Summer Reading List Entering Fourth Grade - Park Street Kids

1 Summer Reading List Entering Fourth Grade June 15, 2007 Dear Parents, As the school year comes to an end, the teachers and administration are grateful for the strides the students made in Reading this year and want to maintain their enthusiasm and interest in literature over the Summer . Enclosed you will find your child s Grade -level Summer Reading list. This list should be seen as a guide or a place to start when looking for books with your child. The books on this list are not required, but a suggested selection of quality literature available in local libraries. We are asking that each child read the required Grade level text and a minimum of three additional books, either with an adult or individually.

2 In addition, students will be asked to complete the attached assignment for his or her Grade level. We encourage your child to read additional literature if he or she finishes the required readings. In this packet, you will also find a Reading log on which your child should record the books read. Please add any additional books read independently or together to the book log. In addition to recording the books, your child should rate each book using the key at the bottom of the Reading log page. The log must be signed by a parent and returned with the required book project/writing assignment to school by Friday, September 14, 2007.

3 Students will be recognized for their completion of the Summer Reading requirements. We look forward to seeing you in September. Have a wonderful Summer ! Sincerely, Tracy Bradley Jennifer Tress Director Assistant Director 4th Grade Summer Reading Instructions for Students Entering 4th Grade I. Summer Reading Required Reading : Trumpet of the Swan by White. Students are asked to read a minimum of three books in addition to the required Reading listed above.

4 These books may include selections from the school s Grade level book list or other appropriate favorites. Please list the titles of the books on the book log provided in the packet. II. Writing/Project For the required text listed above, we ask that you complete ONE project/writing assignment listed below. You may choose which project you would like to complete. This is a required Summer assignment. i. Create a life-size model of your favorite character in the required text. You may use any materials to complete the model. Be creative and have fun! Including paragraphs, write a 2 page creative writing piece to describe your character.

5 Tell why you like him/her and explain his or her thoughts and feelings. Do you feel that you can relate to this character? ii. Create a sculpture of a character from the required text. Use any combination of media or materials (clay, wood, wire, sticks, stones, etc.) Including paragraphs, write a 2 page creative writing piece explaining the development of the character throughout the book. How did the author use this character to develop the plot? iii. Create a book cover for the required text as it would look if YOU designed the cover. Please refer to the attached book cover guidelines. Use any media (pastels, colored pencils, etc.)

6 For the illustration as you make the book cover interesting to a reader who would pick up the book. Include details about the author on the inside cover with a short summary of the book. Remember to include the title and author on the cover. Including paragraphs, write a 2 page creative writing piece from the perspective of a publisher who is trying to sell the book to a bookstore. III. Procedure for Submitting Work Your new teacher will collect the creative writing assignment and project, with the book log on Friday, September 14, 2007. Students should complete the assignments and will receive a certificate and reward in September.

7 In the weeks to follow the start of school, your new teacher will ask you to share the project and writing assignment in class, as you discuss your thoughts and perspectives on the required text. IV. Extra Credit In addition to the project listed above, earn the opportunity to receive extra credit through the completion of additional 2 page book reports for other literature which you enjoyed this Summer . You will earn extra credit for each submitted report. If you choose to do this option, please hand these reports in with the required assignments on September 14, 2007. Park Street School Summer Reading Log Name _____ The following is a record of the books I have read this Summer : Title Author Rate this Book I verify that my child read the books listed above.

8 Parent Signature_____ Please use the following key to rate each book. It was ok. I liked it. Super book! Reading CUES TO USE WHEN Reading WITH YOUR CHILD Reading Cues Look at the beginning sounds Skip the word and read to the end of the sentence Look for key words in the sentence Look for little words in bigger words Does it make sense in the sentences? Does it sound right? Go back and reread the sentence Look at the pictures Reading Cue Questions Did that make sense? You said _____. What does that mean? Have you heard a word like that before? What would make sense here? What is happening in the story?

9 Does this word make sense in the story? Questions for syntax cues Did that sound right? Would it be correct to say _____? hat fits? Can you think of a better word tund right? What word would so Ques onsti for visual cues Did that look right? at? Do you know a word that looks like th What do you notice about that word? Do you notice something familiar about that word? you know? Ques nsracters in the story? in order fore you finish Reading Questions for self-corrections What else could you try? Do you see a part of the word tio to build comprehension Can you tell me about the main cha How did that story make you feel?

10 Does that story remind you of anything? Start from the beginning and tell me the main events Predict what will happen be Were you right? Why did you stop? What did you notice? RECOMMENDED Reading FOR Entering Grade FOUR turalist and artist finds his life work in the woods, studying and drawing birds. BIOGRAPHY new picture books of "Jack and the Beanstalk," including layout, scale, and point of view. ART , 1994 Miss Frizzle is off again -- this time to prehistory. SCIENCE rphan grows into a confident, brave young woman with a remarkable future. BIOGRAPHY and youth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, thirty-fifth president of the United States.