2017 Summer Requirements for Students Entering 5 th Grade

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1 2017 Summer Requirements for Students Entering 5 th Grade The activities listed will provide your child with a review of the material they learned throughout the school year, and will promote a smooth and continuous transition into 5 th grade, as well as contribute to their academic success. Reading q Select two books from the book lists provided to read this summer. One should be fiction and one should be non-fiction. q Fiction Book Project: Print and complete the 5 th grade Fiction Book Report (attached) q Non-Fiction Book Project: Print and complete the 5 th grade Non-Fiction Book Report (attached) Writing Please answer each journal question in complete paragraphs, and include as much descriptive language as possible. q Journal Entry 1: Persuasive letter q Journal Entry 2: Narrative writing q Journal Entry 3: Informational writing Math: q DreamBox: Please complete at least two lessons a week throughout the summer (at least 20 lessons). q Check the list of math concepts learned in 4 th grade (attached) and review concepts if necessary. *use this link to get access to your child s Dreambox account: Questions - parentaccess Your DreamBox Internet address is: Save this URL to your student desktops. Your DreamBox School Code is: hyxn/srjves Enter this code on your student ipads. Fiction Reading: Over the summer, every incoming 5 th grader must read one of the following novels. Books are listed from lowest to highest reading level: Novel & Author Reading Activities

2 Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz While reading the novel, students must complete both pages of the reading comprehension worksheet following this page. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Name:

3 Title: Author: Fiction Book Report Genre (Circle): Realistic Fiction Mystery Historical Fiction Science Fiction Adventure Fantasy Characters: Description: Tell how a character has changed over the course of the novel: Setting (Time and place): Conflict (Describe the main character s problem): Resolution: (Describe how the problem was solved):

4 Plot (Order the main events from the story): Theme (What has the character learned over the course of the story?): Review: I do/do not recommend this book because (Support with details from the story)

5 Nonfiction Reading: Over the summer, every incoming 5 th grader must read one of the following nonfiction books. Books are listed from lowest to highest reading level: Book & Author Reading Activities The Crossing, by Jim Murphy While reading the novel, students must complete both pages of the reading comprehension worksheet following this page. Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, by Candace Flemming Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting, by Jim Murphy

6 Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, by Tanya Lee Stone Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March, by Lynda Blackmon Lowery Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Tripple Nickels, America s First Black Paratroopers, by Tanya Lee Stone

7 Name: Title: Author: Nonfiction Book Report Tell the main idea of the nonfiction book. What is it mostly about? 1 st Important Fact or Idea: Details: 2 nd Important Fact or Idea: Details:

8 3 rd Important Fact or Idea: Details: 4 th Important Fact or Idea: Details: Review: I do/do not recommend this book because (Support with information from the book.)

9 Name: Writing: Summer Journal Journal Entry 1: Write a letter to your parent convincing him or her to take you on a vacation to a destination of your choice. _

10 Journal Entry 2: Imagine that you find a large diamond while playing in the sand on the beach. When you take it to a jeweler, he gives you some very surprising information. Write about what happens next. _

11 Journal Entry 3: Summer is in full swing! List three things you would like to accomplish this summer before returning to school in the fall. Explain. _

12 Math Concepts Learned in 4 th Grade Students should be proficient in each of the math concepts listed. Concepts can be reviewed if necessary using the websites listed below, or on o Operations and Algebra Prime and Composite Numbers Factors Multiples o Numbers and Operations in Base Ten Multiply by a 1-Digit Number, Regroup Multiply by a 2-Digit Number, Regroup Divide by a 1-Digit Divisor, with Remainders Identifying Place Value to Millions Comparing Numbers Up to Millions Ordering Numbers Up to Millions o Number and Operations- Fractions Ordering Fractions Equivalent Fractions Simplest Form Add Like Fractions Subtract Like Fractions Add Like Mixed Numbers Subtract Like Mixed Numbers Multiply a Whole Number and a Fraction o Number and Operations - Decimals Tenths and Hundredths Decimals to Fractions o Measurement and Data Area and Perimeter Suggested Math Websites to Visit: /home/index