SixthGradeSummerEnrichmentSummer2016

DearParents:

TampaDaySchoolisprovidingsummerenrichmentworktohelppreventsummerlearningloss.The assignments will consist of a mandatory reading activity as well as suggested mathactivitiestokeepyourchildacademicallyengagedthroughoutthesummerbreak.

As a general guideline, Tampa Day School is encouraging students to engage in academicactivities for at least 30 minutes each weekday. We need the support of parents to helpstudentsreachthisgoal.

Bytheendofthesummer,studentsshouldcompletethefollowing:

REQUIREDREADING

Studentsmustreadabookfromtheattachedlistandcompletetheoneofthebookreportsfromtheoptionsprovided.

Yourchild’sIRLAreadinglevelis_____________________.Pleasepickabookfromthelistattached.Yourchildmakereadonecolorlevelupordownfromthelevellisted.

SUGGESTEDMATH–AttachedaresuggestedIXLactivitiesbygradelevel.Studentsshouldworkonthelessonsforthegradetheyareexiting(Ex.Astudentsexiting5thandgoingto6thshouldworkon5thgradelessons).

Yourchildcanlogintowww.ixl.comwiththeusernameandpasswordlistedbelow.

Username____________________________

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Pleasecontactjmitrakos@tampadayschool.comforanyquestionsaboutsummerassignments.

StudentswhocompletethesuggestedassignmentswillparticipateinarewardactivityinSeptember.

SummerAssignmentswillbedueSeptember6,2016.

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IXLGradeLeveltoComplete

SuggestedLessons

2-3 2 H.9Subtractionwordproblems-uptotwodigitsB.3NumberOrderupto100P.3CountMoneyQ.5ReadClocksandWriteTimesR.3InterpretBarGraphs

4 3 B.1PlacevaluemodelsM.5MultiplyandDivideThrough12P.1RoundtoTenandHundredU.5InterpretBarGraphsT.3ReadClocksandWriteTimes

5 4 B.9EstimateSums:wordproblemsD.23Multiplya2-digitnumberbyalargernumber:wordproblemsE.9Dividelargernumbersby1-digitnumbers:wordproblemsF.4Multi-stepwordproblemsG.5Writeequationstorepresentwordproblems

6 5 B.17AreaoftrianglesG.5MultiplydecimalsbyawholenumberwordproblemsM.6AddfractionswithunlikedenominatorsU.1PricelistsH.12Dividelargenumbersby2-digitnumbers

7 6 P.20SolvingequationswithliketermsZ.24AreaofcompoundfiguresO.7DivisionwithdecimalquotientsR.5CreatelineplotsX.2Mixedoperations-wordproblems

8 7 B.5CompareandOrderIntegersE.3MultiplyDecimalsG.10MultiplyMixedNumbersX.10IdentifyandClassifyPolygonsM.1Add,Subtract,Multiply,DivideMoneyAmountsX.3Name,Measure,andClassifyAngles

• IfyourchildhaspreviouslycompletedoneoftheIXLlessonslistedabovetheymayselectanIXLlessonoftheirchoicetoreplacetheonepreviouslycompleted.

SixthGradeSummerReadingListforIncoming6thGrade

IRLAColorLevel:Black

SidewaysStoriesFromWaysideSchoolbyLouisSachar

Therewasaterriblemistake-WaysideSchoolwasbuiltwithoneclassroomontopofanother,thirtystorieshigh!(Thebuildersaidhewassorry.)Maybethat'swhyallkindsoffunnythingshappenedatWayside-especiallyonthethirteenthfloor.

HankZipzer,TheWorld’sGreatestUnderachieverbyHenryWinklerandLinOliverDon’taskHankZipzerfordirections.Hedoesn’tknowrightfromleft.Anddon’ttrusthimtomakechange.Hecan’tdomathinhishead.Butifyou’relookingforalaugh,Hankisyourman.TitleslikeBarfingintheBackseat:HowISurvivedMyFamilyRoadTripandcharacterslikeaniguananamedKatherineguaranteethethird-throughsixth-gradecrowdwillgobbleupthisserieslikeHankeatspizza.Thelatestrelease,TheLifeofMe(EnteratYourOwnRisk),isthefourteenthvolumeintheseries.

HowtoEatFriedWormsbyThomasRockwell

Becauseofabet,Billyisintheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtoeatfifteenwormsinfifteendays.Ahilariousstorythatwillrevoltanddelightbumptious,unreachableintermediate-gradeboysandanyotherlessparticularmortalsthatreadorlistentoit.....

FrindlebyAndrewClements

WhenNicklearnssomeinterestinginformationabouthowwordsarecreated,suddenlyhe'sgottheinspirationforhisbestplanever...thefrindle.Whosaysapenhastobecalledapen?Whynotcallitafrindle?ThingsbegininnocentlyenoughasNickgetshisfriendstousethenewword.Thenotherpeopleintownstartsayingfrindle.Soontheschoolisinanuproar,andNickhasbecomealocalhero.HisteacherwantsNicktoputanendtoallthisnonsense,butthefunnythingisfrindledoesn'tbelongtoNickanymore.Thenewwordisspreadingacrossthecountry,andthere'snothingNickcandotostopit.

ISurvivedtheNaziInvasion,1944byLaurenTarshis

InthisgrippingnewadditiontothebestsellingISURVIVEDseries,ayoungJewishboyescapespersecutionandfindsagroupofresistancefightersintheforestsofPoland.DoeshehavewhatittakestosurvivetheNazis--andfightback?

ISurvivedtheGreatChicagoFire,1871byLaurenTarshis

OscarStarlingneverwantedtocometoChicago.ButthenOscarfindshimselfnotjustintheheartofthebigcity,butinthemiddleofaterriblefire!Nooneknowsexactlyhowitbegan,butonethingisclear:Chicagoislikeagiantpowderkegabouttoexplode.Anarmyoffiremenistryingtohelp,butthisfireisaferociousbeastthatwantstodevoureverythinginitspath,includingOscar!WillOscarsurviveoneofthemostfamousanddevastatingfiresinhistory?

IRLAColorLevel:Orange

IAmNotJoeyPigzabyJackGantos“Youknowme.Ialwayshavetohavesomethingonmymindorsomethinginmyhands.Otherwise,mymindchasesoffinonedirectionandmyhandsgoinanother.”

ManyofourkidsdoknowJoeyPigza,starofJackGantos’popularseries.Butthey’llseeanewsideofJoeyinthefourthbook,IAmNotJoeyPigza.WhenJoey’s“nogood,squinty-eyed,baddadCarterPigza”showsup,claiminghe’sanewman,heinsiststhatJoeyreinventhimself,too.DothePigzasreallygetado-overinthefamilydepartment?AndcanJoeyreclaimhistrueidentityintheend?

OutofMyMind(fiction)bySharonDraper

Eleven-year-oldMelodyhascerebralpalsyandaphotographicmemory.Herheadislikeavideocamerathatisalwaysrecordingandthere’snodeletebutton.She’sthesmartestkidinherwholeschool—butNOONEknowsit.Mostpeople—herteachersanddoctorsincluded—don’tthinkshe’scapableoflearning,andupuntilrecentlyherschooldaysconsistedoflisteningtothesamepreschool-levelalphabetlessonsagainandagain.Ifonlyshecouldtellpeoplewhatshethinksandknows.Butshecan’t.Shecan’ttalk.Shecan’twalk.Shecan’twrite.BeingstuckinsideherheadismakingMelodygooutofhermind—thatis,untilshediscoverssomethingthatwillallowhertospeakforthefirsttimeever.AtlastMelodyhasavoice...butnoteveryonearoundherisreadytohearit.

Volcano:TheEruptionandHealingofMount.StHelensbyPatriciaLauber(non-fiction)

May18,1980,8:32A.M.:AnearthquakesuddenlytriggeredanavalancheonMountSt.Helens,avolcanoinsouthernWashingtonState.Minuteslater,MountSt.HelensblewthetopoffitspeakandexplodedintothemostdevastatingvolcaniceruptioninU.S.history.Whatcausedtheeruption?Whatwasleftwhenitended?Whatdidscientistslearninitsaftermath?Inthisextraordinaryphotographicessay,

MyTeacherisanAlienbyBruceCoville

Sixthgradeisjustoutofthisworld!SusanSimmonscantellthathernewsubstituteteacherisreallyweird.Butshedoesn'tknowhowweirduntilshecatcheshimpeelingoffhisface--andrealizesthat"Mr.Smith"isreallyanalien!AtfirstnoonewillbelieveherexceptPeterThompson,theclassbrain.WhenPeterandSusandiscoverMr.Smith'shorribleplansfortheirclassmates,theyknowtheyhavetoactfast.Onlytheycangetridoftheirextraterrestrialvisitor--andsavetherestofthesixth-gradeclassfromafateworsethanmathtests!

LongShot,aComebackKidsnovelbyMikeLupica(oranyotherintheseries)

PedroMoraleslovesplayingbasketball,buthe'smoreofateamguythanastar-thatwouldbeNedHancock,thebestplayerintheirentiretown.Thetwoboysgetalongwell,buttheirfriendshipisthreatenedwhenPedrodecidestorunagainstNedforclasspresident.Theelectionstartstoaffecttheirteam,andPedrolearnswhohisrealfriendsareandthebestwaytoworktogetheronandoffthecourt.

WonderbyR.J.Palacio

AugustPullmanwasbornwithafacialdifferencethat,upuntilnow,haspreventedhimfromgoingtoamainstreamschool.Starting5thgradeatBeecherPrep,hewantsnothingmorethantobetreatedasanordinarykid—buthisnewclassmatescan’tgetpastAuggie’sextraordinaryface.R.J.Palaciohascalledherdebutnovel“ameditationonkindness”—indeed,everyreaderwillcomeawaywithagreaterappreciationforthesimplecourageoffriendship.Inaworldwherebullyingamongyoungpeopleisanepidemic,thisisarefreshingnewnarrativefullofheartandhope.Auggieisaherotorootfor,adiamondintheroughwhoprovesthatyoucan’tblendinwhenyouwereborntostandout.

IRLAColorLevel:Purple

HowtoTrainYourDragonbyCressidaCowell

ChroniclestheadventuresandmisadventuresofHiccupHorrendousHaddocktheThirdashetriestopasstheimportantinitiationtestofhisVikingclan,theTribeoftheHairyHooligans,bycatchingandtrainingadragon.

HatchetbyGaryPaulsen

13-year-oldBrianisonhiswaytovisithisfatherwhenthesingle-engineplaneinwhichheisflyingcrashes.Suddenly,BrianfindshimselfaloneintheCanadianwildernesswithnothingbutatatteredwindbreakerandthehatchethismothergavehimasapresent.ItwilltakeallBrian’sknow-howanddeterminationandmorecouragethanheknewhepossessed,tosurvive.NewberyAwardwinner.ASeriesofUnfortunateEventsbyLemonySnicket

#1:TheBadBeginningisthefirstinthisseries.

Afterthesuddendeathoftheirparents,thethreeBaudelairechildrenmustdependoneachotherandtheirwitswhenitturnsoutthatthedistantrelativewhoisappointedtheirguardianisdeterminedtouseanymeansnecessarytogettheirfortune.

TheMagician’sElephantbyKateDiCamillo

Whenten-year-oldorphanPeterencountersafortunetellerinthemarketplace,shetellshimthathissister,whoispresumeddead,isinfactalive,soheembarksonaremarkableseriesofadventuresashedesperatelytriestofindher.

UngiftedbyGordonKorman

ThewordgiftedhasneverbeenappliedtoakidlikeDonovanCurtis.It'susuallymorelikeDon'ttrythisathome.Sowhenthetroublemakerpullsamajorprankathismiddleschool,hethinkshe'sfinallygonetoofar.Butthankstoamix-up,insteadofgettingintrouble,DonovanissenttotheAcademyofScholasticDistinction,aspecialprogramforgiftedandtalentedstudents.

Itwasn'texactlywhatDonovanhadintended,buttherecouldn'tbeamoreperfecthideout.Thatis,ifhecanmanagetofoolpeoplewhoseIQsareabovegeniuslevel.

TheGreatFirebyJimMurphy

TheGreatFireof1871wasoneofthemostcolossaldisastersinAmericanhistory-withdamagesoprofoundthatfewpeoplebelievedthecityofChicagocouldeverriseagain.Byweavingpersonalaccountsofactualsurvivorstogetherwithcarefulresearch,JimMurphyconstructsarivetinganddramaticnarrative,ultimatelyrevealinghowthehumanspirittriumphedeveninatimeofdeepestdespair,andthepeopleofChicagofoundthecourageandstrengthtobuildtheircityonceagain.

IRLAColorLevel:Bronze

MilkweedbyJerrySpinelli

He’saboycalledJew.Gypsy.Stopthief.Runt.Fast.FilthysonofAbraham.He’saboywholivesinthestreetsofWarsaw.He’saboywhostealsfoodforhimselfandtheotherorphans.He’saboywhobelievesinbread,andmothers,andangels.He’saboywhowantstobeaNazisomeday,withtallshinyjackbootsandagleamingEaglehatofhisown.Untilthedaythatsuddenlymakeshimchangehismind.WhenthetrainscometoemptytheJewsfromtheghetto,he’saboywhorealizesit’ssafestofalltobenobody.

UnderthePersimmonTreebySuzanneFisherStaples

NajmahsuddenlyfindsherselfalonewhenherfatherandolderbrotherareconscriptedbytheTaliban.AnAmericanwoman,Elaine,isalsoonherown.ShewaitsoutthewarinteachingrefugeechildrenunderthepersimmontreeinhergardenwhileherdoctorhusbandrunsaclinicinAfghanistan.Asthetwolooktotheskiesforanswers,theirfatesentwine.

SchooledbyGordonKorman

CapricornCapAndersonhasbeenhomeschooledbyhishippiegrandmother,Rain.WhenRainisinjuredinafall,Capisforcedtoattendthelocalmiddleschool.AlthoughheknowsalotaboutZenBuddhism,nothinghaspreparedhimforthepoliticsofpublicschool.

AlexRiderbyAnthonyHorowitz

Afterthedeathoftheunclewhohadbeenhisguardian,fourteen-year-oldAlexRideriscoercedtocontinuehisuncle'sdangerousworkforBritain'sintelligenceagency,MI6.

TheDarkisRisingbySusanCooper

OnhiseleventhbirthdayWillStantondiscoversthatheisthelastoftheOldOnes,destinedtoseekthesixmagicalSignsthatwillenabletheOldOnestotriumphovertheevilforcesoftheDark.

PercyJacksonTheLightningThiefbyRickRiordan

PercyJacksonisnoordinaryteenager;he'sthesonofPoseidonandisaccusedofstealingZeus'lightningbolt,themostpowerfulweaponevercreated!Withstormcloudsbrewing,Percyembarksonanincrediblecross-countryjourneytoprovehisinnocence,recoverthebolt,andpreventawaramongthegodsthatcoulddestroyourworld!

Afterreadingoneofthebooksfromthelistabove.Studentsmustchoosefromtheoneofthebookreportoptionsbelow.FictionOption1:Createabooktrailer.Visithttp://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Home+Student+Book+Trailersforsamplebooktrailerscreatedbystudents.FictionOption2:Imaginethebookhasbeenmadeintoamovie.Createaposteradvertisingthemovieandincludeaoneparagraphsummaryofthestory.Non-fictionOption1:Createacollagewithpicturesandcutupvocabularywordsandconceptsfromthebook.Youcancutphotosandlettersorprintordrawthewords.Non-FictionOption2:Createa3-Ddiorama(usingashoebox)ORusemodelingsandorclayORLegostodepictascenefromthehistoricalevent.Includemodelsofpeopleandscenesaswellasthesettingofthestory.Onthebackwriteasummaryofthebook.Includethetitleandauthor.