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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Calendar
    • Our Story & Mission
    • Meet the Crew & Contact Us
    • Catholic Identity
    • Student Life
    • Athletics
    • School Store
    • Annunciation Parish Church
    • Partnerships
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Academics
    • Being A Catholic School
    • Gallery of Learning Expeditions
    • 8th Grade Expedition 2025
    • Summer Enrichment
  • Admissions
    • How To Apply
    • About Financial Aid & Scholarships
    • Apply for Tuition Assistance
  • Family & Community
    • Family Support Programs
    • Alumni Relations
    • After School
    • Meals & Wellness
    • Forms for Current Families
    • FACTS Login
    • Pay Tuition
  • Giving
    • Make A Gift
    • Charity Events & Fundraisers
    • Success Stories
  • FACTS family Portal

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Summer Learning | Aprendizaje Durante el Verano 

Studies show that students can lose half a year of academic growth or more over a summer, erasing much of the previous year’s gains, if their minds are not continually challenged.  Thus, Required Summer Learning & Academic Work (Reading, Math, & Service) is an excellent way for each student to stay sharp academically, develop his or her skills in math and language arts, and be better prepared for school in the fall. It is obviously very important to relax and play over the summer, but it is equally important to engage in activities that keep your brain sharp and practiced.
 
At Annunciation, we believe that parents are the primary educators of their children and our role as teachers is to partner with you in this incredible work of educating your children. As such, we want to support you as you help your student “grow their brain” this summer while the students are on break. Below you will find the Summer Learning Requirements for each Middle School Student, as well as some concrete ways that you can support and further your child’s intellectual growth at home. Learning should never stop.
 
All of this information posted here is known to current students: students are already familiar with AR, IXL and Khan Academy, and know how to log in. 

Learning Resources & Requirements 

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Summer Reading
Make use of your public library to check out books that interest you. It is crucially important that kids read 30 minutes or more at home each night and practice writing about what you read. This habit will help students finish the books they must finish this summer, and this develops a confidence in and love of reading. Reading is a life-long learning habit that must be cultivated early. Parents can support their children by asking reflective questions about their books & modeling reading at home.  
Elementary Requirements: Read 2 Books & Pass the AR tests. 
Middle School Requirements: Read 3 Books & Pass All 3 AR tests. 
If you read more than 3 books (which we highly encourage because you have 2.5 months of free time), you will earn extra Crew Points!
Reading Resources:
>> Accelerated Reader: hosted132.renlearn.com/245287 – Visit this website to access AR tests (Accelerated Reader). If the book you read does not have an AR test, please write an extra 1-page summary of the book to be turned in in August, along with the reading journal questions.
>> Library Locator: https://www.denverlibrary.org/location_proximity - Visit this website to find your neared public library.

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Summer Mathematics 
Be sure to spend time this summer practicing your math skills! Khan Academy is an incredible web tool with an enormous number of math tutorial videos (at every level of mathematics) and practice problems to help each student practice their skills and improve. If you lack internet or a computer at home, visit your local public library, or use a smart phone to access the website.
Elementary Requirements: Practice assigned skills on IXL
5th Grade & Middle School Requirements: 
5th Grade Math Summer Enrichment
​6th Grade Math Summer Enrichment 
7th Grade Math Summer Enrichment 

Math Resources:
>> Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/login – Visit this website to access Khan Academy. Click the “Log In” button, and log in with “Google” – using your school email address. 
>> IXL: https://www.ixl.com/​ 

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Summer Service
Compassion is one of our Cardinal Expectations, and this summer we'd like you to focus on giving back to your local communities. Each Middle School student will be required to do ten hours of community service this summer. It mist be signe off by a witness aka someone who saw you do the community service.
Middle School Requirements: 10 hours of Summer Service 

Activities around Denver! 

Free All the Time:
  • Aurora History Museum
  • Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum is FREE Thursday & Saturday. 12 Garden Center, Broomfield, 303-460-6801.
  • Colorado Music Hall of Fame
  • Foothills Art Center
  • University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is open to the public and FREE seven days a week. Donations are appreciated. 15th and Broadway, Boulder, 303-492-6892.
  • Denver Art Museum (100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver, 720-913-0130)
    • General admission is FREE for kids 18 and younger every day
      • May 14th
      • June 11th
      • July 9th
      • July 21st
      • August 13th
Sometimes Free:
  • Golden History Museum is open and FREE Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 923 10th St., 303-278-3557.
  • Hudson Gardens is FREE every day. Hours vary by season. 6115 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 303-797-8565.
  • Longmont Museum and Cultural Center is FREE on the second Saturday of each month. 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, 303-651-8374.
  • Mines Museum of Earth Science features minerals, fossils, gemstones, meteorites and historic mining artifacts. Always FREE. General Research Lab (GRL) Building, 1310 Maple St., Golden, 303-273-3815.
  • Denver Botanic Gardens: York Street (1007 York St., Denver, 720-865-3500)
    Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms (8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton, 720-865-3500)
    • Advanced online registration is required. Tickets will be available three months at a time (on a rolling basis) and the tickets will be released on the 1st of the month.
      • Wednesday, June 5
      • Wednesday, July 3
      • Wednesday, Aug. 28
  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science ( 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303-370-6000)
    • Note: FREE admission does not include IMAX or Planetarium.
    • Tuesday, June 4- Free Night 5-9 p.m.
    • Wednesday, June 19- Juneteenth 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
    • Wednesday, Aug. 21- Free Night 5-9 pm
  • Denver Zoo (2900 E. 23rd Ave., Denver, 720-337-1400)
    • The Zoo provides a limited number of tickets for each Free Day, using an online lottery system. If you want to visit on a free day, you must enter the lottery for a chance at up to five (5) vouchers. The lottery opens about 12 days before the free day and runs 5 days. 
  • Four Mile Historic Park (715 S. Forest St., Denver, 720-865-0800)
    • Free days are the fourth Friday of each month (but this sometimes changes so check first on the Park’s website).
      • May 24th
      • June 28th
      • July 26th
      • August 23rd 
  • Museo de las Américas: Every first Friday of the month is free. Kids 13 and under are always free.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Denver (1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554)
  • Admission is 1¢ for Colorado residents on the first Saturday of each month. 
KIDS PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES AT THE HOME DEPOT
  • At 9 a.m. the First Saturday of Every Month. While Supplies Last.


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Annunciation Catholic School is located in the historic Cole neighborhood of Northeast Denver, at the northern end of the River North Arts District, on the corner of Lafayette St. & 36th Ave. Contact us for more info or stop in for a tour!

3536 Lafayette St., Denver, CO  80205
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NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY |    The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Denver, under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L. and at the direction of the Superintendent, state that all of their Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. Furthermore, Archdiocesan schools admit handicapped students in accordance with the policy on Admissions in the Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Schools Administrator’s Manual. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic or other school-administered programs. (OCS Policy #602)

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