SummerBridgeto6thGrade
DearParents,
WelcometoLegacy!Wearesoexcitedtohaveyouandwelook forwardtothe upcomingschoolyear.AtLegacy,webelievesummerisatimeforswimming,relaxing,playingwithfriendsandvacationing,butwealsohopeyoucanhelpkeepyourstudent’s skillssharpoverthebreak.Thispacketisdesignedtohelpyouaccomplishthistaskover thesummermonths.
Withinthispacketaredetailsaboutsummerworkthatmaybeturnedintoyourchild’s homeroomteacherforahomeworkpassatthebeginningoftheyear.EachSummer BridgePacketisdesignedbytheLegacyteachingstaffwithskillsspecificallydesignedto“bridge”thesummerbetweeneachgradelevel.Althoughtheworkisnotmandatory,your childwillhaveatremendousadvantagebecauseofskillsthataremasteredandreinforcedthroughsummerpractice. Be sure to choose the correct math summer bridge based on the math course your student is enrolled in for the upcoming school year.
Weprayyouhaveawonderfulsummerwithyourfamilyandfriends! Blessings,
LegacyPreparatoryChristianAcademy
SummerBridgetoLanguageArts6
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Datebookwasfinished:
Forsummerreading,pleaseselecttwobooksofyourchoiceandcompletethefollowingbookreport forms.Bothbookscanbeselectionsofyourchoice,butmustbeaminimumof150pagesandmustbeabookyouhaveneverreadbefore.Completethe followingformforbothbooksyouread.
Book#1:Title:Author:
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Vocabulary:Identifyanddefine5new/unfamiliarwordsinthisbook.1.
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Setting:Nameanddescribewhere/whenthisstorytookplace.
Characters:Whowerethecharacters?Writetheirnamesandadescriptionofeach.Whatweretheirphysicalcharacteristics?Whatwerethereattitudes,behaviors,andbeliefs?
Problem/Conflict:Whatwastheaction/climaxofthestory?Usespecificdetailsfromthe storytodescribetheclimax.
MainEvents:Whatwere5-10maineventsinthestory?Bedescriptiveandspecific! 1.
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Conclusion:Howdidthestoryend?
Writeabriefreviewofthisbook.Wouldyourecommendittoafriend?Why/whynot?
Pretendyouaretheteacher!Write5multiple-choicequestions forthisbook!Include4answerchoicesforeachquestion.Usespecificdetailsfromthebookwhenwritingyour questions.
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Name:
Datebookwasfinished:
Book#2:Title:Author:
NumberofPages:
Vocabulary:Identifyanddefine5new/unfamiliarwordsinthisbook.1.
2.
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Setting:Nameanddescribewhere/whenthisstorytookplace.
Characters:Whowerethecharacters?Writetheirnamesandadescriptionofeach.Whatweretheirphysicalcharacteristics?Whatwerethereattitudes,behaviors,andbeliefs?
Problem/Conflict:Whatwastheaction/climaxofthestory?Usespecificdetailsfromthe storytodescribetheclimax.
MainEvents:Whatwere5-10maineventsinthestory?Bedescriptiveandspecific! 1.
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Conclusion:Howdidthestoryend?
Writeabriefreviewofthisbook.Wouldyourecommendittoafriend?Why/whynot?
Pretendyouaretheteacher!Write5multiple-choicequestions forthisbook!Include4answerchoicesforeachquestion.Usespecificdetailsfromthebookwhenwritingyour questions.
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Math SummerBridge–for students enrolled in Course1
PracticeMathFacts:Playfact-reviewgames,practicewithflashcards,orprintworksheetsfrom yourtimespentonfactsdrillswiththeattachedSummerActivityLog.Thisshouldbedone twiceaweek.
MathProblemSolving:Itisimportantthatyouusehigherlevelthinkingskillsoverthe summertoo!PleasecompleteoneproblemfromMathSuperstarsperweek.PleaseturnintheSuperstarspacketwithyourlogsattheendofthesummer.
SummerActivityLogs
June2013
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / SaturdayReadtwohoursaweek / Writeone JournalEntrya week / MathFact PracticeTwicea week / OneMathSuperstar Problemaweek
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Father'sDay / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22
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July 2013
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / SaturdayReadtwohoursaweek / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Happy Fourth of July! / 5 / 6
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28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / Writeone JournalEntrya week / MathFact PracticeTwicea week / OneMathSuperstar Problemaweek
August 2013
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / SaturdayWriteone JournalEntrya week / Readtwohoursaweek / OneMathSuperstar Problemaweek / MathFact PracticeTwicea week / 1 / 2 / 3
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SUPERSTARSIIIName:
Saturn,I(Thisshowsmyownthinking.)
1.Aworm is at the bottom of a 10-foot hill.He crawls up the hill 4feet a day.At night when herests,heslidesdown2feet.Howlongdoesittakethewormtocrawlupthehill?(Hint:Drawapicture.)
Answer:days
2.Jenniferwasshopping,andusingacalculatortofindthepriceofacanofsoda.Shegotthenumbershownonthedisplay,butdidn'tknowexactlyhowmuchmoneythatwas.How muchmoneywouldthecanofsodacost?Circlethecorrectansweroranswersshown below.
(a)$6 (b) $.06
(c)$0.60
(d)60¢ (e)0.60¢
3.Ifthe9thdayofamonthisonTuesday,onwhatdayisthe25th?
Answer:
4.Putonedigitfrom{1,0,3,7}ineachboxtogetthecorrectlongdivisionproblem.
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5.Usethiscalculatoringeometry. Circletwosides youcouldusetodrawasetofparallellines.
6.Usearulerandmeasurethepencilbelowtothenearestmillimeter.
Answer:mm
7.Mrs.Joneshadsomewhitepaint,somegreenpaint,andabunchofwoodencubes.Herclass decidedtopaintthecubesbymakingeachfaceeithersolidwhiteorgreen.Juanpaintedhiscubewithall6faceswhite--Juliepaintedhercubesolidgreen.Hectorpainted4faceswhiteand2facesgreen.Howmanycubescouldbepaintedinthisfashion,sothateachcubeis differentfromtheothers?Twocubesarealikeifonecanbeturnedsothatitexactlymatches, colorforcoloroneachside,theothercube.
Answer:cubescanbepaintedsothattheyaredifferent.
8.Letiaboughtamilkshakeattheicecreamshop,andgavetheclerka$10bill. Shegot$9.61in change.Isthisreasonable?Whyorwhynot?
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9.Thesumofmytwodigitsis13.Iamnotdivisibleby2.ListallpossiblenumbersIcouldbe.
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SUPERSTARSIIIName:
Saturn,II(Thisshowsmyownthinking.)
1.Useeachofthesedigitsonceinthenumbersentencebelow: 2,4,6,and8. Fillintheblanksto producetheanswer“14.”Rememberthatyoucomputeinsideparenthesesfirst.
(÷)+ (×)=14
2.Howmanysquarescanbefoundinthefigureto theright?
Answer:squares
3.Tamishadidaproblemtwodifferentwaysonhercalculator. Shegottwodifferentanswers.
Whichofthetwoanswersbelowrepresentsthelargestnumber?Circleit.
4.Thegirlscouts weregoingon afield triptothe zoo. Thereare 25peoplegoing.They rented vansandeachvanhasonly7seatbelts.Howmanyvansdotheyneed?
Answer:vans
5.Writethestandardnumeral:9000+700 +8+0.6 =
6.Whatdoyouknowaboutmetrics?Circletheanswersbelowthatwouldmakesense.
a. / Theweightofapineapple: / 1 kg / 1 g / 1mgb.
c. / Thecapacityofacanofsoda:
Thetemperatureonasummerday: / 35mL
30˚C / 3.5mL
3˚C / 350mL
-3˚C
d. / ThedistancefromNewYorktoMiami: / 2200cm / 2200km / 2200mm
7.Aclassof25studentshas10boys.Threeboyshavebracesand4girlshavebraces.
a.Whatistheratioofboyswithbracestoboysinclass?
b.Whatistheratioofgirlswithbracestogirlsinclass?
c.Whichgrouphasthelargestratioofstudentswithbracestostudentsinclass-- boysorgirls?
8.Thepriceandthesalestaxaregiven.Computethetotalcost. Tellhowmuchchangeyou wouldreceivefrom$5.00.
Answer:TotalCostAnswer: Chane
BeachBall
Math SummerBridge–for students enrolled in Course2
BelowisthelinkforonlinechaptertestsfromGlencoeCourse1.Completingtheseover thesummerwillensureasmoothtransitionintoGlencoeCourse2inthefall.Whether ornotyoucompletedGlencoeCourse1oranothercurriculum,theseexerciseswillbe beneficialtoyouoverthesummer.
ChapterTest
TheChapterTestisdesignedtoletyoutestyourskillswithasamplingofproblemsfromeachchapterinyourtextbook.Chooseyourchapterfromthelistbelow.
Chapter1-NumberPatternsandFunctionsChapter2-StatisticsandGraphs
Chapter3-AddingandSubtractingDecimalsChapter4-FractionsandDecimals
Chapter5-AddingandSubtractingFractionsChapter6-Ratios,ProportionsFunctionsChapter7:ProbabilityandPercents
Chapter8-SystemsofMeasurementChapter9-Geometry:AnglesandPolygons
Chapter10-Measurement:Perimeter,AreaVolumeChapter11:MultiplyingandDividingDecimalsFractionsChapter12:IntegersandEquations
(Followingthelink,youwillseethechapterslistedasbelow.)Instructions:
Foreachchapter,please
1. Completetheonlinetestandclick‘checkit’atthebottomofthetest.
2. Printthecheckedtest.(Youmaywanttoscaleitdownon yourprintoptionstosave space.)
3. Tothesideofeachincorrectproblem,makecorrections,showingyourworkthat leadstothecorrectanswer(whichwillbegivenyou).
**Ifyouareunsureofhowtoworkaproblem,usethe‘ParentandStudentStudy Guide’foundunder‘LessonResources’inthelefthandcolumnofyourscreen.
Forexample,ifyoumissaquestionongreatestcommonfactoronCh.4test,youwouldclick‘LessonResources’,‘ParentandStudentStudyGuide’,‘Chapter4’,and‘Lesson4- GreatestCommonFactor’.** (Recommendedpace:onechapterper summerweek)
AtthebeginningoftheFallsemester,whensummerbridgeworkisrequested,youwillsubmitall13completedandcorrectedteststoyourCourse2teacherinafolderlabeledwithyournameand‘SummerBridgeto Course2’.
Whilenowrittenworkneedstobesubmitted forthefollowing,itisexpectedthatstudentsshouldhavemasteredbasicmathfacts,includingmultiplicationtablesthrough12andoperationswithdecimals,fractions,andintegers.Forarefresher,pleasefindthereviewofthesetopicsatthisconvenientsite: