Ironwood's summer program begins

IRONWOOD - Around 10 students showed up for Ironwood Area School's summer program on Tuesday where they read books and completed online assignments in the school's library.

Designed to prevent students from losing skills over the summer, the program is open to students in grades one through 10 in the 2014-15 school year - those starting second through 11th grade next year - to take lessons through the school's accelerated math and language software.

The program, staffed by both elementary and middle/high school teachers, will be held in the school's library from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday. No preregistration is needed, according to a flyer for the program, and students can simply show up to participate.

As the program uses the district's accelerated math and language software, it can also be completed at home. Those interested in completing assignments at home can go to the website hosted162.renlearn.com/140760 and then log in using the same ID number that the students used last year, according to teacher Kevin Lyons, who is one of the organizers of the summer program.

For more information on the program, contact the school at 906-932-0932.