Our Lady of the Hamptons - Southampton, New York

Welcome Class of 2014 to Our Fifth Grade !

Welcome to our newest fifth graders Nathan Malak, Brock MacGarva and Lucia Chrysler!

St. Rosalie's Parish will have training sessions for students in grades four and up who would like to become altar servers in the parish. Classes are from 4-5PM on September 24 and October 1. Candidates must attend both classes. Please call Peggy Squires for details: FourPiggy@aol.com

Become familiar with our e-Chalk page where assignments will be posted during the school year.

Use the hyperlink here >>>CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

Summer Reading List for the Class of 2014...
Please note the book report criteria in the box below

Students entering the fifth grade are expected to read a total of five books over the summer. Three of those books are mandatory, as indicated by the asterisks at the bottom of the list, and two should be chosen from the following titles:

Frindle (Clements)

Abel's Island (Steig)

Because of Winn Dixie (Di Camillo)

Hatchet (Paulsen)

26 Fairmount Ave. (DePaola)

My Side of the Mountain (George)

The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Spiere)

White Fang (London)

Nory Ryan's Song (Giff)

The Egypt Game (Snyder)

*Mandatory books for all fifth graders:

*Harriet the Spy (Fitzhugh)

*Tuck Everlasting (Babbitt)

*A biography of any historical figure

SUMMER BOOK REPORT CRITERIA:

Please follow these guidelines when writing your summer book reports. Remember, you should write two reports. If you wish, one may be about your historical figure, but please do not write about Harriet the Spy or Tuck Everlasting. Include the following:

*HEADING-your name above the subject on the left margin, and the date above Grade 5 on the right.

*TITLE and AUTHOR-these can be part of a successful transition to the body of your report
*PLOT-what is the story all about? You should include the climax, or high point of the story

*MAIN CHARACTERS-include only the important characters

*SETTING-where does the story take place. Is it during a different time period?

*PERSONAL OPINION/REFLECTION-what did you think of the book? While reading the book did you make any connections to other events in your life? Could you relate to a character's struggles or joys? What new insights do you have about life?

*A CATCHY TITLE-if you choose, you may want to title the beginning of your report with an eye-catching phrase, but this part is not mandatory

Your papers should be written in paragraph form. If you choose to type your papers, they should be 1-2 pages long using double-spaced lines and 12 point font. If you prefer to write your reports, please use cursive. Each handwritten report should be closer to 2 pages in length. Remember to use the writing process. Plastic report covers are not necessary in the fifth grade, but do staple or paper clip your work to keep it organized.

Here is a link that might help you to gather and organize your ideas before you begin writing - use it only if it helps. Good luck!

LINK>>>BOOK REPORT SANDWICH<<<

SUPPLY LIST FOR THE CLASS OF 2014

2-packages of blue or black pens

1-package of #2 pencils (pre-sharpened if possible)

1-ruler

1-large eraser

1-small box of markers or colored pencils

1-art/pencil pouch (no art boxes, please)

1-highlighter

1-glue stick (with student's name on it)

1-package multi-colored construction paper

1-pair small scissors

1-five-subject notebook

2-one-subject notebooks

1-package looseleaf

1-small pocket dictionary

1-small pocket thesaurus

2-folders with pockets: please label one "in-school" and the other "take-home"

2-boxes of tissues

1-paper towel roll

1-pump hand sanitizer

*Please note: although the larger backpacks with wheels and retractable handles might be helpful for some students, they can be difficult to transport to and from our second floor classroom.

Challenges for Fifth Grade Readers:

Night Journeys by Avi

The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost by John Bellairs

Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Queenie Peavy by Robert Burch

The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth

The Pinballs; The Summer of the Swans; Trouble River by Betsy Byars

The Snowbird by Patricia Calvert

On the Bus With Joanna Cole by Joanna Cole

My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville

Robin Hood by Paul Creswick

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleicman

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

One-Eyed Cat; The Moonlight Man by Paula Fox

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? Homesick, My Own Story by Jean Fritz

Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner

The Talking Earth by Jean Craighead George

Thirteen Ways to Sink a Ship by James Gilson

Bunnicula;The New Nick Kramer by James Howey

Sleepers Wake by Paul Jacobs

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-Li Jiang

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler; A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. Konigsburg

Onion John by Joseph Krumgold

A Wrinkle in Time; A Ring of Endless Light; A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Medeleine L'Engle

Ella Enchanted by gail Carson Levine

Journey to America by Sonia Levitin

Witch of Fourth Street by Myron Levoy

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Number the Stars; See You Around, Sam; The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Moorchild; The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Countdown by Ben Mikaelsen

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

How Lazy Can You Get? by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

A Bridge to Terabithia; The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katerine Patersonby

The Boy Who Owned the School by Gary Paulsen

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Secret Moose by Jean Rogers

Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

Journey Outside by Mary Stelle

Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Journey to the Center of the Earth;Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep

The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss

Mr. Lynch's e-mail address:

plynch@olhamptons.org

OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
160 North Main Street, Southampton, New York 11968
Telephone: 631-283-9140 -- Fax: 631-287-3958
olh@hamptons.com

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