few assignments, got a couple lower grades than usual.  So now we're using my list system.  After enough time forgetting to talk to a teacher about a low grade on a test, they now don't complain when I tell them to write a note and put it in their ipad so they remember while at school.

Good luck!

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