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Bethesda's Elementary Summer Reading Club Revised 2018 BETHESDA’S ELEMENTARY SUMMER READING CLUB Dear Students and Parents, Once again, we are providing an opportunity for Bethesda elementary students to participate in a summer reading club. We believe it is extremely important for students to continue reading through the summer months. Reading is such a vital foundational skill for life! Students entering grades 1 and 2 will be reading a minimum of 20 minutes per day, totaling at least 800 minutes before school begins in August. For students entering grades 3 through 5, a minimum of 30 minutes is required each day, totaling 1,200 minutes. Attached is a list of suggested titles for reading. Students are free to choose books other than those on this list. Also, students are free to read a book from a grade level other than their own. Most titles are available in public libraries; however, the titles with an asterisk are books that are specifically Christian and may be found at your local Christian bookstore. Students entering the fourth and fifth grades have required summer reading. These students will be tested over the contents of the books on the first day of school. We appreciate feedback from parents and students regarding books listed. If you find a title which you would recommend be added to this list for next summer, please let us know. We use several resources (ACSI, Focus on the Family, etc.) when considering suitable titles; however, please know that we look to each parent to determine what is or is not appropriate for his/her child to read. You must keep a record of minutes spent during each reading session and bring it back by Friday, August 24. Students who bring to their teachers the completed BCS Summer Reading Log showing they have met the minimum requirement will participate in a Playzone Party in September! Please note that the BCS Summer Reading Log is the only form that will be accepted to qualify for the Playzone Party. Wrap yourself in a cocoon of fun and adventure this summer...READ! Name: Grade: BCS Summer Reading Log Minutes of Date Name of Book Parent’s Initials Reading 6/14/18 Charlotte’s Web 25 min. CB Total This reading log must be turned in to home room teachers by Friday, August 24, in order for your student to participate in the Playzone Party in September. Because of the logistics involved in preparing for this party, BCS cannot extend the deadline for log submissions beyond this date. Please note that the BCS Summer Reading Log is the only form that will be accepted to qualify for the Playzone Party. * If you need to record additional minutes, a downloadable PDF version of the BCS Summer Reading Log is available on the school website under the BCS Families link, located in the header of the website. This password-protected area is accessed with your RenWeb login credentials. After gaining access, click on the BCS Forms & Flyer page in the left menu and then scroll down to “Summer Reading 2018.” Grade 1 Bible – one chapter a day from Proverbs Frog and Toad All Year Arnold Lobel (and other Lobel books) The Foot Book Dr. Seuss (and other Seuss books) Wacky Wednesday Theo Le Sieg (and other Le Sieg bbooks) The Grouchy Ladybug Eric Carle (and other Carle books) Sammy the Seal Syd Hoff (and other Hoff books) Whistle for Willie Ezra Keats (and other Keats books) Little Black, A Pony (series) Walter Farley Grandfather’s Journey Allen Say Mirette on the Highwire Emily Arnold McCully The Ox Cart Man Donald Hall Owl Moon Jane Yolen Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak *The Children of the King Max Lucado Pig Will and Pig Won’t Richard Scarry (and other Scarry books) Henry’s Awful Mistake Robert Quackenbush Angus Lost Marjorie Flack No Roses for Harry (series) Margaret Graham Henry & Mudge (series) Cynthia Rylant Curious George (series) H.A. Rey A Hole is to Dig R. Krauss, Maurice Sendak Charlie Needs a Cloak Tomie DePaola Biscuit Books (series) Alyssa Satin Capucilli Grade 2 Bible – one chapter a day from Proverbs Billy and Blaze (series) C.W. Anderson *Dr. Dabble Adventures (series) Sigmond Brouwer I Can Read Books (series) Harper Collins Publisher The Long Way to a New Land Joan Sandin The Long Way Westward Joan Sandin Sam the Minuteman Nathaniel Benchley Miss Nelson (series) Harry Allard Cam Jensen Mysteries (series) David Adler *Moses God’s Helper (series) W.E. Young *What Would Jesus Do? Mack Thomas The Tales of Peter Rabbit (series) Beatrix Potter Amelia Bedelia (series) Peggy Parish *Crippled Lamb Max Lucado *Reel Kids (series) Dave Gustaveson Cul-de-SAC Kids (series) Beverly Lewis The Story of Ferdinand Munro Leaf Nate the Great (series) M. & M. Sharmat Frances (series) Russell Hoban Edward & the Pirates David McPhail Bear Books (series) Frank Asch The Little House Virginia Lee Burton When Jessie Came Across the Sea Amy Hest Earl the Squirrel Don Freeman (and other Freeman books) The Clown of God Tomie dePaola The Biggest Bear Lynd Ward How to Dig a Hole to the Other Faith McNulty Side of the World Grade 3 Bible – one chapter a day from Proverbs Homer Price Robert McCloskey Centerburg Tales Robert McCloskey Sounder William H. Armstrong A Dog on Barkham Street Mary Stolz Strider Beverly Cleary American Girls Collection Pleasant Company The Boxcar Children (series) G.C. Warner *The Evergreen Wood Alan & Linda Parry *Sugar Creek Gang (series) Paul Hutchens The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams Henry Huggins (series) Beverly Cleary Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman B is for Betsy Carolyn Haywood *Mandie (series) Louis Gladys Leppard *Grandma’s Attic (series) Arleta Richardson The Littles (series) John Peterson Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Peter & Connie Roop My Father’s Dragon (series) Ruth Stiles Gannett McBroom’s Zoo (series) Sid Fleischman Yellow & Pink William Stieg The Seashore Book Charlotte Zolotow Boomtown Sonia Levitin The Cul-de-Sac Kids (series) Beverly Lewis *You are Mine Max Lucado The Raft Jim LaMarch Grade 4 Required reading: Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Bible – one chapter a day from Proverbs The Borrowers (Odyssey series) Mary Norton Snow Treasure Marie McSwigan Tales from Shakespeare Charles & Mary Lamb *Accidental Detectives Mysteries (series) Sigmond Brouwer *Kidnapped by River Rats (Trailblazer series) Dave & Neta Jackson Winnie the Pooh A.A. Milne Charlotte’s Web E.B. White Stuart Little E.B. White Misty of Chincoteague (series) Marguerite Henry (and other Henry books) Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (series) Betty MacDonald (and other MacDonald books) Great Brain John Fitzgerald (and other Fitzgerald books) Cricket in Times Square George Selden From the Mixed-Up Files of... E.L. Konigsburg Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren Left Behind Series (for children) La Haye & Jenkins Runaway Ralph Beverly Cleary Ralph Mouse Beverly Cleary Mouse and the Motorcycle Beverly Cleary *Animal Friends (series) Janette Oke Columbus The D’Aulaires Leif the Lucky The D’Aulaires The Wolfhound Kristine L. Franklin Young Underground (series) Robert Elner The Good Master Kate Seredy Journey to America Sonia Levitin Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express Kristiana Gregory Mandy Julie Edwards Madeline Takes Command Ethel C. Brill Grade 5 Required reading: *My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George *Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls Bible – one chapter a day from Proverbs The Cay Theodore Taylor The Secret Garden Francis Burnett Incredible Journey Sheila Burnford Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars Bambi Felix Salten Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Hundred and One Dalmatians Dodie Smith Peter Pan James Barrie Thimble Summer Elizabeth Enright Babe, The Gallant Pig Dick King-Smith Five Little Peppers and How... Margaret Sidney Gentle Ben Walt Morey Winter Room Gary Paulsen *Sower Series Biographies (from Mott Media) Adam on the Road Elizabeth Janet Gray *Cooper Kids Adventure Frank Peretti Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson The Railway Children E. Nesbit Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery The Lost Baron Allen French The Red Keep Allen French The House of Sixty Fathers Meindert Dejong Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes The Trumpeter of Krakow Eric Kelly A Wrinkle in Time (series) Madeleine L’Engle *The Ark, the Reed, and the Fire Cloud Jenny L. Cote Skellig David Almond The Bridge (Bracken Trilogy) Jeri Massi .
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