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St. Edward Summer Enrichment 2020
Summer Reading Contest for grades 2-8
Continuing to review and practice previously learned skills will help your child flourish in the
next grade level with self-confidence and pride knowing that they took responsibility for their
continued learning. This summer we ask that you allow your child to choose books within their
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) level that they enjoy and are found on the arbookfind.com
website.
To locate these books on the arbookfind website begin by selecting student. From there select
‘advanced’ search, choose interest level, and then enter the appropriate ZPD level. Students can
also choose additional criteria in the ‘additional criteria’ section underneath the ZPD level. Here,
students are able to see additional topics.
Students may also choose books from the Lectio Book Award Nominees Master List 2020-2021
and the HAISLN Recommended Reading List 2020 for the appropriate grade level. Both the
Lectio and HAISLN book lists are located on the St. Edward Catholic School Website. To locate
these go to Academics and Programs and then select the St. Edward Library. On the left side of
the page Lectio (Master List) and HAISLN (grade level specific) lists are available to review or
print out.
Each grade level listed has a variety of skills for your child to work on and links to help your
child continue to retain and practice the skills they learned this year.
AR Summer reading contest for reenrolled student’s grades 2-5:
The AR web site will open June 1, 2020 and will close August 1, 2020 for this contest. Each time
your student takes an AR test and scores 80% or higher on the test, a ticket will be placed in
their grade level prize box. At the end of the contest, tickets drawn for each grade level will be
awarded the following prizes:
The first two students’ tickets drawn will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble.
The next two students’ tickets drawn will receive $10.00 gift certificates to Chick-fil-A. The next
four tickets drawn will receive a gift certificate for a Menchies treat.
The more you read, the better your chance of winning.St. Edward Jr. High (grades 6,7, & 8) Summer Reading Challenge
2020/2021
Each student needs to read at least three book that are within their Zone of Proximal
Development (ZPD) level this summer. Students may choose books from the Lectio Book
Nominees Master List 2020-2021 and/or the HAISLN Recommended reading list 2020 for the
appropriate grade level. Both the Lectio and HAISLN book lists are located on the St Edward
Catholic School Website under Academics and Programs then the St. Edward Library. On the
left side of the page Lectio (Master List) and HAISLN (grade level specific) lists are available to
review or print out. Students can also use arbookfind.com to locate books in there ZPD level.
Go to Advanced search, choose interest level and then enter the appropriate ZPD level.
Students can also choose additional criteria and choose topics to see a list of various topics.
Students will type a summary on the MS 365 forms about the book they chose to read. Make
sure the following information is in the book summary.
Student name:
Title of the Book:
Author:
What was your favorite part of the story?
One paragraph (5 sentence paragraph) summarizing the book.
Each time a form is submitted by the student, they will have a ticket placed in their grade level
drawing. Each grade level (6, 7, & 8) will have two winners. First drawing winner will receive a
$25.00 gift card to Amazon and the second drawing winner will receive a $10.00 chick-fil-A gift
card.
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9D7ZA8uwrfK9BRfUxpgFGoKwFowIIMjlUMzZZQUdGN0I5OUtZVlNEVTRGRERaMFlOTi4uContinued Grade level Learning Opportunities PreK3 & PrK4: Amanda Wisniewski Homeroom Reading Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice: Identify upper and lower case letters Recognize numbers 1-30. Write your name Work on counting by ones – 30 Knowledge and recognition of 8 basic colors Identify squares, circles, triangles, rectangles Kindergarten: Norma Denner (Homeroom) Reading Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice: Identify upper and lower case letters Recognize numbers 1-30. Identify common sounds that letters represent Work on counting by ones – 30 Write your name Identify squares, circles, Generate rhymes – cat/hat/mat/rat etc. triangles, rectangles High frequency words for Kindergarten Differentiate between small and Self-Care Skills such as tying shoes, using the restroom large independently, ability to perform tasks such as opening Grouping like objects snacks and inserting straw inside a juice box Measurements length of objects Try to engage in activity for 20 minutes such as sitting Fractions – whole vs. half quietly and looking at a book, drawing with colors on paper, etc. Basic understanding of time such as today, tomorrow, this afternoon, etc. Differentiation between pictures and letters Web sites: Web sites: High frequency words: www.education.com https://www.funbrain.com/ http://www.slcs.us/K_5_High_Frequency_Word_Lists%20.pdf https://pbskids.org/ https://reading.ecb.org/ https://www.highlightskids.com/ https://www.starfall.com/h/ https://www.abcya.com/
First Grade: Jenna Verrett and Elizabeth Moore (Homeroom)
Reading Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice:
High frequency words for K- first grade Sequence of order for
counting numbers
Understanding that letters have sounds
Understanding greater
Understand that letter put together create words
than and less than
Understanding that words put together create a sentence. regarding whole numbers
Explain/express a story with words and/or pictures Identify coins such as
penny, nickel, dime,
quarter and their value
Fractions – whole vs. half
vs. fourth
Web sites: Web sites:
www.mathplayground.c
High frequency words:
om (games by subject
http://www.slcs.us/K_5_High_Frequency_Word_Lists%20.pdf
or grade)
https://www.digitallibrary.io/ www.abcya.com (Educa
tional games)
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html www.starfall.com (PK –
3rd grade)
www.abcya.com (Educational games) www.coolmath.com
www.starfall.com (PK – 3rd grade)Second Grade: Adona McCloud and Carla Cantu (Homeroom)
Language Arts Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice:
Reading: Understanding place value through
Continue to read books thousands
Use reading comprehension strategies and Practice math facts for addition and
discuss books after reading subtraction
Read aloud as a family Practice 2 and 3-digit addition and
Understand vocabulary including synonyms, subtraction without and with regrouping
antonyms and multiple meaning words Practice multiplication facts
Spelling: Understanding base 10 place values such
Practice phonograms and spelling rules as tens, twenties, thirties, etc.
Writing: Work on place values such as ones, tens,
Using proper capitalization and punctuation hundreds, etc.
Using complete sentences Value of a collection of coins up to one
Practice writing at least weekly dollar such as 100 pennies is equivalent to
Practice cursive handwriting
one dollar, 4 quarters is equivalent to one
Here is the phonogram list: dollar
https://phonograms.logicofenglish.com/chart
Discuss saving and spending
The spelling rules:
https://logicofenglish.zendesk.com/hc/en-
us/articles/360029902132-What-spelling-rules-does-
Logic-of-English-teach-
I’m going to also attach the list of rules as a PDF.
Here are a couple of resources:
The spelling and phonogram quick reference sheet
https://store.logicofenglish.com/collections/product-
type-loe-staple/products/phonogram-spelling-rule-
quick-ref
Doodling Dragons (book that goes through the
sounds of the ABCs)
https://store.logicofenglish.com/collections/product-
type-foundations/products/doodling-dragons-an-
abc-book-of-sounds
https://store.logicofenglish.com/collections/product-
type-supplements/products/doodling-dragons-abc-
songs-mp3 (songs to go with the book)Whistling Whales (teaches multilettered phonograms) https://store.logicofenglish.com/collections/product- type-foundations/products/whistling-whales- beyond-the-sounds-of-abc https://store.logicofenglish.com/collections/product- type-supplements/products/whistling-whales- phonogram-songs (songs to go with the book) Knitting Knights (teaches more multilettered phonograms) https://store.logicofenglish.com/collections/product- type-foundations/products/whistling-whales- beyond-the-sounds-of-abc
Third and Fourth Grade: Cindy Poetz, Zena Tamborello, Donna Quintero (Homerooms)
Language Arts Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice:
Reading: Fact vs. opinion; Discuss cause and Everyday math application using mental
effect; Problem and solutions; Sequence of math to add, subtract, and multiply
events; Conflicts and resolutions between
Understanding greater than, less than, or
characters in stories.
equal to
Purpose for reading self-selected texts
Work on multiplication (by flash cards)
Understanding characters, setting, logical
Discuss parts of a whole
order of sequence of events
Measurement – inches, feet, yards
Understanding conflict and resolution
Read independently for a sustained period of
time
High frequency words for K-third grade
Web sites: Web sites:
High frequency words: https://www.ixl.com/
http://www.slcs.us/K_5_High_Frequency_Wo
https://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elem
rd_Lists%20.pdf
entgames.html
https://sightwords.com/pdfs/word_lists/fry_3
rd_100.pdf
https://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elemen
tgames.html
https://www.turtlediary.com/games/third-
grade/language-arts.htmlFifth Grade: Shirley Williams and Richard Longoria (Homeroom)
Language Arts Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice:
Reading for a purpose. What was the Authors purpose for Problem solving skills
writing the story? Discuss the characters, setting, conflicts, involving all four operations
climax and ending of the story with a partner.
Math solutions in real world
Writing stories with characters, setting, plot, conflicts and problems involving addition,
resolutions. (Complete sentences, compound subjects, subtraction, multiplication,
compound predicates, use of adjectives, pronouns and correct and division
subject verb agreement)
Multiplying one, two, and
Capitalization and correct punctuation in all writing practice. three digit numbers
Context clues in reading to determine vocabulary definitions
Understanding complete and compound sentences with
subject verb agreement
High Frequency words K-5th grade
Web sites: Web sites:
High frequency words:
http://www.slcs.us/K_5_High_Frequency_Word_Lists%20.pdf
www.brianpop.com
www.discoveryeducation.com
www.//kids.usa.gov/hisotrySixth Grade: Maria Frazer (Homeroom)
Language Arts Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice:
Poetry: Figurative language in poetry, poetry Geometric measures – convert units of
techniques graphic elements measurement
Understand setting, characters, plot within a story Data analysis – graph/dot plots/stem
and leaf/histograms
Plot development – rising action, turning point,
climax and falling action Properties of operations – inverse,
identity, commutative, associative and
Authors purpose
distributive properties
Viewpoints
Classification whole numbers, integers,
Fact vs. fiction and recognize faulty reasoning in and rational numbers
persuasive texts.
Fractions, decimals and percent’s
Primary and secondary resource
Writing conventions
Web sites: Web sites:
www.brianpop.com
https://freerice.com/categories/english-vocabulary
https://www.shmoop.com/
https://landing.bookbub.com/covers_ext_scrolling
https://bookadventure.com/Seventh Grade: Dr. Jean Bartlett (Homeroom)
Language Arts Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice:
Multiple themes in a work of fiction Geometric problem solving in proportional
relationships
Importance in graphic elements in poetry
Lateral and total surface area of various
Authors use of language
gematrical shapes.
Explicit and implicit messages in various forms
Ratios
of writings and media
Probabilities
Writing sentence to paragraphs and
paragraph to paragraph coherence Solve one-variable equations and
inequalities
Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational
numbers
Web sites: Web sites:
https://freerice.com/categories/english-
vocabulary
https://www.shmoop.com/
https://landing.bookbub.com/covers_ext_scrolling
https://bookadventure.com/Eighth Grade: Doreen Gerczak (Homeroom)
Language Arts Skills to practice: Math Skills to practice:
Read grade level text with fluency and Properties of orientation and congruency of
comprehension rotations, reflections, translations and
dilations of two dimensional shapes
Difference in mythologies from other cultural
Pythagorean theorem
Analyze:
Formulas: V=Bh
Linear plot development to determine conflict
resolution Graph on X/Y axis
Different points of view Linear equations; y = mx+b
Various authors purpose in the same topic Conversion between decimal notation and
scientific notation
Summarize main idea, supporting details and
relationships within a story Algebra:
Various techniques used to create point of linear equations
view in media
polynomials
Build on ideas to create a focused, organized,
quadratic functions
coherent piece of writing
exponential functions
solve equations involving direct variation
Web sites: Web sites:
https://freerice.com/categories/english-
vocabulary
https://www.shmoop.com/
https://landing.bookbub.com/covers_ext_scrolling
https://bookadventure.com/You can also read
