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494192449176-427517155501-135330528540SuperSummer Packet2015To rescue your summer!-29992633224536892513970For Students entering 6th GradeTHE RHODES SCHOOL-213995-1549401123315-154940June 2015Dear Parents,Our students have had a busy year learning new Reading and Math skills. Mastery of all these skills is extremely important in order to develop a solid foundation. The Rhodes School is dedicated to assisting in this developmental process. We believe time spent learning and reinforcing these concepts will be very beneficial for your child. As you prepare for your summer schedule, please take a few minutes to schedule time for reading and math activities. Research is clear, students can experience “summer loss” that can be equivalent to three months of learning if they don’t practice learned skills throughout the summer. Please see below for the specific instructions on how your child should complete their Summer Packet and what components they will be responsible to return on the first week of school. MathChoose 3 activities each week to complete. Provide a quiet, organized work space to help your student stay focused.It’s ok if you or other adults provide assistance.We expect your student to create something to reflect an activity from their Summer Math Packets to turn in to their math teacher the first week of school.Reading * In this packet, we are providing a story or novel to “jump start” your child’s summer reading activities.Read 60 minutes a week (Pre-K4 through 2nd grade); 120 minutes a week (3rd – 6th grade)Select four books from the suggested reading list. Pick a different activity to go with each book. In addition to reading, complete three leisure activities each week.We expect your student to create something to reflect their book selection, to turn in to their reading teacher the first week of schoolThank you for encouraging your student to grow as a Rhodes School Scholar over the summer!If you have any questions, you may contact:Rhodes School Staff 281-459-9797 Grade 6 Mathematics Choice BoardDirections: Choose 3 learning activities from the menu to complete, each week.1. You earn $9 a week for 4 weeks this summer mowing lawns. You also earn $29 a week for 3 weeks for babysitting. About how much do you earn this summer altogether? 2. You decide to compete in a 2K Mud Run race this summer. Your race is 2,640 feet long. If you compete in this race twice, about how long will you run this summer? 3. You take a trip this summer and the trip is 1,567 miles total. So far you have traveled 268 miles. How many more miles do you need to travel? 4. Everyone at your house drinks 1/8 cup of milk. Calculate many total cups of milk everyone is drinking? 5. Look up the batting averages of 4 famous professional baseball players. Order the decimal averages from greatest to least. Who has the quickest batting average? How do you know? (Use )6. Plan your perfect birthday party. Write a list of supplies you need to decorate and price those materials. How much money will you receive back if you pay for you party with $200? 7. Look up the Free Throw Percentage Leaders in the NBA. Write down 5 of the PPG averages as decimals and fractions. (Use )8. Find (online) a movie you want to go see at the theatre. Record what time it starts. If it takes you 20 minutes to drive to the theater and 15 minutes to get your ticket and popcorn, what time should you leave your home to be seated in time for the movie? 9. Who Am I? I have 4 angles.I have exactly 2 sets of parallel sides. My angles do not have to be 90 degrees, though they can be. My sides do not have to be all equal, but they can be. *Write your own riddle about any shape having up to 12 sides. Grade 6 Mathematics Choice BoardDirections: Choose 3 learning activities from the menu to complete, each week.Look up the Average Yards Rushed for your favorite NFL rushers. Write down12 of the YDS/A as decimals and create a frequency table, then plot your results on a dot plot or stem/leaf plot . (Use )Grab 5 different boxes from your food pantry (cereal, oatmeal, rice, etc) and measure the length, width and height of the various boxes. Calculate their volume and place the boxes in order from least to greatest volume. Place parenthesis (brackets) around this statement to make it true.64 ÷ 2 x 4 ÷ 2 = 4Find a rectangular object in your house and measure its length and width. Then calculate the perimeter and area of the object. Model 0.9 x 0.1 by shading in this grid. Find a recipe of something you enjoy (cookies, cake, etc). Rewrite the recipe as if you needed to triple the recipe. (hint: multiply everything, including fractions by 3)Pretend your bedroom measurements are 10ft by 12 ft and your siblings bedroom is 9ft by 15ft. Which bedroom has more carpet? How much more? Make a list of the birthdates of your family members. On what “DATE” were they born? (i.e., the 5th of the month). Determine if their birthDATE is a prime or composite number.Knowing how many hours are in 1 day, calculate how many hours are in 1 week and 1 month. Grade 6 Mathematics Choice BoardDirections: Choose 3 learning activities from the menu to complete, each week.1. Research the annual salary of a doctor (how much money they bring home a year). Divide that number by 12 to calculate how much money they make per month. *Try this again but research your favorite career professional. 2. Find the batting average or shooting average of your favorite professional athlete. Write the decimal word name, standard form, and expanded notation for that decimal.Round each decimal to the nearest tenth and hundredth. 3. Create a matching game showing different units for measuring length, capacity and weight in both customary (inch, pounds, ounces) and metric (meters, grams, liters) with an example of an object that would be best measured with each unit.4. Look up and find the weather report for 5 days (or watch the news). Record the high temperature and low temperatures. Make a bar graph, dot plot or stem/leaf plot to show the temperatures. 5. Imagine your parents gave you $200. Estimate how many of your friends you could treat to your favorite outing (basketball game, movie theatre, laser tag, etc)6. Go online to your favorite restaurant and select their online menu. Design your favorite meal including appetizer, dinner, dessert and drink.Calculate the total amount for 15 people to order that same meal. 7. Plan a trip to any city, state of your choice. Use Google maps to calculate the distance of your trip from home to the location and back in kilometers. Convert that distance from kilometers to meters. 8. Choose an activity that you do at least several times a week (football practice, dance practice, taking a bath, playing video games, etc). How long do you spend doing this activity each time? How long each month (times 4)? How long each year (times 52)? 9. Research the flags of 2 other countries other than USA. Identify the fractions of colors used to make up each flag. Design your own flag using the grid paper attached. After you design your flag, label each fractional piece of your flag. Grade 6 Reading Choice BoardFill out the attached handout to create a summary of the novel you read.Propose a different book cover. Explain what the image is now, draw your version, and explain why your version is better.Turn your novel into a drama (play). Make sure to add the setting and give each character dialogue.Draw a picture of one of the characters in the novel that is described well. Using quotes from the book point out different things about the character on your picture. Include at least ten quotes for your picture.Use your imagination! Create your own craft to show the characters, setting, problem, and resolution of the book you read.Interview a character. Write at least 10 open ended questions and answers. Make sure to answer the questions as if you were that character.Create a game using elements from the book (characters, setting, vocabulary, etc.)Illustrate and write an alternate ending to your book.Create a newspaper article about and important event in your novel. ................
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