Sun Prairie Area School District Summer School Course Guide 2021 Grades 6 -8

Sun Prairie Area School District Summer School Course Guide 2021 Grades 6 - 8

WELCOME We are inviting all students in grades 6th through 8th to participate in Summer School. Students will be engaged in programs and activities that extend and enrich existing curriculum. Summer School continues the strong educational programs from the regular school year.

Summer School District Team Contacts The following individuals work throughout the year to provide students with positive experiences in Summer School:  Kristy Thao – Coordinator of Elementary Programs 608.834.6566 kythao@sunprairieschools.org

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Jo Guyette – Coordinator of Middle School and Upper Middle School Programs 608.834.6579 jmguyet@sunprairieschools.org

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Brittany Browning – Coordinator of High School and Prairie Phoenix Academy Programs 608.834.6507 bdbrown@sunprairieschools.org

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Rita Bogosh – Support for all levels 608.834.6536 rebogos@sunprairieschools.org

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Shelley Weiss – Director of Summer School Programs 608.834.6536 sjweiss@sunprairieschools.org

The team is located at the Sun Prairie Area School District Support Center, 501 South Bird Street, Sun Prairie, WI. Please feel free to contact the team with questions and suggestions for improvement.

Summer School 2021 Locations Grades 6 through 8th at the High School

Session Dates & Times: June 21 – July 22, 2021 No School July 5, 2021 Classes are held Monday through Thursday

Grades 6 through 8 Class Periods: Breakfast will be distributed upon arrival and will be taken to the classrooms to eat.

Class 1 8:15-9:45 a.m.

Class 2 9:55-11:25 a.m.

Lunch 11:25 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

To be eaten in the Café/Commons Area Class 3 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Dismissal 1:30 p.m.

Website The Sun Prairie Area School District Summer School website includes a variety of resources. We encourage families to visit https://www.sunprairieschools.org/academics/summer-school

You will also find step by step instructions on how to register through Infinite Campus.

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GENERAL INFORMATION Students Who May Participate All students who reside in the Sun Prairie Area School district or are currently open enrolled in the district’s grades 6 through 8 programs are eligible to participate in this year’s Summer School Program. All review courses are offered for free to our students. Some enrichment courses have a fee for consumable materials (i.e., items students make and bring home).

Non-resident families may enroll their children on a tuition basis. For non-resident fee information, please review the information on the Summer School website.

Fees and Refunds If your child is unable to attend Summer School after you have enrolled and paid a fee, you may have that amount applied to your child’s lunch account for the upcoming school year or have it refunded to you. Requests for fee refunds must be made before the Summer School session begins, unless there are extenuating circumstances. Please contact Jo Guyette at 608.834.6579 or jmguyet@sunprairieschools.org with questions about refunds.

Nursing Services The Sun Prairie Area School District will have health care assistants, under the supervision of the District Nurse, Debbie Brown, on staff at all elementary schools. More information will be available to those who register for Summer School and are in need of ongoing nursing services. Please contact the District Nurse, Debbie Brown at 608.834.6583 or dlbrown@sunprairieschools.org if you have questions during Summer School.

Nutrition Services Breakfast and/or Lunch More detailed information will be provided prior to the start of Summer School.

School Nutrition staff will be serving breakfast and lunch at all school levels. Menus will be available on the School Nutrition & Wellness webpage.

If your child is currently eligible for free/reduced status, that status will continue throughout Summer School. If you are new to the District, applications for free/reduced meals are at: https://www.sunprairieschools.org/departm ents/school-nutrition-wellness

Balances & Transactions  

Your child’s food service account is located on the FOOD SERVICE tab in Infinite Campus.

From this tab you may view balances and see the transactions for each student.

Payments  

To make a payment into your child’s account, click on the payments tab.

Parents/guardians may set up recurring payments or simply make a one-time payment.

Parents/guardians may send in cash or check payments. A reminder call will be made if your child’s balance falls below $9.00. If you have any questions about Summer School meals, please contact Julie Wetmore at 608.834.6544 or jrwetmo1@sunprairieschools.org

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Transportation Services District transportation will be available, but we respect and support the decision by parents/guardians to transport their children. We encourage families to consider transporting their child(ren) to/from school to free up space on buses. We will do our best to provide as much physical distancing as possible. There will be a limited number of buses and drivers, therefore physical distancing on buses or at bus stops cannot be guaranteed. There will be a question on the Summer School registration for parents/guardians to register for district provided transportation if they qualify.

Safety Creating and maintaining a safe and secure environment is our first and most important job here in the Sun Prairie Area School District. Fire and severe weather drills are conducted at the Summer School sites in June and July. The visitor management procedures are in place throughout Summer School.

Parents/guardians and other visitors must check into the main office and provide a photo identification card that will be run through the RAPTOR visitor management system. Visitors will get a sticky badge identifying the visitor, who they are visiting, the location they are visiting, and when they will be exiting. The sticker badge must be returned to the office at the conclusion of the visit. We appreciate that all parents/guardians and other visitors meet our expectations for supporting student, staff, and visitor safety.

If students, parents/guardians, or staff become aware of any potential or real safety issue or threat, they should notify the Summer School principal or teacher immediately. If the threat is urgent, individuals should dial 911.

ONLINE SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION Step by step instructions are on the website Submitting Summer School Class Requests Via the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus Parents/guardians will submit their requests for Summer School classes through Infinite Campus.

All students who are enrolled in the Sun Prairie Area School District have an Infinite Campus account. Parents/guardians have a parent portal associated with their student’s Infinite Campus account. If you have any issues with your parent portal, please contact Caprise Waak at 608.834.6571 or crwaak@sunprairieschools.org You will need to create an Infinite Campus account if:  You have not enrolled your child in the Sun Prairie Area School District  Your child is joining us from a parochial, private, or homeschool site Parents/guardian who has not established their child’s Infinite Campus account and do not have a parent portal, should complete the online request for enrollment, at https://www.sunprairieschools.org/district/enr olling-students If you have any questions, contact Caprise Waak at 608.834.6571 or crwaak@sunprairieschools.org Please go to our webpage for directions on requesting summer school courses: https://www.sunprairieschools.org/academics/ summer-school

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SUMMER SCHOOL (GRADES 6-8) Math Classes

Reading Classes

Every student will be placed in a math and reading class to help build their skills and prepare them for the fall semester. Students will have the opportunity to sharpen their current skills and learn new knowledge and skills in reading and math.

Every student will be placed in a math and reading class to help build their skills and prepare them for the fall semester. Students will have the opportunity to sharpen their current skills and learn new knowledge and skills in reading and math.

Parents/guardians should select the class number based on their child's CURRENT grade in school during the 2020-2021school year.

Parents/guardians should select the class number based on their child's CURRENT grade in school during the 2020-2021school year.

This will leave one class period to choose an enrichment course.

This will leave one class period to choose an enrichment course.

6th Grade – Math 6 #2060 7th Grade – Math 7 #2070 8th Grade - Math with Algebra 8 #2080MTH

6th Grade - Literacy 6 #1062 7th Grade - Literacy 7 #1072 8th Grade - Reading Resource 8 #1108RDG

Course fee: .................................... None

Course fee: ……………………..……………. None

You will see that these courses are noted as RQD or required.

You will see that these courses are noted as RQD or required.

6th Grade Health Class Health class will provide students with the skills to help them live happy, healthful, and productive lives! Students who successfully complete Health Education class during Summer School 2021 will have fulfilled their requirement for the 7th grade Health Education class. Those students will then be enrolled in resource class every other day throughout the entire year, instead of one semester in the upcoming 2021-22 school year.

Course fee: .................................... None

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GRADE 6-8 SUMMER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CLASSES Science & Technology

Fitness

CSI: Sun Prairie

Prairie Runners

Darin Lodgers, the beloved Green Bay Packers quarterback, has been poisoned! Students will learn how fingerprint analysis, toxicology, blood typing, DNA analysis and other lab techniques can be used to solve crimes while actually solving a mock crime!

This course is based on the physical and mental effects of running. Prairie Runners will focus on the health benefits of regular exercise in the form of running and team building, goal setting, and personal improvement. Students will use a growth mind-set to build on the knowledge and skills of running.

SS356 Course fee: ..............................................$10

Minecrafters In this class, students become Minecrafters, use their imagination to build and collaborate with classmates on how to create a world that is bigger and better than the next. They will be fully interactive in this world.

SS907 Course fee: ...........................................None

Dream It, Create It! Students will explore today’s technology with a hands-on, dream-it, create-it, and do-it approach.

Using Google’s CS First, they will explore computer topics such as storytelling, fashion and design, art, social media, music, sports, and game design.

SS905 Course fee: ………………………….….None

Woodworking Students will build their woodworking skills in this class. They will learn important safety procedures as they use the lathe to create pen sets and cutting boards. This course will help students develop confidence and comfort in designing and completing projects using woodworking equipment.

SS855 Course fee: .........................................None

Outdoor Ultimate Sports Students will be active outdoors with their friends and challenge themselves in a team-focused atmosphere. They will improve their personal fitness and teamwork skills while participating in ultimate sports! Other activities will include strength and conditioning, speed and agility drills, team building, and relay games.

SS850 Course fee: .........................................None

Soccer for Everyone Going Green with a Sewing Machine

Students will learn the basics and improve on their Students will explore ways to reuse and recycle their skills of soccer through instruction, discussion, and old clothing items. They will also learn basic sewing practice. They will learn about soccer history, theory, skills to create projects. and skills. Join us for some fun playing soccer!

SS525 Course fee: ............................................$20 SS854 Course fee: .........................................None

SS920 Course fee: ………………………………..$15

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Art

Music

Drawing Exploration

Concert Band

Students will explore a variety of media, tools, and techniques used to create a sketchbook. Students will be involved with diverse cultures and methods of creativity while developing their own drawing projects.

Summer Concert Band is an opportunity for students to continue to learn about and create music through performance in band. This is a class for students w3ho love to play a band instrument and work with others to create music.

Students will learn a variety of music and prepare for a performance at the end.

SS552 Course fee: ...........................................$10

Pinterest Crafts Students eager to use both their creative and technological interests and skills will learn how to create “themed” boards and how to transform ideas from Pinterest into real arts and crafts. Some crafting topics include Nature, Party Planning, Paper Sculpture Creations, and Sports Fan. SS551 Course fee: ............................................$15

Photo Editing Students who love to take digital photographs of themselves, their friends, and other items are going to love this class. Students will be introduced to basic functions of the camera and learn how to take and enhance photos.

SS558 Course fee: ..............................................$5

SS665 (Current Grades 6-7) Course fee: …$10 SS669 (Current Grades 8-9) Course fee: …$10

Fiddle Camp II This class is for students who have completed 68th grade orchestra or who have played the violin, viola, cello, or bass for more than one year.

Students will explore a variety of fiddle tunes arranged for their grade level and technical ability. Music includes not only American fiddle music but also folk music and fiddle music from other countries.

SS652 Course fee: …………………………..$15

Jazz Ensemble High Energy and loads of fun! That’s what Jazz Ensemble is all about. Students will improve their playing, learn how to improvise or improve their improvisation, perform multiple jazz styles, and dive into jazz history. They will listen to and learn from the jazz legends. This course is open to any middle/upper middle school music student.

SS666 Course fee: …………………………..$10

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THANK YOU For your support and involvement in the Summer School Program.

We encourage students to continue their learning year-round.

Sun Prairie Area School District Futures depend on us…every child, every day 501 S. Bird Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Telephone 608.834.6500 www.sunprairieschools.org

STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION No student may be unlawfully discriminated against in any school programs, activities or in facilities usage because of the student’s sex (gender identity, gender expressions, and non-conformity to gender role stereotypes), color, religion, professions, or demonstration of belief or nonbelief, race, national origin (including limited English proficiency), ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, homelessness status, sexual orientation, age, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability. Harassment is a form of discrimination and shall not be tolerated in the District. It is the responsibility of administrators, staff member and all students to ensure that student discrimination or harassment does not occur. SPASD District Policy JB (Updated August 2019)

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