Summer Reading

Please print out and bring this packet with you to school. 

Dear Parents. 

Your children have worked very hard all year and are leaving school this year as better readers and writers. As you know, good readers and writers read and write daily. Practice is necessary in order to master and maintain strategies that are critical to the success of the reading and writing process. The more students read, the more proficient they become. Summer is a great time to read with your children! It is also a wonderful time of year for students to read books for pleasure and to nurture a love for reading. 

Students entering 6th grade will be required to read Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix over this summer. As students read the novel, they will complete a novel study that will guide them through each chapter. This packet is due the first week of school. Students are also required to bring in a copy of the book to school, as we will be completing activities that go along with the novel. 

Along with the reading assignments, students are asked to complete the math packet and return to school the first week. In addition to the packet, students have access to IXL all summer. Students are encouraged to use IXL throughout the summer to help enhance math and ELA skills.

I hope that you and your child have a wonderful time enjoying many great books this summer! The stationary list is on the back of this letter as well. Should you have any questions, please contact me at jdoyle@sainteugeneschool.org 

Happy Reading! 

Sincerely, 

Mrs. Doyle