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Summer Courses
ONE-ON-ONE MATH TUTORING
Instructor: Mrs. O'Brien
Dates: June 8 – August 14
Day and Time: Per arranged with instructor one hour per week for 8 weeks
Tuition and Fees: $350 per student (Tuition $330 Summer Tech/Registration Fee: $20)
Level: 6th -12th Grade
Course Description:
This summer program is open to any student who would like to work with a teacher over the summer and
keep up with his/her math skills. This is ideal for the student who would like to review math skills and concept preparation for in the next school year. Students will meet with a teacher once a week for a 1-hour individual tutoring session and do daily homework assignments in Mathxlforschool. No grade will be given for the program and this will not be recorded on the school transcript. (Tutoring session days will be determined by the teacher and the parent. The 8 weeks can be spread over the period of June 7 through August 15 to allow for family vacations.)
This is for students of all ages. The program will be tailored to fit the student's goals and needs.
SUMMER MATH PRACTICE
Instructor: Mrs. O'Brien
Dates: June 8 - August 14
Day and Time: Office Hours on Fridays 10 am - 11 am Eastern
Tuition and Fees: $250 per student (Tuition $230, Tech/Registration Fee: $20)
How It Works:
The Summer Math Practice program provides students with 50 assignments. Students work at their own pace throughout the summer completing the assignments using the online math program, Mathxlforschool. Students work on one of the 50 assignments each weekday for a period of 10 weeks but are free to work ahead. If a student finishes all of the 50 assignments, there are hundreds of additional problems available as well as practice quizzes and tests.
For each weekly assignment, there is a Powerpoint explaining the weekly concept covered, as well as the many helpful features in mathxlforschool to aid students if they are struggling with a particular concept. The teacher will have an “office hour” each week on Fridays from June 12 – August 14 during which time students can ask questions and obtain help. In addition, a weekly update is emailed to the parent showing the child’s progress.
This program is not for credit and no grade will be given.
In which practice course should my student enroll?
Math 7
Assignments cover the main concepts studied in most Math 7 courses. The material will include the concepts studied the past school year and will prepare students for Prealgebra.
Office Hours on Fridays 10 am - 11 am Eastern
Prealgebra
Assignments cover the main concepts studied in most Prealgebra courses. The material will include the concepts studied the past school year and will prepare students for Algebra 1.
Office Hours on Fridays 11 am - Noon Eastern
Algebra 1
Assignments cover the main concepts studied in most Algebra 1 courses. The material will include the concepts studied the past school year and will prepare students for Geometry and Algebra 2.
Office Hours on Fridays 12 Noon - 1pm Eastern
THE ART OF THE ESSAY
Instructor: Mrs. Modelski
Dates: June 8 - August 3 (No Class Meeting July 6th)
Day: Mondays
Time: 11 am - Noon Eastern
Tuition and Fees: $350 per student (Tuition $330 Summer Tech/Registration Fee: $20)
Level: 7th - 12th
Course Description:
Wanting to get a jump on how to write a good essay with proper format and a little fun, too? This course will help 7th - 12th-grade students, at any writing level ability, to respond confidently to writing prompts and prepare an essay that follows MLA format while drawing on the strengths of each individual writer. The essay writing process will be broken into small, manageable chunks, with feedback given each step of the way. There will be interactive lessons on topics like plagiarism, summarizing, in-text citations, and Works Cited pages. At the conclusion of the course, students will submit a short essay for review and feedback. No grades will be given, but students will learn how to critique and revise their own writing and help classmates improve, as well, while having some fun along the way. By the end of the class, students will have produced a short essay on a topic of their own choosing, complete with 3 quotes from 2 sources and a Works Cited page.
NB: There is no required textbook and homework should not be longer than one hour per week. This class is meant to accommodate the summer traveler, meaning, if you are on vacation and need to miss class, it is okay! Weekly recordings of the live session will be posted.
Syllabus
Week 1. MLA Format (and common essay mistakes)
Assignment: Choose a topic for short essay paper that will have 3 total quotes from 2 different sources.
Week 2. The Perfect Introduction: Hook, thesis, overview
Assignment: Write a hook, thesis, and overview
Week 3. How to Avoid Plagiarism
Assignment: Find a quote for your first body paragraph
Week 4. In-text Citations
Assignment: Write the first body paragraph
Week 5. Having too Little or too Much: How to summarize, paraphrase, and write sandwich quotes
Assignment: Write second body paragraph and be sure to include a quote from a different source
Week 6. Art of Persuasion: How to prove a point and defend it
Assignment: Write the third body paragraph. Don't forget to include another quote from one of your two sources!
Week 7. The Key to a Proper Works Cited Page
Assignment: Write Works Cited page
Week 8. To Repeat, but not Quite: How to write a conclusion
Assignment: Add the conclusion to your paper and submit by the end of the weekENROLL NOW!