Summer Academics
Elementary Literature
Rising K-2nd grade Reading
Parent selected read alones or read alouds on grade level.
Rising 3rd grade Summer Reading
Parent selected read alones. Your choice of options include, but are not limited to, Cam Jansen, Encyclopedia Brown, and Magic Tree House Series.
Rising 4th Grade Summer Reading
Required Reading: Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
Additional Reading: at least 1-3 parent selected books on grade level
Rising 5th Grade Summer Reading
Required Reading: Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Additional Reading: at least 1-3 parent selected books on grade level
Rising 6th Grade Summer Reading
Required Reading: A Murder for Her Majesty by Beth Hilgartner
Additional Reading: at least 1-3 parent selected books on grade level
LPA Secondary Summer Reading List 2011-2012
Specific assignments will be emailed to enrolled students.
A major project grade will be earned for each book's assignment.
Rising 7th graders
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
I, Juan Pareja by Elizabeth Borten de Trevino (books available at school or you may buy your own copy)
Rising 8th graders
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Scholastic Press ISBN 0439-51849-0
Please be certain to read the introduction!
Rising 9th graders
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Genesis 1-12, Exodus 19-23, and Deuteronomy 6-9
Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff (books available at school or you may buy your own copy)
Rising 10th graders
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Rising 11th graders
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
Rising 12th graders
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis Hamlet by Shakespeare Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0198328704 (or another publisher with annotations)
Elementary Summer Math
Click the link below to download and print the correct .pdf file. These packets will be turned in for a grade during the first week of school.
2nd graders are expected to be proficient with their addition and subtraction facts. Practice these throughout the summer to reach this goal.
3rd graders are expected to be proficient with their addition and subtraction facts. In addition, they should know their multiplication and division facts 1-5, and 10. Practice these throughout the summer to reach this goal.
4th graders will be expected to be proficient in all their math facts. They will begin timed tests (4-5 minutes) with 100 facts this year. Practice toward this goal.
5th graders should practice their facts for proficiency and speed.
6th graders should practice their facts for proficiency and speed.
7th graders should practice their facts for proficiency and speed. In addition, please complete review sheets and tackle any tricky areas from last year's lessons. Students will be expected to have basic mastery of all four operations of arithmetic involving fractions and decimals. Speed drills will continue for the coming year. This work will count as the first quiz grade of the year. Click here for review sheets answer keys.
Rising 8th/Pre-Algebra Summer Math
8th grade students should continue to practice facts for proficiency and speed. In addition, please complete review sheets and tackle any tricky areas from last year's lessons. Students will be expected to have mastery of all four operations of arithmetic involving fractions and decimals. This work will count as the first quiz grade of the year. Click here for review answer key.