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Birthday Book Club 6-8 Print E-mail

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THE 25 GREATEST BASEBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME BERMAN
SABOTAGED HADDIS
HOTHOUSE LYNCH
A CRACK IN THE SKY HUGHES
THE WATER SEEKER HOLT
THE OTHER HALF OF MY HEART FRAZIER
THE MOURNING WARS STEINMETZ
THIRTEEN DAYS TO MIDNIGHT CARMAN
IS IT NIGHT OR DAY? CHAPMAN
CROSSING THE TRACKS STUBER
WHITE SANDS, RED MENACE KLAGES
RANGER’S APPRENTICE VOL. 7 FLANAGAN
RANGER’S APPRENTICE VOL. 8 FLANAGAN
 
Birthday Book Club 3-5 Print E-mail

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TOUCH BLUE LORD
THE FIZZY WHIZ KID WILLIAMS
THE JUNKYARD WONDERS POLACCO
SCHOOL! ADVENTURES AT THE HARVEY N. TROUBLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC MULLAN
WORD AFTER WORD AFTER WORD MAC LACHLAN
WINTER’S TAIL: HOW ONE LITTLE DOLPHIN LEARNED TO SWIM AGAIN HATKOFF
SCUMBLE LAW
IF YOU WERE RAISED BY DINOSAURS BROOKLYN
AFTER ALL, YOU’RE CALLIE BOONE MACK
THE TILTING HOUSE LLEWELLYN
THE SUMMER OF MOONLIGHT SECRETS HAWORTH
THE WONDER OF CHARLIE ANNE FUSCO
THE FABLED FIFTH GRADERS OF AESOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLEMING
WILDFIRE RUN GARRETSON
WHAT HAPPENED ON FOX STREET SPRINGSTUBB
 
Birthday Book Club K-2 Print E-mail

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MISS MARY IS SCARY GUTMAN
THE PIRATE OF KINDERGARTEN LYON
KINDERGARTEN CAT LEWIS
PRINCIPAL FRED WON’T GO TO BED CRIMI
ADVENTURE ANNIE GOES TO KINDERGARTEN BUZZEO
ALL STAR! HONUS WAGNER AND THE MOST FAMOUS BASEBALL CARD EVER YOLEN
NO EASY WAY: THE STORY OF TED WILLIAMS AND THE LAST .400 SEASON BOWEN
EVEN MONSTERS NEED HAIRCUTS MC ELLIGOTT
LITTLE BLACK CROW RASCHKA
FLORA’S VERY WINDY DAY BIRDSALL
QUACKENSTEIN HATCHES A FAMILY BARDHAN-QUALLEN
THE BOSS BABY FRAZEE
JAKE GOES PEANUTS WRIGHT
BRONTORINA HOWE
ELMER AND THE HIPPOS MC KEE
LION’S LUNCH? TIERNEY
MERCY WATSON: SOMETHING WONKY THIS WAY COMES DI CAMILLO
IN THE WILD ELLIOTT
LIBRARY MOUSE: A WORLD TO EXPLORE KIRK
LIBRARY MOUSE: A FRIEND’S TALE KIRK
TURTLE, TURTLE, WATCH OUT! SAYRE

 
 
Join our Birthday Book Club Print E-mail

 Would you like to be part of our Birthday Book Club? It’s a great way to help our library grow and the students are proud to have a special book in the library that includes their name and birthday. Last year 80 books were donated to our library! Here’s how the plan works:

  1. Fill in the attached form and send it to school if your child is interested in joining the Birthday Book Club.
  2. A reminder will be sent to you during your child’s birthday month. Summer birthdays will be contacted in January, February and March.
  3. A list of desired books will be available at The Blue Marble. If you purchase your book there you will receive a 20% discount.
  4. Send the purchased book to the library with your child. The book will be processed for the library including a bookplate in the front of the book with your child’s name and birthday.
  5. If you would rather I choose a book for your child, please enclose $15.00. Make checks payable to Judy Bailey.
  6. Your child’s picture with his or her birthday book will be posted in the library.
  7. Each student donating a book will be eligible for our monthly drawing for a free book.

Please help our library grow by joining the Birthday Book Club! Thank you.

Mrs. Bailey
 

 

Birthday Book Club Registration Form


 
 
Summer Reading LIst 2010-2011 Print E-mail

Incoming 3rd Grade

The incoming 3rd graders must read Freckle Juice by Judy Blume.
 In addition they will be reading their Phonics booklets and doing a skills book.
 
Incoming 4TH GRADE
Students entering the fourth grade are required to read two books this summer. One book is picked for you.  The other book needs to be picked from the list below. The students will be tested on both books upon returning to school in the fall.
 
The required book for incoming fourth grade students is Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing  by Judy Blume.
Choose one of the books below for the second book.
The Report Card by Andrew Clements
The Landry News by Andrew Clements
Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Dear Napolean, I Know You’re Dead, but… by Elvira Woodruff
Knee Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt
 
 
Incoming 5th grade students - You have to read two books over the summer.  One book is required and the other book you can choose from the list below.  Both books will have some kind of activity to go along with them when you return to school.  
Enjoy your summer and have fun reading! 
 
Required book for Summer Reading 

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

 

Optional book for Summer Reading (choose one) 
A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Soup  by Robert Newton Pack
Not Just Anybody Family  by Betsy Byars
The Cabin Faced West  by Jean Fritz
Gentle Ben by Walt Morey
Holes by Louis Sachar
A Week in the Woods  by Andrew Clements
The Watsons Go to Birmingham  by Christopher Paul Curtis
 
 
Incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
 
DO NOT READ ANY OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKS (WE WILL BE READING THEM IN CLASS):
The BFG
The Stranger Came Ashore
House of Dies Drear
Half Moon Investigations
The Giver
Stephen Fair
Montmorency
Maniac Magee
House of the Scorpion
I Am the Cheese
Night
The Outsiders
 
ALL JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS:
Read the book listed below for your grade
AND
Read one 5 pt AR book (see list on school website).
You will be taking an AR test on this book, and the book listed below, when you return to school. You may take notes on the books as you go and use those notes for your AR test.
 
Rising 6th Grade Required Reading
D'aulaire's Book of Greek Myths   
OR
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
 
Rising 7th and 8th Grade Required Reading
 
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time (The Young Reader's Edition)
Sarah Thomson (Adapter), Greg Mortenson (Author), David Oliver Relin (Author), Jane Godall (Foreword)
OR
Crossing the Wire [Paperback]
 
ASSIGNMENT
USE COMPLETE SENTENCES. GRAMMAR AND SPELLING ARE IMPORTANT!
 
6th Grade:
 
Character Illustration Book
 
1)      Pick a god from the book you read. On an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper, draw a picture that illustrates the characteristics of that god.
2)      Inside the cover, on a separate sheet of paper for each question, write the following:
a.      Character’s Voice: Looks for examples of the character’s speech that reveal important information about him or her. Record at least two direct quotes. Beneath each quote, record what you think the character’s words say about him or her.
b.      Character’s Deeds: Search for passages that show something the character does. Write at least two examples of the character’s actions. Use direct quotes, or state what the character does in your own words. Beneath each statement, record what you think the character’s actions reveal about him or her.
c.       Character’s Looks: Find passages that describe the character’s appearance. If you cannot find a direct quote, write what you think the character looks like and why you picture the character this way. Include information about the character’s hair color, eye color, age, height, and distinguishing features.
d.      Character’s Thoughts and Feelings: Find descriptions of the character’s thoughts and feelings. Record at least two passages that show what’s inside the character’s mind and heart. Beneath each quote, record what you learn about the character by examining his or her thoughts or feelings.
 
7th and 8th Grade:

Personal Reflections Diary
1)      Read the required reading for your grade.
2)      Design an 8 ½ x 11 front page cover for your diary. Create an illustration that shows the relationship between you and the story.
3)      Inside the cover, on a separate sheet of paper for each topic, write a reflective piece that includes the following:
a.      Your reaction to the setting. Does it remind you of a place you have visited? Is it so different from what you know that you have difficulty visualizing it?

b.      A character analysis that shows how you are similar to, yet different from, one of the characters in the story.

c.       A description of a conflict in the story, Compare it to a conflict in your life.

d.      A reactions to the culture presented in the story. Describe your attitude toward the culture and discuss similarities and differences.

e.      Pay attention to the moods and feelings the setting, conflict, and plot create for you. Compare them to your own.
f.        Explain how the theme of the story directly relates to your life today
 
Questions? Email Mrs. Freer

 
 
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