6th, 7th & 8th Grade Supply List

(HOMEROOM)

2 packs blue or black pens

1 pack Pencils

Crayons, Markers, and/or colored pencils

2 Highlighters

1 roll paper towels

1 box tissues

Wipes

Hand sanitizer

Scissors & Glue Stick

Pencil Case

$5 Assignment Book Fee

(6) Book Covers for all texts


 

For Miss Markellos (English/Lit.)

(2) 3-Subject spiral College ruled copybooks with pockets (folder inside)

1 pack of (College-Ruled) looseleaf paper

1 pack of Dry Erase Markers

2 packs of index cards

1 Poster Board


 

For Mrs. Kier (Math/Science)

(2) 3-Subject spiral College ruled copybooks with pockets (folder inside)

(1) 2-pocket Folder

Erasers

(1) Metric Ruler

1 pack of looseleaf paper

Current Science Fee ($10.00)

 

For Mrs. Bulisky (SS/Religion)

(2) Marble Copybooks

(2) 2-Pocket Folder


 

For Mrs. Westcott (Advanced Math)

3-Ring Binder

1 Pack of Graph Paper

Erasers

1 pack of looseleaf

1 pack of pencils

Subject Dividers

Wipes

Protractor (6th only)

Compass (6th only)

 

Summer Reading List

    Dear 5th-into-6th Graders, 

    To read for pleasure can be one of the most rewarding activities in life. Now that the school year is coming to an end, I want to give you a parting gift in the form of a reading list so you can continue to enjoy good books and good stories over the summer.  Please read at least three books (two titles from this list and one other selection of your own choice.) Check off the titles on this reading list as you've finished reading them. You will be asked to review one book for English after school starts again in the fall. Of course, I would like if you read a lot more than three books during the summer.

    Hearne, Betsy.
    WISHES, KISSES, AND PIGS
    When 11-year-old Louise' accidental wish comes true that turns her older brother into a pig, a series of comical situations soon follow. This is a tremendously enjoyable story with a lot of heart.

    Gantos, Jack. 
    JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY
    Simultaneously poignant, funny, and horrifying, this staccato novel about a good kid with ADHD brilliantly replicates in style the feel of being "wired." Its sequal JOEY PIGZA LOSES CONTROL about Joey's relationship with his father is humorous and poignant. This second book won a Newbery Honor in 2001.

    Fox, Paula
    ONE-EYED CAT
    Ned knows he shouldn't shoot the air rifle he got for a present. Even though his father and invalid mother have forbidden it, he can't resist. One night he sneaks out and fires it. A few days later, a cat with only one eye appears, and Ned is filled with guilt that just won't disappear.     

    Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart. Translated by Anthea Bell.
    INKHEART (Fantasy/Adventure)
    Meggie, 12-year-old, goes on a dangerous adventure in which she and her father are pursued by a group of sinister bandits, led by a man named Scorpio. Most intriguing are the identities of the bandits (who were fictional characters from story books) and the magical ability of Meggie's father who can "read" people, animals, and objects OUT of and IN to books!

    Paolini, Christopher.
    ERAGON (Fantasy)
    At the beginning of the story, fifteen-year-old farm boy Eragon encounters magic and magical objects and quickly realizes that he is a gifted Dragon Rider. He takes on the dangerous and exciting task in fighting the evil powers that will destroy his Empire. This is Book 1 in the Inheritance series.

    Twain, Mark
    THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER &
    THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
    Twain's matchless excursion delves into the joys and troubles of boyhood on the Mississippi

 

 

Dear Sixth-into-Seventh Graders,

Summer is a time for recreational reading, for exploring new books or reading those that you never had time for during the busy school year. Although I hope that you will read voraciously this summer, I request that each of you read a minimum of 2 books from this Summer Reading List. In addition to that, please read Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea in late August or early September so that you will be able to discuss it during the first week of school. (This means that you should read at least THREE books over the summer.) I recommend that you keep track of the books you read, and you will be asked that you share your summer readings with us.

Enjoy all the activities planned for you and do not forget that READING is a great form of ENTERTAINMENT!

Have a great summer!

Sincerely,

Miss Markellos

CRANE, STEPHEN
THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE
A young soldier comes of age under the stress of Civil War combat.

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY
LITTLE WOMEN (and others)
The March sisters come of age in Concord during the Civil War.

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
TREASURE ISLAND (and others, especially KIDNAPPED)
Generations have loved this tale about Jim Wawkins who sets out to recover the hidden fortune that many dangerous men are plotting to obtain.

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
TREASURE ISLAND (and others, especially KIDNAPPED)
Generations have loved this tale about Jim Wawkins who sets out to recover the hidden fortune that many dangerous men are plotting to obtain.

WYNNE-JONES, TIM
THE BOY IN THE BURNING HOUSE
In this action-packed thriller, 14-year-old Jim tries to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance from their rural Canadian community. He gets help from the disturbed Ruth Rose, who suspects her stepfather, a local pastor, and together they discover a series of secrets.

ORWELL, GEORGE
ANIMAL FARM
This is a devastating satire on the avaricious rulers of an imaginary totalitarian state

    Dear Seventh-into-Eighth Graders,

    Summer is a time for recreational reading, for exploring new books or reading those that you never had time for during the busy school year. Although I hope that you will read voraciously this summer, I request that each of you read a minimum of 3 books. You may choose any 3 from the list below Please read one in late August or early September so that you will be able to discuss it during the first week of school. We recommend that you keep track of the books you read, and I will ask that you share this fall.

    ANGELOU, MAYA
    I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS (1st of series)
    This is Angelou's moving and award-winning autobiography that recalls the joy and pain of growing up in the South during the depression.

    ZINDEL, PAUL
    THE PIGMAN
    Two teenagers who lead unhappy lives at home form a strange relationship with a lonely old man.

    Peck, Robert Newton. A Day No Pigs Would Die.
    Based on the author's own childhood, this story is the timeless tale of one Shaker boy, his beloved pet pig, and the joys and hardships that mark his passage into manhood.

    Keys, Daniel
    Flowers for Algernon
     Winner of both the Hugo Award, as well as the Nebula Award in this expanded version, Flowers for Algernon is the journal of Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded adult who becomes a genius after undergoing a brain operation.

    Grogan, John
    Marley & Me
    Labrador retrievers are generally considered even-tempered, calm and reliable;and then there's Marley, the subject of this delightful tribute to one Lab who doesn't fit the mold.

    Mortensen, Greg- THREE CUPS OF TEA- Youth Edition The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia.

    L'Engle, Madeleine- A WRINKLE IN TIME This excellent science fiction adventure contains many fantasy elements which pique our imagination.

    Bronte, Emily- WURTHERING HEIGHTS It is 1848, and Heathcliff is tormented by the loss of Cathy, his deceased lover and eternal soul mate. Heathcliff conceives a plan to exact his hateful revenge on those around him.