Vancouver Public Schools Summer Literacy and Math Academy (SLMA)
July 6 – July 30, 2009
Monday through Thursday
360.313.1258
What is the Summer Literacy and Math Academy?
The Summer Literacy and Math Academy (SLMA) is a summer program that is designed to serve all current K – 5 students from Title Elementary Schools who are below grade level in mathematics. Students who are below grade level also are referred to as students in need of strategic and intensive intervention.
All elementary students who qualified to participate in the 2009 Summer Literacy and Math Academy should have received a Summer Literacy and Math Academy Registration Brochure in their March 26 Report Card. The official deadline for registration is Friday, April 24, 2009. All parents/guardians can expect to receive confirmation letters by the end of the regular school year.
Additional information about SLMA
• All students who miss two or fewer days during the SLMA will qualify for participation in an extracurricular attendance incentive.
• Breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge daily at each of the SLMA sites.
Summer Literacy and Math Academy @ a Glance
2009 Summer Literacy and Math Academy @ a Glance
Who?
Current K– 5th graders at Title I Elementary Schools
Where?
SLMA Site
Schools Served
Time
Hazel Dell
Hazel Dell
Lincoln
Minnehaha
8:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SJA
SJA
Eisenhower
Sacajawea
8:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Walnut Grove
Walnut Grove
PS Ogden
Truman
8:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Hough
Hough
Fruit Valley
Harney
Washington
9:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Marshall
King
9:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
When?
July 6 – July 30, 2009 (Mondays – Thursdays)
How?
Transportation will be provided to each of the SLMA locations for all students who reside in VSD boundaries. Exact pick up times and locations were communicated in the official acceptance letter. Bus route information also is listed below.
Teacher Assignment
All students will benefit from working with specially trained VSD teachers. Students will work with one teacher for the duration of the 4- week program.
Curriculum
Depending on age and level, students will be working the following materials:
All students will be building background knowledge for the grade level they will be in during the next school year. A specifically designed instructional day will include the following components:
• GLAD (For more specific information on GLAD see www.projectglad.com)
• Calendar
• National Geographic Leveled Readers
• Chapter One & Two Math Central concepts for the upcoming year
• Problem Solving
• Read - Aloud
General Skills to be Gained
Summer Literacy and Math Academy provides personalized attention to each student’s ability to develop a deeper sense of numbers and mathematical concepts. The “building blocks,” or skills and knowledge necessary for this could include any of the following: Number Sense: the awareness of what numbers represent, their relationships to each other, and their use within a real world context Problem Solving:theability to reason logically and communicate understanding Probability/Statistics:the ability to gather, record, and interpret information (data) Measurement:the ability to understand and apply standard and non-standard forms of measurement
Parent Showcase Day
Students at each grade level will be expected to create a portfolio project during the SLMA experience. Parents will be invited for an end-of-SLMA celebration on Thursday, July 30, where students will be expected to present and share their project.
