Important Information for the 2022-2023 School Year
Important Documents Due Before the Start of School
Summer Work
Welcome to The St. Paul's Schools summer work resource center. Navigate to specific schools to view summer assignments, contact information, and resources. For questions about assignments or content, please reach out to the indicated contacts associated with the resources. If you have any technical questions, please reach out to tech support at helpdesk@stpaulsmd.org.
Lower
RISING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
Summer Reading and Math Adventures:
St. Paul’s Lower School teachers strongly encourage reading and math activities for all students this summer. We can’t stress enough the importance of promoting curiosity while keeping skills sharp over the summer months. Research has indicated that students who are engaged with reading and math activities over the summer come back to school ready to thrive and learn. This summer, your job is to choose your own adventure:
| MUST DO | MAY DO |
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1. Complete 1 reading bingo (5 spaces in a row) 2. Complete 1 math bingo (5 spaces in a row) 3. Complete 1 reading log
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1. Complete additional reading and math bingos 2. Complete additional reading logs 3. Complete suggested summer workbook |
- Students should return their bingo cards and logs, that have been signed by an adult, to their homeroom teacher by Friday, September 2.
- For each completed bingo and log, students will be entered in a drawing for an Amazon gift card. Grade level winners will be announced at an assembly. The more bingos and logs completed, the more entries students will have in the drawing! Additional entries will be given to students who complete their recommended summer workbook. Students will earn an additional entry in the raffle for mailing a postcard to Mrs. Faint OR for taking a picture of themselves completing a bingo activity and emailing it to sfaint@stpaulsmd.org (limit 5).
- Summer Workbook Information: Visit www.summerskills.com to purchase the language arts AND the math workbook for the grade level your child recently completed. Please join St. Paul’s School by providing a reading and math adventure this summer!
- IXL can be accessed through the web at www.ixl.com or through a free downloadable app.
Warmly,
Susan Faint
Director of Student Support and Learning Services
RISING 1-4 gRADE STUDENTS
Summer Reading and Math Adventures:
St. Paul’s Lower School teachers strongly encourage reading and math activities for all students this summer. We can’t stress enough the importance of promoting curiosity while keeping skills sharp over the summer months. Research has indicated that students who are engaged with reading and math activities over the summer come back to school ready to thrive and learn. This summer, your job is to choose your own adventure:
| MUST DO | MAY DO |
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1. Complete 1 reading bingo (5 spaces in a row) 2. Complete 1 math bingo (5 spaces in a row) 3. Complete 1 reading log 4. Complete 1 IXL log |
1.Complete additional reading and math bingos 2.Complete additional reading and IXL logs 3.Complete suggested summer workbook |
- Students should return their bingo cards and logs, that have been signed by an adult, to their homeroom teacher by Friday, September 2.
- For each completed bingo and log, students will be entered in a drawing for an Amazon gift card. Grade level winners will be announced at an assembly. The more bingos and logs completed, the more entries students will have in the drawing! Additional entries will be given to students who complete their recommended summer workbook. Students will earn an additional entry in the raffle for mailing a postcard to Mrs. Faint OR for taking a picture of themselves completing a bingo activity and emailing it to sfaint@stpaulsmd.org (limit 5).
- Summer Workbook Information: Visit www.summerskills.com to purchase the language arts AND the math workbook for the grade level your child recently completed. Please join St. Paul’s School by providing a reading and math adventure this summer!
Warmly,
Susan Faint
Director of Student Support Learning Services
Modern language
Please email questions about Japanese work to kkimura@stpaulsmd.org and questions about Spanish work to sporter@stpaulsmd.org.
SPSG Middle
SP Middle
SPSG Upper
SPSG Upper School English Summer Work 2022
Each year, SPSG Upper School students are assigned summer reading for their English class. Families are responsible for purchasing summer reading books and students may read any print edition of the assigned book/s. Faculty will dedicate time to the discussion of the assigned summer reading in class, and thus books and written work should be completed before returning to school.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Froman: nfroman@stpaulsmd.org
Text Selections:
English 9
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi and one (1) choice selection from the list linked here.
English 9 Honors
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Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
English 10
- Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward
English 10 Honors
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Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
English 11
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Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
English 11 AP Language and Composition
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A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
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The Best American Essays 2021 ed. Atwan
English 12
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Three (3) senior term paper selections in consultation with faculty advisor
English 12 AP Literature and Composition
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Three (3) term paper selections in consultation with faculty advisor and Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Written Component:
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Students in English 9 should click on this link and respond fully to the prompt.
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Students in English 9 Honors should click on this link and respond fully to the prompt.
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Students in English 10 should click on this link and respond fully to the prompt.
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Students in English 10 Honors should click on this link and respond fully to the prompt.
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Students in English 11 will be assessed through an in-class essay or writing assignment on the first day of classes.
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Students in AP English 11 Language and Composition should consult the directions linked below.
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Students in AP English 12 Literature and Composition should consult the directions linked below.
SPSG Upper School History Summer Work 2022
AP European History
Please purchase and actively read The Birth of Venus by Sarah Durant and be prepared to discuss the arguments put forward by the author and your analysis of the key ideas/topics in class.
AP World History
Please purchase and actively read A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage and be prepared to discuss the arguments put forward by the author and your analysis of the key ideas and topics of the book during the first week of class.
AP U.S. History
Read one book from the list in the link below and take notes on your reflections and observations.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Paige Knipp: pknipp@stpaulsmd.org
SPSG Upper School Math Summer Work 2022
SPSG Upper School Science Summer Work 2022
Please stay tuned for more information regarding summer work for AP Biology. The assignment will be linked below soon.
SPSG Upper School Modern Languages Summer Work 2022
SP Upper
English
Math
Summer Work Policy
While summer math work is not compulsory, it is highly recommended that students participate in some form of summer review before the next academic year. There will be an assessment during the first few weeks of school on the topics and skills covered in the summer review packet. Each review is titled for the course that the student will enter in 2022-2023 school year. Example: If a student is placed in algebra 1 next year, he should complete the algebra1 summer work.
Please contact Bryce DeBoer with questions.