Parsippany-Troy Hills School District
Summer Stepstones: Getting Ready for Middle School and High School Math Program
A summer learning opportunity for PTHSD students in grades 5-11!
This summer learning program is an opportunity for students currently enrolled in the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District in grades 5 through 11 only. Students will engage in 4 weeks of virtual learning to prepare for the new school year in mathematics. This summer we are offering six courses. Please note: due to the design of the program, we do not accept students enrolled in other school districts or currently in grades K-4.
Each course will include instruction on priority prerequisite content that focuses on math standards and problem solving skills students need to have mastered in order to be ready for the new school year. These courses are not designed to advance students, but rather ensure that students are prepared for the new school year.
Getting Ready for Math 6
Fee: $60
Credits: Non-Credit Course
Schedule: August 1st, 2023 - August 25th, 2023
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:00am - 9:00am
Location: Virtual using Google Classroom and Google Meet
Description: This course is recommended for students who are currently enrolled in 5th grade and will be taking Math 6 in the fall. Student work will focus on fact fluency, multiple lines of multiplication, subtraction with regrouping, long division, conceptual understanding of fractions and decimals, operations with fractions and decimals, solving 1-step equations, calculating perimeter and area of polygons, surface area of 3-dimensional shapes, and will work on applications and word problems involving all of these concepts.
Getting Ready for Math 7
Fee: $60
Credits: Non-Credit Course
Schedule: August 1st, 2023 - August 25th, 2023
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:15am - 10:15am
Location: Virtual using Google Classroom and Google Meet
Description: This course is recommended for students who are currently enrolled in 6th grade and will be taking Math 7 in the fall. Student work will focus on operations with fractions (including mixed numbers), decimals, integers, and rational numbers, understanding and calculating ratios, proportions, and percentages, and solving equations. Work with all of these concepts will include applications and word problems.
Getting Ready for Math 8
Fee: $60
Credits: Non-Credit Course
Schedule: August 1st, 2023 - August 25th, 2023
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:30am - 11:30am
Location: Virtual using Google Classroom and Google Meet
Description: This course is recommended for students who are currently enrolled in 7th grade and will be taking Math 8 in the fall. Student work will focus on operations with integers and rational numbers, working with percentages and converting fractions and decimals to percentages. Students will work on solving equations will include necessary skills such as solving 1-step equations, 2-step equations, combining like terms, distributive property, and operations with integers, fractions and decimals. Students will work with Geometry concepts including the coordinate plane, plotting points, applying the formulas for perimeter, area, circumference, and volumes, and angle measure concepts. Finally, students will apply all of these concepts to solve real world problems.
Getting Ready for Algebra I
Fee: $60
Credits: Non-Credit Course
Schedule: August 1st, 2023 - August 25th, 2023
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:00am - 9:00am
Location: Virtual using Google Classroom and Google Meet
Description: This course is recommended for students who are currently enrolled in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade and will be taking Algebra I in the fall. Student work will focus on solving multi-step equations and inequalities, graphing linear equations and inequalities, writing linear equations, geometry applications of perimeter, area, circumference, and the pythagorean theorem, and solving word problems involving all of these concepts. Students will also be expected to work with integers, fractions, and decimals throughout the course.
Getting Ready for Geometry
Fee: $60
Credits: Non-Credit Course
Schedule: August 1st, 2023 - August 25th, 2023
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:15am - 10:15am
Location: Virtual using Google Classroom and Google Meet
Description: This course is recommended for students who are currently enrolled in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade and will be taking Geometry in the fall. Student work fill focus on solving linear equations, solving systems of linear equations, factoring quadratic expressions, solving quadratic equations, solving proportions resulting in both linear and quadratic equations, evaluating and simplifying radical expressions, properties of exponents, pythagorean theorem, slope, distance, and midpoint formulas, area, perimeter, circumference, and volume of 2D and 3D shapes. Students will work on applications and word problems involving all of these topics.
Getting Ready for Algebra II
Fee: $60
Credits: Non-Credit Course
Schedule: August 1st, 2023 - August 25th, 2023
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:30am - 11:30am
Location: Virtual using Google Classroom and Google Meet
Description: This course is recommended for students who are currently enrolled in 8th, 9th, or 10th grade and will be taking Algebra II in the fall. Student work will focus on solving and graphing linear equations, factoring, solving and graphing quadratic equations, transformation of linear, absolute value, quadratic, exponential, square root, cubic, and cube root functions, solving systems of equations with different types of functions, pythagorean theorem, special right triangles, and problem solving applications involving all of these topics.
Use this chart to guide you on which course to register your child for.
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Note: We make staffing decisions and purchase materials based on enrollment, so there are no refunds after June 5th if you decide not to participate. The minimum enrollment for each course is 23 students. The maximum enrollment for each course is 75 students. Enrollment is first come, first serve. Once maximum enrollment is reached in a course, a registration form for a waitlist will be made available. There is no guarantee of placement off of the waitlist. You will be notified if and/or when a spot becomes available. *If the minimum enrollment is not met, the course is subject to cancellation. If we cancel a class due to low enrollment your fee will be refunded.
To register for a course, click HERE to log into the Genesis Parent Portal. Go to the forms tab and fill out the Summer Stepstones Getting Ready for MS and HS Math Registration. The registration form will open on May 1st and close on May 31st. Once you fill out the registration form, the fee will be assigned to you in Genesis. Payment must be made via PaySchools by clicking HERE and is due by June 5th. Instructions on how to create a new PaySchools account can be found HERE. *There is a 3.95% fee associated with the use of a credit/debit card or a flat $1.75 ACH fee with the use of an electronic check.