Summer Assignments 2021

PreK through Grade4 have recommended summer work. Grade 5-8 have a required novel and math work to complete.

Recommended PreK Math and Language Arts

Recommended for Rising Kindergarten through Grade 2

Check out the Virginia Beach Public Library website. VBPL is offering age-specific Summer Reading Challenge goals and incentives, along with some creative activities. Parents can participate in our Reading Road Trip to read for pleasure and model reading as a family.

Scholastic Home Base: A free digital destination that offers stories, characters, games, and a
community of readers. Home Base is moderated for safety 24/7.

Recommended Math Sites

www.funbrain.com
www.mathplayground.com/game-directory.html
www.sheppardsoftware.com/math
www.abcya.com
www.starfall.com
www.ixl.com (ALL teachers have issued logins and passwords)

Summer Practice Packets

Rising Kindergarteners, first and second graders will be given a review summer practice packet.
Encourage your child to work on the packet throughout the summer to keep their skills sharp.

Recommended Reading

“Today a reader, tomorrow a Leader!”
Rising Kindergarteners are encouraged to listen to or read daily with an adult.
1st grade daily reading is encouraged (approx. 15 minutes).
2nd grade daily independent reading is encouraged (approx. 20 minutes).

Required Summer Reading & Math for Rising 5th Graders

Required Reading (Choose one novel)

I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman Matilda by Roald Dahl
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
Ida B. by Katherine Hannigan
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L Konigsburg
Holes by Louis Sachar
Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
The BFG by Roald Dahl
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Required Math

1. One of the things we notice each school year is that instant recall of multiplication facts has a direct bearing on a student’s success in mastering fractions, algebra, and basic math in general. There is nothing wrong with going “old school” by using traditional flashcards to practice, or students can continue to play on reflexmath.com. The expectation is for each student to know all of their multiplication facts. Be sure to practice his/her multiplication facts through the 12’s at least once a week this summer.

2. Please see khanacademy.com for comprehensive preparation for rising 5th graders. Creating an account is free! Students should select the course “Get Ready for 5th grade” or use the link https://www.khanacademy.org/math/get-ready-for-5th-grade

Students should follow along with the course at their own pace. Students can click on “Practice” for each skill. There is always a video tutorial that can be referenced before or during the skill practice. There are 30 different content topics total with about 5-7 questions each. These could be split into about 3 lessons a week. There are checkpoint quizzes throughout the course to help assess mastery of each topic.

3. 4th graders took home their “Progress in Mathematics” workbook at the end of the year. This workbook contains excellent practice to retain information learned in 4th grade. While we completed some exercises in class, there are still many that can be completed over the summer! It is recommended that students complete a page or two each week in the Progress workbook.

Required Summer Reading & Math for Rising 6th-8th Graders

Hello Middle School Math Parents,

This year for summer skills review, I will be using Khan Academy. The students have opened free accounts that are linked to my class. They will use their school google email address and password.

Khan Academy is completely free and can be accessed by app on Apple or Android or from a desktop. We have discussed what the expectations are for their summer review. It is a student-paced review and has videos and short quizzes. I ask that students log in a few times a week, fifteen minutes or more a session, over the summer to brush up on their math skills so that we can hit the ground running next year. I will begin checking in on students starting in July, I can see their progress remotely and will be able to communicate with them through their school Gmail addresses.

It’s never fun to cram for a due date. If students pace themselves throughout the summer, they should be able to get the most out of this online platform.

Thank you for your support,
Melinda Nearpass
[email protected]

MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Rising 6th Grade – EVERY STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO READ ONE NOVEL

The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park
Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan
Ghost, by Jason Reynolds
Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan

Rising 7th Grade – EVERY STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO READ ONE NOVEL

Fever 1793, by Laurie Anderson
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne
Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan
Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra, by Wendy Lichtman

Rising 8th Grade – EVERY STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO READ ONE NOVEL

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
Crispin’: The Cross of Lead, by Avi
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (approx. 300-page version)
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

Enjoy your summer reading!
VB Library 2021 Summer Reading

Summer is a great time to enjoy fun, family, and friends; however, if you are also looking to improve any of your language arts skills, consider practicing cursive, writing legibility, sentence diagramming or vocabulary Greek and Latin roots, along with the required Language Arts IXL listed below.

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