Rectory Summer Reading 2022

Elementary School (Grades K-4)

Summer is here, and we encourage our elementary children to continue exploring and investigating the world around them. What better way is there to learn something new than to sit down in a cozy spot with a great book! During the summer of 2022, children are expected to read at least two books: the required book(s) for their grade and a book of their choice.

For Students Entering Grades K-1

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE K-1:

Read (or have someone read aloud to you) My Name is Aviva by Leslea Newman. Fill out the Grade K-1 Reader Response Form for Aviva, and know that K-1 students may dictate their responses to their parents. This book will connect to our Fall Science Theme of Myself & Others. Children will bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 12, 2022.
Choose ONE of these books: My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing by Nick Ortner, Find Your Calm: A Mindful Approach to Relieve Anxiety and Grow Your Bravery by Gabi Garcia OR I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde. Fill out the Grade K-1 Reader Response Form, and know that K-1 students may dictate their responses to their parents. Children will bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 12, 2022.

For Students Entering Grades 2-3

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 2-3:

Read (or have someone read aloud to you) A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston. This non-fiction book will lead us into our fall science study of Rocks & Minerals. Fill out the Grade 2-3 Nonfiction Reader Response Form and bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 12, 2022.
Choose ONE of these books, in the fiction genre: Marty McGuire by Kate Messner OR Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi. Fill out the Grade 2-3 Fiction Reader Response Form and bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 12, 2022.

For Students Entering Grade 4

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 4:

Read The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Fill out the Grade 4 Reader Response Form and bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 12, 2022.
Students can choose ONE of the following: Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary OR The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. Fill out the Grade 4 Reader Response Form and bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school with you in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 12, 2022.
The third required book this summer is a book of your choice. Fill out the Grade 4 Reader Response Form and bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school with you in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 12, 2022.

ES BOOK REVIEW FORMS & RESOURCES

For fun, we ask the children to surround themselves with both picture books and chapter books during the summer months. The intent is for our children to always have a book nearby that they are engaged with and interested in. We have recommended some reading lists and resources that are developmentally appropriate for elementary children. We hope that you spend some time browsing through the links below with your child and find books that are suited to your child's interests and reading levels!

Happy Reading!

ES BOOK REVIEW FORMS & RESOURCES

ILA Teacher’s Choice List 2020 (The 2021 list was suspended due to COVID)
ILA Children’s Choice List 2020 (The 2021 list was suspended due to COVID)
CT Summer Read 2020 K-2
CT Summer Read 2020 3-4
Reading Rockets Summer Reading Guide 2020

Middle School (Grades 5-9)

Summer is a perfect time to dive into a good book. We encourage our middle school students to continue exploring and investigating the world around them. What better way is there to learn something new than to sit down in a cozy spot with a great book? During the summer of 2022, Rectory students are expected to read at least two books: the required book(s) for their grade and a book of their choice. This summer, our students in grades 5-9 are reading books chosen by Rectory faculty that they will discuss together in the fall!

For Students Entering Grades 5-7

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 5-7:

All students are required to read two books this summer.

All reviews are due by September 9, 2022.

One should be a book of your choice. Fill out one of the book review forms OR make a creative review that shows that you have read the book. Some examples are: iMovie, Prezi, Animoto video, PowerPoint, poster etc. Either Dropbox it (available if you have a Schoology account), email it to mtiebout@rectoryschool.org or bring it with you to school in September. This review will be graded and included in your fall midterm grade.
Your other book should be a choice from the list below. During the first week of school, you will be discussing your choice in a small group with the teacher who suggested that title, so please be sure that you are familiar with the book! You will be graded on your participation and this grade will be included in your fall midterm grade.

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Grades 5-7

The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney "After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder." (Mrs. Haines)
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George “features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.” (Mr. Walden)
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen “Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland.“ (Mrs. Weigel)
American Born Chinese by Gene Yang “Alternates interrelated stories about three characters, including a Chinese American trying to participate in popular culture; a Chinese folk hero attempting to be worshipped as a god; and a teenager who is so ashamed by his Chinese cousin's behavior that he changes schools.” (Mr. Fuller)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics “the true, dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics.” (Mrs. Pratt)
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson “In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.” ( Miss Veatch)
Scat by Carl Hiaasen “Nick and Marta are both suspicious when their biology teacher, the feared Mrs. Bunny Starch, disappears, and try to uncover the truth despite the police and headmaster's insistence that nothing is wrong.” (Mr. McCarthy)
A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck “A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother” (Mrs. Grudzinski).
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris “A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against her and her father.” (Mrs. Burke)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins “Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.” (Mr. Finnegan)
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix “When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.” (Mrs. Gould)
American as Paneer Pie by Supriyo Kelkar “As the only Indian American kid in her small town, Lekha Divekar feels like she has two versions of herself: Home Lekha, who loves watching Bollywood movies and eating Indian food, and School Lekha, who pins her hair over her bindi birthmark and avoids confrontation at all costs, especially when someone teases her for being Indian.” (Ms. Fluckiger)
I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day “All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might be about her Native American heritage, Edie is sure her family doesn’t have any answers.” (Mrs. Zahansky)

For Students Entering Grades 8-9

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 8-9:

All students are required to read two books this summer.

All reviews are due by September 9, 2022.

One should be a book of your choice. Fill out one of the book review forms OR make a creative review that shows that you have read the book. Some examples are: iMovie, Prezi, Animoto video, PowerPoint, poster etc. Either Dropbox it (available if you have a Schoology account), email it to mtiebout@rectoryschool.org or bring it with you to school in September. This review will be graded and included in your fall midterm grade.
Your other book should be a choice from the list below. During the first week of school, you will be discussing your choice in a small group with the teacher who suggested that title, so please be sure that you are familiar with the book! You will be graded on your participation and this grade will be included in your fall midterm grade.

Grades 8-9

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart “Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.” (Mrs. Leveille)

Family of Liars: the Prequel to We Were Liars by E. Lockhart “A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Welcome back to the Sinclair family. They were always liars.” (Ms. D’Iiorio)
Lord of the Flies by William Golding “After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.” (Mr. Williams)
Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us by Alexandra Morton “shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals.” (Mrs. Carpenter)
Make Your Bed: little Things that can change your life-and maybe the world by William H. McRaven “Retired Navy SEAL William McRaven shares ten life lessons he has learned from the military.” (Mr. Ames)
Leaving Maggie Hope by Anthony S. Abbott “Ten-year-old David Lears’ life is turned upside down when he is sent to boarding school and must figure out how to make his way in the world.” (Mr. Long)
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley “Agoraphobic sixteen-year-old Solomon has not left his house in three years, but Lisa is determined to change that--and to write a scholarship-winning essay based on the results.” (Mrs. Dubinsky)
Dear Martin by Nic Stone "Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him" (Mrs. Shattuck)
Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great By Joshua Medcalf “This powerful story of one boy’s journey to achieve his life long goal of becoming a samurai warrior, brings the Train to be CLUTCH curriculum to life in a powerful and memorable way.” (Mr. Roy)
The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes “A teenage girl, her friends, and their search-and-rescue dogs must uncover long-buried secrets to save a life in this unputdownable mystery.“ (Mrs. Chmura)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen “The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Its humour lies in its honest depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during the Regency era in Great Britain.” (Mrs. Rodman)
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin “A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew.” (Mrs. Bessette)

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