Sneak Peek

 

Sneak Peek is offered by the Piscataway Township School District to provide a high quality summer educational experience for students who are interested in exposure to the course work they will encounter when school resumes in September. These courses will reinforce skills, introduce your child to the first six weeks of the curriculum, and apprise them of the expectations for their upcoming school year.  You must provide your own transportation.

 

The program will take place at Conackamack Middle School.  Classes will run Monday – Thursday from July 6 – August 6.  No classes will be held on Friday.  It is recommended that students/parents discuss these program opportunities with their teachers to assist them in making the best selection of courses.

 

Session A:  9:30am – 11:00am

Session B:  11:05am – 12:35pm

Registration for Sneak Peek courses will use Community Pass under Community Education on the district web site.  Click here for registration instructions.

 

ANTICIPATED COURSES FOR SUMMER 2015

Reader’s/ Writer's Workshop (Current grade 6 & 7) – Develop your overall reading skills and strategies in order to increase your overall academic achievement in a reader’s workshop structure. Students will also personalize, develop, and refine writing skills and deepen both understanding and use of the elements of style and voice while attending to grammar, mechanics, and usage.

Math (Current grade 5) – Understand and compare positive and negative rational numbers and locate them on a number line.  Understanding will expand to the concept of opposites and absolute value.

Math (Current grade 6) – Understand whether two quantities given in a table or a graph represent a proportional relationship.  This understanding will include finding equivalent ratios and unit rates.

Accelerated Math 7 (Current grade 6) - Understand the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) with integers.  Understanding will extend to include operations with rational numbers.

Math (Current grade 7) – Build the skills necessary to solve multi-step one variable equations including equations that include square and cube roots.

Algebra 1 (Current grade 7 & 8) – Analyze the graphs of linear and exponential functions.

Honors Algebra 1 (Current grade 7 & 8) - Analyze the graphs of linear and exponential functions.

Biology (Current grade 8+) -  Focus on skills such as reading & interpreting science literature for background info, experimental design and implementation, data acquiring and analysis, and conclusion writing based on collected information/resources. Students will be practicing these skills while engaging in biology topics such as characteristics of life how it pertains to evolution, biochemistry/biochemical make up advancing into cell structure and function.

Honors World Cultures (Current grade 8+)  Develop critical thinking skills as you explore the economic, social, and political history of regions around the world.   Students will analyze documents, write essays, and craft responses for Document Based Questions.


PSAT/SAT Preparation (Current grade 8- 11) - Delve into simulated test-taking experiences, analyses, and strategies of high-stakes testing.