MS summer reading & supply lists – 2022

Sixth Grade Summer Reading
Sixth Grade Supply List
Seventh Grade Summer Reading
Seventh Grade Supply List
Eighth Grade Supply List
Eighth Grade Summer Reading

Incoming sixth grade students

Summer Reading – 6th grade

Dear Incoming Sixth Graders,
We are so excited to welcome you to middle school. Sixth grade is a big transition, and we know you want to be ready! One of the expectations we have for our new sixth graders is that you read a book over the summer. It can be any book of your choice that has not been made into a movie. All you have to do is choose one (Choose lots more, if you’d like!) and come to school in September ready to share your thoughts on it. (You’ll find information on how to access books online below.)

Here are a few great choices for sixth graders:
The Crossover, K. Alexander
New Kid, J. Craft
The Benefits of Being an Octopus, A. Braden
Resistance, J. Nielsen
Ground Zero, A. Gratz
House Arrest, K.A. Holt
The Hidden Oracle, R. Riordan
Alone, M. Freeman

So choose a great book, find a shady spot, and enjoy! We’ll see you in September!

Warm regards,
Mrs. Decker, Ms. Fridholm, Mrs. Wlazlo

SORA Instructions

With Sora, you can get free ebooks and audiobooks from your school.

  1. Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to soraapp.com.
  2.  In Sora, find your school (or enter your school’s setup code), then sign in. Stillwater Middle/High (use your @scsd.org email and password to sign in)
  3. Browse the Explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.
  4. Close the book and go to your Shelf to see all your books (including assignments). From there, you can:
    – Tap Open Book or Open Audiobook to read or listen to the book.
    – Tap Options to renew or return the book, get to your notes and highlights, and more.

Please contact Mrs. Carpenter at amycarpenter@scsd.org with any questions.

Supply List – 6th Grade

  • Backpack
  • Sturdy Ear Buds/Head Phones
  • (2) 2” Binders with Dividers
  • 18 Tabbed Dividers
  • (1) Zipper pouch that can clip into a binder for pencils
  • (1) Composition Notebook
  • (1) 3-subject Spiral Notebook
  • Blue/Black Pens/Pencils/Colored Pencils/Highlighters
  • Loose Leaf, Lined Paper
  • 3 x 3 Post It Notes
  • Plastic File Crate / Milk Crate
  • Texas Instruments TI-30XIIS Scientific Calculator (Available at Wal-Mart or Target)
  • Optional: Sanitizing wipes, hand sanitizer, refillable water bottle

Incoming Seventh grade students

Summer reading – 7th grade

June 2022 Summer Reading:  Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods

Welcome Incoming Seventh Grade Students,

Over the summer, please read ONLY pages 1-63 of this book, and be ready to discuss them in September. We will be using this book all next school year as a resource to supplement our Percy Jackson novels.

For fun, attempt the worksheets that go along with the book. You may use any part of the book to gather information.

Enjoy your summer, and I will see you at Camp Half-Blood in the fall.

Your ELA 7 Teacher,
Mrs. Mamone

Supply List – 7th grade

  • Book Bag
  • Sturdy Ear buds/headphones

Social Studies

  • Pencils/Colored Pencils

ELA

  • No supplies needed

French

  • Binder with 5 Dividers and Loose Leaf Paper (used only for French)
  • Dry Erase Board with Marker (any color except yellow)
  • Pens (blue or black)
  • Index Cards

Spanish

  • Binder with 5 Dividers and Loose Leaf Paper
  • Index Cards for flash cards
  • Pens/Pencils

Science 7

  • Pencils/Pens (blue & black ink only)

Science 7A

  • 1″ Binder with paper

Math 7

  • Scientific Calculator (must have square root & pi button)
  • 1 to 2” Binder with 3 Dividers with paper (to share with Science)
  • Pencils/Highlighters (2 different colors)

Math 7A

  • Scientific Calculator (must have square root & pi button)
  • 5 Subject Notebook
  • Pencils/Highlighters

Band

Chorus

  • ½” Black Binder
  • Pencils

General Music

  • Sturdy Pocket Folder

Incoming Eighth Grade Students

Summer Reading – 8th Grade

Welcome to 8th grade! Each year, you are required to complete a summer reading task in order to provide your new ELA teacher with an understanding of your comprehension skills. This summer’s reading task will be an extension of a series that you know and love from 7th grade.

In seventh grade ELA, you enjoyed the first four books in the Percy Jackson series. This summer, you will keep that enjoyment going with the fifth and final book in the series: The Last Olympian. A copy of the book will be given to you at the end of the year in your Ms. Mamone’s 7th grade ELA class.

Your only job during the summer months is to read and enjoy the book. When you return to school, you will be given an open-book fill-in-the-blank assessment to check that you did your reading. This assessment will occur in class on Friday, September 30th.

If you have questions in regard to the summer reading, feel free to email me at edaley@scsd.org. Happy reading!

Sincerely,
Ms. Daley

Supply List – 8th Grade

  • Book Bag
  • Sturdy Ear buds/headphones

Social Studies

  • 1″ Binder with 5 Dividers
  • Pens/Pencils/Colored Pencils

ELA

  • Folder
  • Pens/Pencils/Highlighters

Science

  • 2″ Binder with 6 Dividers and Paper
  • Pens/Pencils/Highlighter
  • Homework Folder (to be used for all classes)

Math 8

  • 5 subject notebook
  • Scientific Calculator – Texas Instruments TI-30XIIS

Algebra 1 CC

  • 2″ Binder
  • Pencils/Pens/Highlighters
  • TI-84 plus Graphing Calculator to be kept at home (We have a class set for daily use)

    French

    • Binder with 5 Dividers and Loose Leaf Paper (used only for French)
    • Dry Erase Board with Marker (any color except yellow)
    • Pens (blue or black)
    • Index Cards

    Spanish

    • 2″ Binder with 6 Dividers and Paper
    • Pens/Pencils
    • 4×6 Index Cards (speaking practice)

        Band

        Chorus

        • ½” Black Binder
        • Pencils

        Health

        • Composition Notebook
        • Pencils