6th Grade Summer Assignments 2016

SixthGradeSummerEnrichment
Summer2016
DearParents:
TampaDaySchoolisprovidingsummerenrichmentworktohelppreventsummerlearningloss.
The assignments will consist of a mandatory reading activity as well as suggested math
activitiestokeepyourchildacademicallyengagedthroughoutthesummerbreak.
As a general guideline, Tampa Day School is encouraging students to engage in academic
activities for at least 30 minutes each weekday. We need the support of parents to help
studentsreachthisgoal.
Bytheendofthesummer,studentsshouldcompletethefollowing:
REQUIREDREADING
Studentsmustreadabookfromtheattachedlistandcompletetheoneofthebookreports
fromtheoptionsprovided.
Yourchild’sIRLAreadinglevelis_____________________.Pleasepickabookfromthelist
attached.Yourchildmakereadonecolorlevelupordownfromthelevellisted.
SUGGESTEDMATH–AttachedaresuggestedIXLactivitiesbygradelevel.Studentsshould
workonthelessonsforthegradetheyareexiting(Ex.Astudentsexiting5thandgoingto6th
shouldworkon5thgradelessons).
Yourchildcanlogintowww.ixl.comwiththeusernameandpasswordlistedbelow.
Username____________________________
Password____________________________
Pleasecontactjmitrakos@tampadayschool.comforanyquestionsaboutsummer
assignments.
Studentswhocompletethesuggestedassignmentswillparticipateinarewardactivityin
September.
SummerAssignmentswillbedueSeptember6,2016.
Entering
Grade
2-3
•
IXLGradeLevelto
SuggestedLessons
Complete
2
H.9Subtractionwordproblems-uptotwodigits
B.3NumberOrderupto100
P.3CountMoney
Q.5ReadClocksandWriteTimes
R.3InterpretBarGraphs
4
3
B.1Placevaluemodels
M.5MultiplyandDivideThrough12
P.1RoundtoTenandHundred
U.5InterpretBarGraphs
T.3ReadClocksandWriteTimes
5
4
B.9EstimateSums:wordproblems
D.23Multiplya2-digitnumberbyalargernumber:
wordproblems
E.9Dividelargernumbersby1-digitnumbers:word
problems
F.4Multi-stepwordproblems
G.5Writeequationstorepresentwordproblems
6
5
B.17Areaoftriangles
G.5Multiplydecimalsbyawholenumberword
problems
M.6Addfractionswithunlikedenominators
U.1Pricelists
H.12Dividelargenumbersby2-digitnumbers
7
6
P.20Solvingequationswithliketerms
Z.24Areaofcompoundfigures
O.7Divisionwithdecimalquotients
R.5Createlineplots
X.2Mixedoperations-wordproblems
8
7
B.5CompareandOrderIntegers
E.3MultiplyDecimals
G.10MultiplyMixedNumbers
X.10IdentifyandClassifyPolygons
M.1Add,Subtract,Multiply,DivideMoneyAmounts
X.3Name,Measure,andClassifyAngles
IfyourchildhaspreviouslycompletedoneoftheIXLlessonslistedabovetheymay
selectanIXLlessonoftheirchoicetoreplacetheonepreviouslycompleted.
SixthGradeSummerReadingListforIncoming6thGrade
IRLAColorLevel:Black
SidewaysStoriesFromWaysideSchoolbyLouisSachar
Therewasaterriblemistake-WaysideSchoolwasbuiltwithoneclassroomontopofanother,
thirtystorieshigh!(Thebuildersaidhewassorry.)Maybethat'swhyallkindsoffunnythings
happenedatWayside-especiallyonthethirteenthfloor.
HankZipzer,TheWorld’sGreatestUnderachieverbyHenryWinklerandLinOliver
Don’taskHankZipzerfordirections.Hedoesn’tknowrightfromleft.Anddon’ttrusthimto
makechange.Hecan’tdomathinhishead.
Butifyou’relookingforalaugh,Hankisyourman.TitleslikeBarfingintheBackseat:HowI
SurvivedMyFamilyRoadTripandcharacterslikeaniguananamedKatherineguaranteethe
third-throughsixth-gradecrowdwillgobbleupthisserieslikeHankeatspizza.Thelatest
release,TheLifeofMe(EnteratYourOwnRisk),isthefourteenthvolumeintheseries.
HowtoEatFriedWormsbyThomasRockwell
Becauseofabet,Billyisintheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtoeatfifteenwormsinfifteen
days.Ahilariousstorythatwillrevoltanddelightbumptious,unreachableintermediate-grade
boysandanyotherlessparticularmortalsthatreadorlistentoit.....
FrindlebyAndrewClements
WhenNicklearnssomeinterestinginformationabouthowwordsarecreated,suddenlyhe's
gottheinspirationforhisbestplanever...thefrindle.Whosaysapenhastobecalledapen?
Whynotcallitafrindle?ThingsbegininnocentlyenoughasNickgetshisfriendstousethenew
word.Thenotherpeopleintownstartsayingfrindle.Soontheschoolisinanuproar,andNick
hasbecomealocalhero.HisteacherwantsNicktoputanendtoallthisnonsense,butthe
funnythingisfrindledoesn'tbelongtoNickanymore.Thenewwordisspreadingacrossthe
country,andthere'snothingNickcandotostopit.
ISurvivedtheNaziInvasion,1944byLaurenTarshis
InthisgrippingnewadditiontothebestsellingISURVIVEDseries,ayoungJewishboyescapes
persecutionandfindsagroupofresistancefightersintheforestsofPoland.Doeshehavewhat
ittakestosurvivetheNazis--andfightback?
ISurvivedtheGreatChicagoFire,1871byLaurenTarshis
OscarStarlingneverwantedtocometoChicago.ButthenOscarfindshimselfnotjustinthe
heartofthebigcity,butinthemiddleofaterriblefire!Nooneknowsexactlyhowitbegan,but
onethingisclear:Chicagoislikeagiantpowderkegabouttoexplode.Anarmyoffiremenis
tryingtohelp,butthisfireisaferociousbeastthatwantstodevoureverythinginitspath,
includingOscar!WillOscarsurviveoneofthemostfamousanddevastatingfiresinhistory?
IRLAColorLevel:Orange
IAmNotJoeyPigzabyJackGantos
“Youknowme.Ialwayshavetohavesomethingonmymindorsomethinginmyhands.
Otherwise,mymindchasesoffinonedirectionandmyhandsgoinanother.”
ManyofourkidsdoknowJoeyPigza,starofJackGantos’popularseries.Butthey’llseeanew
sideofJoeyinthefourthbook,IAmNotJoeyPigza.WhenJoey’s“nogood,squinty-eyed,bad
dadCarterPigza”showsup,claiminghe’sanewman,heinsiststhatJoeyreinventhimself,too.
DothePigzasreallygetado-overinthefamilydepartment?AndcanJoeyreclaimhistrue
identityintheend?
OutofMyMind(fiction)bySharonDraper
Eleven-year-oldMelodyhascerebralpalsyandaphotographicmemory.Herheadislikeavideo
camerathatisalwaysrecordingandthere’snodeletebutton.She’sthesmartestkidinher
wholeschool—butNOONEknowsit.Mostpeople—herteachersanddoctorsincluded—don’t
thinkshe’scapableoflearning,andupuntilrecentlyherschooldaysconsistedoflisteningto
thesamepreschool-levelalphabetlessonsagainandagain.Ifonlyshecouldtellpeoplewhat
shethinksandknows.Butshecan’t.Shecan’ttalk.Shecan’twalk.Shecan’twrite.Beingstuck
insideherheadismakingMelodygooutofhermind—thatis,untilshediscoverssomething
thatwillallowhertospeakforthefirsttimeever.AtlastMelodyhasavoice...butnot
everyonearoundherisreadytohearit.
Volcano:TheEruptionandHealingofMount.StHelensbyPatriciaLauber(non-fiction)
May18,1980,8:32A.M.:AnearthquakesuddenlytriggeredanavalancheonMountSt.Helens,
avolcanoinsouthernWashingtonState.Minuteslater,MountSt.Helensblewthetopoffits
peakandexplodedintothemostdevastatingvolcaniceruptioninU.S.history.Whatcausedthe
eruption?Whatwasleftwhenitended?Whatdidscientistslearninitsaftermath?Inthis
extraordinaryphotographicessay,
MyTeacherisanAlienbyBruceCoville
Sixthgradeisjustoutofthisworld!SusanSimmonscantellthathernewsubstituteteacheris
reallyweird.Butshedoesn'tknowhowweirduntilshecatcheshimpeelingoffhisface--and
realizesthat"Mr.Smith"isreallyanalien!
AtfirstnoonewillbelieveherexceptPeterThompson,theclassbrain.WhenPeterandSusan
discoverMr.Smith'shorribleplansfortheirclassmates,theyknowtheyhavetoactfast.Only
theycangetridoftheirextraterrestrialvisitor--andsavetherestofthesixth-gradeclassfrom
afateworsethanmathtests!
LongShot,aComebackKidsnovelbyMikeLupica(oranyotherintheseries)
PedroMoraleslovesplayingbasketball,buthe'smoreofateamguythanastar-thatwouldbe
NedHancock,thebestplayerintheirentiretown.Thetwoboysgetalongwell,buttheir
friendshipisthreatenedwhenPedrodecidestorunagainstNedforclasspresident.The
electionstartstoaffecttheirteam,andPedrolearnswhohisrealfriendsareandthebestway
toworktogetheronandoffthecourt.
WonderbyR.J.Palacio
AugustPullmanwasbornwithafacialdifferencethat,upuntilnow,haspreventedhimfrom
goingtoamainstreamschool.Starting5thgradeatBeecherPrep,hewantsnothingmorethan
tobetreatedasanordinarykid—buthisnewclassmatescan’tgetpastAuggie’sextraordinary
face.R.J.Palaciohascalledherdebutnovel“ameditationonkindness”—indeed,everyreader
willcomeawaywithagreaterappreciationforthesimplecourageoffriendship.Inaworld
wherebullyingamongyoungpeopleisanepidemic,thisisarefreshingnewnarrativefullof
heartandhope.Auggieisaherotorootfor,adiamondintheroughwhoprovesthatyoucan’t
blendinwhenyouwereborntostandout.
IRLAColorLevel:Purple
HowtoTrainYourDragonbyCressidaCowell
ChroniclestheadventuresandmisadventuresofHiccupHorrendousHaddocktheThirdashe
triestopasstheimportantinitiationtestofhisVikingclan,theTribeoftheHairyHooligans,by
catchingandtrainingadragon.
HatchetbyGaryPaulsen
13-year-oldBrianisonhiswaytovisithisfatherwhenthesingle-engineplaneinwhichheis
flyingcrashes.Suddenly,BrianfindshimselfaloneintheCanadianwildernesswithnothingbut
atatteredwindbreakerandthehatchethismothergavehimasapresent.ItwilltakeallBrian’s
know-howanddeterminationandmorecouragethanheknewhepossessed,tosurvive.
NewberyAwardwinner.
ASeriesofUnfortunateEventsbyLemonySnicket
#1:TheBadBeginningisthefirstinthisseries.
Afterthesuddendeathoftheirparents,thethreeBaudelairechildrenmustdependoneach
otherandtheirwitswhenitturnsoutthatthedistantrelativewhoisappointedtheirguardian
isdeterminedtouseanymeansnecessarytogettheirfortune.
TheMagician’sElephantbyKateDiCamillo
Whenten-year-oldorphanPeterencountersafortunetellerinthemarketplace,shetellshim
thathissister,whoispresumeddead,isinfactalive,soheembarksonaremarkableseriesof
adventuresashedesperatelytriestofindher.
UngiftedbyGordonKorman
ThewordgiftedhasneverbeenappliedtoakidlikeDonovanCurtis.It'susuallymorelikeDon't
trythisathome.Sowhenthetroublemakerpullsamajorprankathismiddleschool,hethinks
he'sfinallygonetoofar.Butthankstoamix-up,insteadofgettingintrouble,Donovanissent
totheAcademyofScholasticDistinction,aspecialprogramforgiftedandtalentedstudents.
Itwasn'texactlywhatDonovanhadintended,buttherecouldn'tbeamoreperfecthideout.
Thatis,ifhecanmanagetofoolpeoplewhoseIQsareabovegeniuslevel.
TheGreatFirebyJimMurphy
TheGreatFireof1871wasoneofthemostcolossaldisastersinAmericanhistory-withdamage
soprofoundthatfewpeoplebelievedthecityofChicagocouldeverriseagain.Byweaving
personalaccountsofactualsurvivorstogetherwithcarefulresearch,JimMurphyconstructsa
rivetinganddramaticnarrative,ultimatelyrevealinghowthehumanspirittriumphedevenina
timeofdeepestdespair,andthepeopleofChicagofoundthecourageandstrengthtobuild
theircityonceagain.
IRLAColorLevel:Bronze
MilkweedbyJerrySpinelli
He’saboycalledJew.Gypsy.Stopthief.Runt.Fast.FilthysonofAbraham.He’saboywholives
inthestreetsofWarsaw.He’saboywhostealsfoodforhimselfandtheotherorphans.He’sa
boywhobelievesinbread,andmothers,andangels.He’saboywhowantstobeaNazisome
day,withtallshinyjackbootsandagleamingEaglehatofhisown.Untilthedaythatsuddenly
makeshimchangehismind.WhenthetrainscometoemptytheJewsfromtheghetto,he’sa
boywhorealizesit’ssafestofalltobenobody.
UnderthePersimmonTreebySuzanneFisherStaples
Najmahsuddenlyfindsherselfalonewhenherfatherandolderbrotherareconscriptedbythe
Taliban.AnAmericanwoman,Elaine,isalsoonherown.Shewaitsoutthewarinteaching
refugeechildrenunderthepersimmontreeinhergardenwhileherdoctorhusbandrunsaclinic
inAfghanistan.Asthetwolooktotheskiesforanswers,theirfatesentwine.
SchooledbyGordonKorman
CapricornCapAndersonhasbeenhomeschooledbyhishippiegrandmother,Rain.WhenRainis
injuredinafall,Capisforcedtoattendthelocalmiddleschool.Althoughheknowsalotabout
ZenBuddhism,nothinghaspreparedhimforthepoliticsofpublicschool.
AlexRiderbyAnthonyHorowitz
Afterthedeathoftheunclewhohadbeenhisguardian,fourteen-year-oldAlexRideriscoerced
tocontinuehisuncle'sdangerousworkforBritain'sintelligenceagency,MI6.
TheDarkisRisingbySusanCooper
OnhiseleventhbirthdayWillStantondiscoversthatheisthelastoftheOldOnes,destinedto
seekthesixmagicalSignsthatwillenabletheOldOnestotriumphovertheevilforces
oftheDark.
PercyJacksonTheLightningThiefbyRickRiordan
PercyJacksonisnoordinaryteenager;he'sthesonofPoseidonandisaccusedofstealingZeus'
lightningbolt,themostpowerfulweaponevercreated!Withstormclouds
brewing,Percyembarksonanincrediblecross-countryjourneytoprovehisinnocence,
recoverthebolt,andpreventawaramongthegodsthatcoulddestroyourworld!
Afterreadingoneofthebooksfromthelistabove.Studentsmust
choosefromtheoneofthebookreportoptionsbelow.
FictionOption1:Createabooktrailer.Visit
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Home+Student+Book+Trailersforsamplebooktrailers
createdbystudents.
FictionOption2:Imaginethebookhasbeenmadeintoa
movie.Createaposteradvertisingthemovieandincludeaoneparagraphsummaryofthe
story.
Non-fictionOption1:Createacollagewithpicturesandcutupvocabularywordsandconcepts
fromthebook.Youcancutphotosandlettersorprintordrawthewords.
Non-FictionOption2:Createa3-Ddiorama(usingashoebox)ORusemodelingsandorclayOR
Legostodepictascenefromthehistoricalevent.Includemodelsofpeopleandscenesaswell
asthesettingofthestory.Onthebackwriteasummaryofthebook.Includethetitleand
author.