Rosa M. Parks Middle School
Extended Year Summer Program 2016
At Rosa M. Parks Middle School we provide opportunities for every child to be successful. This summer
we will offer classes to strengthen students’ skills and performance in reading and math. These classes
are designed to give students the boost they need to be successful. These support classes will consist of
a review of content, concepts, and skills from the previous year, as well as a preview of the curriculum
students will experience in the 2016-17 school year. All course offerings listed are pending budget
approval. All classes that do not have a minimum of 12 students by June 13th will be cancelled.
Dates: July 5th —July 29th (4 week program)
Times: 7:45—11:30 a.m.
Location: Rosa Parks Middle School
Cost: $95.00 (tuition waivers for qualified families)
Transportation: Buses will be available for Rosa Parks’ students. (T hese buses follow the
activity bus routes that run during the school year)
Class Size: 12-20 students
Classes offered:
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Support for Reading 6/7- The program will provide reading instruction for students who could
benefit from additional practice with English/Reading curriculum and need additional support
to access on-grade-level indicators. The classes will incorporate writing, listening, reading
fluency and summer reading assignments.
*For incoming 6th & 7th graders
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Support for 6th Grade Math- Support for 6th grade math emphasizes statistics and data,
fractions, decimals, ratios, and percents, and measurement. The program reviews content from
elementary math curriculum and previews some indicators from the curriculum. Conceptual
development of material and on-level concepts, content, and processes is addressed as
students are taught concrete understanding through manipulatives, transitioning to pictorial
representation, to abstract understanding through paper/pencil problems.
*For incoming 6th graders
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Support for 7th Grade Math- Support for 7th grade math emphasizes content from the first two
units of 7th grade math, including displaying and interpreting data, exponents, integers,
expressions, equations and inequalities. The program reviews content from previous math
curricula and previews some indicators from the curriculum. Conceptual development of
material and on-level concepts, content, and processes is addressed as students are taught
concrete understanding through manipulatives, transitioning to pictorial representation, to
abstract understanding through paper/pencil problems.
*For incoming 7th graders
Farquhar M.S Will be offering:
Farquhar M.S. will be offering their classes at Rosa Parks Middle School this summer.
RPMS students entering 8th grade this fall may register for the Algebra Prep course or
the Reading 7/8 class.
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Support for Reading 7/8 (4 week course- July 5- July 29- $95)
Focus on IM (3 week course- July 5- July 22; $75)
Focus on Algebra (3 week course- July 5-July 22; $75)
For questions about the summer classes at Farquhar M.S., please email Kristin Rhone.
[email protected]
For more information or if you have questions, call or email, Molly
Beach, Coordinator, (301) 924-3180, [email protected]