May, 2008

Dear Boys and Girls,

Welcome to third grade! To be an excellent reader, you need to read on a regular basis. We have enclosed a list of books that we suggest you try reading this summer. You are required to read one book, but we hope you will read many more.

The book Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary is required reading for all students entering the third grade in the fall. We will spend the first few days of Reading class reviewing the book through a variety of enrichment activities. Grades will be taken over this novel study.

You may purchase the book at any bookstore. Have a wonderful summer and happy reading!

Sincerely,

Third Grade Teachers

May 2008

Dear Boys and Girls,

Welcome to fourth grade! To be an excellent reader, you need to read on a regular basis. We have enclosed a list of books that we suggest you try reading this summer. You are required to read one book, but we hope you will read many more.

The book Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon is required reading for all students entering the fourth grade in the fall. We will spend the first few days of Reading class reviewing the book through a variety of enrichment activities. Grades will be taken over this novel study.

You may purchase the book at any bookstore. Have a wonderful summer and happy reading!

Sincerely,

Fourth Grade Teachers

May 2008

Dear Boys and Girls,

Welcome to fifth grade! To be an excellent reader, you need to read on a regular basis. We have enclosed a list of books that we suggest you try reading this summer. You are required to read one book, but we hope you will read many more.

The book Old Yeller by Fred Gipson O’Dell is required reading for all students entering the fifth grade in the fall. We will spend the first few days of Reading class reviewing the book through a variety of enrichment activities. You will need to be familiar with the vocabulary from the book. Grades will be taken over this novel unit.

You may purchase the book at any bookstore. Have a wonderful summer and happy reading!

Sincerely,

Fifth Grade Teachers

Fifth Grade Summer Suggested Reading List

Gabriel's Horses  by Allison Hart

One-Handed Catch  by M.J. Auch

Rowan of Rin  by Emily Rodda

Wait for Me, Watch for Me, Eula Bee  by Patricia Beatty

The Book of Three  by Lloyd Alexander

Nothing's Fair in the Fifth Grade  by Barthe DeClements

The Tail of Despereaux  by Kate DiCamillo

Team Moon  by Catherine Thimmesh

Greetings From Nowhere  by Barbara O'Connor

Frindle  by Andrew Clements

Five Children and It  by E. Nesbit

Tne Pepins and Their Problems  by Polly Horvath

The Westing Game  by Ellen Raskin

The Teacher's Funeral  by Richard Peck

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt  by Deborah Hopkins

Ella Enchanted  by Gail Carson Levine

I, Coriander  by Sally Gardner

A Week in the Woods  by Andrew Clements

Fourth Grade Suggested Summer Reading List

Greene Knowe series, L.M. Boston

Ramona, Beverly Cleary

The Wish Giver, Bill Brittain

Homer Price, Robert McCloskey

Pyramid, David Macaulay

A Light in the Attic, Shel Silverstein

Sign of the Beaver, Elizabeth George Speare

Left-Handed Shortstop, Patricia Reilly Giff

Bunnicula, Hames Howe

Danny, Champion of the World, Roald Dahl

Do Bananas Chew Gum? By Jamie Gilson

The Borrowers, Mary Norton

Soup, Robert Newton Peck

The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin

Lizard Music, Daniel Pinkwater

Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin, Marguerite Henry

James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl

Leah's Pony, Elizabeth Friedrich

Third Grade Suggested Summer Reading List

A Dog Called Kitty, Bill Wallace

Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White

Chocolate Fever, Robert Kimmel Smith

Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl

Freckle Juice, Judy Blume

Invisibe In the Third Grade, Margery Cuyler

Knights of the Kitchen Table, Jon Scieszka

Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Beverly Cleary

Stanley In Space, Jeff Brown and Scott Nash

Super Fudge, Judy Blume

Tornado, Betsy Byars

S.O.R. Losers, Avi

Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snack, Duncan, Lois

Dolphins at Daybreak, Osborne, Mary Pope

A Taste of Blackberries , Doris Buchanan Smith

Chris Jumanji, VanAllsburg

Little House in the Big Woods, Wilder, Laura Ingalls

The following books are written in a series. Any book from the series would be appropriate.

Series:

Bailey School Kids, Debbie Dade & Marcia Thorton Jones

Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner

Encyclopedia Brown, Donald J. Sobol

Sports Chapter Books, Matt Christopher