September 20, 2013
Today I quickly talked about The Bridge Teen Center with the students. The Bridge is a place for students to participate in activities that interest them throughout the year on both weekdays and weekends. Please check out their website and see all they have to offer for students in grades 7-12. |
2013 Incoming 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Summer Required Work
Students are required to complete the following assignments for math and reading over summer. The work will account for their first grades of first trimester. If the work is not completed, students will receive zeros. The AR points will count towards the 50points required for 1st trimester and the Mathletics points will count as one grade - based on completion.
Reading Required Work
The reading work for students is to read 3 books from the attached Battle of the Books list and do one of the following assignments:
A) Read 3 books that have Accelerated Reader tests and successfully pass the tests with a 70% or higher when we return in the fall.
OR
B) Read 2 books that have Accelerated Reader tests and successfully pass the tests with a 70% or higher when we return in the fall and read 1 book that does not have an AR test. For the book that does not have the test, you must write a 10 question multiple choice quiz with the answers attached. You must also cite the page in the book where you found the answer.
Math Required Work
The math work is to log onto Mathletics.com to complete 500 points each week for 6 of the 10 weeks of summer vacation. The weeks do not have to be consecutive, but you must complete 500 points for six individual weeks. The 500 points/week should take approximately 30 minutes per week.
*Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
*Peak by Roland Smith
*The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
*Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
*Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
*The Boggart by Susan Cooper
Pigman by Paul Zindel
Travel Teamby Mike Lupica
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Double Vision by F.T. Bradley
Wonderby R.J. Palacio
Chomp by Carl Hiassen
Island of Thieves by Josh Lacey
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
*Nothing But the Truth by Avi
*Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
*City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
*Mergers by Steven Layne
Books marked with an *, have Accelerated Reading tests. Battles will begin in October (we will have an exact date at the beginning of the school year), with the final round taking place during Catholic Schools Week.
START READING!!!!!!