Putting the Breaks on Learning Loss

March 2022

- OPEN REGULAR HOURS DURING SPRING BREAK -

Putting the Breaks on Learning Loss!

New studies on the effects of summer break on learning retention.

At Mathnasium, we would like to invite you to start thinking now about the importance of math summer learning programs. A recent study, “School’s out: The role of summers in understanding achievement disparities,” was recently published in the American Educational Research Journal and examined the magnitude and variability in summer learning loss across grades 1–8. This study found that the average student lost 17–34% of the prior year’s learning gains during summer break.

"The average student lost 17–34% of the prior year’s learning gains during summer break."

Concerns about students losing ground academically during summer break go back at least a century, with evidence suggesting that summer contributed to large disparities in students’ outcomes. While there are many factors that contribute to summer learning loss (SLL), Mathnasium has put summer math programs in place that have been proven to help children retain what they've already learned in math and better prepare them for a jump start into the following school year (See Info About Our Summer Camps Below).

Besides combating SSL, the following are other reasons you should keep your child with Mathnasium through the summer break.

PREVIEWS - Give your child a jumpstart by previewing the type of math they'll be learning the next school year; especially if they're transitioning from one school level to another (i.e. Elementary to Middle School).

TEST PREP - Summers are a great time to prep you child for upcoming placement tests such as the SAT and ACT Tests.

APPITITUDE - Parents may review their child's progress with the Center Director regarding their child's grade level.

COOL & RELAXING - Our Mathnasium Centers are a COOL environment to learn in - well out of the summer heat!

Contact your Learning Center for a free evaluation of your child's math skills.

Another Success Story!

"Mathnasium has been an amazing summer program for my daughter. She doesn’t lose what she learned like she used to over the summer. And not only that, she improves." — Katie P.

March's Kahoot! Challenge

As you recall, our centers have partnered with Kahoot! to create some amazingly fun ways to learn math - and we invite your child to participate in our March Kahoot! Challenge. It takes only about 5-10 minutes to complete.

- Choose one of the following four links.

- There are 5-10 math questions.

- Your student will be competing against other students and other centers.

- Winners in each category will get a spin on the Prize Wheel!

Pre K, Kinder, 1st, & 2nd

GAME PIN: 00552952

3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades

GAME PIN: 003167924

6th, 7th, & 8th Grades

GAME PIN: 006220774

Advanced Mathamatics

GAME PIN: 006220774

Join the Game!

Announcing Our New Summer Camps

We are so very excited to return to full summer camps this year! We offering 1/2 day summer camps from 8:30-noon. We will be bringing back the ever popular terrariums (we still have ours from last summer!) and Databots - new this year is geo excavation!!!! Enjoy math exploration through our games, Mathletics, team challenges, and much more! Our new featured summer activity will let kids build their own ecosystem. Camp is targeted for ages - 2nd-8th.

Tuition will be $200/week; sibling discount offered of $25 off/week. Early drop-off at 8am will add $25/week to tuition. Enroll by April 30 and received a $25 discount!

LEARN MORE HERE

Announcements

Center Closures for Math Kangaroo

We'll be closing both our East Round Rock and Georgetown Learning Center locations on March 17th at 6 pm. in order to host this year's Math Kangaroo Competitions!

Parent Resources

Make-up Session - If your student missed an appointment. You can request a make-up session.

MAKE-UP FORM

Teacher Communication - It is our goal to form a partnership with the school, parents, and our center. Reaching out to your Mathlete's teacher is a key step in formalizing that communication, but it requires your written permission.