Seventh/EighthGradeSummerEnrichmentSummer2016

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.Astudentsexiting7thandgoingto8thshouldworkon7thgradelessons).

Yourchildcanlogintowww.ixl.comwiththeusernameandpasswordlistedbelow.

Username____________________________

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Pleasecontactjmitrakos@tampadayschool.comforanyquestionsaboutsummerassignments.

StudentswhocompletethesuggestedassignmentswillparticipateinarewardactivityinSeptember.

SummerAssignmentswillbedueSeptember6,2016.

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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.

Seventh/EightGradeSummerReading

IRLAColorLevel:Black

SidewaysStoriesFromWaysideSchoolbyLouisSachar

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

StuartLittlebyE.B.White

StuartLittleisashy,philosophicalmousewithabigheartandatasteforadventure.Inspiteofhisstature,barelytwoinchestall,Stuartsetsforthintotheworldwithsomemightybigplans:torideaFifthAvenuebus,towinasailboatraceinCentralPark,andtoteachschoolforaday.Stuart'sgreatestadventurebeginswhenhedecidestofindhisbestfriend,Margalo,aprettybirdwhooncelivedinaBostonfernintheLittles'houseinNewYorkCity.Climbingintohistinycar,Stuarthitstheopenroad,surehe'sheadingintherightdirection,onlytofindhimselfinforabigsurprise.

HowtoEatFriedWormsbyThomasRockwell

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

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

FlyingSolobyRalphFletcher

WhenthesubstituteforMr."Fab"Fabianonevershowsupandhissixth-gradestudentsareontheirown,theysetouttoprovethattheycanruntheclassbythemselves.Withalittleingenuityandsomecarefulplanning,theymightjustsucceed.ButwhenafightbreaksoutbetweenBastianFauvellandRachelWhiteoveraclassmate,TommyFeathers,whodiedsixmonthsearlier,everythingbeginstofallapart.CanRacheldealwiththeanxietiesthatplungedherintosilencethedayTommydied?Inventiveanduniquelyconstructed,"FlyingSolo"followsMr.Fab'sstudentshourbyhourastheytacklethechallengesofanunusualschoolday.

SpaceStationSeventhGradebyJerrySpinelli

Nowaseventhgrader,Jasonfindsoutthehardwayjusthowdifferentthingsarewhereninthgradersarethekings.

AbsolutelyNormalChaosbySharonCreech

MaryLouFinneyislessthanexcitedaboutherassignmenttokeepajournaloverthesummer.Boring!ThencousinCarlRaycomestostaywithherfamily,andwhatstartsoutasthedulldogdaysofsummerquicklyturnsintothewildestroller-coasterrideofalltime.

HowwasMaryLousupposedtoknowwhatwouldhappenwithCarlRayandthering?Orwithherboy-crazybestfriendBethAnn?Orwith(sigh)thepermanentlypinkAlexCheevey?Suddenly,aboringschoolprojectbecomesarecordofthemostexciting,unbelievablesummerofMaryLou'slife.Butwhatifherteacheractuallydoesreadherjournal?

OneCrazySummerbyRitaWilliams-Garca

SetduringoneofthemosttumultuousyearsinrecentAmericanhistory,OneCrazySummeristheheartbreaking,funnytaleofthreegirlswhotraveltoOakland,California,in1968insearchofthemotherwhoabandonedthem.It'sanunforgettablestorytoldbyadistinguishedauthorofbooksforchildrenandteens,RitaWilliams-Garcia.Thisbookisthewinnerofthe2011CorettaScottKingAuthorAwardanda2011NewberyHonorBook.

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,

IRLAColorLevel:Purple

AWrinkleinTimebyMadeleineL’Engle

Itwasadarkandstormynight;MegMurry,hersmallbrotherCharlesWallace,andhermotherhadcomedowntothekitchenforamidnightsnackwhentheywereupsetbythearrivalofamostdisturbingstranger."Wildnightsaremyglory,"theunearthlystrangertoldthem."Ijustgotcaughtinadowndraftandblownoffcourse.Letmesitdownforamoment,andthenI'llbeonmyway.Speakingofways,bytheway,thereissuchathingasatesseract."

HatchetbyGaryPaulsen

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

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

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

Fever1793byLaurieHalseAnderson

Duringthesummerof1793,MattieCooklivesabovethefamilycoffeeshopwithhermotherandgrandfather.MattiespendsherdaysavoidingchoresandmakingplanstoturnthefamilybusinessintothefinestPhiladelphiahaseverseen.Butthenthefeverbreaksout.

Diseasesweepsthestreets,destroyingeverythinginitspathandturningMattie'sworldupsidedown.Atherfeverishmother'sinsistence,Mattiefleesthecitywithhergrandfather.

AbductionbyPegKehret

Bonnie'sbrotherlefthisclasstousethebathroomanddisappeared.Apolicedogtraceshisscenttothecurb,whereitseemshegotintoavehicle.WhywouldMattgoanywherewithastranger?Overwhelmedwithfear,Bonniediscoversthatherdogisgone,too.WasheusedasalureforMatt?Then,Bonniemakesonebigmistakeinherattempttofindherbrother.

TheViewFromSaturdaybyE.L.Konigsberg

ItwasasurprisetoalotofpeoplewhenMrs.Olinski'steamwonthesixth-gradeAcademicBowlcontestatEpiphanyMiddleSchool.Itwasanevenbiggersurprisewhentheybeattheseventhgradeandtheeighthgrade,too.Andwhentheywentontoevengreatervictories,everyonebegantoask:Howdidithappen?Mrs.Olinski,returningtoteachingafterhavingbeeninjuredinanautomobileaccident,foundthatherAcademicBowlteambecameheranswertofindingconfidenceandsuccess.Whatshedidnotknow,atleastatfirst,wasthatherteamknewmorethanshedidtheanswertowhytheyhadbeenchosen.

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.

YearsofDust:TheStoryoftheDustBowlbyAlbertMarrin

Asthe1930sstarted,therainsstoppedandfiercewindskickedin.SoonrollingwallsofdustbegantoinvadetheGreatPlains.Cropswereburied.Farmswerelost.Peopleweresuffocated.Thenation,alreadysufferingfromtheeconomicravagesoftheGreatDepression,nowfacedanewenvironmentalthreat.HeroeslikeFranklinRooseveltweredeterminedtomoveforwardandbuildabrighterfuture.

FlippedbyWendelinVanDraanen

ThefirsttimeJuliBakersawBryceLoski,sheflipped.ThefirsttimeBrycesawJuli,heran.That’sprettymuchthepatternforthesetwoneighborsuntiltheeighthgrade,when,justasJuliisrealizingBryceisn’taswonderfulasshethought,BryceisstartingtoseethatJuliisprettyamazing.Howthesetwoteensmanagetoseebeyondthesurfaceofthingsandcometogethermakesforacomicandpoignantromance.

SurvivingtheApplewhitesbyStephanieS.Tolan

JakeSempleisnotorious.Rumorhasitheburneddownhisoldschoolandgotkickedoutofeveryschoolinhishomestate.Onlyoneplacewilltakehimnow,andthat'sahomeschoolrunbytheApplewhites,achaoticandhilariousfamilyofartists.Theonlyonewhodoesn'tfittheApplewhitemoldisE.D.—asmart,sensiblegirlwhoimmediatelyclasheswiththeunrulyJake.Jakethinkssurvivingthisonewillbeabreeze;butishereallyastoughasheseems?

SchooledbyGordonKorman

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

Afterreadingoneofthebooksfromthelistabove.Studentsmustchoosefromtheoneofthebookreportoptionsbelow.

Option1:Interviewacharacterfromyourbook.Writeatleasttenquestionsthatwillgivethecharactertheopportunitytodiscusshis/herthoughtsandfeelingsabouthis/herroleinthestory.Then,writetheresponsestothequestionsthatyouthinkthecharacterwouldgive.Option2:BookTrailer-UseiMovie,Animoto,orsimilarapplication.Thetrailermustincludecharacters,settingandmainplot.Option3:Createasculptureofthemaincharacterinthebook.Thenwritealetterfromhis/herperspectivetoanothercharacter.Thelettermustincludespecificdetailsthatsummarizeyourcharacter’sjourney.