God in all things
Dear St. Andrew Catholic School Families,
At St. Andrew Catholic School, we believe that spiritual and academic growth is a lifelong process so in order to prevent the summer
slide, here is the expected summer assignments for your child.
First, you make ask, what is Summer Slide?
Summer Slide is what happens when the skills students learn during the school year are lost or forgotten over the summer. When kids
do not practice their reading skills during the summer months, they can fall behind by the time school starts again. Summer may be
winding down, but it is not too late to polish up those reading skills in time for August!
Why is it so important to prevent Summer Slide?
When children do not read over the summer, they can fall two years behind by 5th grade. We believe that teamwork leads us to our
goals so it is always important to support your child’s learning at home, and over the summer is critical.
How can I prevent Summer Slide?
You can prevent the summer slide but making sure your child does the below assigned summer assignment for their grade level. Do
not let your child wait until the last minute but read or do a portion of their assignment daily in order to keep their brains thinking.
Blessings, Latrina Peters-Gipson
Latrina Peters-Gipson
Principal
Sunday, June 18, 2017-Saturday, June 24, 2017 Sunday, June 18th
Monday, June 19th
Office open 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Tuesday, June 20th
Office open 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Wednesday, June 21st
Office open 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Thursday, June 22nd
Office open 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Friday, June 23rd
Office open 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Saturday, June 24th
Have you checked out Our Digital Resources?
As always, we encourage our school community to go green by using our digital resources especially the school website.
St. Andrew Catholic School is also on Facebook and Twitter so please like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter at
#sacsorlando to learn about what is going on at school. Please make sure that your email addresses are up to date with
the school office.
Community School of the Arts at St. Andrew Catholic Church
CSA SUMMER SESSION 2017
This session is full, please sign-up to be included in the wait list at: http://www.womeninthearts.org/csa-art-classes Class schedule: Saturdays, 2-4 PM, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, art exhibition July 22.
Art classes are offered for grades PK through 12 include drawing, painting, art-science, mixed media, origami, photography, and sculpture. Tuition and materials are free.
Save the Date! Saturday, July 22 is "The Bauhaus Movement" student art exhibition. You are invited to attend and enjoy a display of artwork from this summer session.
For more information about Women in the Arts' programs, visit www.womeninthearts.org. To become a sponsor, donate, or volunteer, please contact Maria Guerrero at [email protected]
For Students entering Kindergarten & First Grade
Barnes and Noble has a great summer reading program where the children can receive a free book after reading a designated amount of books over the summer.
Go to www.scholastic.com/summer
to check it out.
For Students entering Second and Third Grade
4th Grade Writing + Reading Calendar (You will need 1 Composition Notebook only for Math and Writing + Reading combined!)
*Use a Composition notebook to complete each daily activity. (Front half of your composition notebook- Math assignments in the back half) *Write ONLY in pencil. Handwriting must be neat and easy to read. *Use proper capitalization and punctuation. Just because it is summer does not mean you can forget your writing skills! *Write in complete sentences. Each paragraph should be at least 3 sentences and complete thoughts. *Use a different page for each day’s entry. DATE each page. (*You may illustrate your writing at the bottom if you like) *Choose at least 3 chapter books to read this summer! Read for at least 20 minutes a day. Have an adult initial your calendar daily. **Completed journal AND initialed calendar is due the 1st day of school.
Writing + Reading Log - June 1
What would you do if there
was a dragon stuck under
your bed?
2 If you could go on a
summer vacation anywhere
in the world, where would
you go?
3
Parent Signature
shows I read 20
minutes today ->
Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
4 5 What is something you
would like to learn more
about?
6 What kind of pet do you
think a teacher should get
for their classroom?
7 What is the best movie you
have ever seen?
8 Tell about your most
favorite book.
9 Tell about your favorite
holiday. Explain why it is
your favorite.
10
Parent Signature
shows I read 20
minutes today ->
Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
11 12 Tell about your favorite
restaurant. Why is it your
favorite?
13 Write a poem about what
you think next school year
will be like.
14 What is something you
love about yourself and
why?
15 Make a list of things that
you are most thankful for
in your life.
16 What is the funniest thing
that you have ever seen?
17
Parent Signature
shows I read 20
minutes today ->
Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
18 19 Which season do you like
the most? Why?
20 What season do you like
the least? Why?
21 If you won $1 million,
what are you doing first?
22 Tell about a time when you
were kind to someone.
23 Tell about your favorite
song.
24
Parent Signature
shows I read 20
minutes today ->
Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
25 26 What is something that
makes you ANGRY!
Why?
27 Tell about your favorite
sport.
28 Tell about the last time you
cried.
29 What are you scared of and
why?
30 Tell about your favorite
food and why it’s so good.
1
Parent Signature
shows I read 20
minutes today ->
Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
Writing + Reading Log - July 2 3
Write a story about the
mysterious zizzybaloobuh
that you just found in your
bathtub.
4 You found a magic
wand. What would you
do with it?
5 Have a family member
write something about
you in your journal
today.
6 What would happen if
you never went to
school?
7 In fourth grade, I want to
learn about….
8
Parent Signature shows I
read 20 minutes today-> Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
9 10 This is a list of things I
like to do when I can’t
watch TV or play video
games.
11 What would you like to
say to President Obama?
12 If a cat or dog could talk,
what would they say?
13 Choose 5 words to
describe your summer so
far. Why does each word
fit your experience?
14 Have you spent much
time with friends this
summer? What did you
do together?
15
Parent Signature shows I
read 20 minutes today-> Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
16 17 How did you spend the
Fourth of July?
18 Write a thank you note
to your best friend.
19 Are the rules different in
the summer than in the
school year? How?
20 I have never been more
frightened than when…
21 Five years from now, I
will be….
22
Parent Signature shows I
read 20 minutes today-> Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
23 24 Write about a day you’d
like to forget.
25 Describe someone who
is a hero to you and why.
26 What would you do if
you woke up invisible?
27 What would you do if
you can talk to animals?
28 What would you do if you
could travel in time?
29
Parent Signature shows I
read 20 minutes today-> Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
30 31 What about a time in
your life that you
struggled with a choice
and made the right one.
Parent Signature shows I
read 20 minutes today-> Reading Log initials:
Writing + Reading Log - August
1 What are behaviors you
had as a 3rd grader that
you want try to get to
better with?
2 What are things that
your fourth grade teacher
can do to help you
become a successful
student?
3 What academic goals do
you have for 4th grade?
4 Write about anything at
all that you want your
teacher to know about
you?
5
Parent Signature shows I read 20 minutes
today ->
Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
6 30 Tell about an animal you
would like to have for a
pet.
8
Write about the things
you are most excited for
in 4th grade.
9 First Day of School –
Journal Due. 10 11 12
Parent Signature shows I read 20 minutes
today ->
Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials: Reading Log initials:
4th Grade Math Calendar (You will need 1 Composition Notebook only for Math and Writing + Reading combined!)
*Use a Composition notebook to complete each daily activity. (BACK half of your composition notebook for MATH. Writing + Reading assignments in the FRONT half) *Write ONLY in pencil. *Write the problems and answers in your journal. Show ALL work. (Use a different page for each day’s work. DATE each page.) **Completed journal is due the 1st day of school. BE PREPARED to take a multiplication and division basic facts test on the 1st day of school
Math - June
1 *Explain why this problem
is WRONG. 3,679 + 2,483 5,052 *Practice your 2’s facts
2 *Which is more?
Explain. 2,000+400+50+6
or two thousand, four
hundred fifty-six? *Practice your 2’s facts
3
4 5 *Write your 3’s multiplication
facts up to 12 in your journal.
6 *Subtract. 4,957 - 3,804
*Practice your 3’s facts
7 *Subtract using borrowing 4,204 - 3,467 *Practice your 3’s facts
8 *Josh’s website had 8,289
visitors. Diego’s site had
4,976 visitors. How many
more did Josh’s site have? *Practice your 3’s facts
9 *How far from 36,000 is
36,219? *Practice your 3’s facts
10
11 12 *Write your 4’s multiplication
facts up to 12 in your journal.
13 *Rosalina’s flower shop
sells roses by the dozen.
Friday she received an order
for 3-dozen roses. How many
roses does she need total? *Practice your 4’s facts
14 *Look at the pattern
below. Draw the next two
shapes. ^ ^ > ^ ^ > ^ __ __ Make your own pattern. *Practice your 4’s facts
15 *Tyrone was born in
January of 1975. How old was
Tyrone in February of 2006? *Practice your 4’s facts
16 *Which unit would you
use to measure a football field
and why? Inches; feet; yards;
or miles? *Practice your 4’s facts
17
18 19 *Write your 5’s multiplication
facts up to 12 in your journal.
20 *Nia had 26 cards. She
wanted to give each of her 4
brothers the same number of
cards. How many did each
brother get? How many are left
over? *Practice your 5’s facts
21 *Mike, Chris, and Billy are
brothers. Billy is 12 years old.
Mike is 3 years younger than
Billy. Chris is 4 years older
than Mike. List the brothers in
age order, youngest to oldest. *Practice your 5’s facts
22 *Draw squares to show the
following fractions: ½ ; ¾ ; and 6/8
23 *Sam weights 10 lb more
than Tamia. Tamia weights 15
lbs less than Eric. Eric’s weight
is 150 lbs. How much does Sam
weight? *Practice your 5’s facts
24
*Practice your 5’s facts
25 26 *Write your 6’s multiplication
facts up to 12 in your journal.
27 *Mary bought some carrots
at a supermarket for $4.50. She
handed the cashier $20.00. How
much change did she get back? *Practice your 6’s facts
28 *Draw squares to show the
following fractions: ½ ; ¾ ; and 6/8 *Practice your 6’s facts
29 Draw a triangle. Label one
side 4 feet and another side 5
feet. The perimeter of the
triangle is 12. What is the
length of the third side? *Practice your 6’s facts
30 Write this number in
standard form: 300,000 +
60,000 + 400 + 30 + 2 *Practice your 6’s facts
1
Math - July
2 3 *Write your 7’s multiplication
facts up to 12 in your journal.
4 *Mr. Washington buys a shirt
for $32, a pair of pants for $45
and a tie for $20. He pays with
a $100 dollar bill. What will his
change be? *Practice your 7’s facts
5 *Write a fact family for 8, 6
and 48. *Practice your 7’s facts
6 *Write a fact family for 8, 6
and 48. *Practice your 7’s facts
7 *Write 6 different ways you
can name 14. *Practice your 7’s facts
8
9 10 *Write your 8’s multiplication
facts up to 12 in your journal.
11 *The Perez family is driving
to visit relatives. The trip is 184
miles, and they have driven 48
miles. How many more miles
do they need to travel? *Practice your 8’s facts
12 *Kara put the same number
of carnations into 4 vases. If
she used a total of 32
carnations, how many are in
each vase? *Practice your 8’s facts
13 *Look for a pattern and
write the missing numbers. 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, __, ___, ___ *Practice your 8’s facts
14 *Write a repeated addition
number sentence to show why 5 x 6 = 30. *Practice your 8’s facts
15
16 17 *Write your 9’s multiplication
facts up to 12 in your journal.
18 *Order the numbers from
least to greatest: 852 528 582 *Practice your 9’s facts
19 *James has 8 model cards.
Rita and James have 17 model
cars all together. How many
model cars does Rita have
alone? *Practice your 9’s facts
20 *Target sold 812 computers
last year. The store also sold
233 printers. How many
computers and printers did the
store sell last year? *Practice your 9’s facts
21 *Kyle counted 7 windows
on the first row of a building
that has 5 floors. Each floor has
the same number of windows.
How many windows does the
building have? *Practice your 9’s facts
22
23 24 *Write your 10’s
multiplication facts up to 12
in your journal.
25 *What operation would you
use to find out how many
inches there are in 4 feet?
Explain why. *Practice your 10’s facts
26 *Compare. Use < , > or = 846____824 90,203------- 9,876 204,678____204,678 *Practice your 10’s facts
27 *Write the word form for
this number and give the value
of the underlined digit. 982
*Practice your 10’s facts
28 *How many equal sides
does a square have? A triangle?
A pentagon? An octagon? A
hexagon? *Practice your 10’s facts
29
30 31 *Write your 11’s
multiplication facts up to 12
in your journal.
Math - August
1 *Daryl is 23 years old. His
brother Larry is 11 years
younger. Write a number
sentence to show how you
would find out how old Larry
is. *Practice your 11’s facts
2 *Donna reads 9 times as
many pages as Bob has. Bob
has read 8 pages. How many
pages has Donna read? *Practice your 11’s facts
3 *Ian multiplied a number by
5. He then multiplied that
product by 2. What digit is in
the ones place of the final
product? *Practice your 11’s facts
4 *Tamika had $15 to spend at
the fair. She played a game for
$2, rode on the Ferris wheel for
$3, and bought a sandwich for
$4. How much money did she
have left? *Practice your 11’s facts
5
6 7
*Write 25,049 in expanded
form and word form. *Practice your 1’s facts
8 *Write your 1’s
multiplication facts up to
12 in your journal.
9
First Day of School – Journal Due. Be prepared
for a multiplication and
division quiz.
10 11 12
Summer Reading List for Incoming 5th graders!
Dear Students,
Be a bookworm! This summer you are required to read a fiction book to keep your reading skills savvy. You need to choose one book from the 2017-2018 Sunshine State Elementary Reading list to read; approved books are listed below. After reading the book,
please pick one of the activities listed to do for the book you have read. Please bring your summer project to school the first day of school, August 9, 2017.
Activities for Fictional Book: CHOOSE ONE! (Should show knowledge from parts of the book.)
Summary (At least 5 paragraph essay)
Poster (Filled with characters, setting, and plot)
Commercial (Performed and saved on file locker or emailed to teacher)
Travel Guide (Produced on computer and printed for submittal)
Board Game (Create your own that 4 students can play)
Song (Videotaped of you singing it and lyrics typed)
Letter of questions to the author (Typed full page submitted to teacher and mailed to author.)
PowerPoint/Keynote Presentation (10 or more slides on characters, setting and plot)
Newspaper (In newspaper format where articles relate to story)
Poem (Typed, Rhyming poem of 20 or more lines.)
Rubric:
Turned in on time (August 9th) 5 points
Shows knowledge of story, characters, setting and plot 50 points Creative/Colorful/Effort Filled/Follows
Directions 45 points
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2017-2018 List for Grades 3-5 Allie, First at Last by Angela Cervantes
Almost a World Record Breaker by Molly Burnham
Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon
A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep and Joanna Ryder
Framed! by James Ponti
The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
Maxi’s Secrets: Or What You Can Learn From A Dog by Lynn Plourde
My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons
Night of the Living Worms by Dave Coverly
Pugs of the Frozen North by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
The Vanishing Coin by Kate Egan with Mike Lane
A Whole New Ballgame by Phil Bildner
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Middle School Summer Reading
6th- Tangerine By Edward Bloor
7th-Belle Prater's Boy BY Ruth White
8th - Let the Circle BE Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor
Choose one of the following projects to create after you read your novel.
Scrapbook
-Use a photo album or make your own scrapbook out of construction paper and ribbon. Select photos from magazines, old family
photos, and drawings and scrapbook decorations that depict the following items from your story: main characters, settings, main
idea, author’s purpose, climax, finale and best chapter in your book. Add a brief summary on every page.
Create a collage to represent the book.
Your collage should have at least 10 photos or illustrations.
Write a key describing each item on the collage.
Create a board or card game about the book.
The game should include details about the setting, characters, and plot to show knowledge
of the book.
Include instructions about how to play.
Create an illustrated timeline showing important events from the book.
Choose at least 10 important events from the story. Write a description of each event, and
draw & color an illustration for each event.
The events must be in the order in which they occurred.
Creativity and artwork: 75 points
Oral presentation: 25 points
**Project due the first day of school, August 9th**
2017-2018 Enrollment and Tuition
Classes for the 2017-2018 school year are filled on a first come first serve basis.
If you know, your child will NOT be returning to St. Andrew Catholic School for the 2017-2018 academic year, please email me directly at
[email protected]. The re-enrollment fees are due at the time of online registration in order to reserve a space for your child.
Please call us if you need any assistance working through the application process. Thank you for your continued support in Catholic education.
Frequently asked questions about 2017-2018 Registration
1. When is the registration (re-enrollment) fee due? It is due at the time of your online application.
2. Can we pay in installments? No, payment is due in full.
3. Is the registration (re-enrollment) fee refundable? No the registration (re-enrollment) fee is not refundable.
4. Why aren’t spots being held for current families? In order to properly staff the school with highly qualified employees, I can't
wait until the last minute to staff the school.
I did not open registration to new families until almost two months after it was opened to new families in order to give our
current families first choice. I do appreciate all of our current families and I would hate to lose anyone but deadlines I have to
meet with budgets and hiring.
Please be sure to look at the below 2017-2018 Tuition and Fee Schedule on the next page for details about payment for the
2017-2018 school year.
It has been announced that Step Up has gone up to $6354 so if you were awarded 100%, you will not have to pay the $150
difference as stated below.
If you have already paid it, we will be in contact about your payment.
Important message for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (income-based): As a result of additional available funding, the 2017-2018 application season for the 2017-2018 Florida Tax Credit scholarship will remain open until we maximize all available awards. We strongly recommend that parents submit applications and all required documentation for review AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, as we may not be able to guarantee funding for all applicants. All remaining awards will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. As soon as we maximize all available awards, we will communicate to you and the families. At that time, we will place remaining applicants on a waiting list. If further funding becomes available, we will contact those families. If you or your families have questions, please visit our website at www.stepupforstudents.org. Thank you, Step Up For Students
Below is a message from Step Up For Students for the Gardiner Scholarship!
We are pleased to announce that Step Up For Students is now accepting new applications for the 2017-18 school year on our website for the Gardiner Scholarship. Please go to the Step Up For Students website to create an account and begin your online application for the upcoming school year. If you already have an account with Step Up, please use the email address and password to log in and select the option to create an application for 2017-18. Please share this email with any of your new families, so they can go ahead and apply. Should you have questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at 877-735-7837. Thank you! Step Up For Students