Summer Reading Book List – See links for assignments, scroll down for IXL Requirements
 
Pre K3                                                                
The Kissing Hand  by Audrey Penn                                          
ISBN # is 9781933718101     Publisher: Tanglewood Press IN     Publication date: 8/15/2007                                                                                                                                                     
Pre K4 and Kindergarten    (Click for details)                     
Reading with your child is so important!  Please see the link above for suggested titles.  During the first week of school each student will be asked to bring in their favorite book along with a picture of their favorite part of the story and share the story with their class.   
 
Grade 1 & 2 Assignments    (click both links!)   Grade 1 & 2 Book Reviewer & Rubrics

Grade 1
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
 Complete the book reviewer and book in a bag  project found on the link above.
 
Grade 2
Choose any Ready, Freddy book by Abby Klein.
Complete the book reviewer and book in a bag project found on the link above.
 
Grade 3 and 4 Assignment and Rubric    (Click for assignment/rubric)

Grade 3     
Students need to read a biography book on a person of their choosing, then using a rubric, compose a poster which will be presented in class the first week of school.  (Third graders will be required later in the year to read a biography on a famous person from Massachusetts so they should choose someone else for this assignment). Some good biography series are "I am ..." and "Who was ..." both are published by Scholastic.
 
Grade 4     
Students need to read a biography book on a person of their choosing, then using a rubric, compose a poster which will be presented in class the first week of school. Some good biography series are "I am ..." and "Who was ..." both are published by Scholastic.
 
Middle School Gr 5 - 8 Summer Reading Assignments  (click for link)

Grade 5
Auggie and Me: Three Wonder Stories: R. J. Palacio
ISBN-13: 978-1101934852    Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers  02/14/2015
                                               
Grade 6
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
ISBN-13: 9780786838653       Publisher: Disney-Hyperion       4/1/2006        
 
Grade 7
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
 ISBN-13: 9780064471046    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers     3/28/2002
 
Grade 8
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
ISBN 13: 978-0375842207                     Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf      9/11/2017
 

Summer Skills Requirements – Grades 1 – 8* IXL
 
All Saints Catholic School uses IXL, an on-line platform offering practice in a variety of subjects.  The ASCS subscription, funded substantially by Title IV, includes Math and Language Arts for Grades K – 8 during the school year.  IXL is designed to help your student learn at his or her own pace. The program is adaptive and will adjust based on your child’s demonstrated understanding of the material, so it is important that your student practice as independently as possible.  All of your student’s results are saved, so that you can monitor his or her progress anytime by clicking on Analytics. For on-the-go practice, you can download IXL’s free tablet apps for iPad, Android or Kindle, where your student can sign in with his or her username and password.
 
This summer students entering Grades 1 – 8, including new students, will be required to practice both Math and Language Arts each week as noted below. This practice will help prevent the loss of academic skills over the summer, as well as provide our teachers with personalized data noting your student’s strengths and weaknesses.

• Students may begin Summer Skills Practice the week of June 11, to be completed by August 31. This allows 12 weeks to complete the required 10 weeks of meeting the time requirement for active practice.
• Each week runs Saturday morning through Friday evening.
• A week or two off is fine – but the time requirements below should be met for at least 10 weeks.
• Meeting the requirements each week (for 10 weeks) will count as a 10 point Mastery assessment. Please note that partial credit is given for any week a student falls short of the requirement.
• Students may practice for additional time, but only the required time is credited each week. It is important to practice regularly throughout the summer. 
• It is important for the student to work on a variety of skills within each subject Students should demonstrate progress in at least 8 skill areas or more over the course of the summer.
• Students should be working at the grade level just completed at school and may move into the grade level they are entering (or beyond) if they have successfully completed all of the skills at their grade level.  
• Parents may email the teacher (cc principal) if there are special circumstances you are requesting the teacher to consider.

• Math - 30 minutes active practice per week
  • Do Diagnostics every other week, work in suggested areas for improvement.
• Language Arts – 30 minutes active practice per week
  • See link here for areas to be practiced

• Math - 60 minutes active practice per week
  • Do Diagnostics every other week, work in suggested areas for improvement.
• Language Arts – 30 minutes active practice per week
  • See link here for areas to be practiced

 
 
*IXL for Preschool and Kindergarten:
 ASCS Preschool and Kindergarten students are not required to use IXL during the summer.  Parents who would like their child to use this platform may sign up directly with IXL for a small fee.  ASCS students entering Kindergarten will receive school IXL accounts in the fall.