PLACEMENT TESTING, SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
Academic Dean: Mr. Flip Eikner
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Lisa Toldi
To give students the best possible start to the new school year, MUS summer academic programming includes the following three major areas:
NOTE: These book options are for students NOT enrolled in a Reading Mastery summer class.
If you are taking a Reading Mastery class in summer school, your book choices will come from a different list.
Library Summer Hours:
From June 3-August 2
Wednesdays 10am - 2pm
(Closed July 3)
Owls Read 2024
Grades 6-8:
6th Grade: Number the Stars, Lois Lowry
7th Grade: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,
John Boyne
8th Grade: Night, Elie Wiesel
Grades 9-12:
Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, Art Spiegelman
(Note: Students should read both
Volumes 1 and 2, usually sold separately)
In 2020, the English Department introduced an annual school-wide summer reading program in which everyone in the MUS community reads a work selected by the headmaster and a faculty committee. The annual Owls Read selection offers a focus of discussion among students, faculty, and staff for the following school year.
Students at every grade level will see that these selections are listed as one of their required summer reading books. The Hyde Library will have copies of the book in the library and on OverDrive via the Sora app.
For additional summer programs and information, please see:
Students should not begin math packets until their assigned math course for next year has been confirmed in the current math teacher’s comment on the final Quarter 4 Report Card at semester’s end. Select and complete the packet below that matches the math course(s) you will be taking in the upcoming school year.
Advanced Topics
Algebra
Calculus and Precalculus
Geometry
Lower School
Statistics