The following books are to be read for this year’s summer reading assignment:

Incoming Grade 6 - The Loser’s Club by Andrew Clements

ISBN: 978-0399557583

Incoming Grade 7 - Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

ISBN: 978-0142426425

Incoming Grade 8 - Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team by Warren St. John

ISBN: 978-0385741958

Each student is to create a one-pager as their final project.
Your completed project is due by Friday, September 13, 2019.

Click on the link below to download the templates for your one-pager. Choose ONE of the templates that you like best. Directions for how to complete your chosen template are below the template (on the next page)

https://convertkit.s3.amazonaws.com/landing_pages/incentives/000/342/874/original/one_pager_packet_with_rubric.pdf?1522257221

You are encouraged to read as many books as you like this summer. Please seek out books you might enjoy reading by viewing our Book Talks on Flipgrid (link below). Complete as many one-pagers as you'd like; try out different formats and submit them to me in September. 

Additional recommendations click links below

For all middle school students:
https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists-and-recommendations/summer-reading-list-for-middle-school.html

Young Adult books for mature readers:
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1560-summer-reading-from-ya-authors

HAPPY READING and have a wonderful summer!

Welcome to Seventh Grade

2019-2020 School Year

• 5 Marble Notebooks (Social Studies, Math, ELA, Science, Music/Italian – clearly labeled with name and subject)

• Multi-pocket folder (label each pocket for the subjects listed above)

• Multiple sharpened pencils

• Multiple pens (black/blue, and red)

• Highlighters

• Small box crayons/colored pencils

• Whiteout (no liquid)

• Glue stick

• Scissors

• Mini Post-it note tabs (for home and school)

• Scientific calculator (Texas Instruments)

• Graph paper

• Protractor

• Compass

• 12-inch ruler

• Large pencil case

Classroom supplies:

• 2 boxes tissues (2 more due in January 2020)

• 2 containers 100-count Clorox/Lysol wipes

If you'd like to place an order, please visit https://clubs.scholastic.com/home 
Create a parent account and use our class code to place an order. 
Class code: MXCTW
 

Friday 6/14 - 1/2 day 12pm dismissal

Mon 6/17 - 1/2 day 11am dismissal - Last day of school

Click the link below to see our students talk about their favorite books. 
https://flipgrid.com/b93aabbd
enter guest code: b93aabbd

After reading The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan, our sixth grade students wrote their own myths! 
Click https://read.bookcreator.com/library/-LSu3a--zgerBZYkq066 to read their stories.