MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Summer Enrichment Programs
2015
Table of Contents
Grade levels represent students’ current grade during the 2014-2015
school year.
A Message from the Superintendent
Page 2
Program Descriptions
Kindergarten
Page 3
Grade 1
Page 4
Grade 2
Page 5
Grade 3
Page 6
Grade 4
Page 7
Grade 5
Page 8
Grade 6
Page 9
Grade 7 & 8
Page 10
Grade 9 - 12
Pages 11-14
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MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Office of Assistant Superintendent of Schools
PO Box 4170
Middletown, N.J. 07748
(732) 671-3850
(Fax) (732) 291-2364
William O. George III, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Jill A. Takacs, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum & Instruction
Dear Parents and Guardians:
The Middletown Township Public School District is excited to offer our students a Summer Program with an
extensive selection of enrichment courses at a cost of $40 per class. If your child is part of the District Free and
Reduced Lunch Program, please contact the curriculum office for registration information. The expectation is
that all students will adhere to the District Code of Conduct, as per the student handbook. Any student who
violates the Code of Conduct may be removed from the program.
We encourage you to look throughout the brochure for the valuable opportunities that will be available to your
children. Each week in the summer students are afforded a new enrichment opportunity Monday through
Thursday.
Programs are available for students in every grade level and range from hands-on science, language arts and
mathematics for students in grades K-8, to SAT prep and college application essay writing for our high school
students.
All programs will be taught by certified teachers and held at Middletown Village Elementary School, Ocean
Avenue Elementary School, Bayshore Middle School and Middletown South High School. Room assignments
and confirmation of programs will be emailed to you by June 26, 2015.
Programs are available based on enrollment and budgetary constraints. Therefore, we ask if you are interested
in attending, please register online from Friday, May 1, 2015 through Friday, May 15, 2015. May 15th is a strict
deadline so that we can fully prepare for the summer program. Late registration will not be accepted.
Please take some time to review the many valuable educational opportunities for your children. For more
information you can visit our website at www.middletownk12.org and go to “Summer Offerings 2015” under
the Curriculum & Instruction section. You can also contact us at (732) 671-3850, ext. 1027 or email us at:
[email protected].
Sincerely,
William O. George III, Ed.D.
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Middletown Township
Public Schools
Summer Enrichment Programs
Kindergarten
Animal Stories
Students will create a group story with the genre, Realistic Fiction. The story will focus on animal facts. Students
will build concept vocabulary and develop listening comprehension. The instructional focus will center on concepts
about print and beginning narrative analysis including story elements such as characters, settings, problem, plot,
and solution.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Learning through Mathematical Games
Students will review and practice basic skills through mathematical games. Activities will explore a variety of
mathematical content and offer opportunities for children to apply their skills and understanding to number
concepts, geometry, and measurement. This class will offer multiple methods and strategies for problem solving,
collaborative learning in partner and small group activities, and cross-curricular applications and connections.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Readers’ Theater – “Little Ham”
Students will be able to read a script and act out a story in an entertaining form. Readers’ Theater is a reading
activity where children are encouraged to “ham it up” and use intonation and appropriate gestures while acting as a
storybook character. It will provide repeated reading practice to build fluency.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Hands-On Science
Students will be able to explore and discover the wonders of science. Through inquiry-based and hands-on
experimentation children will predict and gain an understanding of the world around them.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Learning through Movement
Students will be able to learn math and language arts concepts through movement activities. Children will
participate in active listening and physical activity to understand addition, subtraction, phonics, and so much more!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Grade 1
Writing Through Picture Books
In this course, picture books will be used as an inspiration for writing. Students will improve writing skills while
exploring literature from some of their favorite authors and illustrators. These delightful discoveries will help spark
their creativity and generate an excitement to express themselves!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Mathematics through Games
Students will review and practice basic skills through mathematical games. Activities will explore a variety of
mathematical content and offer opportunities for children to apply skills and understanding to arithmetic
operations, geometry, and measurement. This class will offer multiple methods and strategies for problem solving,
collaborative learning in partner and small group activities, and cross-curricular applications and connections.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Reading through the SmartBoard
Children will explore through interactive activities using the SmartBoard. A SmartBoard is an interactive, electronic
whiteboard, which can enhance instruction and learning. Students will review basic phonics skills through activities
on the board. They will read stories on the white board and learn different strategies to help them become better
readers. Students will also complete a variety of hands-on activities following instruction. This class is a fun,
interactive way to motivate young learners to continue their love for learning through the summer.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Mathematics through the SmartBoard
Children will explore through interactive activities using the SmartBoard. A SmartBoard is an interactive, electronic
whiteboard which can enhance instruction and learning. Students will review basic math skills through activities on
the board. They will apply their prior and newly learned knowledge to complete a variety of math activities. Practice
will include: adding and subtracting, fact families, fact triangles, money, clocks, and more! Students will develop the
skills they need to prepare themselves for their upcoming school year. This hands-on class is a fun, interactive way
to motivate young learners to continue their love for learning through the summer.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Read What You Love, Love What You Read
Reading can be fun when fabulous stories are paired with exciting activities. The purpose of this course is to utilize
reading comprehension strategies (making connections, visualizing, inferring, asking questions, synthesizing,
summarizing, predictions/other ideas, story vocabulary, thoughts about characters, and determining importance) to
build better comprehension skills while fostering children’s love for reading. Children will come away with a
toolbox of reading comprehension strategies to utilize for the rest of their lives.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Grade 2
Countertop Chemistry
Calling all scientists! Did you ever want to mix some of this to some of that and see what happens? Well, grab your
goggles and lab coat and enter the laboratory! All participants will use the magic of chemistry to transform the
contents of your kitchen into experiments that are fun and engaging while learning the nature of science! They will
investigate the properties of matter, explore chemical and physical changes and other concepts in chemistry! Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Many Moments
The object of this course is to enrich literacy skills by improving students’ writing ability. Students will be able to
review and use components of writing such as adding specific details, using figurative language, and correctly
adding dialogue to writing. Students will create and publish original stories. By the end of the program, students
will have a more concrete knowledge of specific writing skills.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Show Me the Money
This course will challenge students to think outside the box in problem solving situations. Students will work in
teams to solve puzzles, brain teasers, logic problems, and games to earn “money”.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Become a Google Ninja
Students will be engaged (and better prepared for 3rd grade) as they explore Google Drive to create a document,
presentation and draw based on an animal of their choice. They will also learn to navigate Google Chrome and use
basic apps such as PicMonkey to create a final project collage! Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Bringing Books to Life
Read some of your favorite stories and then roll up your sleeves and get ready to express your creativity through
cross-curricular project based learning.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Grade 3
Writers’ Workshop
The object of this course is to enrich literacy skills by improving students’ writing ability. Students will be able to
review and use components of writing such as adding specific details, using figurative language, and correctly
adding dialogue. Students will create and publish their original stories. By the end of the program, students will
have a more concrete knowledge of specific writing skills.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Readers’ Theater – Broadway Bound!
Like storytelling, readers’ theater can create images by suggestion that could never be portrayed realistically on
stage. Space and time can be shrunk or stretched, fantastic worlds can be created, and marvelous journeys can be
enacted. Readers’ Theater frees the performers and the audience from the physical limitations of conventional
theater, letting the imagination soar. Come and enjoy the magic of Readers’ Theater!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Kids Can Code!
Using iPads and/or Chromebooks, students will learn the foundation skills of coding (programming) and be on their
way to creating games! This course will spark students’ interest in what coding is and maybe even a future career in
computer programming!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Things That Go
High and low, watch that plane, train, and car go! Buckle your seat belts, because we’ll be going on a fast ride to the
finish line! Students will explore Newton’s Laws of Motion in this interactive hands-on class. Little physicists will
design and build several different “things that go!” Students will learn the science behind and create hovercrafts,
catapults and balloon powered cars. They will race their creations and calculate speed and total distance traveled!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Hands-On Mathematics
Students will review and practice basic skills through mathematical games. Activities will explore a variety of
mathematical content and offer opportunities for children to apply their skills and understanding to geometry,
measurement, and pre-algebra. This class will offer multiple methods and strategies for problem solving,
collaborative learning in partner and small group activities, and cross-curricular applications and connections.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Grade 4
Mysterious Math
Do you like to solve mysteries? Puzzles? Riddles? Come learn a fun way to use higher level thinking skills to solve all
kinds of math problems. Discover new strategies using logical reasoning, puzzles, brain teasers and more!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 6– Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Technology Presentation Tools – Grade 4
Do you want to learn how to “hammer out” a top notch presentation? This course will focus on using the Internet to
create visually appealing presentations using online tools such as Prezi, Glogster, Wordle, Google Docs, Animoto,
Slideshare, Popplet and more!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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First Class Writers
Pack your bags and bring your passports as you travel through the different writing genres, which will encourage
your creativity and enhance your writing development. You will explore the mysteries of poetry, short story/fiction,
cartooning/graphic novel and memoirs. Be ready to publish your own creative writing piece!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Building Bridges
Get into the exciting world of engineering! In this course students will learn about the three main types of bridges:
suspension, arch and beam. They will learn how bridges stay up, what could make them fall down, and find out
about structures that make bridges taller, stronger, and more useful. Students will design and build bridges that can
withstand the greatest amount of force! Using the STEM model, young engineers will design, build, test and
redesign their creations!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Comic Strip Creator
Bam! Beep! Zoom! Students will be introduced to the literary elements through comic strip examples. In this
course, students will discuss, publish, and create their own comic strips.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Grade 5
Wacky Weather
What should I wear today? In this course, students will participate in interactive experiments to learn about the
properties of weather. Young meteorologists will learn about the different types of clouds and create clouds in a jar,
they will analyze the relationship between air pressure and temperature. As a final project, students will create their
own weather forecast video!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Readers’ Theater – Lights, Camera, Action!
Like storytelling, Readers’ Theater can create images by suggestion that could never be portrayed realistically on
stage. Space and time can be shrunk or stretched, fantastic worlds can be created, and marvelous journeys can be
enacted. Readers’ Theater frees the performers and the audience from the physical limitations of conventional
theater, letting the imagination soar. Come and enjoy the magic of Readers’ Theater!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Character Blogging
In this course, students will view examples of blogs, learn the basic elements of blog creation, and then use
technology to create a blog from the perspective of a fictional character. The student blogs will consist of text,
images, quotations, links, and commentary.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Read to Write – Grade 5
Reading to Write is a research-based course that focuses on how reading interesting and challenging selections is
the most productive way to embrace the writing process. Whether students are reading a textbook for a class
discussion, articles for a paper or thesis, online documents, or even just a newspaper, the ability to read critically is
essential to writing or to public speaking. As preparation for composition, critical reading leads to stronger
comprehension. It also sparks critical thinking and reasoning. In this course, students will learn comprehension
strategies such as connecting to text, which will help them with written and oral response to all literature.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Become a Website Developer
Calling all webmasters!!! How would you like to create, design and publish your own website? Students will
research and decide on a topic of their choice to construct a website using Google Sites.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Middletown Village Elementary and Ocean Avenue Elementary
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Grade 6
Technology Presentation Tools – Grade 6
Do you want to learn how to “hammer out” a top notch presentation? This course will focus on using the Internet to create
visually appealing presentations using online tools such as Prezi, Glogster, Wordle, Google Docs, Animoto, Slideshare, Popplet
and more!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Summer Reading Book Club 1
In this course, students will use the close reading signpost strategies as illustrated in Kylene Beers book titled Notice and Note to
facilitate students’ comprehension and engagement with their summer reading books. Each day a mini lesson will be taught to
set a focus for reading, time for independent reading with a purpose, individual reading conferences, and follow up with class
discussion and how to conduct an effective book talk. Students will learn to read with increased stamina while improving their
inferencing skills. This course will focus on the first three signposts and it is recommended students take this course prior to
Summer Reading Book Club 2.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Summer Reading Book Club 2
This course will focus on the final three signposts and it is recommended students take Summer Reading Book Club 1 prior to
this course. Please see the course description above.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Roller Coaster Science
You’re racing down the track at 70 miles per hour, taking sharp turns and large loops. Your heart is pounding and your stomach
feels like it is by your toes. You say to yourself, “Hold on, this is going to be a wild ride!” Why is the first hill always the largest?
How does the roller coaster have enough energy to continue moving? Students will learn the answers to these questions while
exploring the physics behind roller coasters and other amusement rides. Using many laws in physics, the students will design,
build, and test their own roller coasters.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Judge and Jury
Innocent or guilty? In this interactive introduction to law and the court system, students will participate in a mock trial where
they will take turns playing prosecutor, defendant, judge, and jury. The mock trial has proven to be an effective tool for learning
about the law, questioning techniques, critical thinking and oral advocacy skills.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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“Choose Your Own Adventure” Creative Writing
Have you ever read a book and wished it had ended differently? Or that you could change some of the choices a character made?
In this course, students will combine reading and writing skills to write an original “choose your own adventure” story. Using a
teacher selected adventure story as the literature focus, elements unique to this type of story, such as the second-person point of
view, setting, character, plot, and conflict will be explored to assist students in creating their own.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Media Literacy: Commercial Advertising
In this course, students will critique and analyze commercial advertising. They will explore how media is used to persuade
people to purchase and utilize certain products. As a culminating activity, students will be given the opportunity to use iPads to
create their own persuasive commercial.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Grades 7 & 8
Impariamo L’Italiano
The course will focus on foreign language learning in thematic lessons each day that would incorporate cultural
awareness of the country through cooperative activities such as, singing, dancing, games, storytelling and arts/crafts
projects! The thematic lessons will focus on basic Italian greetings, colors, numbers, body parts, animals and more
depending on the age group.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Adding Drama to Any Class
Tired of boring presentations in class? Wonder how some people make theirs so interesting? Want to make YOURS
stand out? Try adding a little drama! This class will explore how techniques learned in drama class--vocal variety,
creating a picture, setting a mood--can add some punch to your classroom presentations. We'll explore how to give a
presentation in language arts, math, science, social studies, or even world language!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Getting Ready for Algebra in Grade 9 – (Current Grade 8 Students)
This course will review key Pre-Algebra topics that are critical for success in Algebra I in high school. Topics would
include: fraction operations, evaluating variable expressions, order of operations, properties of real numbers, real
number operations, solving simple linear equations, and plotting points on the coordinate plane. Note: This course
will utilize the iPad Fuse Algebra program.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Summer Reading Book Club 1
In this course, students will use the close reading signpost strategies as illustrated in Kylene Beers book titled Notice
and Note to facilitate students’ comprehension and engagement with their summer reading books. Each day a mini
lesson will be taught to set a focus for reading, time for independent reading with a purpose, individual reading
conferences, and follow up with class discussion and how to conduct an effective book talk. Students will learn to
read with increased stamina while improving their inferencing skills. This course will focus on the first three
signposts and it is recommended students take this course prior to Summer Reading Book Club 2.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Summer Reading Book Club 2
In this course, students will use the close reading signpost strategies as illustrated in Kylene Beers book titled Notice
and Note to facilitate students’ comprehension and engagement with their summer reading books. Each day a mini
lesson will be taught to set a focus for reading, time for independent reading with a purpose, individual reading
conferences, and follow up with class discussion and how to conduct an effective book talk. Students will learn to
read with increased stamina while improving their inferencing skills. This course will focus on the final three
signposts and it is recommended students take Summer Reading Book Club 1 prior to this course.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Innocent until Proven Guilty
Innocent or guilty? In this interactive introduction to law and the court system, students will participate in a mock
trial and will take turns playing prosecutor, defendant, judge, and jury. Mock trials will be based on historical
crimes or literary mysteries such as Sherlock Holmes.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School and Middletown High School South
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Grades 9 – 12
SAT Prep Grades 9-11
This course will prepare students for success on their SAT exams. Test taking strategies will be reviewed with
students and sample problems will be provided.
Eight 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Session 1: Monday – Thursday, July 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, & 16
Location: Middletown High School South
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SAT Prep Grades 9-11
This course will prepare students for success on their SAT exams. Test taking strategies will be reviewed with
students and sample problems will be provided.
Eight 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Session 2: Monday – Thursday, July 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30
Location: Bayshore Middle School
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College Application Essay Writing Grade 11
The objective of this course is to prepare the prospective college student for application essay writing. Students will
attempt various writing prompts to make their proposal as straight forward and detailed as possible. They will
learn what schools are looking for in their prospective students and the best way to bring their objectives forward.
They will leave this course with several solid essay drafts that can be adapted for all of their college applications.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown High School South
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College Scholarship Writing Grade 11
It is obvious that one of the major ways to offset the high cost of college tuition is through scholarships. What is not
so obvious is the fact that all scholarships are not based on academic or athletic merit. In fact, there are
scholarships for every type of student from every type of background. This course is designed to help students not
only find appropriate scholarships, but also aid them in their scholarship application process.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School
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Algebra II Headstart: Get AlgebraFit with a Summer iPad Workout
For students entering Algebra II
This course is designed for students who have completed Algebra I and are entering Algebra II in September and
would like to review and strengthen their Algebra skills. It will provide students the opportunity to explore and
investigate essential algebraic concepts, necessary for success in Algebra II, using various applications for the
iPad. Throughout the course, students will also have the opportunity to work together to strategize on various
problem solving techniques. The focus of this interactive course is Linear and Quadratic Functions. This course
will also assist students in completing their required summer packet for entering Algebra II.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School
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Grades 9 – 12
American Founding Documents (The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution
of the United States) Grades 10-12
Students will read and analyze these texts along with excerpts from The Federalist Papers to understand the people
who created the documents, the context of the revolutionary period in American history, and the meaning the
founding holds for Americans today.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015
Location: Middletown High School South
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Basics of Biology Grades 9-12
Are you ready for your high school Biology class in September? Investigate topics such as scientific method,
evolution, DNA and the genetics of Blood types in this course. You'll have fun completing both labs and online
interactives to reinforce concepts.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Location: Middletown High School South
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Pre-Chemistry Grades 9-12
Students leaving Biology or Environmental Science will prepare for their 2015-2016 school year Chemistry course by
reviewing/reinforcing topics, which will be important for their success. Topics will include metric measurement,
dimensional analysis, basic math, laboratory techniques, and the scientific method. Hands on activities will be used
extensively, in order to provide context for each topic.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School
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Read to Write Grades 9-12
Reading to Write is a research-based course that focuses on how reading interesting and challenging selections is
the most productive way to embrace the writing process. Whether students are reading a textbook for a class
discussion, articles for a paper or thesis, online documents, or even just a newspaper, the ability to read critically is
essential to writing or to public speaking. In this course, students will learn comprehension strategies which will
help them with written and oral response to all literature.
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School
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Technology Presentation Tools Grades 9-12
Do you want to learn how to “hammer out” a top notch presentation? This course will focus on using the Internet to
create visually appealing presentations using online tools such as Prezi, Glogster, Wordle, Google Docs, Animoto,
Slideshare, Popplet and more!
Four 1 ½ hour classes (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Location: Bayshore Middle School
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Grades 10 – 11
AP Prep
This four day course will prepare students for the rigor of AP course work.
All students taking the following AP classes next year are encouraged to attend.
Four 2 hour classes (8:15 am – 10:15 am)
• Biology Lab AP
Week 1 - Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
• Calculus AP (AB)
Week 1 - Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
Week 2 - Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
Week 3 - Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• Chemistry Lab AP
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
• Computer Science AP
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• English Language and Composition AP
Week 1 - Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
Week 4 - Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• English Literature and Composition AP
Week 2 - Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• Environmental Science AP
Week 2 - Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• French AP
Week 4 - Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• Human Geography AP
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
• Italian AP
Week 3 - Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
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Grades 10 – 11
AP Prep
This four day course will prepare students for the rigor of AP course work.
All students taking the following AP classes next year are encouraged to attend.
Four 2 hour classes (8:15 am – 10:15 am)
• Music Theory AP
Week 3 - Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• Physics C AP
Week 2 - Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• Physics 1 AP
Week 3 - Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• Probability & Statistics AP
Week 4 - Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
• Psychology AP
Week 3 - Monday, July 20 – Thursday, July 23, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
• Spanish AP
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
• Studio Art AP
Week 4 - Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• US Government and Politics AP
Week 4 - Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
• US History AP
Week 4 - Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2015 @ Middletown High School South
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
• World History AP
Week 5 - Monday, August 3 – Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ Bayshore Middle School
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