July 2, 2014

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Seven of the Fifteen days of the BHMS Summer Skills Academy (SSA) have passed. A heart felt thanks to
the students, parents, and teaching staff for all your efforts and achieving such a smooth start to the summer
program.

Remember there is no school tomorrow July 3
rd
. SSA will resume on July 7
th
with the final eight days being
July 7-10 and July 14-17
h
. Please contact me if your child is or will be absent from school.

To provide an idea of material the students are learning, a summary of the curriculum presented in each
subject area during the first half of the session is at the back of this letter. Grading does not occur during
SSA. An evaluation for each student will be mailed home after the completion of the session. There is no
academic mid-term evaluation for each student as there hasnt been enough time to accurately assess.

On behalf of the SSA teachers, thank you for allowing us to work with your child in preparation for the
coming school year. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the program.

Sincerely,



Carl Plucker, Coordinator
Summer Skills Academy
Black Hawk Middle School
Eagan, MN 55122
651.683.6969 ext.95569
651.683.8521 main office
carl.plucker@district196.org





Learning Targets outlined on the back.

Subject Learning Targets Weeks 1-2 (Students Will)


Math 6

Ms. Markov
Michelle.Markov@district196.org

1. Students worked on long division and multiplication of three digit
numbers.
2. Students practiced the order of operations and algebraic
expressions.
Science 6

Ms. Kelsey Eppert
Kelsey.Eppert@district196.org

1. Students will comprehend the structure of the periodic table.
2. Students will define the components of an atom.
3. Students will differentiate between independent and dependent
variables.
4. Students will form hypotheses when posed with a scientific
scenario.
5. Students will recognize the scientific method as an experimental
process.
6. Students will write a lab report using the format provided.
Language Arts 6

Ms. Gina Ladoux
Gina.ladoux@district196.org

1. I can clearly express my ideas.
2. I can actively listen to the ideas of others.

3. I can explain my thinking and connect it back to the text.

4. I can sustain reading zone (manage my own distractions and
self-select texts at a just-right level).