Summer Semester

Grades K-5 Summer (Bi)Language Arts: Students will engage in high-quality speaking, listening, reading, and writing tasks aligned to the science of reading intended to accelerate growth in key literacy skills.  

Whole group instruction: Students participate in foundational skills, speaking, reading, and writing lessons using a grade level text with the class.  Students will practice skills in asking and answering questions about the text, and engage in conversations to build listening and speaking skills. 

Small group instruction: Teachers provided instruction and practice for speaking and writing skills. 

Independent reading tasks: Students are provided independent activities meant to target and strengthen their literacy skills.

Grade K-4 Summer Math: 

Teacher Lead: Students will engage in lessons from the Bridges Intervention materials that are aligned with the prerequisite skills students will need to be successful in the upcoming school year. 

Small Group: Students will engage in activities from Bridges Intervention and Bridges work places led  by the teacher.  

Independent Work: Students will engage in Seesaw activities, work places, and practice pages aligned to the Bridges Intervention lesson of the day.

Grade 5 Summer Math: 

Students in this course will engage in lessons from the Bridges Intervention materials that are aligned with the prerequisite skills students will need to be successful in the upcoming school year.

Teacher Led:  Students  will engage in lessons from the i-Ready platform tailored to their needs based on diagnostic data, that are aligned with the prerequisite skills students will need to be successful in the upcoming school year

Independent work: Students will work at their instructional level in the MyPath personalized instruction platform online within i-Ready.

The MMSD Summer Arts Academy offers amazing learning opportunities for MMSD students in several visual and performing arts areas.  Running in partnership with MMSD Summer Semester and MSCR offerings, MMSD’s Summer Arts Academy programming is geared towards self-expression, self-identity and growing students' interests in arts experiences through unique and inspiring learning opportunities.

Grades 5-8 Language Arts: Students will engage in high-quality reading and writing activities aligned to the science of reading intended to accelerate growth in key literacy skills.  

Whole group instruction: read and discuss a grade level text with the class.  Students practice skills in asking and answering questions about the text, and engage in conversations to build listening and speaking skills.

Small group instruction: teachers provided instruction and practice for speaking and writing skills. 

Independent reading tasks: students were given independent activities meant to target and strengthen your child’s literacy skills.

Grade 5 Summer Math: 

Students in this course will have personalized learning experiences that support growth towards grade level focus standards.

Teacher Led:  Students  will engage in lessons from the i-Ready platform tailored to their needs based on diagnostic data, that are aligned with the prerequisite skills students will need to be successful in the upcoming school year

Independent work: Students will work at their instructional level in the MyPath personalized instruction platform online within i-Ready.

6th grade Summer Math

Students in this course will have personalized learning experiences that support growth towards grade level focus standards.

Teacher Led:  Students  will engage in lessons from the i-Ready platform tailored to their needs based on diagnostic data, that are aligned with the prerequisite skills students will need to be successful in the upcoming school year

Independent work: Students will work at their instructional level in the MyPath personalized instruction platform online within i-Ready.

7th grade Summer Math 

Students in this course will have personalized learning experiences that support growth towards grade level focus standards.

Teacher Led:  Students  will engage in lessons from the i-Ready platform tailored to their needs based on diagnostic data, that are aligned with the prerequisite skills students will need to be successful in the upcoming school year

Independent work: Students will work at their instructional level in the MyPath personalized instruction platform online within i-Ready.

Note:  Due to the promotion policy #3537, math and literacy courses taken during the 7th grade year and used in calculating the Grade 8 Promotion GPA, the lowest quarter grade is replaced by the summer semester grade if it is to the student’s benefit.

8th grade Summer Math

Students in this course will have personalized learning experiences that support growth towards grade level focus standards.

Teacher Led: Students  will engage in lessons from Algebra Booster tailored to their needs based on diagnostic data that are aligned with the prerequisite skills students will need to be successful in the upcoming school year.

Independent work: Students will work at their instructional level.

The MMSD Summer Arts Academy offers amazing learning opportunities for MMSD students in several visual and performing arts areas.  Running in partnership with MMSD Summer Semester and MSCR offerings, MMSD’s Summer Arts Academy programming is geared towards self-expression, self-identity and growing students' interests in arts experiences through unique and inspiring learning opportunities.