During the last week of school, the summer homework was passed out. The homework involves the student choosing one of the activities below each day and completing it. When they have successfully completed it, they should ask an adult to sign it off. Part of what I'm hoping they will learn is how to plan ahead and manage their schedule. The coming years will require students to know how to look at their day/week and figure out how to make things happen. This is a perfect time to practice this skill. If your student lost their sheet, or wasn't here to get it, I have copied it below. Please note that I have left empty places in case there is something that does not fit your family, or if you have another brilliant idea!
Middle
School Summer Homework
The MISSION
of Cascade Heights Public
Charter School
Students should choose one item to complete each day of the summer
vacation. Items range in difficulty and time commitment, but are all designed
to maintain the academic skills they gained during their year and prepare them
for a successful transition to the next grade. Please feel free to email with
ideas for alternative activities! There are 80 activities and only 60 days of
vacation, so there’s plenty of flexibility and you’re welcome to come up with
similar ideas that fit your family better. As students complete an activity,
they will ask you to initial and date that box. This page is due on the first
day of school.
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Social/Emotional
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Academic
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Physical
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Personal
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Write a letter to someone and mail it.
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Go
to the library and check out and read a nonfiction book.
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Ride your bike.
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Pick one habit to change and do it for 21 days.
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Help
your family plan and pack for a picnic.
Help with menu planning, grocery shopping, and food preparation.
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Memorize
a poem and recite it for your family.
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Go skating.
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Prepare your homework space.
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Read
a picture book out loud to someone younger than you.
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Visit
a museum.
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Go swimming.
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Clean your room.
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Learn
how to play Cat’s Cradle with some string from someone who knows how.
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Play
a word game like Scrabble or Boggle.
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Jump rope for 15 minutes.
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Write down one thing you love about yourself every day for a week.
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Play
a game with a younger person (Candyland, Go Fish, etc.).
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Play
a money game like Monopoly.
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Go for a hike of at least 1 mile.
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Create a collage of all your favorite things. Bring it to class on
the first day.
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Ask
a grandparent or other elder to tell about what life was like when they were
kids.
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Read
about some time in history you are interested in.
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Pick fresh fruit for at least half an hour.
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Spend at least 30 minutes alone, either inside or outside, reflecting
on what you want to change in the world.
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Help plan and execute a progressive dinner with classmates
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Read a book that begins with L
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Grow vegetables
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Try something new.
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Make
something and give it to someone in need of cheering up.
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Practice your multiplication facts for 30 minutes.
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Mow the lawn
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Make a plan for your future. What high school do you want to go to?
What college? What career path will you follow?
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Have
a barbecue. Help serve the food.
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Keep a diary. Write at least a full page each day.
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Make and eat a salad with at least one vegetable you’ve never tried.
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Take the multiple intelligences quiz and find out how you learn best.
Email Mrs. Adams and tell her what it said.
http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
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Practice
your phone ettiquette by calling a grandparent or other relative.
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Read the news. Highlight interesting adjectives.
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Participate in an organized sport.
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Create a word cloud about yourself. Fill it with words that describe
who you are. Feel free to use http://www.wordle.net/
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Go and entire day communicating only in person. (No computers or
phones)
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Listen to a book on tape (cd/mp3)
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Have a water fight
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Find a quote that speaks to you. Discuss with someone you love why it
speaks to you.
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Commit three random acts of kindness.
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Play
a math game on the web for 30 minutes.
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Build something out of wood without power tools
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Keep a diary. Each night reflect on whether you are reaching your
goals.
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Ride the bus
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Practice keyboarding for 15 minutes a day for at least 10 days.
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Walk around your neighborhood with a friend.
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Research your family name.
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Ride the MAX
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Write a letter to Mrs. Adams and mail it.
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Climb a mountain (or at least a big hill)
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Volunteer in your family’s place of worship.
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Go to the park
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Help a younger child run a lemonade stand. Create a profit/loss
report.
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Row a boat/kayak/canoe
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Find a song that has meaning to you. Discuss it your family.
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Invite friends over for a pick up game
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Plan a trip for your family. Figure out whether it is more cost
effective to fly or drive.
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Go horseback riding
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Play “Would You Rather” or a similar game.
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Host a sleep over
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Cook a meal from a cookbook, doubling all quantities.
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Climb Beacon Rock
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Write an acrostic poem using your name.
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Create a blog about your summer adventures
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Choose a book from the BBC “Top 100” books list and read it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml.
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Spend at least 3 hours in the woods
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Invite someone you’ve had a hard time getting along with over.
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Hold mock job interviews with friends, video tape it and send it to
Mrs. Adams
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Read a book with more than 100 pages.
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Create a new smoothie recipe that uses only fresh ingredients
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Make a list of your goals for 8th grade. Identify what
help you will need to successfully complete your goals.
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Be self reliant for an entire day. (Don’t let your parents do
anything for you)
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Read a magazine from cover to cover while sitting outside under a
tree.
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Get your middle school check up
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Who’s your hero? Write 2 paragraphs about them. Tell me why they are
your hero and why you want to be like them.
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