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Summer Work

Throughout the summer, students of all ages are expected to continue to engage their minds in preparation for the upcoming school year.

Rising First Grade

While there is no formal summer work for students entering First Grade, PBDA encourages you to take time each day to practice “academic activities” with your child. A little bit goes a long way!
 
Summer Reading & Writing:
Reading for 15-20 minutes a day can greatly improve fluency and comprehension. This can be a time for independent reading or shared reading between you and your child. Your child may also want to keep a summer journal.
 
Summer Math:
Practice math facts on a daily basis. These can be written or you may choose to purchase flashcards. Count and write from 1-100 and back. Practice skip counting by 2’s to 20, 5’s and 10’s to 100.
 
Optional Math Workbook:

Rising Second Grade

Summer Reading & Writing:
Reading for 20-30 minutes a day can greatly improve fluency and comprehension. This can be a time for independent reading or shared reading between you and your child. Your child may also want to keep a summer journal.
 
Summer Math:
The Summer Solutions workbook is designed to help a student retain and reinforce concepts covered in the grade level just completed. To receive the best benefits from the summer work, it is recommended that the student do three pages a week over a ten-week period during the summer. Rushing to complete the book at the beginning of the summer or the end defeats the purpose of the review. Each book has Help Pages and Answers at the back of the book. Students should do their best, circling unfamiliar problems and move on. If more space is needed to show the work, extra paper is recommended. Completed workbooks should be given to your child’s teachers during the first week of school. Students should work on addition/subtraction fact fluency if time allows.
 
Math Workbook:

Rising Third Grade

Summer Reading & Writing:
Reading for 30 minutes a day can greatly improve fluency and comprehension. This can be a time for independent reading or shared reading between you and your child. Your child may also want to keep a summer journal.
 
Summer Math: The Summer Solutions workbook is designed to help a student retain and reinforce concepts covered in the grade level just completed. To receive the best benefits from the summer work, it is recommended that the student do three pages a week over a ten-week period during the summer. Rushing to complete the book at the beginning of the summer or the end defeats the purpose of the review. Each book has Help Pages and Answers at the back of the book. Students should do their best, circling unfamiliar problems and move on. If more space is needed to show the work, extra paper is recommended. Completed workbooks should be given to your child’s teachers during the first week of school. Students should work on addition/subtraction fact fluency if time allows.
 
Math Workbook:

Optional Lower School Arts & Culture Activity

​As an optional summer activity, Lower School students are invited to explore the vibrant arts and culture of West Palm Beach through Collection Connection, a special activity provided to PBDA from the Mandel Public Library and the City’s ArtLife Public Art Program. Students are encouraged to explore the city, discover public artworks, and reflect on their experiences using a dedicated workbook that will be sent home during the last week of school. This enriching opportunity encourages children to connect with art in meaningful ways and relate it to their own lives, all while enjoying the creative spirit of our community. Click here for a printable version of the workbook.
 

Rising Fourth Grade

Summer Reading:

Students entering 4th Grade should explore all of the options in finding books that excite their interests and passions for reading. Students will read at least two books. Selected books should be on or above grade level. In September, we will share what we have read over the summer and respond through writing assignments in English class.

Summer Math:

The Summer Solutions workbook is designed to help a student retain and reinforce concepts covered in the grade level just completed. To receive the best benefits from the summer work, it is recommended that the student do three pages a week over a ten-week period during the summer. To do the book all at the beginning of the summer or all at the end defeats the purpose of the review. Each book has Help Pages and Answers at the back of the book. Students should do their best, circling unfamiliar problems and move on. If more space is needed to show thorough work than the space provided, extra paper is recommended.

Workbook:

Rising Fifth Grade

Summer Reading:

Students entering 5th Grade should explore all of the options in finding books that excite their interests and passions for reading. Students will read at least two books. Selected books should be on or above grade level. In September, students should be ready to swap summer reading stories and engage in follow up activities in reading class.

Summer Math:

The Summer Solutions workbook is designed to help a student retain and reinforce concepts covered in the grade level just completed. To receive the best benefits from the summer work, it is recommended that the student do three pages a week over a ten-week period during the summer. To do the book all at the beginning of the summer or all at the end defeats the purpose of the review. Each book has Help Pages and Answers at the back of the book. Students should do their best, circling unfamiliar problems and move on. If more space is needed to show thorough work than the space provided, extra paper is recommended.

Families will be contacted by their student’s current math teacher before June 2, 2025, with specific information on which book to complete, as well as a direct link to purchase the book. If your child is not moving in level, you may also click on the link below for the course your child completed in the 2024-2025 school year:

 

Rising Sixth Grade

Summer Reading:

Students at PBDA are lifelong readers, and our goal is to foster a love of reading in all our students. Students are challenged to fill spaces on the PBDA Reading Bingo board this summer. Visit a library, bookstore, or online bookstore and find book titles to read that can help you meet these challenges. You need to read at least two books this summer. When we return to school, we will share what we have read through activities and discussion in English class.

Summer History:

Students entering Grade 6 are required to read one of the biographies below. If you are so inclined to read more than one of the biographies, please feel free to do so. We will learn about each of these famous people in world history throughout the year. Follow-up/assessment will be discussed in September in each of the history classes. The required history selection is in addition to any selections above for English.

Choose one (1) of the following biographies:

  • Who Was Alexander the Great?, Kathryn Waterfield
  • Who was Julius Caesar?, Nico Medina
  • Who was King Tut?, Roberta Edwards
  • Who was Confucius?, Michael Burgan
  • Who was Joan of Arc?, Pam Pollack
  • Who was Gandhi?, Dana Meachen Rau

Summer Math:

The Summer Solutions workbook is designed to help a student retain and reinforce concepts covered in the grade level just completed. To receive the best benefits from the summer work, it is recommended that the student do three pages a week over a ten-week period during the summer. To do the book all at the beginning of the summer or all at the end defeats the purpose of the review. Each book has Help Pages and Answers at the back of the book. Students should do their best, circling unfamiliar problems and move on. If more space is needed to show thorough work than the space provided, extra paper is recommended.

Families will be contacted by their student’s current math teacher before June 2, 2025, with specific information on which book to complete, as well as a direct link to purchase the book. If your child is not moving in level, you may also click on the link below for the course your child completed in the 2024-2025 school year:

Rising Seventh Grade

Summer Reading:

Students at PBDA are lifelong readers, and our goal is to foster a love of reading in all our students. Students are challenged to fill spaces on the PBDA Reading Bingo board this summer. Visit a library, bookstore, or online bookstore and find book titles to read that can help you meet these challenges. You need to read at least two books this summer. When we return to school, we will share what we have read through activities and discussion in English class.

Summer History:

Students entering Grade 7 are to read Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson over the summer. Follow-up/assessment of the book will be discussed in September in each of the history classes. The required history selection is in addition to any selections for English.

Summer Math:

The Summer Solutions workbook is designed to help a student retain and reinforce concepts covered in the grade level just completed. To receive the best benefits from the summer work, it is recommended that the student do three pages a week over a ten-week period during the summer. To do the book all at the beginning of the summer or all at the end defeats the purpose of the review. Each book has Help Pages and Answers at the back of the book. Students should do their best, circling unfamiliar problems and move on. If more space is needed to show thorough work than the space provided, extra paper is recommended.

Families will be contacted by their student’s current math teacher before June 2, 2025, with specific information on which book to complete, as well as a direct link to purchase the book. If your child is not moving in level, you may also click on the link below for the course your child completed in the 2024-2025 school year:

Rising Eighth Grade

Summer Reading:
 
Students at PBDA are lifelong readers, and our goal is to foster a love of reading in all our students. Students are challenged to fill spaces on the PBDA Reading Bingo board this summer. Visit a library, bookstore, or online bookstore and find book titles to read that can help you meet these challenges. You need to read at least two books this summer. When we return to school, we will share what we have read through activities and discussion in English class.
 
Summer History:
 
Students entering Grade 8 are to read one of the following assigned books over the summer. Follow-up/assessment of the book will be discussed in September in each of the history classes. The required history selection is in addition to any selections for English.
 
  • The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown
  • The Borden Murders, Sarah Miller
  • Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City, Phillip Hoose
  • Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Bealls
Summer Math:
 
The Summer Solutions workbook is designed to help a student retain and reinforce concepts covered in the grade level just completed. To receive the best benefits from the summer work, it is recommended that the student do three pages a week over a ten-week period during the summer. To do the book all at the beginning of the summer or all at the end defeats the purpose of the review. Each book has Help Pages and Answers at the back of the book. Students should do their best, circling unfamiliar problems and moving on. If more space is needed to show thorough work than the space provided, extra paper is recommended.
 
Families will be contacted by their student’s current math teacher before June 2, 2025, with specific information on which book to complete, as well as a direct link to purchase the book. If your child is not moving in level, you may also click on the link below for the course your child completed in the 2024-2025 school year: