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.
Students Entering Pre-Kindergarten 3
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.
Students Entering Pre-Kindergarten 4
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.
Students Entering Kindergarten
Assessment Criteria
- Turn in your choice board with at least 9 squares colored in on the first day.
- Be ready to share with your new friends on the first day of school: Your favorite book that you read over the summer and a picture of you in your favorite place to read (ex. outdoors, under the stars, on your bed, etc).
Students Entering First Grade
Assessment Criteria
- Turn in your choice board with at least 9 squares colored in on the first day.
- Be ready to share with your new friends on the first day of school: Your favorite type of reading material that you read over summer break (ex. comic, magazine, recipe, poem) and a picture of you in your favorite place to read (ex. outdoors, under the stars, on your bed, etc).
Students Entering Second Grade
Assessment Criteria
- Turn in your choice board with at least 9 squares colored in on the first day.
- Be ready to share with your new friends on the first day of school: One writing activity you completed from the board and a picture of you in your favorite place to read (ex. outdoors, under the stars, on your bed, etc).
Students Entering Third Grade through Eighth Grade
How to Access Your NWEA Growth Study Plan
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- Click on the Green Learning Tab
- Choose Language Arts
- Choose View By Skill Plans
- Your Pinned Skill Study Plan will appear as Personal Texas NWEA MAP Growth Study Plan
- Choose Language
- Work through the assigned skills by clicking on the blue links on the right.
Assessment Criteria
- 30 Minutes Recommended per Week
- Completion/SmartScore
- A 50 Bonus Points Card Will Be Awarded if Goal (420 Minutes) is Met by the First Day of School that Can Be Used During the 2026/2027 School Year on Any ELAR Classwork Assignments, Homework Assignments, or Quizzes