Dear Middle School Students,

Since “Summer Reading Lollapalooza” seems to be a success, we decided to continue with this tradition.

Your teachers are offering titles and moderating book talks, which we are calling “Rap Sessions,” when we return to school in September. We are asking that all students choose ONE book from the below "Summer Reading List", although we encourage you to read all you can over the summer months.

Your teachers created a Haskell Google Slideshow and a Wanaque Google Slideshow with book covers, along with a synopsis of each book. The book titles are listed below:

Haskell: Incoming Grade 6

The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Wanaque: Incoming Grade 6

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Haskell: Incoming Grade 7

Fish in a Tree—by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements

Wanaque: Incoming Grade 7

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Haskell: Incoming Grade 8

Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya

Nothing But the Truth by Avi

Wanaque: Incoming Grade 8

The Graveyard Book by Niel Gaiman

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

I am Malala OR My Story of Standing Up for Girls’ Rights by Malala Yousafzai

During the first week back, you will participate in a rap session with the book you selected. You are expected to come prepared with your completed book in hand, if possible, along with the form “Preparing for a Rap Session” completed. You are welcome to bring any supplemental materials you think might be relevant for enriching the conversation.

Attached, you will also find the rubric that will be used to assess your effort and work during the Rap Session in September.

Your parents should take as active a role as they see fit in helping select, and you should keep your parents informed of your choices. I hope that you “book” some time to have a wonderful, reading-filled summer!

Any questions, feel free to contact your building principal.

Dear Middle School Students,

Summer assignments are designed not to overburden you with work during your much-needed recess, but rather to ensure that like other skills, your academics remain sharp and ready for the opening of school in September. We would like you to take some time to “unplug” and recharge over the next couple of weeks. When you’re ready, you can practice the skills taught to prepare for the new school year.

You will be using the platform Khan Academy to provide you with the opportunity to reinforce and review skills you have learned in the past. Feel free to watch and complete additional exercises to help prepare you for September. Prior to the conclusion of school, you will be creating a Khan Academy account using your Google logins. You will also be putting in your “Class Code,” which will allow next year’s teachers to view the work completed.

Following the steps below will gain you access to Khan Academy:

Go to the Khan Academy website. www.khanacademy.org
Click “Log In” in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
Click “Continue with Google.”
Type in your school email and password.
1. School Email: Last name & first three letters of your first name (****@student.wanaqueps.org)
2. Password: hs + Student ID Number OR ws + Student ID Number
Once on the dashboard, on the left-hand side, click “Assignments”. This is where specific assignments assigned to you will appear.

Incoming 6th Grade (Class Code: 6EP968AN):

Incoming 7th Grade (Class Code: 2RJM5QQS):

Incoming 8th Grade (Class Code: CBJ6ECHM ):

(If needed, on the left-hand side of the practice, there are videos to help refresh your memory of the concepts under “Learn.” You can also complete the practice exercises and quizzes as many times as necessary.)

6. Once the assigned topics are completed, feel free to choose any other topics to practice.

Topics are to be completed by Friday, September 6th. You will gain two homework passes for your math class. Any questions, feel free to contact your building principal. Have a wonderful summer!

Math

Wanaque School District