The WTSD Summer Bridge Program is designed to provide a review of content from the current grade level and a preview of content from the next grade level. Summer Bridge coursework for students entering grades 7-12 in English Language Arts will occur virtually using Newsela.
Dates: July 6 - July 30
Recommended Time: 30 minutes per day, 5 days per week
Students must join the Google Classroom and the Newsela class. Click on your school below to obtain your Google Classroom and Newsela codes and links.
Students must be signed in to both Newsela and Google Classroom to access the articles and assignments.
To Join the Newsela Class
Click on the link in the letter.
Sign in or sign up using your WTSD Google login credentials (wtsdnj.com)
OR
Go to www.newsela.com.
Sign in or up using your WTSD Google login credentials.
Click on initials in the upper right corner.
Under the classes section of the account page, enter the Newsela Classroom Code and click add a class.
Assignments
Your first assignment is already posted in Google Classroom and needs to be completed prior to July 6th.
The Reading Skills Check will allow for the articles to be more closely aligned with your individual reading level.
Beginning July 6th, a daily assignment will be posted each day at 8:00 A.M.
This Calendar provides a general overview of each day's assignment.