Summer Assignments
Students in all grade levels are required to complete English department reading assignments before the first day of school.
In addition, if you are enrolled for the 2023-2024 school year in any of the other classes listed below, you are required to complete specific summer work in this area. Please check each subject area below for links to download instructions and worksheets.
English
English Department - Summer Reading
Students in all four grade levels are required to complete reading assignments before the first day of school. The purpose of summer reading is to help establish a common literary experience for discussion to set the stage for the year’s guiding principle. To that end, students are asked to read and annotate a series of texts throughout their time away from school, and they should be prepared to return to school and use these annotated texts for in-class discussions and written assessments.
Math
Math Department
AP Calculus AB
Summer Assignment for AP AB Calculus
The purpose of the summer assignment is to help students gauge their PreCalculus skills on problems that will become important when learning Calculus. Due to the intensive pace of these AP Calculus classes, it is important that we maximize our time on the new material. The summer material will be assessed on the correctness of the solutions including the steps needed to solve the problems. Any noticeable gaps in knowledge will be addressed during the year as we learn material that relies on that specific prerequisite knowledge. Students should start this assignment no later than two weeks before the beginning of the school year to allow sufficient time to become reacquainted with the material. Students may reach out to Mr. Connor at jconnor@bishopoconnell.org
The Assignment: From the Calculus course textbook, complete the following exercises. Show the work necessary to solve the problem. For true or false questions, offer an explanation for your answer.
- Pages 8,9 #1-4, 52, 64, 77-80
- Pages 17,18 #64, 68, 74, 93-96
- Page 27 #16-32 (even), 64, 66, 68, 105-110
AP Calculus BC
Summer Assignment for AP BC Calculus
The purpose of the summer assignment is to help students gauge their PreCalculus skills on problems that will become important when learning Calculus. Due to the intensive pace of these AP Calculus classes, it is important that we maximize our time on the new material. The summer material will be assessed on the correctness of the solutions including the steps needed to solve the problems. Any noticeable gaps in knowledge will be addressed during the year as we learn material that relies on that specific prerequisite knowledge. Students should start this assignment no later than two weeks before the beginning of the school year to allow sufficient time to become reacquainted with the material. Students may reach out to Mr. Connor at jconnor@bishopoconnell.org
The Assignment: From the Calculus course textbook, complete the following exercises. Show the work necessary to solve the problem. For true or false questions, offer an explanation for your answer.
- Pages 8,9 #1-4, 52, 64, 77-80
- Pages 17,18 #64, 68, 74, 93-96
- Page 27 #16-32 (even), 64, 66, 68, 105-110
AP Statistics
Science
Science Department
Social Studies
Social Studies Department
World Languages
World Languages Department
AP French Language & Culture
AP Latin
Please contact Ms. Coia at kcoia@bishopoconnell.org if you have any questions.
AP Spanish Language & Culture
AP Spanish Literature & Culture
Fine Arts
AP Music Theory
All students enrolled in AP Music Theory for the 2023-2024 school year received an email with the complete summer assignment. If you did not receive an email from Mr. LaCrosse or if you have any issues or questions, please contact him at TLacrosse@bishopoconnell.org.