2008-2009 Junior High Supply List


 

The reading list for this class is found below this
      supply list.  An additional required list of supplies will be given
      out by each teacher the first week of school.  Some items may not
      last the entire year.  Plan on replenishing some items.

      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Quantity	Item
1	Pencil             case (plastic or soft cloth to hold pencils/pens)
1	USB             flash drive (at least 2G)
5	Folders             with bottom pockets
4	Single subject spiral notebooks
1	1/2"             binder for Spanish class
1	1"             binder for Math (no zipped binders)
2 dozen	Ballpoint pens (blue or black)
6	Red             pens
2 dozen	#2             pencils (already sharpened)
2             packs	high-lighters             (yellow, green, pink)
1500 sheets	College-ruled             binder paper
500	3             x 5 index cards
1 set	Washable             colored markers
1 set	Colored pencils
3	Tissue             boxes
3	Rolls             of paper towels
3	Containers             of Clorox wipes
1	Hand             Sanitizer
5	Glue             sticks
6	Stretchy             book covers for large books
6	Blue             or Black white board markers (Expo preferred)
1	Small             planner/homework notebook
	JUNIOR             HIGH SUPPLIES TO BE KEPT AT HOME:
1	Protractor
1	Compass
1	Calculator             (must have square root and trig functions)

      

2008/09 Eighth Grade
      Summer Reading Lists

      
      
      

1)  Choose and read one of the
      following books:
Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

                 The Call
      of the Wild - Jack London

      Be prepared to take a quiz regarding the book during the first week after
      returning to school in August.
2)  Choose and read one of the
      following books

      
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Hit the Road	Caroline Cooney
Uglies, Specials or Pretties	Scott Westerfield
Ark Angel, Stormbreaker, Point Blank,  Raven's Gate,  Evil             Star	Anthony Horowitz
The King of Attolia	Megan Whelan Turner
The Thief	Megan Whelan Turner
The Queen	Megan Whelan Turner
Fairest	Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchanted	Gail Carson Levine
Hattie Big Sky	Kirby Larson
Weedflower	Cynthia Kadohata
Cracker	Cynthia Kadohata
Kira, Kira	Cynthia Kadohata
Born to Rock	Gordon Korman
Dairy Queen, A Novel	Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Just Listen	Sarah Dessen
Speak	Sarah Dessen
Samurai Shortstop	Alan Gratz
Miracle on 49th Street	Mike Lupica
Knights of the Hill Country	Tim Tharp
Wee Three Men	Terry Pratchett
Hatful of Sky	Terry Pratchett
Wintersmith	Terry Pratchett
Skybreaker	Kenneth Oppel

      

Prepare an oral presentation this is 1-2 minutes in
      length.  The speech is to include a summary of the plot, setting and
      information about the author.  It will be delivered upon the
      student's return to school in August.

      

3)  Provide a one-page personal resume that
      introduces you for 2008-2009 at Resurrection School.  Suggested
      resume format examples may be found through Google Images
      "resume examples".  Areas to include might be:
      contact info (address, email, etc.), educational history, family
      information, extracurricular activities, favorite pastimes and school
      memories.  The resume will be submitted to the 8th grade homeroom
      teacher on the first day of school.