Drew's summer
Especially made for Drew
Summer recommendations
Summer is a time to rest and relax but I also want to avoid the summer slide. The Primer students will be going into first grade with an extra year of school compared to their peers. I want to keep up the rigor by recommending some camps based on interest and need.
Count Me In Math Beads and Graphs
Drew would benefit from some math practice this summer. Hockaday is offering a very fun math class just for girls. Some of the skills covered will be addition and subtraction facts, odd and even numbers, skip counting, graphing, money and problem solving.
June 23-June 27 9:00-12:00
Show them you are more than a princess!
What I love about Goldie Blox is that it combines math, science and building into one! My brother-in-law who is professional engineer (PE) knows the creator of Goldie Blox from his network of PEs. This class is sure to get Drew thinking on her toes. The class is at Greenhill June 16-20.
Rock Climbing
Drew loved rock climbing at Kane's birthday last weekend. Hockaday offers a rock climbing camp June 9-13. You can either go from 9:00-12:00 or 12:30-3:30. This class is sure to build up Drew's strength as well as balance.
Summer Reading
The best advice I can give anyone is to read over the summer. Did you know that your child can get a plethora of prizes just for reading? I have listed below some of my favorites. I will give you a more detailed list at our spring conference. I highly encourage you to "double-dip" in these programs. I would gather all of the logs and then start recording your reading.
Dallas and Highland Park Libraries- Summer Reading
Dallas and Highland Park offer free summer reading challenges. Participants can get tickets to the circus, a summer musical and a Rangers game all for reading.
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading
Go to Barnes and Noble to get the reading log. Read eight books and log them. Turn in the reading log and you will get a free book.
Chuck E. Cheese
Download and print out the Chuck E Cheese Reading Rewards calendar. Mark the days off with a pen or sticker as your child accomplishes their goals. Bring it in completed to Chuck E. Cheeseās and receive 10 free tokens as a reward.
Primer resources
All of the resources used during the school year will be available over the summer. This means you will still have access to:
- Edmodo
- Kidblog
- XtraMath
- Mathletics
- Raz-Kids