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Driggs Dragons: Summer 2021
The new school year starts on August 16 (August 19 for
new kindergartners). If you want to keep up on your skills
over the summer, our teachers have a few suggestions of
things to work on.
Before Kindergarten:
Write your own name
Practice letter names and sounds
Practice clothing management: tie your own
shoes, zip your coat, button your pants Before 3rd Grade:
READING READING READING!
Before 1st Grade: Subtracting using regrouping
Add and subtract single-digit numbers Math facts
Check pencil grip
Review sight words from kindergarten Before 4th Grade:
Blending 3-letter words Multiplication and division facts (up to 12s)
Read non-fiction
Before 2nd Grade: Practice retelling after reading: who, what,
Read aloud 20 minutes daily to an adult when, where, why
Keep a summer journal
Practice addition and subtraction facts daily Before 5th Grade:
See the 5th grade packet
Watch for a page to come home with all of your student’s logins to continue using math,
language, and reading websites through the school.
Make sure you keep up with Driggs information: Follow us on Instagram: @driggs.elementary.
Watch for school emails from Mr. Ben Peters or Tanya Sargent. Join MemberHub, which is how
our PTA communicates. Go to https://driggs.memberhub.com/join/z0ngp9 to get started.
Registration will be all online this year. You’ll get more instructions this summer in the mail, so
make sure your address is up-to-date with the office. Put Back to School night on your calendar
for the evening of August 12 to meet your new teachers and sign up for volunteer
opportunities.We’ve attached a few things: 1. A bookmark for Sora, the district’s library app where kids can access books digitally 2. A helpful guide from Mrs. Fullmer, our school librarian, about summer reading contests 3. A list of other books to read and love, suggested by teachers, staff, and PTA. We hope you will enjoy getting out more with your family. Some of our favorite Driggs family field trips include Hogle Zoo, Tracy Aviary, Loveland Aquarium, Red Butte Gardens, Eccles Dinosaur Park, the Natural History Museum of Utah, Clark Planetarium, and Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum. Don’t forget that lots of regular things practice important skills, too! Baking is math and science. A garden is a hands-on science lab. Let your kids create, get messy, and explore with you. Thank you for supporting our school during this wild and crazy year. We could not have done it without your help. We learned new ways and made it through, thanks to you. Liz Shellum, PTA President
To read or not to read…not even a question!
My name is Mrs. Fullmer and I love being the
librarian at Driggs. A quote by Neil Gaiman,
“The simplest way to make sure we raise
literate children is…to show them that reading
is a pleasurable activity, and that means
finding books that they enjoy, giving them
access to those books, and letting them read
them.”
It is my hope that Driggs Dragons will read all
summer long. Here are some ideas that will
help encourage reading.
1. The Salt Lake County Summer Reading Challenge
Tails and Tales Challenge June 1-July 31
www.slcolibrary.org/summer-reading/summer-reading-2021
2. Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Journal
Pick up forms at Barnes & Noble
3. Epic (online reading)
4. World Book Online
5. Sora (soraapp.com) students can read online using their student
number
6. Read & Win summer Reading Challenge-through the Utah State
Fair (free child admission, coupon for free ride, yellow slide ride
and one free drink) Info and form can be downloaded.
“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a
duty. It should be offered as a gift.” Charles Scribner Jr
Look at the book CHALK by Bill Thomson and then have the
children draw with chalk on the sidewalk.
Check out the Who Would Win? By Jerry Pallotta (these
books are the latest craze here at Driggs)
WEIRD but true! Books by National Geographic KidsHave a family SHARK WEEK and read about sharks all week long…read Shark Lady-the true story of how Eugenie Clark became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating Explore biographies Check out recipes books and have a bake-off Read the BUG GIRL (a true story) by the bug girl herself Sophia Spencer Read WHOOSH! By Chris Barton ( a book about the invention of the Super Soaker Have a Super Summer!!!!!
Children’s Books to Know and Love
(in no particular order)
Board books: Picture books:
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae My Pet Book by Bob Staake
Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton Princess Baby by Karen Katz
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell Cowboy Small by Lois Lenski
Babies by Gyo Fuji Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle How to Babysit a Grandma by Jean Reagan
Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Press Here by Herve Tullet The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Where is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
The Rooster Struts by Richard Scarry The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann Dogs by Emily Gravett
My Big Animal Book by Roger Priddy No More Cuddles by Jane Chapman
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet by Kelly DiPucchio
Touch and Feel Farm by DK Publishing Too Many Toys by David Shannon
No Hitting! by Karen Katz Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth The Dot by Peter Reynolds
My First Colors by DK Publishing That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Five Little Monkeys Play Hide and Seek by Eileen Christelow
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Go Dog Go by Dr. Seuss
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,No Good, Very Bad Day by
Judith Viorst
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin HenkesBeginning Chapter Books: More Advanced Chapter Books:
Matilda by Roald Dahl Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Nancy Clancy Super Sleuth by Jane O’Connor Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat Savvy by Ingrid Law
I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis Holes by Louis Sachar
Magic Treehouse series by Mary Osborne Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
Stink series by Megan McDonald Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Crowell
Who Was? series by Penguin (assorted authors) Bud not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Henry Hecklebeck series The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park by Wanda Coven Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
Ramona by Beverly Cleary Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott Joey Pigza the Key by Jack Gantos
Lulu’s Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen
Graphic Novels: The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling
The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale Focused by Allison Gerber
Smile by Raina Telgemeier Restart by Gordon Korman
The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui Sutherland George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey Hawking
The Babysitters Club by Ann Martin Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull
Narwhal and Kelly by Ben Clanton The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
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