Summer Math Packet Worksheet - 8th Grade, Grayslake Middle School Page 4
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: How will the summer math packets be used when the
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students return to school?
When the students return to school at the end of the summer, we will use these materials
as one source to assess learning. Students will receive credit for returning the packet
based on guidelines put in place by both the administration and teachers. In addition
teachers will assess students based on the packet materials and this assessment will be
used to identify needs of the students in the classroom.
Most importantly, your
son/daughter will have the confidence for the math to be learned in the coming year.
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: What if I don’t know the math or never found math to
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be my favorite subject?
We are asking you to encourage your children to think of themselves as mathematicians
who can reason and solve problems. Mathematics is their key to the future. Parents who
communicate the importance of mathematics to their children can help them to develop
confidence in their own math ability no matter what the comfort level of the parents. We
need you to support this packet.
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: Isn’t this a lot to expect in one summer? Do they
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have to do it all?
We do not expect students to do the packet all in one day! Or one sitting? Or the last
week? Spread it out over the span of the two summer months. You know your children
best. We expect to see a good effort for each student on his or her return.
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: Can’t we have an answer key?
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We are interested in assessing what our children have actually learned and retained. The
packet will be an important tool for the classroom teacher to design lessons appropriate
for the needs of the students in each class. Therefore, focus in on the children’s
attempting the work to the best of his/her ability. The assessment will tell where the
child is, so we really want it to be the student’s work rather than anyone else’s.
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