Summer Homework & Supply Lists
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| Please review the summer homework and supply lists for your child's age level. If you have questions, please contact your child's classroom teacher. See you this fall! |
Toddler
2024-25 Toddler Supply List
Dear Toddler Families,
Below is a list of items you will need to bring to school on or before August 27. Please be sure to label all belongings with your child’s first name and last initial. We will store them safely in the classroom and update you when your child’s supplies need to be replenished.
All our best,
The Toddler Teaching Team
Supply List
- Extra clothing - Two or three complete changes of clothes that include seasonally appropriate shirts and pants, socks, underwear, and a light sweater or sweatshirt in case they feel cold. (Please send in additional pairs of pants and underwear for students learning how to use the toilet.)
- Rain boots - For playing outside in the rain or exploring the creek.
- A toddler-sized bookbag and a lunch box - The goal is that your child will be able to carry these items independently.
- One package of diapers
- One package of wipes
- One washable cloth nap mat and one non-permeable bag - Rest mats and bags can be purchased through WMS by clicking here and completing the form. Rest mats and bags purchased together are $40 and additional bags are $5.
- Sunscreen, bug repellant, diaper cream, etc., if necessary - A Medication Administration Record (MAR) will need to be completed for these types of items.
Primary (3-6)
2024-25 Primary (3-6) Supply List
Dear Primary Families,
Below is a list of items that your child should bring to class on the first day of school. Please note that because your child’s classroom is a multi-age classroom, this request is split into three categories. Please be sure to label belongings with your child’s first name and last initial.
All our best,
The Primary Team
- Supplies for ALL Primary Students
- Supplies for Preschool-Age Students Only (Non-Kindergartners)
- Supplies for Kindergartners Only
Supplies for ALL Primary Students
- One small backpack - small enough to fit inside a locker (approx. 6 inches wide and 11 inches deep) or cubby, but large enough to hold a folder, lunchbox, water bottle and small miscellaneous items. Please keep in mind that some backpacks are difficult for children to use if they are too large for their bodies. Backpacks should comfortably fit a child according to their size. Here is a helpful sizing guide for children’s backpacks.
- One lunchbox small enough to fit inside a locker or cubby (maximum width 10 inches and depth 5 inches)
- One set of reusable eating utensils in their lunchbox every day
- Two complete sets of change of clothing including underwear, pants/shorts, shirt, socks, hat, a sweater or sweatshirt, and an extra pair of shoes (Velcro or slip-on preferred) to keep at school
- One pair of rubber boots for the playground and for walks through the woods (to be kept at school)
- Water bottle (for outdoor use)
Supplies for Preschool-Age Students Only (Non-Kindergartners)
Supplies for Kindergartners Only
Lower Elementary (6-9)
2024-25 Lower Elementary Supply List & Summer Homework
(For students entering first through third grades)
Summer Reading
Math Review
All incoming 6-9 students will benefit from continuing to practice addition and subtraction. Incoming third-years may also practice multiplication facts. Math facts can be practiced online, as a game, with flashcards, workbooks or however you prefer.
The Summer Math Skills Sharpener series is a good screen-free option for multi-skill math practice. This can be ordered online at www.summerskills.com. The book publishers recommend that parents/guardians purchase workbooks at the grade level the student just completed. If your child encounters a math problem or skill they do not know, please skip it.
Nature Photography Scavenger Hunt
This summer, we are asking children to begin to explore and observe the diversity of life they might encounter in their own adventures. Please have your children look for and photograph some of the following items that they find this summer.
We’d like them to bring in a print of at least five of the items below:
- Human
- Mammal other than a human
- Bird
- Fish
- Reptile
- Amphibian
- Insect that flies
- Insect that does not fly
- Worm
- Coniferous tree (example: a pine tree with needles)
- Deciduous tree (has leaves that will drop in the fall)
- Flowering plant
- Fruit or vegetable growing on a plant or tree
- Unique leaf shape
- Seeds from a plant
- Fungi/mushroom
We look forward to seeing the world through your children’s eyes, so please know that we are aware this is children’s work, and it’s OK not to find everything. Aside from some very basic guidance on holding the phone or camera still to prevent blurriness and zooming in on the object they want to showcase, let them be the photographers and choose their one favorite example of each area they’d like to have you print. (This may be their hardest task!) Hopefully this will help them develop observation skills and will inspire curiosity in the life that surrounds them whether in their own backyards or found on their travels this summer. After sharing their photos, we will add to our class photo collection as we explore our school’s outdoor property with many activities in the fall.
Supply List
- Five folders with bottom pockets
- Plastic clipboard with flat clip (found on Amazon or something similar)
- Classroom sketchbook
- Additional sketchbook for Art class
- One small backpack (lockers are 6 inches wide by 11 inches deep)
- Plug-in headphones
Outdoor Learning:
- A complete change of clothing (including underwear, pants, shirt and socks)
- Extra sweater or sweatshirt to be left at school
- Poncho or raincoat to be left at school
- Mud boots or outdoor shoes for the playground
Lunch:
- Reusable lunch box
- Reusable water bottle
- Reusable silverware (available on Amazon)
Upper Elementary (9-12)
2024-25 Summer Homework & Supply List
(For students entering fourth through sixth grades)
We hope your break is off to a great start! Summer is an excellent time to play and explore the world around you while also taking time to relax and rejuvenate. Keeping reading and math as part of your routine will help reinforce what you learned this past year and prepare you for next year.
Please contact Lauralee Derksen with any questions.
Summer Reading
All students are required to read and be prepared to discuss:
A Cod's Tale - Mark Kurlansky
“Accessible to middle-grade readers…The Cod’s Tale considers how the cod fits into human history. Excellent ink drawings, brightened with colorful washes, illustrate incidents from the text with clarity, a flair for the dramatic, and a sense of humor.”
—Booklist, starred review
"What was it that enabled the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, and the Pilgrims to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? What became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and allowed the early New Englanders to start making money of their own? Would you believe that it was a fish? The cod! Based on Mark Kurlansky’s New York Times bestselling adult book, Cod, this picture book offers a unique look at over a thousand years of world history."
—Amazon
"A Cod's Tale" will be a jumping off point for cultural lessons and discussions.
A Rover's Story - Jasmine Warga
#1 New York Times bestseller
Best Book of the Year from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library The One and Only
"Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honor–winning author of Other Words for Home. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming ... Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars’s difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage, and resilience to succeed … and survive?"
—Amazon
Two Additional Books / Book Presentation
In addition to A Cod's Tale and A Rover's Story, everyone must read two books from different genres and choose one book for which they will create a presentation to be shared at the start of the school year. Books will be presented through creative presentations prepared during the first weeks of school. The book criteria is included in below. Books may be purchased or borrowed from the local library. It is highly recommended that students have the book with them while completing their projects at the start of the year. We encourage reading in any capacity, whether students read alone, with parents or siblings, with an audiobook, or have books read to them.
Book Talk Criteria
Read two books from different genres. Possible genres include:
- Autobiography
- Biography
- Classic
- Fantasy
- Historical fiction
- Memoir
- Mystery/Suspense
- Mythology
- Poetry anthology / collection
- Informational
- Realistic fiction
- Science fiction
- Short-story collection
- Sports novel
- Adventure
For each of the two books, fill out an index card with the following information:
- Title
- Author
- Genre
- Main characters
- Basic plot including the main problem and the most interesting parts - DO NOT ruin the ending!
Be prepared to present your books at the start of the year. You will choose ONE book to present in front of the class, but should have index cards for both. Think about why you loved or didn’t love the book. It is helpful to have the book available for others to see, if possible.
Practicing Math Facts
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Supply List
- Binder, Case-it, or Trapper Keeper
- Two composition books, graph-ruled, for math and one for geometry
- Protractor & compass for geometry (labeled with your child's name)
- One composition book, wide-ruled, for writing/journal
- Two two-pocket folders
- Pencils for personal use (labeled with your child’s name)
- Post-its
- Headphones (Students will have individual Chromebooks and shared iPads.)
- Complete set of extra clothes
- An extra sweatshirt or jacket, depending on the season
- Seasonal boots (to be left at school)
- Water bottle (daily)
Please note that backpacks need to fit in lockers. The dimensions of our lockers are 59 inches high x 9 ¾ inches wide x 10 inches deep.
Birthday Celebrations: We are also collecting money for the birthday coordinator. $8 is needed for birthday celebrations that are held throughout the year. Please pay this in cash in an envelope labeled “Birthdays” so money can be given directly to the birthday coordinator.
Middle School
2024-25 Middle School Summer Homework & Supply List
(For students entering seventh and eighth grades)
If you have questions, please contact your child’s teacher for further information.
Room 10 teacher: Emma Mulrine
Supply List
- Five three-hole punched folders
- One spiral-bound notebook with three-sections
- One notebook for math
- One notebook and one folder for Spanish
- One composition notebook for music
- 0.5-inch binder for Maker (STEAM) Studio
- 9x12-inch sketchbook for art class
- Pens and pencils
- Earbuds or headphones (students will be assigned Chromebooks and iPads)
- Pack of dry erase markers (whichever size your child prefers)
- Complete set of extra clothes
- Boots (to be left at school)
Summer Reading
1. The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation) by Daniel James Brown
2. A personal choice novel. If you need suggestions for your choice novel, Emma has included a list of some of her favorite books and books that she is planning to read this summer.
Please see below for the assignment directions for both novels.
"The Boys in the Boat" Directions
Complete a 3-2-1 reflection.
This can be done in writing or on the computer (if you think you might misplace your work, you can always email it to Emma or drop the written copy off at the school!). We will meet to discuss the book in the fall.
3: Choose three takeaways from the novel (e.g., something you learned, an idea from the novel, a connection you made, whether you liked the novel or not, etc.)
2: Two connections (connections to yourself, something you’ve read or watched, other people, the world, etc.)
1: One question you may still have about the book or that you could bring to a discussion
Answer the following reflection questions using complete sentences.
1. In one sentence, define what you consider to be a team.
2. Give three characteristics that you think are necessary of all good teams.
3. What are some challenges you might face when working in a team, and how can you overcome them?
4. “One of the fundamental challenges in rowing is that when any one member of a crew goes into a slump, the entire crew goes with him.” Describe an incident that you know of when a group stopped working well as a team.
5. Pocock talks to Joe about trusting his teammates. Discuss a time when you had to put your trust in a group and that trust paid off in a positive result.
Personal Choice Novel Directions
Books Emma loves:
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Tally is about to turn 16, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks, she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her world forever....
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - The hilarious journey of Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect, who escape from Earth seconds before it is demolished and travel to a variety of galactic civilizations while gathering information for a hitchhiker’s guidebook. Read the entire trilogy!
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Katniss, a resourceful 16-year-old, narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts — from the Über wealthy to the barely surviving. She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show: The Hunger Games. All the actions, including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events, are caught on camera.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - Starr goes to an elite school as one of very few black students in a posh neighborhood while lives in a neighborhood where gunfire and sirens are frequently heard and gang feuds are commonplace. When her childhood best friend Khalil is shot dead by a policeman in front of Starr, her life is forever altered.
Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan - Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction — Zeus’ master bolt. Along the way, he must face a host of mythological enemies determined to stop him. Most of all, he must come to terms with a father he has never known, and an Oracle that has warned him of betrayal by a friend.
Books Emma plans to read this summer:
Ghost by Jason Reynolds - Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia - Seventh-grader Tristan Strong accidentally creates a hole into the Midpass, a world where ancient African gods clash with gods of African-American Legend. He must race to find Anansi, the Weaver, and repair the rip before the iron monsters wreaking havoc in the Midpass consume their world and ours.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill - For as long as anyone remembers, a newborn from the town of Protectorate is brought to the forest and left for the evil witch. Luna is such a baby — but her fate turns out quite differently. Not only is she lovingly brought up by the witch, she is also extremely magical. When she can finally control her magic, Luna has the chance to change the fate of the town.
Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly - In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kind-hearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball. They aren’t friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman - When the Thunderhead (the maga computer) proves to be the truly unbiased and flawless ruler of the entire world and medical and technology advancement make immortality a reality for all humans, governments are abolished and no one is naturally dying — except when they are “culled” by the Scythes: a highly revered group of experts that designate and execute those unfortunate individuals. This is both to keep the population under control and to remind the world of the value of life. When Citra and Rowan are chosen to be apprentice Scythes to the same man, they realize how complex, dangerous, and corrupt the Scythedom could be.
Summer Math Work
If you come across material that is unfamiliar or too challenging, that’s ok! Just do your best with what you know, and we will jump right back in when school begins again.
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8th Grade Class Code: SSZUZDZH