Summer Math Packets

Dear Howard Parents and Students,

For those of you that have previously used the Middle School math packets, this year's packets will look a little different. Rather than assigning students a particular packet to work on based on their math group, this year we have decided to send home two complementary packets. The intention is for students to work on problems from either packet for approximately 20 minutes at a time, and to only do the problems that the student feels is attainable. Parents and tutors are welcome to help students when they are struggling, but the goal is to maintain existing skills and increase fact fluency, rather than master new material.

Both of the packets start off with addition and subtraction. The red packet starts out with addition and subtraction computation, and the blue packet begins with word problems that utilize addition and subtraction. Parents are encouraged to consider their child's comfort level with word problems when determining which entry point is most appropriate.

The packets can be download from the Howard School Math Lab blog by clicking here (Red Packet and Blue Packet) and clicking on the Blue and Red summer math packet links respectively.

Please feel free to contact Nick Ray at nray@howardschool.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Have a great summer!

Mr. Ray