We subscribe to Scope Magazine to give the students more exposure to nonfiction reading. The students are not allowed to take them home; however, they can access the magazine online.

To Access Scope magazine online- go to scope.scholastic.com- click on the student view-password: bluewaves678

Independent reading– students need to read 30 minutes a night 5 nights a week or 150 minutes a week and log their minutes on biblionasium.com Each month a reading challenge is posted in the ELA room and students earn 20pts in literature for completion of the requirements.

6^th grade– Book club books are provided by the school.  The Cay by Theodore Taylor should be purchased for the 2^nd trimester- available on the kindle.

7^th grade– The Giver by Lois Lowery should be purchased by September 4th- available on the kindle-for 1^st trimester book club.  Dragonwings by Laurence Yep should be purchased for the 2^nd trimester not available on the kindle.

8^th grade- Students will have a choice between 2 historical novels, The Sign of the Beaver (less challenging) or The Witch of Blackbird Pond (more challenging) both by Elizabeth George Speare- should be purchased by September 5th-both books are available on the kindle-for first trimester book club. The school will provide each 8^th grader with a copy of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton to read in the 2^nd trimester.

Language Arts IXL- students are assigned 10-15 items to complete each month.  The items are starred, and the students are expected to get 80% correct.  The students will earn 20pts in English for completion.

Writers Workshop– All final drafts need to be typed in MLA format. **If you do not have a computer at home, have your child make an appointment with me to type at school.