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SummerQuestSacramento City Unified School

District

Agenda Summer Learning Loss and Weight Gain SummerQuest Specifics

What is SummerQuest? Enrollment, Attendance, and Early

Release Student Conduct and Discipline The Day and Additional Information

Questions

Summer Learning Loss and Weight Gain

Did you know… During the school year, the skills of low

income students improve at the same rate as their more advantaged peers

BUT Studies show that over the summer, many of

these students show no academic growth at best, and a loss of one to three months of learning, at worst!

What is Summer Learning Loss? Due to lack of school instruction,

students can begin losing the learning they gained during the school year, especially in Reading Spelling Math

Children and Summer WeightDuring the summer: Children can gain weight three times

faster than during the regular school year

This can amount to gaining as much weight during a 3-month summer than during the entire 9-month school year

SummerQuestElementary Summer

Learning Program

What is SummerQuest? SummerQuest is an engaging summer

learning program that provides your child with access to high quality reading, writing and social skill development opportunities.

The program will run for 6-weeks From June 18th through July 26th Monday-Thursday From 8AM-2PM

Breakfast & Lunch will be provided

What will students do? As a site, students will:

Study an existing country Work together to create an

imaginary sister country Create every aspect of that imaginary

country by using information from the existing country

Participate in an end of the summer “Olympics” event

SummerQuest Program Goals Our program will give students the

opportunity to: Be engaged in active learning opportunities that

are aligned with Common Core and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Standards

Participate in health awareness and physical fitness activities

Develop and enhance leadership and peer collaboration skills

Student Outcomes Students will strengthen or advance

their current grade level reading skills Each SummerQuest community site will

strive to collectively read 100,000 pages Students will acquire the skills to work

collaboratively with their peers and to resolve issues in constructive ways

Enrollment Policy For incoming 1st-6th grade students Complete and submit an application at the

SummerQuest Orientation Submitting an application does not guarantee

enrollment Final enrollment status will be

communicated to each applicant by June 6th

Attendance Students are expected to be present everyday of

program from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Children can only miss two (2) days of

program Barring exceptions, students are expected to be

signed out at 2PM from program daily Excessive late pickups can lead to removal from

the program If a student is not picked up by 3:00, it is our duty

to notify Child Protective Services

Student ConductStudents are expected to conduct themselves similar to how they would during a regular school day Be respectful to self, others, and school Be responsible for their personal

belongings Use the program equipment appropriately

Discipline PolicyOur discipline policy is designed to work with our students and parents to resolve issues and consist of the following: 1. Check in with student and give a verbal warning2. If behavior continues, student is asked to reflect

on their behavior and parent is contacted. Student may also lose activity participation privileges

3. For repeated or serious issues, student may be suspended for one or more days and parent will be asked to pick them up immediately.

Additional Information Students may have the chance to attend

SummerQuest Field Trips paid for by SCUSD

All adults on staff are Mandated Reporters

Please be sure to indicate if you give permission for pictures or video of your student to be used in marketing & reporting materials.

Any Questions?

Contact Information Program Manager: Phone Number: E-mail Address:

Thank you for your time!