Summer Learning
2025 Summer Learning!
Keeping young minds active over the summer helps Dragons retain skills—and discover the joy of reading!
To learn about required summer reading/learning and review supplemental reading lists, please click on each grade or division level, below. Reading lists are compiled according to which grade the student will enter in the fall.
WES asks students in or entering Middle School to complete a math packet over the summer that is due to their new math teacher in September. Before completing a packet, students should wait to be told which math class they will be placed into for autumn. See the section below on Middle School math.
Early Childhood Summer Learning
Ready, Set, Read!
Early Childhood Summer Learning
Summer learning in Early Childhood at WES is designed to spark joy, imagination, and connection. Each rising class receives a special book to read with their family—such as Mouse Paint, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, or The Dot—along with playful, hands-on activities that prepare students for the school year ahead. Suggested book lists encourage families to explore stories together, helping young learners build early literacy skills and a love of reading. These simple, creative experiences help children return to school ready to share, create, and learn.
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Elementary School Summer Learning
Elementary: Take a Summer Reading Trip
This year, WES Dragons in Grades 2-5 are encouraged to take a Summer Reading Trip and explore the United States by reading a wide variety of books that either have a regional setting, author, or focus. Click the picture below for an interactive map with suggested titles and a tracker.
The goal is to read at least one book from each geographic area (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, & West) to build understanding of the diversity of the United States regions and complete the map.
We encourage families to share photos of reading activities and the books they have read at communications@w-e-s.org. Children should track their reading and points on the back of the sheet as each book read is worth 10 points! Students who achieve the most points and/or complete the whole map will receive a prize in the fall. We will also be counting up how many books we read across the school – if we achieve the target of reading 1986 books (our founding year), we will gain a free dress day. Please give your tracking sheet to Mr. Pané on the first day of school in September!
Grades 2 and 3
Grades 4 & 5
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Middle School Summer Learning
Read, Reflect, Reconnect
Middle School Summer Learning
At WES, summer learning keeps minds sharp and curiosity alive. Middle School students dive into a guided reading experience centered on genre, participate in a summer reading blog with peers and faculty, and continue building math skills through review packets. This balance of reflective reading, creative engagement, and math practice helps students start the school year confident, connected, and ready to learn.