What are the summer interdisciplinary projects?
On behalf of the English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Arts departments of Rowlett Middle Academy, we are excited to share our Summer Interdisciplinary lessons! We have created creative opportunities from different subject areas that are centered around grade-level appropriate books. Our goal is to inspire, challenge, and engage students over the summer break while practicing continuous and lifelong learning.
- Find your Book: Books are available for loan from the public library, for sale through booksellers, and a few copies for loan (first come, first served) at the RMA front office in June.
Required books by grade level:
- 6th grade: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
- 7th grade: The Giver by Lois Lowry
- 8th grade: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
- Join Google Classroom: Go to http://classroom.google.com. Using your RMA email, join the appropriate grade-level classroom:
- 6th grade: mpkssiy
- 7th grade: 2plxzlx
- 8th grade: r2kz53a
Your RMA email is [email protected] and your password is Rowlett#2023. Incoming students for the 23-24 school year will be able to access their RMA email after June 12. Students with hyphenated last names will include both names, but no hyphen will be included.
- Read the book and complete the activities posted in Google Classroom. Learning opportunities will be updated throughout the summer in the event that a great learning opportunity presents itself. Work will be due to your grade-level subject area teacher during the first weeks of school.
It is critical that students take their summer interdisciplinary projects seriously—it is expected that students complete the summer lessons to the best of their ability and in a timely manner. Project grading may vary by teacher and subject area. Studies show that when students continue to read, write, think, and create during the summer months, they demonstrate stronger academic and artistic skills over the school year. By working diligently on these projects over summer, students are exhibiting the 7 Habits through being proactive and beginning with the end in mind.
If you have any questions, please contact: Rebekka Stasny at [email protected] or at 813.609.5086 (call or text). A video explaining how to log in to Gmail and google classroom can be found by going to: https://tinyurl.com/RMA-tech-tidbits