"How do I know what to do?"

Students often feel like there is too much information for them to manage. They have to remember what to bring to class, where to find the class, what to do for homework, and what resources to bring home to name just a few. So our teachers use a variety of methods to help students build up their "executive function" skills.

Students will bring home their "Middle Unmuddle" (MUM) assignment book today. Students in 6th grade (and at the start of 7th grade) will be required to write down their assignments daily. I would recommend you ask your child to show you the MUM assignment book and encourage him or her to use it as an organizational tool.

Each classroom has the daily agenda and homework assignment posted. In addition, every team has a hallway whiteboard similar to the one below where the assignments are listed.

In addition to these two tools, each team will be working on a variety of strategies to help students manage information and papers. We will keep you posted as the year progresses!