Mr. William C. Lamb
LANGUAGE ARTS,GLOBAL STUDIES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
June 11, 2009
Welcome to summer! Enjoy your time away from school.
Hopefully you will turn off the television and make good use of this short and special season to get outside to run, jump and play.
...and when you are worn out from all that fun and need to relax, here are some things you can do to prepare for the next school year...
...keep track of national and international news. Sixth and Seventh graders can do some independant reading on prehistoric people, the Roman Empire or any era of World History. Eighth grade students can dig into United States History. Get some DVD's on the colonial period or the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Go to the library and check out biographies on US Presidents, artist or inventors.
2009/2010
Language Arts and Global Studies Supply List
1. Two Mead Composition Journals
2. Three Ring Notebook
3. Loose Leaf Notebook Paper
4. Pencils
5. Glue
6. Bookmarkers
7. Ruler
8. Pocket Dictionary
9. One Package of Index Cards
10. Scissors
11. Six Dividers
12. 64 Count Box of Crayons
13. Markers
14. Scrapbook (8th grade only)
15. Library Card
16. Drinking Cup
(You are expected to have these supplies the first day of school.)
SUMMER READING
(required)
Eighth Grade
1.The Telephone Gambit - Seth Shulman
2. Follow the River - James Alexander Thom
Sixth Grade
1. Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell
*Summer reading books can be obtained at a public library. It is the student's responsibility to aquire the book. You do not need the books when school begins, but you need to be prepared to discuss them the first day of school.
SUMMER AREAS OF EXPLORATION (not required):
8th Grade - Study the Salem Witch Trials
6th/7th - Study the Greek Gods
FIELD TRIPS
TBA
6/13
General schedule for 2009/2010 8th grade classroom reading. Probably in this order from August to June.
*Bonus books-extra credit-not required
** A portion read in class to set historical stage
**Scarlet Letter
*The Ballad of Frankie Silver
Last of the Mohicans - (teacher led introduction we do not read the book but do watch the movie)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
April Morning
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Our Town - read and performed
*Something Wicked This Way Comes (we also watch the movie)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Summer of My German Soldier
The Book Thief
A Walk to Remember
Bless the Beast and Children
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