SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE K-1:

1. Read (or have someone read aloud to you) Not for me, please: I choose to act green by Maria Godsey. Fill out the Grade K-1 Reader Response Form, and know that K-1 students may dictate their responses to their parent. Children will bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 13, 2019.

2. Select and read one other book of your choice, in the fiction genre. Fill out the Grade K-1 Reader Response Form, and know that K-1 students may dictate their responses to their parent. Children will bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 13, 2019.

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 2-3:

1. Read (or have someone read aloud to you) Violet Mackerel’s Natural Habitat by Anna Branford. This adventure book will lead us into our fall science study of Rocks & Minerals. Fill out the Grade 2-3 Reader Response Form and bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 13, 2019.

2. Select and read one other book of your choice, in the fiction genre. Fill out the Grade 2-3 Reader Response Form and bring the completed Reader Response Form back to school in September. Reader Response Forms are due no later than September 13, 2019.

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 4:

1. 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 13, 2019.

2. Students can choose ONE of the following: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen 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 13, 2019.

3. 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 13, 2019.

• Firefly Reading Log 2019
• Grade K-1 Reader Response Form
• Grade 2-3 Reader Response Form
• Grade 4 Reader Response Form
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• ILA Teacher's Choice List 2019
• ILA Children's Choice List 2019
• CT Summer Read 2019 K-2
• CT Summer Read 2019 3-4

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 5:

You must read three books: two are required plus one of your choice.

1. Read Hoot (978-0375829161) by Carl Hiaasen. No written review is required.
2. Choose one of the following historical fiction books: 

• Sing Down the Moon (978-0547406329) by Scott O’Dell (A)
• The Fighting Ground (978-0064401852) by Avi (B)
• The Birchbark House (978-0786814541) by Louise Erdrich (B/C)
• The Fifth of March (978-0152050788) by Ann Rinaldi (C)

"A" reading is for emerging readers who may be learning a new language or struggle reading grade level material independently

"B" reading is for on-level readers who can read grade level material independently

"C" reading is challenging reading for beyond-level readers who can read above grade level independently.

Then, fill out the historical fiction review form and 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. 

 3. Select and read one other book of your choice. This may be fiction or nonfiction. Fill out the appropriate attached book review form OR make a creative review. This may be anything that you create to demonstrate 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.

** Reviews are due no later than September 13, 2019.

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 6:

You must read three books: two are required plus one of your choice.

1. Read Hoot (978-0375829161) by Carl Hiaasen. No written review is required.
2. Choose one of the following historical fiction books: 

• Compass South (978-0374300432)by Hope Larson (A)
• Navigating Early (978-0307930651) by Clare Vanderpool (B/C)
• Peak (978-0152062682) by Roland Smith (C)

"A" reading is for emerging readers who may be learning a new language or struggle reading grade level material independently

"B" reading is for on-level readers who can read grade level material independently

"C" reading is challenging reading for beyond-level readers who can read above grade level independently.

Then, fill out the historical fiction review form and 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. 

 3. Select and read one other book of your choice. This may be fiction or nonfiction. Fill out the appropriate attached book review form OR make a creative review. This may be anything that you create to demonstrate 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.

** Reviews are due no later than September 13, 2019.

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 7:

You must read three books: two are required plus one of your choice.

1. Read The The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (978-1-250-07371-6) by Phillip Hoose. No written review is required. If you are an emerging reader who may be learning a new language or who struggles reading grade level material independently, please read Hoot (978-0375829161) by Carl Hiaasen. No written review is required.
2. Choose one of the following historical fiction books: 

• Out of the Dust (978-0590371254)by Karen Hesse (A)
• With Every Drop of Blood (978-0440219835) by James Lincoln Collier (A/B)
• The Dangerous Summer of Jesse Turner (978-1507789056) by Diana Deep (B)
• Witnesses to Freedom (978-0140384321) by Belinda Rochelle (B)
• Freedom’s Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories (978-0698118706) by Ellen S. Levine (C)

"A" reading is for emerging readers who may be learning a new language or struggle reading grade level material independently

"B" reading is for on-level readers who can read grade level material independently

"C" reading is challenging reading for beyond-level readers who can read above grade level independently.

Then, fill out the historical fiction review form and 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. 

 3. Select and read one other book of your choice. This may be fiction or nonfiction. Fill out the appropriate attached book review form OR make a creative review. This may be anything that you create to demonstrate 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.

** Reviews are due no later than September 13, 2019.

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 8:

You must read three books: two are required plus one of your choice.

1. Read The The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (978-1-250-07371-6) by Phillip Hoose. No written review is required. If you are an emerging reader who may be learning a new language or who struggles reading grade level material independently, please read Hoot (978-0375829161) by Carl Hiaasen. No written review is required.
2. Choose one of the following historical fiction books: 

The Golden Bull: A Mesopotamian Adventure (978-1580891820) by Marjorie Cowley (A)

• Crispin: The Cross of Lead (978-078681658-3) by Avi (A/B)
• I, Juan de Pareja  (978-0312380052) by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino (B)
• Anna of Byzantium (978-0440415367) by Tracy Barrett (B/C)
• A Short History of Progress (978-0786715473) by Ronald Wright (C)

"A" reading is for emerging readers who may be learning a new language or struggle reading grade level material independently

"B" reading is for on-level readers who can read grade level material independently

"C" reading is challenging reading for beyond-level readers who can read above grade level independently.

Then, fill out the historical fiction review form and 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. 

 3. Select and read one other book of your choice. This may be fiction or nonfiction. Fill out the appropriate attached book review form OR make a creative review. This may be anything that you create to demonstrate 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.

** Reviews are due no later than September 13, 2019.

SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 9:

You must read three books: two are required plus one of your choice.

1. Read The The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (978-1-250-07371-6) by Phillip Hoose. No written review is required. If you are an emerging reader who may be learning a new language or who struggles reading grade level material independently, please read Hoot (978-0375829161) by Carl Hiaasen. No written review is required.
2. Choose one of the following historical fiction books: 

• Refugee (978-0545880831) by Alan Gratz (A)
• A Short History of Progress (978-0786715473) by Ronald Wright (B)
• Prisoners of Geography (978-1501121470) by Tim Marshall (C)

"A" reading is for emerging readers who may be learning a new language or struggle reading grade level material independently

"B" reading is for on-level readers who can read grade level material independently

"C" reading is challenging reading for beyond-level readers who can read above grade level independently.

Then, fill out the historical fiction review form and 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. 

 3. Select and read one other book of your choice. This may be fiction or nonfiction. Fill out the appropriate attached book review form OR make a creative review. This may be anything that you create to demonstrate 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.

** Reviews are due no later than September 13, 2019.

Middle School students may submit a creative book review or choose one of the forms listed below. Examples of creative reviews include, but are not limited to, posters, PowerPoint presentations, iMovies, Prezi, Animoto video, and dioramas.

• Summer Reading Book Review Non-Fiction
• Summer Reading Book Review Fiction
• Summer Reading Book Review Historical Fiction
• CT Summer Read 2019 Grades 5-6
• CT Summer Read 2019 Grades 7-8
• CT Summer Read 2019 Grades 9-12