Summer Reading List 2009

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PreSchool through Kindergarten

Just as exercise strengthens muscles, reading strengthens the brain. It can take you to amazing places and help develop new and different ways of thinking.

Therefore, students entering PreSchool, PreKindergarten and Kindergarten are being encouraged to read a minimum of TEN books over the summer. This is not required, but a special prize will be given to each student that reads the minimum number of books.

Attached you will find a reading log that must be completed and returned the first week of school. Listed below are your teacher’s favorite book suggestions to help get you started. Happy reading!

PreSchool:
The Kissing Hand By: Audrey Penn
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By: Bill Martin, Jr.
Harry the Dirty Dog By: Gene Zion

PreKindergarten:
First Day Jitters By: Julie Danneberg
Super Sam By: Lori Ries
Rumble in the Jungle By: Giles Andreae

Kindergarten:
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten By: Joseph Slate
Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth By: Eric Carle
Any Level I Readers

1st and 2nd Grade

Students entering 1st and 2nd grades are being encouraged to read on their own a minimum of THREE books over the summer. This is not required, but a special prize will be given to each student that reads the minimum number of books.

Attached you will find a reading log that must be completed and returned the first week of school. Listed below are your teacher’s favorite book suggestions to help get you started. Happy reading!

1st Grade:
First Grade Stinks By: Mary Ann Rodman
Amelia Bedelia Series By: Peggy Parish
Any Level 2 Readers

2nd Grade:
Get Ready for Second Grade By: Amber Brown
The Magic Tree House Series By: Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca
The A to Z Mysteries By: Ron Roy & John Steven Gurney

3rd, 4th and 5th Grade

Students entering 3rd – 5th grades must read TWO of the three books listed below. Students are required to create a children’s picture book summarizing the book of their choice. The project must include five scenes drawn (in chronological order) with a paragraph description/explanation. Please refer to each grade level for paragraph length. Please make sure that your child has read and completed the required assignment prior to returning to school in the fall.

3rd Grade: (3 sentence paragraphs)
Ramona the Brave By: Beverly Cleary
The Borrowers By: Mary Norton
Stuart Little By: E.B. White

4th Grade: (4-6 sentence paragraphs)
Cricket in Times Square By: George Seldon & Garth Williams
The BFG (2007) By: Roald Dahl
Indian in the Cupboard By: Lynne Reid Banks

5th Grade: (5-7 sentence paragraphs)
Maniac McGee By: Jerry Spinelli
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.Frankweiler By: E.L. Kongigsburg
Soul Surfer By: Bethany Hamilton

6th to 8th Grade

All students entering 6th - 8th grades must read and complete the assigned projects (unless otherwise noted) prior to returning to school in the fall. Specific project requirements are attached.

6th Grade (2 Novels):
The Phantom Tollbooth By: Norton Juster (Download Poster Project)
Where the Red Fern Grows By: Wilson Rawls (Download Q & A Project)

7th Grade (2 Novels):
Gifted Hands By: Ben Carson M.D. & Cecil Murphy (Download Q & A Project)
Call of the Wild By: Jack London (Download Comprehension Packet)

8th Grade (3 Novels):
And Then There Were None By: Agatha Christie (Download Poster Project)
The Giver By: Lois Lowry (Writing Project - completed first week of school)

The 8th grade students (only) are required to read a 3rd book and complete a Q & A Project. Students may choose from the following books:
The Hiding Place By: Corrie Ten Boom
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence By: Ben Carson M.D. & Cecil Murphy
Transall Saga By: Gary Paulsen
The Cross and the Switchblade By: David Wilkerson