Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 00:05     Subject: Re:Middle schools supplies/helpful things
Anonymous wrote:Make sure she has a way to write down and keep track of assignments and due dates. While a lot of things are posted on Schoology she will likely find that each teacher uses it differently. Having some type of planner (even if it's a simple spiral notebook) to keep track of assignments in one place is a skill MS kids need to develop.
Our MS gives all students the same calendar binder to use and teaches them how to use it. They want them all to utilize the same one to standardize the teaching of it.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 23:41     Subject: Re:Middle schools supplies/helpful things
Anonymous wrote:Make sure she has a way to write down and keep track of assignments and due dates. While a lot of things are posted on Schoology she will likely find that each teacher uses it differently. Having some type of planner (even if it's a simple spiral notebook) to keep track of assignments in one place is a skill MS kids need to develop.


OP here, thanks, funny enough we actually just bought an academic planner today!
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 22:49     Subject: Re:Middle schools supplies/helpful things
Make sure she has a way to write down and keep track of assignments and due dates. While a lot of things are posted on Schoology she will likely find that each teacher uses it differently. Having some type of planner (even if it's a simple spiral notebook) to keep track of assignments in one place is a skill MS kids need to develop.
Anonymous
Post 07/07/2025 13:43     Subject: Middle schools supplies/helpful things
We're at a school where the kids were told to have two binders for A & B days. My kid and most other kids whose parents I talked to hated the 2 binders and condensed into 1 pretty quickly. Too much to remember if everything isn't in one place.
Anonymous
Post 07/07/2025 13:39     Subject: Middle schools supplies/helpful things
Anonymous wrote:What brand of backpacks are popular for Middle School Girls?


Nike, Adidas, Jansport, Lands End, LL Bean - anything that holds all their sh--.