Welcome to the Fifth Year of the HTS Summer Learning Blog!

Dear Parents,

In an effort to keep students engaged and learning over the summer months, we have assembled a selection of math, reading, and technology resources designed to combat “summer slide.” We feel this is especially important since it is the second year with an extended summer break. We ask that you set aside some time every week for your child to read and to work on a bit of math.  Summer Resources include:

• Summer review math packets (rising 2nd-4th Grades) or summer math projects (rising 5th-7th Grades). We have designed the math review packets to keep math skills fresh over the long summer. Students are encouraged to work on the packets throughout the summer and return them to their teacher the first week of school.  The projects for the older students are intended as a way for the students to engage with mathematics in fun and interesting ways.  Both the packets and the projects will be due on the first day of school in the fall, Tuesday, September 8.
• Each grade has a Summer Reading List, and many of the grades have specific assignments as well.  The Lower School list can be found in the Tuesday folder; the Upper School lists can be found on the HTS Website, and on the HTS Summer Learning Blog.

We would also like to welcome you to the fifth year of the HTS Summer Learning Blog.

The HTS Summer Learning blog will serve as the gathering place for all HTS summer assignments, but the tech team has also assembled a variety of fun, often techie ways to help students prevent that dreaded "summer slide."  In particular, you might want to direct your child to the resources on keyboarding, mathematics and coding.

We will be updating the blog throughout the summer with new reading ideas, websites and Apps for your iPads, so be sure to follow us by email, or keep checking back for updates.

Please let Derek Ferguson or Mary Beth Morell know if you have any comments, or would like to suggest a website, link or App to add. They can be reached at dferguson@htsdc.org and mbmorell@htsdc.org respectively.

Enjoy lazy summer days filled with swimming, hiking, exploring, friends, and fun -- and be sure to spend some time enriching your and your children’s brains as well!

Charlie Hennessy

Principal