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St. Peter Summer Learning Plan 2020

We all need to take a break in the summertime! Have some fun. Keep your body, mind and

soul in shape! Lay out a blanket in the grass, hop on and read.

Required Summer Reading:

Students entering: Author: Book:

Grade 1 RazKids Minimum of 60 minutes per week

Grade 2 RazKids Minimum of 60 minutes per week

Grade 3 Various National Geographic for Kids- Level 2

Grade 4 John Reynolds Gardiner Stone Fox

Grade 5 Christopher Paul Curtis The Watsons Go To Birmingham

Grade 6 Gary Paulsen Hatchet

Grade 7 James Howe The Misfits

Grade 8 S.E. Hinton The Outsiders

These books are available at the local public library, Amazon, & Barnes and Noble.

Summer Math Exercises:

Grade 1 Practice your flashcards, addition and subtraction 1-10

Grade 2 Practice adding and subtracting, telling time, and counting money

Grade 3 Practice addition and subtraction facts 1-18 for 5 minutes daily

Grade 4 Review addition and subtraction facts and 1-18, multiplication facts 1-12

Grade 5 Practice multiplication and division facts 1-12

Grade 6-8 Practice subtraction, multiplication and division (1-18), fractions and decimals

Practice writing: Keep a summer diary or vacation journal, and write letters or post cards to

friends and relatives.

Incoming Grade One

Summer Reading Requirement:

Incoming 1st through 8th grade students have a required summer reading assignment. The goal

is to encourage reading for pleasure and to help students transition from summer to a new

school year. Summer reading is one method to help build literacy skills by increasing reading

fluency and comprehension.

All incoming Grade 1 students have a login and password for Raz-Kids, an online guided reading

program we use at St Peter School. Minutes are tracked with Raz-Kids so teachers can check

progress.

If you cannot access Raz-Kids at home, you can go to the Lorain Public Library or supervise your

children here at St. Peter School on Tuesday or Thursday mornings from 9:00 to Noon.

Over the summer, students are to visit www.raz-kids.com for a minimum of 60 minutes per

week.


Incoming 1st through 8th grade students have a required summer math assignment.

The goal is to encourage math review to help students transition from summer to a new

school year.

Over the summer, students should practice addition and subtraction facts 1-10.

If you have any questions please contact Mrs Clotz: [email protected]

or Mrs. Burns: [email protected]

http://www.raz-kids.com/

mailto:[email protected]


Incoming Grade Two





fluency and comprehension.

All incoming Grade 2 students have a login and password for Raz-Kids, an online guided reading

program we use at St Peter School. Minutes are tracked with Raz-Kids so teachers can check

progress.

If you cannot access Raz-Kids at home, you can go to the Lorain Public Library or supervise your

children here at St. Peter School on Tuesday or Thursday mornings from 9:00 to Noon.

Over the summer, students are to visit www.raz-kids.com for a minimum of 60 minutes per

week.




school year.

Over the summer, students should practice addition and subtraction facts 1-18, telling time

and counting money (be ready for quizzes)

If you have any questions please contact Mrs Barens at: [email protected]

http://www.raz-kids.com/

Incoming Grade Three





fluency and comprehension. Books can be borrowed at the local library, purchased online,

Barnes & Noble, or your local discount store.

Author: Various

Book: National Geographic for Kids

Assignment: Complete sheet on back




school year.

Over the summer, students should practice addition and subtraction facts 1-18 for

5 minutes daily.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Yates at: [email protected]

or Mrs. Stadnik at [email protected]



Three Things You Learned:

1.

2.

3.

Two Things You Still Want to Know:

1.

2.

One Question You Have:

Incoming Grade Four







Author: John Reynolds Gardiner

Book: Stone Fox





school year.

Over the summer, students should practice addition and subtraction facts 1-18 and

multiplication facts 1-12 (be ready for quizzes)

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Nyari at: [email protected]

Or Mrs. MacDonald at: [email protected]



Book Review Template – Grade 4

Introduce the Book:

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Retell the story in your own words, but don’t give away the ending:

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Explain your favorite part of the book:

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Give a recommendation about the book (ex. If you like __ you will love this book, or I recommend this book to anyone who likes _)

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Incoming Grade Five







Book: The Watson’s Go to Birmingham – 1963

Author: Christopher Paul Curtis.





school year.

Over the summer, students should practice multiplication and division facts 1-12.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Zakrajsek at: [email protected]

or Mr Love at : [email protected]



Grade 5 Summer Reading Assignment

Student Name: ______________________________

Summary: Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of

Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and

an "official juvenile delinquent." When Byron gets to be too much trouble, they head South to

Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up.

Assignment: Read the historical fiction novel and complete the following questions to

demonstrate that you have read the story. Attach your work to this sheet. As you read,

remember to re-read any sections that are difficult and use your comprehension strategies.

This summer reading assignment will be included in your first quarter grade and will be due

Friday, August 23, 2019.

1. Describe the main characters in the story. Use complete sentences.

2. Describe two events that show how much trouble Byron gets into.

3. Use the attached map of the Eastern United States to show the path that the family took

from Flint, MI to Alabama. Mark specific cities that are mentioned in the book on your map.

Write in Flint on the map.

4. Describe the terrible event that happens in the story once the family is in Alabama.

5. What do you think Kenny has learned by the end of the story?

Incoming Grade Six







6th Grade Summer Google Classroom

Join Code: rypjqhf

Summary: Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father

when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian

finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered

Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present—and the

dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parents’ divorce.

Brian has no time for anger, self-pity, or despair because it will take all his

know-how, determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed.

Assignment: You will need to JOIN the Google Classroom with the code:

rypjqhf. Log into your School Google account/select Classroom/select

the + at the top right/select join/enter the code.

Below you will see Hatchet separated into sections, each of which have 3

chapters. After reading each CHAPTER you will write a summary in the Google

Document that is in your 6th Grade Summer Google Classroom. You will also

respond to each response question listed for that SECTION after reading the

three chapters. This is due Friday, August 21. Any questions, please email

Mrs. Hartup at [email protected] .

Section 1: Chapters 1–3







Section 7: Chapter 19 and Epilogue

BOOKS ARE NUMBERED AND BEING PROVIDED BY ST. PETER SCHOOL

AND CAN BE PICKED UP WITH YOUR REPORT CARDS.

Books are property of St. Peter School Lorain and need to be returned.




school year.

Over the summer, students should practice subtraction, multiplication and division

facts (1-18), fractions and decimals

Grade 7 Summer Reading

Misfits by James Howe.

It is the first part of a series of books by Howe.

Part I

READ THE NOVEL: Misfits by James Howe

As you read the novel think about these:

The six signposts of reading include Contrast and Contradiction, Words of the

Wiser,Aha! Moment, Again and Again, Memory Moment, and Tough Questions.

Part II

For each of the above, list completely instances that you saw it in the novel. NOT JUST

ONE. And be complete in listing or explaining the note.

Contrast and Contradiction: When a character acts differently than you would expect

them to.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Words of the Wiser: When anotherperson who is more experienced, older, more

mature, higher grade perhaps in the book gives advice to the main

character or characters.

1.

2.

3.

Aha Moment: Moment when the main character or characters realize something.

1.

2.

Again and Again:The author repeats an idea or thing over and over. It may be the

same word, description, or basic idea. It is repeated so the reader takes notice of it.

2.

3.

Memory Moment: When a character looks back or the story flashes back to a previous

time or the character remembers something in the past that is important to the present.

1.

2

3

Tough Question: When the character or characters are faced with a difficult situation

where they have to make a decision or face something about themselves or someone

else.

1

2

3.

Part III.

1. What do you believe is the Theme or themes (main lesson

or lessons that the author is trying to get across to the

reader:

Part IV. With a friend from class or two (not more than three

in the group) or by yourself, design a rough draft of a

game based on the book. It can be a board game or a

type of card game. Be creative and thorough. Get the

basic idea and sketch in your heads about what you

Plan on doing and the materials you need together

for it. So you are set to build it or make it

come the first weeks of school.

Enjoy the summer and reading the book.




school year.



If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Davis at

[email protected]


Incoming Grade Eight







Summer Reading Requirement Incoming Eighth Grade

BOOK: The Outsiders AUTHOR: S.E. Hinton ASSIGNMENT: One paragraph handwritten or typed summary of each chapter. We will be discussing the book in great detail as well as a few other assignments the first few weeks of school. Here is a PDF of the book. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi




school year.



If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Norton at: [email protected]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

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