Last Day of School

 Hard to believe we finished our school year and crossed the finish line!  A huge praise to God and thank you to students, parents, grandparents, DAS staff, and etc. who made this year a success.  It was nice to finish the year with a breakfast of appreciation and celebration.

PLEASE make sure that your child continues training their brain this summer! Research shows that on average, children can lose 2.8 months of grade-level equivalency skills over their summer vacation. By using Summer Bridge Activities books students enter their new grades prepared and confident.

These workbooks are on sale at the following website for $9.95 plus shipping. http://summerbridgeactivities.org/ You can also purchase them at any store that carries books including Walmart and Target. If they bring in their COMPLETED Summer Bridge book, I will give them extra credit for next year.

Students can earn EXTRA CREDIT  for next year, by completing 3 ( one Eye Balance, one See Reader & one Read Around) Reading Plus assignments per week, during the summer.  Your child may choose to do more.  Please also check out summer reading lists for their grade. 

They can also earn extra credit for next year’s math by accumulating 50,000 or more Khan Academy points.

Other websites for educational fun include Hoodamath, Spellingcity, Abcya, Cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces, Wonderopolis.org, E-learningforkids.org.

Please set your child up for success, by encouraging them to do these activities and others this summer! It will make next year so much easier for them. Have a blessed, fun and safe summer!

The quote for today is from Martin Luther King, Jr, “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”