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For students entering sixth grade
Summer is a great time to encourage family reading. Educational research supports the need for children to continue to read during the summer and to read as a family. In order to encourage the habit of reading, book lists and reporting guidelines are below.
Students will be graded on the thoroughness of their responses as well as if they have completed the required two books. This is due on the first day of school. Ten points will be taken off for each day it is late.
Students are required to read
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien.
They must also choose one book from the list below (you must choose one you have not read before):
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (choose one)
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Note: The Barnes & Noble links are to give more information about the book. You do not have to buy the books and if you do, the prices may vary. Local libraries carry these titles. In addition, the covers may vary from the ones seen here.
The students must answer the following questions in complete sentences. Please type this, using Times New Roman font size 12. Please staple the pages if you use more than one piece of paper, but do each book’s response on a separate piece of paper and do not staple the different book responses together. Include your name and sixth grade. Be thorough in your responses and number them.
1. Give the title and author of the book. What happens in this story? Describe the important (main) events in good detail,
but do not say everything that happens (don’t retell the story).
2. Give an example of something that a character shows a Christian should behave. Tell what happened and why it shows how a
Christian should behave. Include a related Bible verse (the reference and quote the actual verse).
3. Give an example of something that a character did shows how a Christian should not behave. Tell what happened and why it
is not how a Christian should behave. Include a related Bible verse (the reference and quote the actual verse).
4. Give this book a rating (4 is the highest and 1 is the lowest) and tell in a few sentences why you rated it this way.
Be specific. Include what your favorite part of the story was and why, plus what didn’t you like about the story and
why.
Your response should show:
1. A clear understanding of the assignment and the text.
2. Thoroughness (details and examples, but not plot summary)
3. Effective use of American Standard English including punctuation, spelling, capitalization,
sentence structure, and usage.
What is listed here is what is required; nothing else.
Put your name on everything.
-NIV Bible with concordance (if the Bible doesn’t have a concordance in it (recommended), get a separate one)
-Merriam Webster dictionary (to keep in your desk)
-a box of tissues
-several blue or black pens, red pens
-several #2 pencils; large eraser
-scissors, colored pencils
-calculator, compass, protractor, 12 inch ruler with metric also
-1 pencil case that holds the pens, pencils, scissors, eraser, math supplies (except the ruler)
-loose leaf paper, graph paper
-2 two-pocket folders with fasteners filled with 20 sheets of notebook paper: one for music
and one for the country report (later in the year)
-1 notebook for math
-2 two-subject notebooks (or more, if you can’t find that) for science/social studies and for Bible (If it has a folder
in it, that’s ideal; this is usually standard for 2-or-more-subject notebooks.)
-1 three-subject notebook for writing
-2 two-pocket folders: one for “Other,” one for “Writing” (If you don’t have a folder in the science/social studies
and Bible notebooks, get two-pocket folders for those; Label “Science” on one side and “Social Studies” on the other.)
-Steno pad for vocabulary words for Spanish
-math binder: put the 3 binder dividers, math notebook, and some loose leaf paper in this binder
-3 binder dividers for the math binder: “Corrections done,” “Corrections to do,” and “Homework”
-two clear-front three-hole report covers (not binders or folders; not ones with slide-on binding)
for two major reports later in the year
-tri-fold display board for the country report (later in the year)
-poster board for your country report map (later in the year)
-art smock (Put your name on it: the best is a long-sleeved, plastic smock-the longer the
better; long-sleeved shirts are ok.)
-sketch book for art (Last year's is ok if less than half full) 8-1/2" x 11" or 9" x 12", 50 sheets, spiral bound,
70#weight
-LCS provides a student planner for you to use, so you do not need to purchase one.
During the school year, it is your (the student’s) responsibility to notice when you need to replenish the items on this
list and to then notify your parents so you will be able to restock things when necessary. You need to be aware of this
ahead of time, before you run out of something, so your parents have time make purchases.
Items that are not required, but could be helpful:
-It is highly recommended that your child have a small, inexpensive flash drive to transport documents
between school and home. This will be used for the country report, All About Me project, and can be used for the rest of
their school career.
-a folder at home for math corrections that are done: there is a cumulative exam at the end of the year, so it’s helpful
to keep old work
-a water bottle that closes to be kept on the student’s desk during school
-white out, index cards (for the country report and for flashcards), things to organize your locker, $3 for a lock for
your gym locker (the school provides the lock; the students may not use their own)
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