Middle School Summer Semester
Thank you for your participation in the 2022 MMSD Summer Semester! We hope your child enjoyed this year’s programming, and we look forward to planning for next year!
As a reminder, all content summaries and progress reports have been emailed by summer teaching staff.
Content summaries are also linked here for grades K-8. If you have questions, please contact the staff member listed at the bottom of your selected Content Summary.
K-4 Content Summaries
(Bi)Literacy: Grades KG-1st, Grades 2-4
Hmong DBE: Grades KG-4
Math: KG, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
5-8 Content Summaries
(Bi)Literacy: Grade 5-8
Report Card grades for Math Bridge, 7th grade Math, 8th Transition and grades 9-12 are posted to the Infinite Campus Parent Portal through August 2, 2022. To check your child’s grade after this date, please contact the Summer Semester office.
- Curriculum
- Schedule
- Course Descriptions
- Site Information
- Attendance
- Transportation
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- MSCR
Curriculum
5th through 8th Grade
- Instruction: Math & Literacy
- 6th & 7th Math Bridge
Rising 9th Grade First-Time PE
- See HS Course Catalog when released
Math Bridge
- What is the program?
- What are the options for Math Bridge students?
- If my student did not qualify for the program, can they still attend?
What is the program?
The Math Bridge program is for current 2020-2021 6th and 7th grade students who are not currently on an accelerated math track. Math Bridge offers them the opportunity to take a math course over the summer. By completing a math course over the summer, these students can then take an accelerated math course the following school year, during their 7th or 8th grade year.
What are the options for Math Bridge students?
If my student did not qualify for the program, can they still attend?
Schedule
Note: Virtual Course Offerings are dependent on staff availability and enrollment.
Virtual: 5th-8th Grade
| Section | Time | Course/Target Learning |
|---|---|---|
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Section 1 |
8:00 - 10:00 |
Block 1: Math or Literacy Learning |
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Teacher Office Hours |
10:00-10:45 |
Teacher Office Hours |
|
Section 2 |
10:45- 12:45 |
Block 2: Math or Literacy Learning |
In Person: 5th-8th Grade
| Section | Time | Course/Target Learning |
|---|---|---|
|
Section 1 |
8:00 - 8:30 |
Soft Landing: |
|
Section 1 |
8:30 - 9:45 |
Block 1: Math or Literacy Learning |
|
Section 1 |
9:45-10:00 |
Movement Activity (Indoor/Outdoor) |
|
Section 1 |
10:00-10:45 |
Fine Arts Activities |
|
Section 2 |
10:45- 12:00 |
Block 2: Math or Literacy Learning |
|
Transition/ MSCR |
12:00 - 4:00 |
MSCR Enrichment/Recreation |
Course Descriptions
In Person Classes - Literacy
Grades K-5 Summer (Bi)Literacy
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.
Grades 6-8 Summer (Bi)Literacy
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.
In Person Classes - Math
5th 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.
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 the Edgenuity 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 Edgenuity platform.
Virtual Classes - Literacy
Grades 3-5 Summer (Bi)Literacy
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.
Grades 6-8 Summer (Bi)Literacy
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.
Virtual Classes - Math
5th 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.
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 the Edgenuity 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 Edgenuity platform.
Site Information
East Sites
| School Site | Feeders | Summer Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
|
Black Hawk |
MS feeders: Black Hawk, Sherman 5th Graders: Emerson, Gompers, Hawthorne, Lake View, Lowell, Lindbergh, Mendota, Marquette, Sandburg |
Sarah Ouzouman |
West Sites
| School Site | Feeders | Summer Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
|
Toki |
MS Feeders: Toki, Jefferson, Spring Harbor 5th Graders: Chávez, Crestwood, Anana, Huegel, Muir, Olson, Stephens, ORE |
Kyle Walsh Dan Kigeya |
|
Wright |
MS Feeders: Wright, Hamilton, Cherokee 5th Graders: Thoreau, Randall, Van Hise, Shorewood, Leopold, Lincoln, Wright lottery students |
Jeffrey Stovall |
Attendance
Transportation
- How can a student qualify for transportation on the yellow buses?
- When is transportation available?
- Where can I find the route information and stop times?
- How can a student qualify for a free bus pass?
- Where can a student pick up the bus pass?
- How can I change the pickup/drop off address?
- Are there special transportation accommodations for students with IEPs or students in the TEP?
- How will students know which bus they should take?
- How can a family make sure they have requested transportation?
How can a student qualify for transportation on the yellow buses?
All of the following must be true:
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Lives within MMSD attendance area
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Student is in 4K-7th grade during the 2021-2022 school year
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Residential address is greater than 1.5 miles from the summer school site
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Lives within their summer school attendance area or within its feeder pattern
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Is NOT enrolled into Math Bridge only
ESY students are provided transportation. Parents should speak with Bob Byington in the Transportation department.
When is transportation available?
Where can I find the route information and stop times?
How can a student qualify for a free bus pass?
Where can a student pick up the bus pass?
How can I change the pickup/drop off address?
If the enrollment deadline has not passed, you can log into the enrollment application and update the addresses. If the enrollment deadline has passed, please call the Summer School Office at 608-663-1914 or email summerschool@madison.k12.wi.us.
Are there special transportation accommodations for students with IEPs or students in the TEP?
How will students know which bus they should take?
How can a family make sure they have requested transportation?
Food & Nutrition
- When are meals served?
- Where is lunch provided?
- If a student is not in the summer school program, are they still eligible for meals?
- What is the cost?
- What food is served?
- What if a student has allergies or special dietary needs?
- Can a student take any meals home?
When are meals served?
Breakfast is from 7:45am - 8:15am, Lunch 11:45 am - 12:15pm. Summer School and MSCR offer snacks for students enrolled in their programming. Visit the Food Services website for more details.
Where is lunch provided?
If a student is not in the summer school program, are they still eligible for meals?
What is the cost?
What food is served?
What if a student has allergies or special dietary needs?
Can a student take any meals home?
Health
Who do I talk to about my student’s health related questions?
Please contact Kari Stampfli at 608-663-8427 or kcstampfli@madison.k12.wi.us for any questions or concerns related to your student’s health.
MSCR
More information will be made available this Spring.
What is the program?
There are two programs based on age:
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YRC (Youth Recreation Center) 5th-8th
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SREC (Summer Recreation and Enrichment Centers) 4K-4th
The program provides students with positive student engagement, recreation, enrichment, outdoor play and Summer Food program meals in an inclusive, enriching, and safe environment. Students that attend have lunch at the start of the program, and an afternoon snack. There are a variety of recreation and enrichment activities (outdoor and large group games, science, art, music and more).
When is the program?
What is the cost?
Important Dates
- TBD