Summer Academic Practice Rationale: Students can lose as much as one to two months of learning during the downtime of summer.  All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities year-round. Research spanning 100 years shows that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of the summer (White, 1906; Heyns, 1978; Entwisle & Alexander 1992; Cooper, 1996; Downey et al, 2004).  Though summer vacation should be a time for leisure and fun that only summer can bring, we require our students to read and engage in math practice to counter potential academic regression.

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Summer Academic Practice Information

 

Entering Pre-Kindergarten 3 Reading

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Choose one book to read each week during your summer break. You can visit your local library or ask a parent to find a read-along on
Draw a picture of your favorite book to share on the first day of school.

Entering Pre-Kindergarten 4 Reading

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Choose one book to read each week during your summer break. You can visit your local library or ask a parent to find a read-along on YouTube.
Draw a picture of your favorite book to share on the first day of school.

Entering Kindergarten Reading

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Students will choose one reading activity each week to complete during your summer break. Color the square once the activity is completed.
Turn in your choice board with at least 8 squares colored in on the first day.

Be ready to share with your new friends on the first day of school:

1. Your favorite book that you read over the summer.

2. A picture of you in your favorite place to read (ex. outdoors, under the stars, on your bed, etc).

Entering First Grade Reading

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Choose one reading activity each week to complete during your summer break. Color the square once the activity is completed.
Turn in your choice board with at least 8 squares colored in on the first day.

Be ready to show your new friends on the first day of school:

(1) Your favorite type of reading material that you read over summer break (ex. comic, magazine, recipe, poem).

(2) A picture of you in your favorite place to read (ex. outdoors, under the stars, on your bed, etc).

Entering Second Grade Reading

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Each week, choose one activity to complete. Then color in the square once it is completed. Turn in your choice board with at least 8 squares colored in on the first day.
Turn in your choice board with at least 8 squares colored in on the first day.

Be ready to show your new friends on the first day of school:

(1) One writing activity you completed from the board.

(2) A picture of you in your favorite place to read (ex. outdoors, under the stars, on your bed, etc).

Entering Third Grade Reading & Language

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Students choose any 6 activities to complete during the summer. We suggest 1-2 activities per week. Parent/guardian initials the square when an activity is complete.
The Choice Board is submitted to the teacher during the first week of school with at least 6 different squares initiated by the parent/guardian.


20 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Language

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.

Entering Fourth Grade Reading & Language

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Students choose any 5 activities to complete during the summer. We suggest 1-2 activities per week. Parent/guardian initials the square when an activity is complete.
The Choice Board is submitted to the teacher during the first week of school with at least 5 different squares initiated by the parent/guardian.


20 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Language

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.

Entering Fifth Grade Reading & Language

Assignment Assessment Criteria


Students choose any 5 activities to complete during the summer. We suggest 1-2 activities per week. Parent/guardian initials the square when an activity is complete.
The Choice Board is submitted to the teacher during the first week of school with at least 5 different squares initiated by the parent/guardian.


30 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Language

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.

Entering Sixth Grade Reading & Language

Assignment Assessment Criteria


30 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Reading

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.


30 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Language

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.

Entering Seventh Grade Reading & Language

Assignment Assessment Criteria


30 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Reading

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.


30 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Language

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.

Entering Eighth Grade Reading & Language

Assignment Assessment Criteria


30 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Reading

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.


30 Minutes per Week Suggested
Completion/SmartScore
1. Click the Green Learning Tab

2. Choose Language Arts

3. Choose View by: Skill Plans

4. Your Pinned Skill Plans Will Appear as NWEA MAP Growth

5. Choose Language

6. Work through the Assigned Skills by Clicking on the Blue Links on the Right

These align to your Spring NWEA test growth opportunities.