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Incoming 5th graders:
Your summer assignment will include reading and math. Please read the following parts in detail. The reading assignment is due the first day of school.
1. Choose one book to read from the following list which, I got from the Malden Public Library. You may not choose a book you have already read.
Author Title Genre Applegate Katherine The One and Only Ivan Fiction Armstrong K.L. Loki’s Wolves Fantasy Ballard Robert Exploring the Titanic Nonfiction Bell Cece El Deafo Graphic Novel Blume Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing series Realistic Fiction Bosch Pseudonymous The Name of This Book is Secret series Fiction Buyea Rob Because of Mr. Terupt Fiction Clements Andrew No Talking (and others) Realistic Fiction Colfer Chris The Land of Stories series Fantasy Dahl Roald The Witches (and others) Fantasy Davies Jacqueline The Lemonade War (and others) Realistic Fiction DiCamillo Kate The Tale of Despereaux Fantasy Gibbs Stuart Spy School (and others) Fiction Gidwitz Adam A Tale Dark and Grimm Fantasy Grabenstein Chris Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Fiction Green Tim Football Genius (and others) Sports Fiction Greenwald Tom Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading Fiction Healy Christopher Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom Fantasy/Humor Hunt Lynda Mulally Fish in a Tree Realistic Fiction Ignatow Amy The Popularity Papers series Realistic Fiction Lin Grace Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Fiction Lloyd Natalie A Snicker of Magic Fantasy Lupica Mike Comeback Kids series Sports Fiction Mass Wendy The Candymakers Fiction McGovern Cammie Just My Luck Realistic Fiction Pastis Stephan Timmy Failure series Mystery Rylant Cynthia Every Living Thing Short Stories Shurtliff Liesl Rump Fiction Smith Clete B. Aliens on Vacation Fiction Sutherland Tui Wings of Fire series Fantasy Tashjian Janet My Life as a Book (and others) Fiction West Jacqueline Books of Elsewhere series Fantasy Williams-Garcia Rita One Crazy Summer Fiction Wulffson Don The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle Nonfiction Yang Gene Luen Secret Coders series Graphic Novel
2. After you have read the book, please fill out the graphic organizer I gave you in June. If you misplaced it, you may print it from this link:
/documents/2020/6/StoryElementsGraphicOrganizer.pdf
3. Practice your multiplication facts so you know all of them by heart. (tables 1-12) You can visit the following websites to help you practice:
https://www.mathplayground.com/
https://www.coolmathgames.com/
https://www.ixl.com (You may use your school account.)
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***If you have any questions, please send me an email at:
[email protected]
Kind regards, Mrs. Cataldo
Enjoy the rest of your summer! I am looking forward to our adventures in the upcoming school year. :-)