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Summer Reading for Upcoming First Graders of

Lighthouse Christian Academy

Dear Parents,

During the summer the upcoming first grade students need to read:

Scholastic Reader Level 1: Fun with First-Grade Friends by Grace Maccarone. This is two

Level 1 readers (The Lunch Box Surprise and Recess Mess) in one book.

Have the student read the story out loud and help them sound out any words they get stuck

on.

For the project the first grader should write the following sentence in their own

handwriting on a 8 ½ by 11 sheet of paper:

“I love to ___________ at recess.”

They may choose their favorite activity and write it in the space. Parents may help them

with spelling.

After the child writes the sentence they should illustrate the sentence.

On another piece of paper the student should write:

“I love to eat _________ for lunch at school.”

They may choose their favorite food and write it in the space. Parents may help them with

spelling.

After the child writes the sentence they should illustrate the sentence.

This project will help them exercise their reading and writing skills for the new

school year. Reading other books on or above level is highly encouraged. Have a

wonderful summer and seek God with all your heart!

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2015 2nd Grade Summer Reading and Project

Incoming 2nd graders will need to read the Mummies and Pyramids by Will Osborne and Mary Pope

Osborne. The book is a nonfiction “research guide” about ancient Egypt. It is a companion book to

Osborne’s Mummies in the Morning which we will read next year in school. Students can read aloud,

independently, or have the book read to them.

The students will need to complete a diorama based on their favorite chapter (excluding chapter 9) and

be prepared to present it to the class. Feel free to work alongside them in making the the diorama.

Google dioramas on ancient Egypt with your child if you have a hard time visualizing what it might look

like. Many things can be used from cardboard or clay to legos.

Have them practice presenting it at home before they bring it to school. Their diorama and presentation

of it will supply their summer reading grade. Please see attached rubric in order to understand how

diorama will be scored.

Feel free to e-mail me with any questions or concerns at r.nebbia@lcacademy.org

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2nd Grade

Summer Reading

Diorama

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Display The display is

well-organized.

The items are

neatly and

securely

attached. They

are relevant to

the scene. The

display is visually

appealing.

The display is

well-organized.

The items are

neatly and

securely

attached. They

are relevant to

the scene.

The display is

somewhat

organized. The

items are

securely

attached to the

display.

The display is not

organized OR

the items are not

securely

attached to the

display.

Background The background

shows detail and

appears to be a

part of the

scenery. It is

neat and secure.

The background

is neat and

secure. It shows

some detail.

The background

is secure and

somewhat neat.

It shows little or

no detail.

The background

is messy or non-

existent.

Number of

Items

There are at

least six items

displayed in

diorama (any

piece glued into

diorama

represents an

item).

There are 4-5

items displayed

in diorama.

There are 3

items displayed

in diorama

There are less

than three items

displayed in

diorama.

Presentation The student was

able to

accurately

explain all the

elements in the

diorama. They

spoke clearly

and with

expression.

The student was

able to

accurately

explain most of

the elements in

the diorama.

The student was

able to

accurately

explain some of

the elements in

the diorama.

The student had

trouble

explaining the

elements in the

diorama.

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Summer Reading (for incoming third graders)

Stuart Little by: E.B. White

1. Please read the book, Stuart Little. You may read it individually, or orally with someone

older than you.

2. Once your finish reading, you will create a diorama depicting one of your favorite

scenes from Stuart Little. Use a shoe box, or similar-sized box, to create your scene.

Display objects found in your house or constructed by you to place in your box. Illustrate

or cover the walls of your box to create a background. Complete your scene by placing

Stuart in your box.

3. Once your diorama is complete, write a paragraph on the lines below describing the

details of the event that you created in your shoe box. Your completed paragraph should

contain at least five sentences. Where was Stuart? Who was he with? What happened?

How did he feel about what happened?

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4. Optional: If you would like to, you may illustrate a new adventure for Stuart on the next

page.

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Stuart Little

Illustrated by: _____________________

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Lighthouse Christian Academy

Summer Reading Assignment for Students Entering 4th Grade 2015-2016

Dear Fourth Grade Students, In preparation for Fourth Grade, you are required to read ‘Misty of Chincoteague’ by Marguerite Henry and complete a ‘Collage Book Report’ following the instructions listed below.

COLLAGE BOOK REPORT The Project Create a collage using pictures that represent important parts of the book. The Details

Use a large piece of poster board for your collage

Make sure the title and author of the book are displayed prominently on your collage

Include at least 10 pictures. You can use pictures that you cut from magazines, print

from the internet, or draw yourself.

On a separate piece of paper, write a descriptive title for each picture you included and a

sentence or two about why it was important to the book.

Tips for Success

As you read the book, keep a list of important characters, events, and objects to use in your

collage.

Remember that in collages pictures overlap a bit on the edges.

Be sure to glue the edges and corners down carefully to make your collage look neat.

Your Collage Book Report will be due on the first day of school, Sept, 8, 2015. I hope you enjoy the book and have fun with the assignment! Blessings, Ms. Bennett

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5th Grade Summer

Assignments Welcome to the beginning of your 5th grade journey at LCA. This is going to be fabulous

year and there are many things that you can be doing over the summer to be prepared for

5th grade.

1. Read a LOT.

In 5th grade we do a lot of reading in all different subject and it is important that you can

read, comprehend, and recall what you read. Each of the exercises below will resemble

activities we will do in class together over the year. Please complete each and bring it with

you on the first day of school. o Read Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

o As you read, complete the double entry journal.

o Vocabulary sheet

2. Keep up with your math facts and knowledge.

Math in 5th grade is going to get more difficult. However, if you can master your math facts

and practice over the summer, it will make difficult concepts easier to master. Practicing

math over the summer will help you be prepared for the placement test when you arrive in

September. Please complete the following activities to practice.

o Fractions packet of review problems (1-22)

o Timed Tests- Each should be able to be completed in less than 2 min. and 30 sec. Please

take each and write your time at the top. Have a parent initial that the time is correct. If

you need extra copies of the tests for practice, please let me know.

3. Typing

In 5th grade, we will be working on our typing skills. This will be important as you continue

through your educational career. We will continue to practice these skills next year, but this

summer is a good time to start learning.

Your username is:

Your password is:

o You will complete the beginner’s course from typing.com. Once you get to the website

there is a “student login” option at the top right hand corner of the screen. Once here, you

will type in your username and password. You will then click on the beginner course. You

will need to complete all 9 lessons for the beginner’s course this summer. Once you start a

lesson, you must complete the whole lesson and then save. You do not need to do all 9

lessons in one sitting. Each lesson should take about 15-20 minutes.

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o Along the top of the screen you will see different options including “courses” (the home

page) and “games”. Feel free to play any of the games. They are a lot of fun and great

practice!

I am so excited to get to know you this year. We are going to have a lot of fun, but we are

also going to work really hard and learn a lot. It’s going to be different and challenging, but

I know that you can rise to the occasion and be successful.

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Shiloh Vocabulary Assignment As you read, there are going to be words that you don’t know. This is a normal part of

growing as a reader, but it is important that you make an effort to grow your

vocabulary each time you read. Below, please write 10 words that were unfamiliar to

you and look them up in a dictionary. You will need to write the word, page number

that had that word, and then the definition. Use your neatest cursive.

Word Page Number Definition

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Shiloh Double Entry Journal As you read Shiloh, I want you to take a moment and respond some quotes that I have

chosen. Your response does not need to be long; one to two sentences is perfect, but feel

free to write more if you wish. It should express what you are thinking or feeling

during this part of the book about the characters or events. It can even be a prediction

about what might happen next.

Chapter Quote Date of

Response

Thoughts and Ideas

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Never shoot anything,

though. Never had the

slightest wish.

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I know everybody

sweats and everybody’s

sweat stinks, but seems

to me, Judd’s sweat

stinks worse than

anyone’s. Mean sweat.

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Funny how on lie leads

to another and before

you know it, your whole

life can be a lie.

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I’m about as happy right

then as you can get in

your whole life. And

then I hear someone

say, “Marty.” I look up,

and there’s Ma.

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Then I hear a yelp, a

loud yelp, then a snarl

and a growl, and

suddenly the air is filled

with yelps, and it’s the

worst kind of noise you

can think of. A dog being

hurt.

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But the more I sit there

petting his head, feeling

his happiness, the more

I know I cant give him

up. I wont.

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“Son, it’s hard, I know,

but sometimes you just

got to do what has to be

done. It’s Judd’s dog and

there’s no getting

around that.”

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I’m thinking how

nothing is as simple as

you guess- not right or

wrong, not Judd

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Travers, not even me or

this dog I got here. But

the good part is I saved

Shiloh and opened my

eyes some. Now that

ain’t bad for eleven.

What do you think that the author want you, as an almost-eleven-year-old (the same

age as Marty), to learn and take away from this novel?

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Lighthouse Christian Academy Summer Reading Assignment for Students Entering 6th Grade

2015-2016 Read the book Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Words to Know: Neb – a master or lord

Khefts – evil spirits

Ka – spirit or soul of a person

Ba – eternal forces of humans, depicted in tombs as a bird with a human head, similar to Ka

Shentis – white covering ancient Egyptians wore

Amulet – a charm, thought to have special powers

Outzait – amulet mostly made of gold

Ingot – small rectangular slabs of gold

Ankh – cross shaped Egyptian symbol for life

Anubis – god that conducts souls to the afterlife

Horus – sun god

Amon – main god

Ra – sun god

On a separate sheet of paper, answer the questions in complete sentences, blue or black ink and cursive.

1. Who is the protagonist of the story? 2. Who is the antagonist of the story? 3. What is the conflict or problem in the story? 4. Why do the wounds on Ranofer’s back embarrass him? 5. In the beginning of the book, why did Heqet’s presence arouse feelings of jealousy in Ranofer? 6. What did Ranofer suspect about Gebu? 7. What evidence showed that tomb robbing was a serious crime in ancient Egypt? According to the

Egyptian religion why was this such a serious crime? 8. Why did it take an act of great courage for Ranofer to follow Gebu at night? 9. Why was Ranofer willing to risk danger to himself and his friends by entering the palace? 10. How did the queen reward Ranofer?

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LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

SUMMER READING 2015

Students are required to submit the following written assignments for their respective books on

the first day of school:

Incoming 7th Grade

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table—Roger Green

Grade 7:

Choose one character in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table to answer the question:

Who is the best knight of the Round Table?

In a five-paragraph essay, include the following:

¶1—Introduction: In one sentence write the following: title and author, the name of your character

of choice, and a thesis statement about the character’s qualification as the best knight.

Example of First Sentence: “Of all the knights in Robert Green’s King Arthur and the Knights of the

Round Table, Lancelot is the best because he is the most loyal among his peers.

Example of Second Sentence: He proves his loyalty in three ways. Briefly state these three ways in

one sentence.

¶2—Discuss the first way in which your character proves himself the “best”. Provide an example

from your reading.

¶3—Discuss the second way. Provide an example from your reading.

¶4—Discuss the third way. Provide an example from your reading.

¶5—Conclusion: Summarize by stating which of the three ways is the most important in proving

him the “best knight” and why. End with a “clincher”.

5 paragraphs, handwritten, blue or black ink

Incoming 8th Grade

Where the Red Fern Grows—Wilson Rawls

Grade 8:

Choose one of three possible themes in Where the Red Fern Grows to write a five-paragraph essay:

“Sacrifice,” “It’s a Tough World Out There,” “Miracles.”

Begin with an introductory paragraph in which you state your theme with three events which you

will develop; in the following three paragraphs discuss three events (one paragraph each) that

illustrate your theme, and conclude with relating which character you most identify and why.

Include your opinion of the book in the conclusion.

Note: The last paragraph is the only time you may use the word “I.” Do not use the word “you” at

any time. 5¶, typewritten preferred.

Enjoy your summer reading and bring your books with you when you return in the fall!