HAMLET M. HERNANDEZ
Superintendent of Schools
RACHEL M. SEXTON
Assistant Superintendent of Schools
DONALD A. NEEL
Chief Operating Officer
BRANFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
185 Damascus Road, Branford, CT 06405-3717
203.488.7276 • Fax 203. 315.3505
www.branfordschools.org
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Walsh Mathematics Department is excited to offer various summer learning opportunities to maintain core skills and foundational understandings that were introduced over the past school year. Research shows that students who continue math activities during summer months will retain 25% more material as compared to students who do not engage in math learning activities throughout the summer.
Summer Math Enrichment
All students are encouraged to utilize Khan Academy and Greg Tang Gameboards to explore key concepts found here for the course in which they will be entering in the fall. The activities found on the key concept list will support both computational and problem-solving skills.
Game Boards by grade level are linked below:
Website link for games: https://gregtangmath.com/games
State of Connecticut Recommendation for Summer Math Practice
The 2023 recommendation is for students to participate in one of the following challenges based on your child’s grade level.
Khan Academy is a common core aligned teaching and learning tool that our students can use to strengthen and practice their math skills. It is recommended that your child works within the grade level band that they are entering. However, they are not limited to that particular grade level set. Students can practice in any grade level that they are comfortable working with.
Khan Academy’s Get Ready for Grade Level 3 - Calculus
Thank you for your support and we hope you have a happy and healthy summer!
