Incoming 6th grade students can participate in Barnes & Noble's 26th Annual Summer Reading Program! By reading eight (8) books and summarizing their favorite parts, students can complete a journal redeemable at any B&N store for a FREE book from a provided list of Grades 5-6 options. Please download the letter and journal below for more details on how to participate and earn extra credit for English class!

E.L.A. Extra Credit Parent Letter & B&N Reading Journal

• 1 PURPLE binder (1-inch)
• 1 pack of 5-tab binder dividers 
• 1 plastic BLUE folder (with prongs)
• 1 PURPLE composition notebook
• 1 BLUE composition notebook
• 1 box of Crayola colored pencils (24-ct)
• 1 disposable transparent Scotch tape dispenser 
• Pens (blue and black ink only)
• Highlighters (at least 5 different colors)

• Check your planner. (As the first step of their daily "Do Now," students are given time at the beginning of every class period to write down their homework).

• You must have your purple E.L.A. binder and your Independent Reading Book in class every day. 

- B&N Extra Credit Opportunity (emailed photo submission) due Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

- Summer Reading Packet due the first day of school:  Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

 

• Pens must be used in English class (standard blue or black ink only; no erasable pens; no white-out). No pencils.

• All digital assignments for English class must be submitted through Google Classroom, not email. Please do not "share" documents with me through Google Drive. Instead, click the "Turn in" button on Google Classroom for each completed assignment. 

• 6th Grade Parents/Guardians: To update my classroom’s parent/guardian contact information for the 2022-2023 academic year, please complete this Google Form with your current email address and phone number(s). 

Summer reading: Elvira Woodruff's Orphan of Ellis Island and Russell Freedman's Immigrant Kids.