WHPS MS Math Newsletter Summer 2026

Important info for math students & families

Summer Practice and Enrichment

We believe that it is absolutely essential for students to practice their mathematical skills over the summer. Please see our district summer assignment below as well as the additional links at the end of the newsletter.

WHPS Middle School Summer Assignment

Specific skills to practice for incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th graders

Placement Process for 2026-2027 (Incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade)

We have finalized mathematics recommendations for all rising middle school students and an email was sent to parents with information about math course placement. Please see the below link for a presentation on the process and the courses that we will be offering next year.

6-8 Math Course Offerings and Recommendation Info

Questions about My Math Placement

If students or parents have questions about course recommendations, you should use the school-specific forms below to submit a request for more information and/or to discuss a possible change to the recommendation.

Bristow Math Course Feedback Form

Please complete if you have questions about your math recommendation and you will be attending Bristow.

King Philip Math Course Feedback Form

Please complete if you have questions about your math recommendation and you will be attending King Philip.

Sedgwick Math Course Feedback Form

Please complete if you have questions about your math recommendation and you will be attending Sedgwick.

IXL and iReady Online Instruction

For our middle school students using either IXL, iReady, or both, students will continue to have access to personalized practice for the first half of the summer (rosters start to switch over to the new school year in August). They should build on their progress with these tools to strengthen their individual skills.

IXL WHPS Sign in Page

iReady Login--Use Clever

Enrichment

KenKen Puzzles

KenKen Puzzles are a type of puzzle created by a Japanese math teacher named Tetsuya Miyamoto. They are similar to Sudoko but require more mathematical thinking and, with a varying range of difficulty, they can be fun for ages 5 to 100+.

KenKen Puzzle Official Site - Free Math Puzzles That Make You Smarter!

"The most addicting puzzle since sudoku" Will Shortz, NY Times puzzle editor

kenkenpuzzle.com

SolveMe Puzzles

Use logic to solve visual, interactive mathematical puzzles. Create your own puzzles to share with your friends or the SolveMe Community.

solveme.edc.org

Tang Math

All of our games have been carefully designed and tested to maximize learning and fun. We focus on number bonds - also called fact families - and use multiple representations to model numbers, ten frames, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, identifying and forming equations, money, fractions, measurement and conversions, composing and decomposing numbers, and more.

tangmath.com

Computer Science

As a department, we are encouraging students to become more interested and aware of the many connections between the study of mathematics and computer science. At the high school level, we offer courses in computer science, but we also encourage students to learn more throughout their years about the importance and excitement of computer science. Check out some of the links below.

Code.org: What will you create?

code.org

Pencil Code

Pencil is a collaborative programming site for drawing art, playing music, and creating games. Pencil is also a place to experiment with mathematical functions, geometry, graphing, webpages, simulations, and algorithms. Programs are open for all to see and copy.

pencilcode.net

Middle School Mathematics Department

For more information about our middle school mathematics program, please feel free to reach out to the appropriate department supervisor

Monique Albani-Ethier, King Philip, monique_albani-ethier@whps.org

Ashley Ferrandiz, Sedgwick and Bristow, ashley_ferrandiz@whps.org

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