Dear Knight Families,
Summer is a time for our children to unwind, rest, and rejuvenate. It is also a time to ensure our children stay connected to reading without stress. In order to facilitate that end, all students will be required to complete a chosen Sunshine State Reading Book for 2017-2018. The book can either be purchased hard copy or electronic; or borrowed from the Public Library. The expectation is for your child to read the book listed for the appropriate grade level. As your child completes a chapter, your child will write their thoughts about the chapter in a journal. The journal may be online or in a notebook. This journal will be your child's' entry ticket to our annual first Friday of school celebration! We will have other activities surrounding the book upon returning the first week of school, and their first grade will be based on the students’ assigned novel. I have personally read these selections and enjoyed them tremendously! I would encourage you to read along with your child and incorporate some “book chats” over the summer. It takes a bit of time and scheduling, but it is honestly a rewarding experience for both kids and adults. Trust me on that! Please encourage your child to stretch out and set a goal to read ALL Sunshine State Books this year. Be sure to check out the LCMA Sunshine State webpage. On this page you will find links to the 2017-18 Sunshine State books and you will be able to comment on the books as you finish reading them. They are all quite engaging. More information to follow on the LCMA Book Bowl Team when school begins. For more information on the Sunshine State Young Reader Program, please open: http://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra.html The Best ~ Brian J. Andrews Principal Lawton Chiles Middle Academy 8th Grade Selection: Terror at Bottle Creek by Watt Key In this gritty, realistic wilderness adventure, thirteen-year-old Cort is caught in a battle against a Gulf Coast hurricane. Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Category 3 storm makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills-and bravery-to the test. Amid miles of storm-thrashed wetlands filled with dangerous, desperate wild animals, it's up to Cort to win-or lose-the fight for their lives. 7th Grade Selection: The Nerdy Dozen by Jeff Miller When classified U.S. military intelligence is compromised, teenage gamers must save the day. Taken in the middle of the night by the Air Force, Neil Andertol and eleven other gaming whizzes train to fly stealth fighter jets that have top-secret invisibility technology. It turns out that mastering the controls is the easy part. Can Neil face down a bully, a scorned billionaire, and wild ostriches before it’s game over? 6th Grade Selection: Framed! by James Ponti Florian has just moved to Washington, D.C. He’s learning his way around using TOAST, which stands for the Theory of All Small Things, a technique he invented to solve life’s little mysteries. But when he teaches it to his new friend, Margaret, they uncover a mystery that isn’t little. Not little at all, but part of a much bigger picture! Proudly powered by Weebly Proudly powered by |
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