Good Shepherd Catholic School

Dear Future 6^th Grade Math Parents,

Next year your child will be entering middle school and they will have new and exciting experiences. In addition, they will have more responsibilities and greater expectations. In order to reduce the need to re-teach skills previously learned, students are being asked to complete a summer math assignment. They must complete the following workbook; Summer Solutions – Intermediate A by Nancy McGraw (ISBN 978-1934210-26-0). This book costs about $15.00 and can be ordered by calling toll-free 1-877-382-7537 or via the internet at www.SimpleSolutions.org.

I feel it is very important to review math skills over the summer and the completed book will count as the first four grades for next year. In addition to some help pages, the answers are all provided in the back of the book. All work must be shown and will be collected the second day of school. Your child may solve the problems in the square spaces provided or on a separate sheet of paper. (All work must be organized and neat)

There may be a few problems that your child cannot solve independently, however they should be able to complete about 75% of the book. This summer program has been designed as a tool for “sustained practice” and review of skills over the summer. Do not allow your child to complete the book all at once. The publishers suggest 3 times a week for about 10 weeks. Each of the 30 lessons contains 20 problems and I am confident that we will all see the benefits in the up coming school year.

Please check your child’s work after they have finished each lesson with a pen. Have them highlight any problems they don’t know how to solve or are truly unsure of. We will try to review as much of these skills as possible, the first week of school. (Remember, there are sample problems in the back of the book for additional support)

Please be sure to check the school website for the Summer Reading Summer assignment and the supply list.

If you have any questions or require more information, please feel free to contact me at eighth@good-shepherd-school.org. I look forward to a wonderful school year. Thank you for your support and I wish you and your family a very blessed and safe summer.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Fernandez

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