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How to Soar Through the Summer Without Losing Altitude

Our students need to continue to be challenged over the summer to prevent the loss of reading and math skills.  In an attempt to be proactive, schools have developed exciting, energizing summer reading programs that are relevant to their schools.  Parents and students can access information on school web pages throughout the summer.  Suggestions for math activities are included in this newsletter as well.    

What we know about summer slide is…

• Kids who don’t read during summer vacation lose anywhere from two to three months of reading achievement. (“The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores”)
• Elementary students who read 10-15 books at home over the summer gain as much in reading achievement as students who attend summer school. (“Addressing Summer Reading Setback Among Economically Disadvantaged Elementary Students”)
• 6 months of math skills are lost over the summer. (Oxford Learning)
• Six weeks in the fall are spent re-learning old material to make up for summer learning loss. (Oxford Learning)
• By the end of sixth grade, students who have experienced summer learning loss over the years are an average of two years behind their peers. (Oxford Learning)       

 

Math Fluency Benchmarks

 According to Duke University, students lose math skills more than any other skill over the summer.  Practicing your math facts will help remedy the summer slide.                                                                                                                                        

Math Ideas to Share with Parents

Primary Suggestions

1. Count items as you pass them while driving.
2. Using a balloon or basketball, count how many times you hit or bounce the item. You can also count by tens and hundreds as you are hitting or bouncing the item.
3. Gather up loose coins, roll the dice and have the students pick up the amount of coins and then exchange for larger coins (nickels, dimes, quarters). For older students, they can exchange for dollars and make change.
4. When out in the community or in your house, play “I Spy” looking for shapes and colors.
5. Measure items and determine which ones are longer, shorter, and equal.
6. Look for numbers in the grocery store and out in the community.

Elementary Suggestions

1. Find recipes and bake with the child. This will give students additional exposure to fraction concepts and the opportunity to authentically apply the concept.
2. Take your child to the grocery store and allow them to compare costs, add and subtract the cost of the goods, and determine the amount of items needed to serve a certain number of people.
3. Allow students to plan a trip. Access Google Maps to find the distance from Point A to Point B.  Students can then determine how much time it will take to travel the distance for the trip and what time the family needs to leave to be there on time. 
4. Watch a baseball game with your child and allow them to calculate the batting average and other statistics.
5. Set up a lemonade stand with your child. Help them plan the number of servings, the start up costs, and the profit made.  

 

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Students in second and third grade will be attending Books on the Beach at Myrtle Beach State Park on Thursday, May 21, 2018.

Remember to bring:

• your towel
• a book from home (School Library books are not allowed)
• a drink or water bottle (no soda please)
• appropriate beach clothing (no bathing suits)
• and a lunch from home if not ordering from the cafeteria
• We will not have parent chaperones on this trip. Your child will be supervised by many teacher chaperones.

Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade awards will be May 29, 2018.

7:45 am- Fourth grade

8:35 am- Third grade

9:35 am- Fifth grade

Awards will be May 25, 2018.

7:45 am -Kindergarten

8:35 am- First Grade

9:25 am- Second grade

Child Development will have their awards and performance at 8:00 am on May 24, 2018.

Monday- Beef steak or cheeseburger

Tuesday- Chicken Salad or hot ham & cheese sandwich

Wednesday- Cheeseburger or chic filet sandwich

Thursday- Orange chicken with rice

Friday- Chicken nuggets or fish sandwich

With it being the end of the year, we are trying to use up everything in our freezers and coolers. Items may possibly change during lunch.

Our school wide Reading Celebration Day will be Friday, June 1, 2018.

Our school wide Fine Arts Day will be Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

We will sell concessions this day. All items are between a quarter and 75 cents.

Second and Third grade will have their field day on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

We will sell concessions on this day. All items will be between a quarter and 75 cents.