• Here is our supply list
• Here is the class wish list. If you do purchase something, please email me so I can take it off the list and keep an eye out for deliveries.
• Check out the class calendar, and subscribe to keep important dates linked directly to your phone.

📚 Summer Reading
Students are asked to read at least two books over the summer. The best thing you can do is help your child find books they actually enjoy. I highly recommend taking a trip to the public library this summer. Librarians are incredible at helping kids find books that match their interests and reading level.

If your child struggles with reading, libraries can also help connect families with supports like audiobooks, books on tape, dyslexia-friendly formats, large print books, and other assistive services. Don’t hesitate to ask a librarian for help—they are amazing at this.

➕ Math Facts
Please continue practicing math facts over the summer. Fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts makes a huge difference going into next year. Short daily practice is usually better than long frustrating sessions. Card games, flash cards, mental math in the car, or quick online practice all help. One of my favorite summer strategies is putting sticky notes with math facts on every door in the house and requiring the whole family to say out loud the math fact with the solution before they walk through. Chunk the facts into smaller sets and get creative!

📁 Homework Folder
Inside the folder you’ll find five weeks of math, reading, and writing work for students to complete over the summer. Completed folders are due on the first day of school.

The homework folder is extensive, so make sure to set aside a regular time to complete the work.

Here is a basic overview of what's in the binder:
60 pages of math work.
4 essay thinking maps
Prompts for the 4 assigned essays 
List of report projects for the 2 chosen summer reading books.

   There are 57 weekdays in the summer.

If students complete just one page of math each weekday and work on a writing assignment and project every week or two, the folder becomes very manageable. There's plenty of time... if you don't procrastinate.😉

Parents should look over students' math work as they progress through the folder and sign completed pages. If you notice your child is struggling with a concept, please leave a quick note in the margins. That information genuinely helps us support them when school starts back up. There is a parent math solutions guide inside the folder.  It includes answer keys and examples for some of the problems. You may want to pull that out and keep it somewhere safe. Here is a link just in case. 

More than anything, I want students to come back in August excited to learn. Read great books, play outside, spend time with family, explore new interests, and make some memories. The homework matters, but a happy, rested child is the best way to start a new school year.

Have a great summer,
Bob