It is strongly recommended that rising high school students take part in the Summer Reading Program for Dorchester School District Two. The only required assignments are for those students who will be enrolled in the courses attached to this document. All other students in Dorchester District Two are urged to participate in recommended reading on the pages immediately following. There are additional titles listed even for the classes that have required reading to offer other opportunities for reading, if desired. 

Rising 6th Grade GATE Summer Reading
Rising 7th Grade GATE Summer Reading
Rising 8th Grade GATE Summer Reading 

Parents - Click Here to see the 2012-2013 report to parents.  Thank you for all of your support this school year.  We look forward to continuing to develop our ability to deliver quality education to our children!

This summer, take part in an innovative robotics camp in order to advance your engineering, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration skills!  This weeklong day camp is designed to be fun, engaging, and hands-on.  Led by qualified educators, this exciting program is being offered for students entering grades 6 and 7 (currently in grades 5 & 6).  We thank Boeing for helping to make the program possible. 

Dates:  June 24-28, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Cost: $200.00 (includes daily refeshments and camp t-shirts!) A limited number of fee waivers are avialable.  
Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013RoboticsCampRegistration
Deadline: May 31, 2013

For questions or to receive a paper copy of the application & forms, contact the STEM Center at: 843-953-7121 or glarue@citadel.edu

We are excited to announce the return of Online Summer Exploration (OSE)!  OSE provides the opportunity for students to further explore topics in Math and English Language Arts.  An added benefit is the prevention of “summer learning loss”.  OSE provides the convience of learning at home via any internet accessible computer.

ALEKS       Students complete self-adjusting learning paths in Mathematics. ALEKS will be available from June 10ththrough August 2nd. Cost is $22.50, payable online through the District (a 50% discount from retail consumer cost).

CompassLearning Odyssey  Students can complete standards-based learning paths in Math and English Language Arts. Compass content will be available from       June 5th through August 2nd. Cost is free.

To receive maximum benefits from the programs, the student should average two hours a week over the 8 week program.  Middle school students that complete 16 hours of Compass during the programs dates will be entered to win one of the following prizes: A Samsung Chromebook or one of 5 iPod Touches!

Certified teachers will electronically monitor student progress and communicate progress with parents by email.

Participation in the OSE is voluntary.  Participation has no impact upon promotion, retention, or placement.

Please sign up at

http://summerenrichment.ddtwo.org

Sign-up begins April 24 and ends May 31

 

The SC Governor’s School for Math & Science will be offering an iTeams camp this summer at OMS.  Click here for a flyer along with a student application.  SCGSSM would prefer students to register online; however, a paper application is also attached.  This is for any current 6th and 7th graders in our district.  Students can apply online OR via paper application returned to school.  Application deadline is April 22, 2013.