May 28, 2021 Dear Incoming Second Grade Parents and Caregivers, We look forward to seeing you. The enclosed summer packet provides a view of the essential skills for the first quarter of second grade. Please refer to it over the summer months to help your child practice and maintain skills learned in first grade. Additionally, Raz-Kids and IXL will be available throughout the summer. Please encourage your child to visit the sites frequently. He/she can access the sites utilizing the same username and password from first grade. https://www.raz-kids.com/, https://www.ixl.com/signin. Reading: Please refer to the enclosed recommended summer reading list. Students are expected to read a minimum of thirty minutes per day. They should use the enclosed reading logs to document the titles, authors, genres and dates when they finish reading the books. The second grade teachers will collect these logs on the first day of school. In this packet, we have included the first grade (100 words) and second grade (100 words) high frequency word lists. These are the words that occur most often in reading for first and second graders. Students should be able to read and spell the first grade list, as well as be able to recognize and sound out words from the second grade list. During the 2021 – 2022 school year, students will learn how to spell the second grade list. Lastly, enclosed are the reading paired passages (fiction and non-fiction genres) for students to practice reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills. Please make sure your child returns the completed units on the first day of school. Writing: Your child is encouraged to write and illustrate a minimum of one entry per week for eight weeks in the enclosed writing journal. The writing should cover multiple genres such as personal narrative, autobiography, informational (non-fiction), fantasy, and fairy tale passages. This will be a valuable assessment tool to drive the instruction for our units of study in writing for second grade. Mathematics: Students are encouraged to review basic math skills with a family member. Research demonstrates that students learn and become proficient by practicing with hands-on, life-like experiences. Please use daily activities to review the following skills:

§ Find values of coin and bill combinations § Make change § Show penny (P), nickel (N), dime (D) and quarter (Q) for a given amount § Know addition facts sums to 20 § Know “harder” subtraction and addition facts § Construct fact families for addition and subtraction § Devise and use strategies for finding sums and differences of two digit numbers § Subtract multiples of ten

§ Solve simple addition number stories § Complete number sequences and use number patterns to solve problems § Make tallies and give the total § Count by 2s, 5s and 10s § Identify place value for 1s, 10s and 100s § Find equivalent names for numbers

Enclosed are several math practice worksheets. Please monitor your child’s work for accuracy. These worksheets are due on the first day of school. School supply list: 1 pair of headphones 1 ream of photo copy paper 1 box of crayons (24-count maximum please) 1 package of washable markers (8 count) 1 12-inch/30-centimeter ruler 1 pair of scissors 4 glue sticks 1 set of watercolors including brush 1 set of colored pencils 2 rolls of paper towels 4 boxes of Kleenex 4 large containers of Clorox Wet Wipes 1 container of baby wet wipes 1 box of Quart-sized Ziploc bags 1 box of Gallon-size Ziploc bags 1 12oz bottle of hand sanitizer 2 boxes of #2 pencils 1 pocket folder (for homework) 1 pencil case 1 bookbag Have a safe and fun summer. Keniesha Charleston and Anh Tuan Hoang

§ Subtract multiples of ten § Solve simple addition number stories § Complete number sequences and use number patterns to solve problems § Make tallies and give the total § Count by 2s, 5s and 10s § Identify place value for 1s, 10s and 100s § Find equivalent names for numbers

Enclosed are several math practice worksheets. Please monitor your child’s work for accuracy. These worksheets are due on the first day of school. School supply list: 1 pair of headphones 1 ream of photo copy paper 1 box of crayons (24-count maximum please) 1 package of washable markers (8 count) 1 12-inch/30-centimeter ruler 1 pair of scissors 4 glue sticks 1 set of watercolors including brush 1 set of colored pencils 2 rolls of paper towels 4 boxes of Kleenex 4 large containers of Clorox Wet Wipes 1 container of baby wet wipes 1 box of Quart-sized Ziploc bags 1 box of Gallon-size Ziploc bags 1 12oz bottle of hand sanitizer 2 boxes of #2 pencils 1 pocket folder (for homework) 1 pencil case 1 bookbag Have a safe and fun summer. Keniesha Charleston and Anh Tuan Hoang

May 28, 2021 Dear Incoming Second Grade Parents and Caregivers, We look forward to seeing you. The enclosed summer packet provides a view of the essential skills for the first quarter of second grade. Please refer to it over the summer months to help your child practice and maintain skills learned in first grade. Additionally, Raz-Kids and IXL will be available throughout the summer. Please encourage your child to visit the sites frequently. He/she can access the sites utilizing the same username and password from first grade. https://www.raz-kids.com/, https://www.ixl.com/signin. Reading: Please refer to the enclosed recommended summer reading list. Students are expected to read a minimum of thirty minutes per day. They should use the enclosed reading logs to document the titles, authors, genres and dates when they finish reading the books. The second grade teachers will collect these logs in September on the first day of school. In this packet, we have included the first grade (100 words) and second grade (100 words) high frequency word lists. These are the words that occur most often in reading for first and second graders. Students should be able to read and spell the first grade list, as well as be able to recognize and sound out words from the second grade list. During the 2021 – 2022 school year, students will learn how to spell the second grade list. Lastly, enclosed are the reading paired passages (fiction and non-fiction genres) for students to practice reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills. Please make sure your child returns the completed units on the first day of school. Writing: Your child is encouraged to write and illustrate a minimum of one entry per week for eight weeks in the enclosed writing journal. The writing should cover multiple genres such as personal narrative, autobiography, informational (non-fiction), fantasy, and fairy tale passages. The second grade teachers will collect the summer writing journals on the first day of school. This will be a valuable assessment tool to drive the instruction for our units of study in writing for second grade. Mathematics: Students are encouraged to review basic math skills with a family member. Research demonstrates that students learn and become proficient by practicing with hands-on, life-like experiences. Please use daily activities to review the following skills:

§ Find values of coin and bill combinations § Make change § Show penny (P), nickel (N), dime (D) and quarter (Q) for a given amount § Know addition facts sums to 20 § Know “harder” subtraction and addition facts § Construct fact families for addition and subtraction § Devise and use strategies for finding sums and differences of two digit numbers

§ Subtract multiples of ten § Solve simple addition number stories § Complete number sequences and use number patterns to solve problems § Make tallies and give the total § Count by 2s, 5s and 10s § Identify place value for 1s, 10s and 100s § Find equivalent names for numbers

Enclosed are several math practice worksheets. Please monitor your child’s work for accuracy. These worksheets are due on the first day of school. School supply list: 1 pair of headphones 1 ream of photo copy paper 1 box of crayons (24-count maximum please) 1 package of washable markers (8 count) 1 12-inch/30-centimeter ruler 1 pair of scissors 4 glue sticks 1 set of watercolors including brush 1 set of colored pencils 2 rolls of paper towels 4 boxes of Kleenex 4 large containers of Clorox Wet Wipes 1 container of baby wet wipes 1 box of Quart-sized Ziploc bags 1 box of Gallon-size Ziploc bags 1 12oz bottle of hand sanitizer 2 boxes of #2 pencils 1 pocket folder (for homework) 1 pencil case 1 bookbag Have a safe and fun summer. Keniesha Charleston and Anh Tuan Hoang

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funbrain.com

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site for child

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ames to exp

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Go N

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Online vid

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ctivities and gam

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oth fam

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conversations b

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live cam

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ids website

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ucational web

site for child

ren features gam

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oosters.

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n innovative blo

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fun facts, nature sound

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Wow

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ALSC

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edia A

wards Shelf at

alsc-awards-shelf.org

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Children w

ho participate in public library sum

mer

reading programs m

ake achievement

leaps during the sum

mer.

ALSC

reading lists are created by children’s librarians as a resource to share w

ith patrons, and may also be

available in ebook, audio book, braille, and large print form

ats. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to explore this list to find resources that m

ay m

atch or spark their child's interest.

Connect w

ith your local library to find out w

hat’s happening this summ

er.

eading can be

one of the many fun

activities children choose

to fill their summertime.

And researchhasshown

it is also much more!

R

       GRADES

3—5

www.ala.org/alsc

The 20

21 Sum

mer R

eading

Bo

ok List w

as created

by the Asso

ciation fo

r Library S

ervice to Child

ren (ALS

C),

a divisio

n of the Am

erican Library A

ssociatio

n (AL

A).

Titles o

n this list were selected

by mem

bers of

ALS

C’s Q

uicklists Co

nsulting C

om

mittee.

For more b

ooklists, please visit w

ww.ala.org/alsc/booklists.

© 20

21 Am

erican Library A

ssociatio

n.

 SUMM

ER READIN

G LISTGRADES 3—

5DIGITAL EXPER

IENCESB

rains On! podcast

brainson.org

A podcast w

here di!erent kid

cohosts take the m

ic each week

to tackle wide-ranging and

fascinating science q

uestions from

listeners across the country.

Design Squad G

lobal website

pb

skids.o

rg/d

esignsq

uadK

ids can take o

n challenges,

watch vid

eos, play g

ames, and

b

e wow

ed by the pow

er of eng

ineering.

Funbrain website

funbrain.com

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site for child

ren features co

ol science exp

eriments, read

-aloud vid

eos, and fun g

ames to exp

lore.

Go N

oodle website

gonoo

dle.com

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eos that inspire

movem

ent for kid

s.

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ebsiteicivics.orgA

ctivities and gam

es for b

oth fam

ilies and educato

rs, all aim

ed at provid

ing fundam

ental lesso

ns in civics knowled

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lub website

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atch videos and download

printable gam

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ith the I Survived book

series, written by Lauren Tarshis.

Monterey B

ay Aquarium

live cam

s webpage

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ayaquarium

.org /anim

als/live-cams

Jellyfish, sea otters, and sharks, o

h my! Learn ab

out and w

atch live vid

eos with these sea

animals and m

ore.

NA

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ome w

ebsitenasa.g

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ren ages five and up,

this web

site includes m

any activities b

oth on- and o!-screen

based around N

ASA

and space.

Activities are b

roken dow

n into three sections b

ased on grad

e level: K

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, and 9–12.

National G

eographic K

ids website

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hic.comThis fun and ed

ucational

web

site for child

ren features g

ames, vid

eos, and brain

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osters.

The Past and the

Curious podcast

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thecurious.com

Kid

s and families can learn ab

out shocking

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humorous historical events and

p

eople throug

h short stories, hum

or, music, and fun.

Scratch website

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n innovative blo

ck-based

p

rog

ramm

ing languag

e that allow

s for the creatio

n and rem

ixing of limitless

pro

gram

ming

, from

gam

es to m

usic to animatio

n.

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Wow

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orldA

STEM

-themed p

od

cast with

silly (but scientifically) accurate

humo

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us young

listeners.

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by Mae R

espicio

WE

ND

Y L

AM

B B

OO

KS

, 20

20

IS

BN

: 978

05

25

7075

78

Kaia enters a film

making

co

ntest, draw

ing inspiratio

n fro

m the m

any Filip

ino tales her g

reat-grand

father tells. When

Tatang decid

es to return to the P

hilipp

ines, Kaia w

ill do w

hatever it takes to keep him

in Califo

rnia.

Bear

by Ben Q

ueen, illustrated by Joe To

dd

-Stanton A

RC

HA

IA, 2

02

0

ISB

N: 9

7816

84

155

316

This grap

hic novel follows a

seeing-eye d

og

, Bear, as he

loses his vision and em

barks o

n an exciting ad

venture to return ho

me after g

etting lost.

Eva Evergreen, Sem

i-Magical W

itchby Julie A

be

LIT

TL

E, B

RO

WN

, 20

20

IS

BN

: 978

03

164

93

88

8

Eva has only a p

inch of mag

ic, w

hich makes p

assing the test to b

ecom

e a novice witch

di#

cult. When she land

s in a sm

all coastal tow

n, she sets up

a mag

ical repair sho

p to prove

her wo

rth.

The How

and Wow

of the H

uman B

ody: From Your

Tongue to Your Toes and A

ll the Guts in B

etween

by Mind

y Thomas and G

uy Raz,

illustrated by Jack Teagle

HM

H B

OO

KS

, 20

21

ISB

N: 9

780

35

83

06

63

4

A fully illustrated co

mical to

ur of the hum

an bo

dy fo

cusing

on d

isgusting

, incredib

le, and

hilarious facts ab

out o

ur very ow

n, ever-oozing p

iece of m

achinery.

Isaiah Dunn Is M

y Hero

by Kelly J. B

aptist

CR

OW

N, 2

02

0

ISB

N: 9

780

59

312

136

8

Now

the man of the ho

use, a b

oy finds p

assion in p

oetry after

discovering his late father’s

journal w

hile strugg

ling to hold

his house to

gether.

The Last Bear

by Hannah G

oldH

AR

PE

RC

OL

LIN

S, 2

02

1 IS

BN

: 978

00

63

04

107

3

Ap

ril’s father has always told

her that there are no m

ore p

olar b

ears left on B

ear Island. W

hen A

pril sees so

mething that lo

oks

like a polar b

ear across the ho

rizon, she is d

etermined to

save it.

Pepper Page Saves the U

niverse!by Land

ry Q. W

alker, illustrated by E

ric JonesF

IRS

T S

EC

ON

D, 2

02

1 IS

BN

: 978

125

02

169

22

Twenty-fifth-century P

epp

er P

age is o

bsessed w

ith old

com

ics, but w

hen a high-scho

ol science exp

eriment g

oes w

rong

and P

epp

er lands in the m

idd

le of a cosm

ic adventure of her

own, P

epp

er’s reading m

ay not b

e enoug

h to save her.

Shaking Up the H

ouseby Y

amile Saied M

éndez

HA

RP

ER

CO

LL

INS

, 20

21

ISB

N: 9

780

06

29

707

25

Two sets of F

irst Daug

hters shake up the W

hite Ho

use w

ith hysterical pranks o

n each other that escalate into an internatio

nal a!air!

Skunk and Badger

by Am

y Timb

erlake, illustrated by Jon K

lassenA

LGO

NQ

UIN

, 20

20

IS

BN

: 978

164

375

00

57

No o

ne wants a skunk as a

roo

mm

ate, but B

adg

er do

esn’t have a choice. H

is quiet, solitary

life is turned upsid

e dow

n by cheery Skunk in this o

dd

-coup

le tale of friend

ship.

A Sporting C

hance: How

Ludw

ig Guttm

ann Created

the Paralympic G

ames

by Lori Alexand

er, illustrated by A

llan Drum

mond

HM

H B

OO

KS

, 20

20

IS

BN

: 978

132

85

80

795

Jewish neurolo

gist Lud

wig

G

uttmann, w

ho escaped H

itler’s G

ermany, had a revolutio

nary id

ea—sp

orts m

ight help p

atients lab

eled as “incurables.” D

iscover

how his w

ork evolved into the

international P

aralymp

ic Gam

es in this b

iog

raphy that includ

es p

hotos and other illustrations.

Stella Díaz D

reams B

igby A

ngela D

oming

uezR

OA

RIN

G B

RO

OK

, 20

21

ISB

N: 9

7812

50

763

08

2

Stella learns how to navig

ate fo

urth grad

e, particip

ate in several club

s, and have fun with

her family and friend

s. Third

bo

ok in a series.

Super Detectives: Sim

on and C

hester Book #

1by C

ale Atkinson

TU

ND

RA

, 20

21

ISB

N: 9

780

73

52

674

28

A hilario

us first volume in a new

g

raphic novel series centered

aro

und ghost Sim

on and hum

an C

hester solving the case of a m

ysterious d

og w

ho shows up in

their house o

ne day.

Three Keys:

A Front D

esk Novel

by Kelly Y

angS

CH

OL

AS

TIC

, 20

20

IS

BN

: 978

133

85

913

85

The sequel to Fro

nt Desk find

s M

ia, now p

art owner of a m

otel, w

orking to keep the m

otel afloat

while facing anti-im

mig

ration

sentiment and help

ing her best

friend Lupe w

hen her father is d

etained as an illegal im

mig

rant.

The Total Eclipse of N

estor Lopezby A

drianna C

uevasF

AR

RA

R, S

TR

AU

S A

ND

GIR

OU

X, 2

02

0

ISB

N: 9

780

374

313

60

9

Nesto

r wants to keep his ab

ility to talk to anim

als a secret, but

that’s a challenge w

hen animals

go m

issing in Nesto

r’s new tow

n and rum

ors fly ab

out a creature

who lives in the fo

rest.

Truman the D

ogby D

ebb

i Michiko Florence,

illustrated by Melanie D

emm

erP

ICT

UR

E W

IND

OW

, 20

20

IS

BN

: 978

1515

84

475

4

First in the M

y Furry Foster Fam

ily series of illustrated

chapter b

oo

ks abo

ut eight-year-

old Kaita, w

hose family fosters

pets until they can find new

ho

mes fo

r the animals.

We A

re Still Here!

Native A

merican Truths

Everyone Should Know

by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frané LessacC

HA

RL

ES

BR

IDG

E, 2

02

1 IS

BN

: 978

162

35

419

27

A creatively o

rganized p

icture b

oo

k gives b

oth Native and

no

n-Native read

ers an overview

of imp

ortant to

pics includ

ing

forced assim

ilation, sovereig

nty, and lang

uage.

We G

ot Gam

e! 35 Fem

ale Athletes W

ho C

hanged the World

by Aileen W

eintraub, illustrated

by Sarah Green

RU

NN

ING

PR

ES

S, 2

02

1

ISB

N: 9

780

7624

978

05

With am

azing facts and detailed

info

rmatio

n, this nonfictio

n bo

ok

shines a spotlig

ht on am

azing

female athletes at the to

p of their g

ame. N

ew p

layers and

retired com

petito

rs alike are show

cased for the m

ark they have m

ade o

n the wo

rld.

When You Trap a Tiger

by Tae Keller

RA

ND

OM

HO

US

E, 2

02

0

ISB

N: 9

7815

247

1570

0

Lily makes a d

eal with a m

agical tig

er in an attempt to heal her sick

halmoni in this tale celebrating

K

orean folklore, strong wom

en, and the pow

er of the imagination.

The Year I Flew A

way

by Marie A

rnoldV

ER

SIF

Y, 2

02

1 IS

BN

: 978

03

58

27275

5

When 10

-year-old Gab

rielle m

oves from

Haiti to B

roo

klyn, she find

s that Am

erica isn’t q

uite what she exp

ected. W

ith the help of a m

agical friend

, M

arie transform

s into the p

erfect Am

erican girl b

ut makes

sacrifices in the pro

cess.

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