Dear Families of Students Entering Grades 1-5, 

We believe summer reading and math work is crucial in helping children practice the skills they learned during the previous year and in getting ready for the school year ahead. We ask you to help your children carve out time for some reading and math this summer because regular practice with both will strengthen and maintain gains made during the school year. 

In collaboration with your children’s classroom teachers, we have recommended grade-appropriate summer work for Lower Division students. The classroom teachers have discussed summer literacy and math goals. In your child’s green folder, you’ll find math calendars and a reading log which we hope you will help your child to complete. Entering first graders are asked to keep a summer journal, found in the green folder. The children will draw pictures, label, and write sentences at frequent intervals during the summer. 

We encourage your family to check out Park Reads!, the curated list of books from our library team. (Please note that this page is best viewed on a laptop or desktop.) This year we are very happy to offer 24/7 access to digital and audiobooks via The Park E-book Library. The library card number is your child’s Park School email address. Digital content is available through apps on mobile devices or your computer browser. For questions, email Tory Lane. When children return to school in the fall, we will celebrate their summer work. We ask that students bring back their green folders, their completed reading logs, math work, and be ready to share a favorite activity with their class and teacher in September.

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