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Welcome to Kindergarten!
If you ask any Hilltop teacher, it’s always a perfect time to read. But the leisurely months of summer are a great time to read and let the literature take you someplace new.
Books take us to places when we cannot leave our homes. They introduce us to people we may never have the opportunity to meet. They place us in situations that we have never experienced ourselves. Books can transform us in ways that can change our thinking and teach us the most important life lessons.
English teacher, Sarah Weeks, focussed this year's summer reading selections on New York City. As COVID restrictions begin to lift, we can look forward to taking day trips, and why not to places near our own backyard. Whether you stay close to home or venture out, the books on this summer's book list take you to the Big Apple.
As you begin your summer reading, remember that audiobooks are great for travel or listening as a family.
BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST:
Backpack and Lunchbox (no wheeled backpacks)
Complete change of clothes (including undergarments) in a ziploc bag with child's name
Vinyl smock for Art labeled with child's name and packed in a ziploc bag
All students are encouraged to bring a filled, personal water bottle to school each day. For health reasons, students may not refill their bottles or drink from the school's communal fountains. Water stations will be set up in each classroom.
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT: For the NYC-themed required text, students must complete ONE of the following THREE projects using the places, landmarks, street signs, etc. mentioned in your book. Click the arrow for details.
I. Create a map showcasing the different locations your character(s)visited/saw while in NYC.
II. Make a collage of the various NYC places your book's character(s) visited/saw.
III. Make a postcard that your character would send from one of the main places they visited while in NYC.
Required Text: How Little Lori Visited Times Square by Amos Vogel
Required Text: How Little Lori Visited Times Square by Amos Vogel
Poor little Lori. All he wants to do is visit Times Square, but somehow he just can't seem to get there!
From South Ferry all the way to 242nd Street with detours by Macy's, Central Park, Queens, and Staten Island along the way, little Lori takes an unintentional tour of New York City via bus, subway, horse and carriage, ferry, helicopter, and even riding on a turtle's back!
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