The Edwardian - Jun 2011 - Prince Edward County Public Schools

The
Edwardian
Prince Edward County Public Schools
Volume 5, Issue 2
June 2011
35 Eagle Drive, Farmville, Virginia 23901 / www.pecps.k12.va.us
Congratulations, PECHS Class of 2011!
Graduates, pages 2 - 6
PECHS junior
Bowles repeats
state creative
writing win
Prince Edward County High
School junior Calla Bowles has
won the state creative writing
award in the short story category
for the second consecutive year.
Her story, “The Soldier and the
Virgin,” was submitted as part
of Prince Edward’s 2011 creative
writing booklet, which took sixth
place in the Virginia High School
League’s Group AA creative writing competition.
Calla’s 2010 entry also placed
first in the state. In the ninth grade,
she placed second.
The short story judge called
her story “a brilliant fusion of
religion, horror, and comedy-ofmanners” and praised her prose
as swiftly moving and vivid.
Arlene Layden Photography
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARS
forty-three Prince Edward County High School graduates achieved the designation of Commonwealth Scholar in 2011. The Commonwealth Scholars program
encourages students to take more challenging courses in high school. Members of the business community play a vital role in the program by visiting high
school classrooms to help students understand how more ambitious studies benefit them in the workplace. The course of study is patterned after the recommendation of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, and includes in-depth exposure to math, English, lab sciences, history, social sciences,
and foreign language, as well as the student’s choice of either fine arts or Career and Technical Studies. PECHS Commonwealth Scholars were Dylan Abrams,
Kristin Aitken, Aritz Aldecoa, Dominique Barsallo, Tiyana Blanton, Noah Bowman, Latasha Branch, Latisha Branch, McKenzie Brastow, Brittany Brown, Shannon Burke, Brenae Carr, Victoria Carter, Shadae Childress, Justin Chilton, Allison Dalton, Jake Dixon, Timothy Dumminger, Kylie Dyer, John Edwards, Darius
Ford, Jadesha Gilliam, Joseph Gills, Xavier Harrison, Nicole Hayes, Jackela Hickson, Kiara Hurt, Kyerra Hurt, Sarah Kingsley, Kayla McGlocklin, Alicia Moseley, Nora O’Brien, Thomas Overton, Christina Poulston, Sarah Ragland, Jany Santiago, Tationa Scott, Brittnee Shantz, Joshua Sibold, Tia Sydnor, Malcolm
Vaughan, Rachael Winston, and Rebecca Zeledon.
PECHS third in state Wachovia Cup
PECHS English and creative writing
teacher Rachel Overstreet presents
state short story winner Calla Bowles
her first-place medallion.
Page 6: More creative writing
and essay contest results
Page 7: Summer reading lists
for Elementary, Middle and High
Schools
Prince Edward County High
School has won third place in
Group AA in the 2011 competition for the prestigious Wachovia
Cup for academic activities.
Winners of the Wachovia
Cup are determined by a point
system based on performance
in Virginia High School League
state competitions. Schools can
earn academic activity points
for outstanding participation in
scholastic bowl, creative writing,
theatre, forensics, debate, newspaper, newsmagazine, yearbook,
and literary magazine.
In the AA competition,
PECHS placed third out of 56
schools, earning 135 points, just
five points behind second place
Salem High School. Harrisonburg High School won the 2011
cup.
PECHS earned points for
theatre, forensics, newspaper,
yearbook, literary magazine,
and creative writing, following
an outstanding year of academic
competition, during which the
school produced two state champions: Alicia Moseley in forensics and Calla Bowles in creative
writing. Moseley also earned one
of eight coveted state acting medals in VHSL theatre competition.
The 2010-11 academic teams
at Prince Edward were under the
leadership of coaches Debbie
Rush for theatre, forensics, and
debate, Jason Abril for newsmagazine, Rachel Overstreet for
creative writing, Paul Jenkins for
scholastic bowl, Margaret Warden
for newspaper and Kathryn Orth
for yearbook and literary magazine. Publications are judged in
the school year following their
publication.
Forensics team member Alicia Moseley clutches the team’s district trophy
after the February competition. Alicia
went on to win a first place in the
state in forensics, adding 35 points to
the school’s total.
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The PECHS Class of 2011
Dylan Jonathan
Abrams
Kristin Ashlee
Aitken
Aritz Alexander
Aldecoa
Dontrae Junious
Allen
JasmineShamone
Anderson
Geoffrey Christian
Archer
Danielle Betty
Barksdale
Dominique Alexandra
Barsallo
Chadwick Wayne
Biggers
Jessica Elizabeth
Biggers
Tiyana Monique
Blanton
Kendrick Arzon
Bowles
Evelyn Blondell
Bowman
Noah Poore
Bowman
Latasha Jasmine
Branch
Latisha Yasmeen
Branch
McKenzie Elizabeth
Brastow
Brittany Alexis
Brown
Quasheara Nicole
Brown
Quindell Chrisean
Brown
Shannon Casey
Burke
Benjamin Michael
Byrnes
Brenae Michelle
Carr
Victoria Elaine
Carter
Shadae Lasahn
Childress
Justin Daniel
Chilton
Tyler Scott
Cook
Malcolm Yanya
Cooper
Syeda Shamere
Cooper
Allison Elise
Dalton
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The PECHS Class of 2011
Markie Earl
Davis
Taylor Manning
Davis
Maurice
Davis-Taylor
Dominic Deontay
Diggs
Jake Percy Jordan
Dixon
Raymond John
Draper
Timothy Carlton
Dumminger
Kylie Alexandra
Dyer
Charles William
Edwards II
John Anthony
Edwards
George Edward
Evans
Stephone
Evans
TiChine LaShaun
Evans
Darius Lamont
Ford
Jamie Lawretta
Ford
Tyra Nicole
Foster
Mikayla Elizabeth
Garrett
Jadesha Tykira
Gilliam
Shannon Chiquita
Gilliam
Joseph Thomas
Gills
Dominique Alexandria
Gough
Dayvon Ryda
Gray
Valente Alfonso
Gray
Ardric Lowell
Greene
Maya Patricia
Greene
Nakeace Marquwe
Harris
Xavier Davon
Harrison
Kimberly Nicole
Hayes
Jackela Monea
Hickson
Shanequa Crystal
Hill
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The PECHS Class of 2011
Evan Douglas
Hollingsworth
Kiara Michelle
Hurt
Kyerra Shannon
Hurt
Emily Grace
Ironmonger
Brittany Danielle
Jackson
Shanice Danielle
Jackson
Synsorae Alicia
Margarite Jackson
Victoria Renee
Jackson
Jacob Lee
Jamerson
Kiara Nicole
Jefferson-Redd
Doward Maxwell
Johns
Desmond Deltwon
Johnson
Dominique Tatanisha
Johnson
Marcus Jermaine
Johnson
Crystal Eliza
Jones
Keondra Sharnae
Jones
Shonda Rachell
Jones
Torian Alexia Diaris
Jones
Carly Mae
Kerr
Akemi Takiyah
Killebrew
Sarah Elizabeth
Kingsley
Michael Edward
Lawrence
Bre’anna Nicole
Lee
Bryan James
Lewis
Niki Katheryn
Lewis
Bryce Alden
Lipscomb
Jazmine Katezia Jaleek
Little
Candice Monet
Marshall
Kayla Marie
McGlocklin
Alicia Danielle
Moseley
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The PECHS Class of 2011
Raheem Decarlo
Nash
Jarrett Alron
Nelson
Nora Erin
O’Brien
Vanessa Louise
Odino
Rachel Dawn
Overstreet
Thomas Ross
Overton
Major Da-Jon
Owens
Ashlee Paige
Parker
Tyler Brackett
Postans
Christina Nicole
Poulston
Sarah Elizabeth
Ragland
Tiana Vicktoria
Redfearn
Shaneal Keona Redd
Dustin Taylor
Rundstrom
Jany Kae
Marquez Santiago
Martika Davon
Scott
Tationa Quata
Scott
Brittnee Victoria
Shantz
Rebecca Lee
Shepherd
Joshua Michael
Sibold
Latasha Renee
Sims
Emilie Nicole
Sink
Tia LaTrice
Sydnor
Rachel Renee
Thomson
Brandon Michael
Toney
Cainan Demont
Townsend
Matthew Alan
Townsend
Malcolm Jamar
Vaughan
Jeremy Matthew
Walker
Octavia Alexandra
Walker
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The PECHS Class of 2011
Octavius Alexander
Walker
Joshua Blake
Wallace
June 2011
Writers’ Block
Dante Lamont
Wardell
PECHS students Jennifer Thomson, Jazmin Vaughan,
Kyle Hart, Jesseca White, Kaliena Dimaano and Da’Quan Johnson qualified as finalists in the Southside Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Competition, based on essays
they wrote. Kaliena, Da’Quan and Kyle won trips to Washington, D.C., where they
will join approximately 1,500 students from across the United States to learn about
the operation of electric cooperatives and the Federal government. In addition,
they will visit the Museum of Natural History, Arlington National Cemetery, the White
House, Kennedy Center, and the Capitol. They will also meet their congressional
delegations. The students’ expenses are paid by the Cooperative.
Youth Tour Finalists
Akeem Isaih
Washington
Kendra Mae
Watkins
Paul Ryan
Weidman
Additional writing awards:
Calla Bowles won first place in the American History essay contest sponsored
by the Judith Randolph Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and
was recognized at a reception hosted by the DAR members.
Justin Daniel
West
Rachael Claire
Winston
Rebecca Cecilia
Zeledon
Regisha Laveek Elliott
Matthew Terell Green
Jessica Lee Greene
Curtis Alonza Harvey
Jamari Rasheen Harvey
Chonte Haskins
Lewis Hicks
Shequital Lestine Hobson
Jordan Caprice Jackson
Devontaye J. Johnson
Shawn Rasheen Jones
Tevin Pingul Jones
Wilson Watkins Jones
Brittany Lee Lynch
Brittany Monay Lyttle
Ta-kiesha R. Mosby
Nyiema Quataysha Odom
Sharika Rena Ogburn
Tremaine Rahja Rainey
Mustafa Harry Randall
Michellae Aire Reid
Travon V. Richardson
John William Robertson
Tasshall Breanne Ross
Rakeem Davon Saunders
Nichole Danielle Shepard
Brandon Thomas
Tyhera Watkins
D’juan Wilburn
In the writing contest sponsored by the Farmville Woman’s Club, Calla Bowles
won first place in poetry, Grades 10-12, Emily Ironmonger won first place in short
story, Grades 10-12, Carter Chassey won third place in short story, Grades 10-12,
and Alice Adkins won first place in short story, Grades 7-9, at the local level.
At the district level, Calla Bowles won first place in poetry, Alice Adkins won
first place in short story, and Emily Ironmonger won second place in short story.
At the state level, Calla Bowles won first place in poetry and Alice Adkins won
second place in short story.
Graduates not pictured:
Jermaine Troy Agnew
Dynisha Jamirah Austin
Thomas Dillan Barker
James Louis Bearden
Joshua Evan Brandon
Matthew J. Breckinridge
Kristina P. Campbell
Keith Ernest Chambers
TraQuante DyQuis Coles
Holly Christina Cook
LeGray Matthew Corbett
Deandre Rashell Daniel
Anthony Ra’Shad Davis
Russell Taylor Eanes
Da’Mar Lekeem Eddins
Malik Da’Quan Eddins
Feed Your Brain That is the title of the creative writing booklet published by
Mrs. Rachel Overstreet’s creative writing students, with the assistance of Kaley Morris, a senior English major at Longwood University, who edited the students’ short
stories, photos, and art work for inclusion in the booklet. Participating PECHS students were Carter Chassey, Emily Ironmonger, Kat Lewis, Kaliena Dimaano, Kiara
Hurt, Kendra Watkins, Kyle Hart, Rachel Hammock, Rebecca Shepherd, Shayna
King, Hayley Gant, Victoria Carter, Takara Streat, Desiree Tesoroni, Zach Friend,
Elaina Hill, Alice Adkins, and Maya Greene.
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SUMMER READING
for all ages
Dear Parents/Guardians:
RISING KINDERGARTENERS:
As the long hot days of summer stretch before
us, we encourage our students to take some
leisure time to enjoy reading. Attached is a list
of books which we strongly encourage our students to read. The list includes award winning
books and books recognized by our faculty and
various literary journals as meaningful reading
for students of various ages. We have included
a list of wordless books that can be engaging
and beneficial for readers of all ages as well as
a list of books for rising kindergarteners and
their families to share together. If your child
enjoys reading a book at a lower or high grade
level, encourage him or her to do so. Reading
familiar books reinforces fluency and enjoyment of reading. If there is a book you would
like to see added to the list, please write it
down and give it to us so that we can consider
adding it to next summer’s list. We appreciate
your input!
ALL children can benefit from having
books read to them. Any book lends itself
to being a read aloud. Most children love to
hear adults read to them. It creates a special
time between the adult and the child. Choose
books that you think they will love and even
books 2-3 grade levels above your child’s
reading level. Children can listen to language
at a higher level than they can read. Let your
child’s interests and maturity guide you in
selecting appropriate books. It only takes 20
minutes a day! Kindergarteners will learn so
many things this year. Some topics to consider
when selecting books not on this list are the
five senses, colors and shapes, basic needs and
life processes of plants and animals, seasons
of the year, conservation, famous Americans
(Pocahontas, George Washington, Betsy Ross,
Abraham Lincoln), holidays (Thanksgiving,
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day,
Independence Day), and good citizenship.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Wordless Books:
There are many excellent wordless books
available (such as the “Good Dog, Carl”
series). Have your child “read” these to you by
telling the story of the pictures. You can write
down the words as the child dictates. Voila!
Even a non-writer can write a story through
dictation. Older children can actually write
stories for wordless books on their own.
Leo, the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert
McCloskey
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Tough Boris by Mem Fox
Pete’s A Pizza by William Steig
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
William’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow
Any books with rhyme and repetition
Pre-Kindergarten Reading List:
The Listening Walk by Paul Showers
Just Grandma & Me by Mercer Mayer
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon
Scieszka
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
by Eugene Trivizas
The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet
Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst
When I Get Bigger by Mercer Mayer
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
The Pledge of Allegiance by Francis Bellamy
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice
Sendak
The Napping House by Don and Audry Wood
Inside a Barn in the Country by Alyssa
Capucilli
I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
I’m Not Going to Get up Today by Dr. Seuss
Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss
Why Can’t I Fly by Rita Gelman
I Always, Always Get My Way by Thad
Krasnesky
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Panda and Polar Bear by Matthew Baek
Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
Will I Have a Friend? by Mariam Cohen
A Visit to Grandma’s by Nancy Carlson
All About Myself by Mercer Mayer
My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer
Corduroy by Don Freeman
INCOMING FIRST GRADERS:
Summer reading is an enjoyable experience
designed to keep reading skills active. Our goal
is for your child to read enjoyable material
frequently during these summer weeks. Please
read fairy tales and folk tales to your children
whenever possible. They are a rich and beneficial part of our literary heritage and enhance
the cultural literacy of our children.
Research has shown that the best way to
improve reading skills is to READ. The following is a list of suggested authors. Other
authors that a child enjoys are certainly appropriate. Difficulty of reading levels varies from
author to author and book to book.
Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing!
Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain
Bears
Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice
Birdwell, Norman. Clifford, the Big Red Dog
Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age Eight
Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
Hoban, Russell. Bedtime for Frances
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends
McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings
Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo
Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic Tree House
Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones
Rey, H.A. Curious George
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are
Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat
Sharmat, Marjorie W. Nate the Great
Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends
Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy
Detective
Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Warner, Gertrude. Boxcar Children
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web
Wilder, Laura I. Little House on the Prairie
Williams, Margery. The Velveteen Rabbit
Kevin Henkes (Wemberly Worried, Chrysan
themum, Sheila Rae, the Brave, etc.)
Mary Hoffman (Amazing Grace, Boundless
Grace, etc.)
Margie Palatini (Moosetache, Mooseltoe, etc.)
INCOMING THIRD GRADERS:
INCOMING SECOND GRADERS:
As part of the first grade curriculum, the
children have covered such topics as community helpers, families, life long ago, motion/
moving objects, solids/liquids/gases, plant and
animal life needs, weather, and social relationships. You may wish to encourage your child to
read any nonfiction books in these areas.
Looking ahead to the second grade, you
may select books about Native Americans, life
long ago, China, Egypt (dress, food, customs,
etc.), magnets, the butterfly life cycle (metamorphosis), the water cycle, and poetry.
Series:
The Magic Tree House by Mary Pope
Osborne
Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
and Craig Sharmat
Jigsaw Jones by James Preller
Cam Jansen by David Adler
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
Arthur by Marc Brown
Franklin by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda
Clark
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
The Littles by John Peterson
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler
Warner
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi
and Holly Black
Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary
Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
Geronimo Stilton books
Favorite Authors/Wonderful Stories
(various reading levels):
Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet
Cricket, etc.)
Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express,
Jumanji, The Widow’s Broom, etc.)
Patricia Polacco (Thank You, Mr. Falker, Mr.
Lincoln’s Way, Pink and Say, etc.)
Tomie de Paola (The Art Lesson, Strega Nona, The Legend of the Indian
Paintbrush, etc.)
Janell Cannon (Stellaluna, Verdi, Crickwing, etc.)
Audrey Wood (King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, The Napping House, Silly Sally, etc.)
Roald Dahl (The BFG, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc.)
Steven Kellogg (Paul Bunyan, Mike Fink, Johnny Appleseed, etc.)
Jan Brett (The Mitten, The Hat, Annie and
the Wild Animals, etc.)
Dav Pilkey (Dragon Gets By, Dogzilla, Kat
Kong, etc.)
Laura Numeroff (If You Give a Mouse a
Cookie, If You Give a Moose a Muf
fin, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, etc.)
James Marshall (Miss Nelson is Missing, Miss
Nelson isBack, Miss Nelson Has a
Field Day, etc.)
David Wiesner (Tuesday, Hurricane, June 29,
1999, etc.)
As part of the second grade curriculum, the
children have covered such topics as Native
Americans, China, Egypt, magnets, the butterfly life cycle (metamorphosis), and the water
cycle. You may wish to encourage your child
to read a nonfiction book in these areas as well
to reinforce what they have learned.
The third grade teachers suggest that incoming students read about explorers, Greece
and Rome, biographies of famous Americans,
food chains, food webs, simple machines,
phases of the moon, animal adaptations/
habitats, as well as folk and fairy tales from
Europe, Asia and Africa.
Aardema: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Atwater: Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Avi: Poppy
Bell Mathis: The Hundred Penny Box
Blume: Freckle Juice
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Christopher: The Spy on Third Base
Cleary: Muggie Maggie
Coerr: The Josefina Quilt
Dahl: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Danny, Champion of the World
Donnelly: The Titantic Lost… and Found
Estes: The Hundred Dresses
LeGuin: Catwings
Lobel: Aesop’s Fables
Maccaronel: The Haunting of Grade Three
MacLachlan: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Three Names
Robert Bulla: The Chalkbox Kid
Rockwell: How to Eat Fried Worms
Rowowsky: Not My Dog
Seldon: The Cricket In Times Square
Silverstein: The Giving Tree
Van Allsburg: Jumanji
White: Stuart Little
The Trumpet of the Swan
Williams: The Velveteen Rabbit
INCOMING FOURTH GRADERS:
Incoming fourth graders should try to select
books from the following categories as well as
books from the list:
Earth, moon, and sun
Phases of the moon
Electricity
Plant parts
Different cultures of the world (to support
4th grade World Cultures course)
Because of Winn-Dixie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlotte’s Web
Esperanza Rising
The Double Life of Pocahontas Frindle
James and the Giant Peach
Shiloh
The Tale of Desperaux
Ella Enchanted
Little House on the Prairie
My Brother Sam is Dead
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Fudge-a-Mania
Tanya’s Reunion
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The Secret Garden
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READING LISTS CONTINUED
(Grade 4 cont.)
In the Year of the Boar by Bette Bao Lord
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles
to come to terms with her loss and the changes it
imposes on her day to day life and future plans.
Stone Fox
Alien in the Classroom
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Last Holiday Concert
Lunch Money
The BFG
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankenweiler
Holes
Things Not Seen
All About Maps
Magic Tree House: Tonight on the Titanic
Magic Tree House: Revolutionary War on
Wednesday
Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
How to Eat Fried Worms
A Wrinkle in Time
The Sign of the Beaver
The Black Pearl
Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Cricket in Times Square
Caddie Woodlawn
By the Great Horn Spoon
Matilda
The Hundred Dresses
The War With Grandpa
Freckle Juice
Misty of Chincoteague
Stuart Little
My Father’s Dragon
Boxcar Children #1
INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS:
McCaffrey, Anne. BLACK HORSES FOR
THE KING. Galway, son of a Roman Celt,
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
The School Story by Andrew Clement
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead
George
On the Course with Tiger Woods (and series)
by Matt Christopher
Phoebe: The Spy by Judith Berry Griffin
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) by Jeff Kinney
The Spiderwick Chronicles (series) by Tony
DiTerlizzi
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell
Bartoletti
Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul by Jack
Canfield
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul by Jack
Canfield
escapes from tyrannical uncle and joins Lord Artos,
Later know as King Arthur.
Rinaldi, Anne. A BREAK WITH CHARITY:
A Story About The Salem Witch Trials While
waiting for a church meeting in 1706, Susanna English, daughter of a wealthy Salem merchant.
Ambrose, Stephen E. THE GOOD FIGHT:
HOW WWII WAS WON. Ambrose presents a
INCOMING FIFTH GRADERS:
Incoming fifth graders should try to select
books from the following categories as well as
books from the list:
Biographies of George Washington, Patrick
Henry and other famous Virginians
Books on the 13 colonies and life in Colo
nial times
Books on Virginia
Folk tales of other cultures
Classifications (vertebrate/non-vertebrates)
Ocean communities
Rock cycle
Effects of weathering
Light and sound
The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars
The Wright Brothers by Russell Freedman
Poppy by Avi
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly
Giff
Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Mississippi Bridge by Mildred D. Taylor
people, black and white, risking great personal danger as they participated in the freedom rides during
the Civil Rights Movement.
Freedman, Russell. FREEDOM WALKERS:
THE STORY OF THE MONTGOMERY
BUS BOYCOTT. This is an account of the major
persons, coordination, and sacrifices of the year-long
struggle for equal rights on Montgomery’s city
buses.
girl, Jessica, at his private school. His classmates
are astonished at this friendship because Jessica’s
appearance has been tragically altered due to major
burns.
INCOMING EIGHTH GRADERS:
Abrahams, Peter. DOWN THE RABBIT
HOLE. Ingrid lands the starring role in Alice in
Wonderland while becoming caught up in the murder
investigation of an eccentric neighbor. The first in
the series, An Echo Falls Mystery.
It is important for children to keep an
interest in reading during the summer months.
Reading helps the children with their vocabulary, improves comprehension and strengthens their reading fluency. Visit the library,
bookstores, and your bookshelf at home. Take
some time this summer to visit a far away land,
solve a mystery, or take an adventure to the
wild. Have fun and enjoy a great book. The
following list is a suggested reading list for the
summer months.
Publications assistants
Paige Wakefield
Alicia Moseley
Chains - Laurie Halse Anderson
The Girl in the Cage - Stewart Quartet
Classic:
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- Jules Verne
Emma - Jane Austen
Slam - Walter Dean Myers
The Misfits - James Howe
Hope was Here - James Bauer
The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
Schooled - Gordan Korman
Mango Shaped Space - Wendy Mass
Crash - Jerry Spinelli
The Boy Who Saved Baseball - John Ritter
Shift - Jennifer Bradbury
Speak & Twisted - Laurie Halse Anderson
Slam & Hoops - Walter Dean Myers
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Maze Runner - James Dashner
Uglies - Scott Westerfield
Beastly - Alex Flinn
The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
Rash - Pete Hautman
The Host - Stephanie Meyer
The Adoration of Jenna Fox - Mary E.
Pearson
The Enemy - Charlie Higson
Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin
Baskin, Nora Raleigh. ANYTHING BUT
TYPICAL. Jason, an autistic teenager with a talent
Historical Fiction:
Bingham, Kelly L. SHARK GIRL. After a
shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm,
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing
- M. T. Anderson
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
The Boy Who Dared - Susan Campbell
for creative writing, struggles to find acceptance in
his middle school community.
Editor
Dr. Kathryn Orth
Fiction:
an Australian born Muslim Palestinian, decides she
is ready to wear the hijab, or head covering, as a sign
of her deep faith. Ama copes with misconceptions
and discrimination in a humorous way as she defends
her decision to herself and others.
San Francisco cousin and his daughter where she
uses her psychic powers to solve the mystery of a
mansion’s boarded-up tower.
Superintendent
Dr. K. David Smith
Bausum, Ann. FREEDOM RIDERS: JOHN
LEWIS AND JIM ZWERG ON THE
FRONT LINES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT. The 1960’s saw courageous young
Abbott, Tony. FIREGIRL. Tom befriends a new
Allison, Jennifer. GILDA JOYCE: PSYCHIC INVESTIGATOR. Gilda visits a distant
Its purpose is to keep the community
informed of division initiatives and
school events.
Antarctic expedition, the waters freeze and crush
Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, forcing his crew to
make a long, perilous journey across the ice to find
rescue.
This list includes a wide variety of books
to appeal to the interests and reading levels
of many students. Parents are encouraged to
review book selections with their children in
order to help them make appropriate choices.
Students may select books from this list, or
they may read a comparable book that is approved by their parents.
In the magical realm of Prydain, Taran, a young and
restless pig-keeper, gets more than he bargained for
in this fantasy based on Welsh legends. The first of
The Chronicles of Prydain.
is published
twice a year by
Prince Edward County
Public Schools.
Armstrong, Jennifer. SHIPWRECK AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. During a 1914
INCOMING SEVENTH GRADERS:
Alexander, Lloyd. THE BOOK OF THREE.
Edwardian
concise, readable chronicle of WWII through amazing photographs and research.
Abdel-Fattah, Randa. DOES MY HEAD
LOOK TOO BIG IN THIS? 16-year-old Ama,
MIDDLE SCHOOL
The
HIGH SCHOOL
AP English Language and Composition
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance
Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
These books can be purchased at Barnes &
Noble or online at BN.com, amazon. com, etc.
If you have any questions, about the AP
LAnguage and Literature course assignments
for these books, please email katherine.cole@
pecps.k12.va.us
www.pecps.k12.va.us
or
434-315-2101
for school events and information