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The Waterway Elementary Book Mobile is coming!
This summer I will be visiting areas in the Waterway Elementary attendance area to give away FREE books to children. The schedule below shows the dates and times throughout the entire summer. Mark your calendars, I will see you there!
June 25th, July 11th, and July 26th
8:30 - 9:30 AM - NMB Middle School (Parking lot)
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Summercrest Apartments (By the playground)
12:30 - 1:30 PM - Bayberry (By the entrance)
2:00 - 3:00 PM - St. Paul AME - Hwy 17 (Parking lot)
June 27th, July 12th, and July 30th
8:30 - 9:30 AM - Little River United Methodist (Parking lot)
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Woodridge (By the entrance)
12:30 - 1:30 PM - Mt. Calvary #2 - Hwy 111 (Parking lot)
2:00 – 3:00 PM – Horry County PD – North Precinct (Behind the DMV Building)
Melissa Graham
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May Newsletter
Posted by Lee Anne Lewis on 5/16/2018 9:00:00 AM
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
- Count items as you pass them while driving.
- 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.
- 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.
- When out in the community or in your house, play “I Spy” looking for shapes and colors.
- Measure items and determine which ones are longer, shorter, and equal.
- Look for numbers in the grocery store and out in the community.
Elementary Suggestions
- Find recipes and bake with the child. This will give students additional exposure to fraction concepts and the opportunity to authentically apply the concept.
- 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.
- 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.
- Watch a baseball game with your child and allow them to calculate the batting average and other statistics.
- Set up a lemonade stand with your child. Help them plan the number of servings, the start up costs, and the profit made.
