6th News, 5/14

May 13, 2026

*Chromebook chargers– If your child forgot to turn in his or her Chromebook and/or charger today, those items must be brought in on Monday.

*Field day– PE uniforms must be worn on Monday (all day).

*Last day of school– Our final chapel and awards presentations will be on Thursday, 5/21 at 8:40. It will last until about 10:30. Students will be dismissed once the presentations are finished.

*Summer reading– Here is the list for incoming 7th graders:

GOING INTO Seventh & Eighth Grade 

For two of them, TYPE a one-page summary of each book you read.  

Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced

REQUIRED Reading: Read at least two books from the following list.

All Four Stars by Tara Dairman

Alone by Megan E. Freeman

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

A Place to Belong by Julida Kuo

Call It Courage by Sperry Armstrong

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson

Downriver by Will Hobbs

Framed by James Ponti

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

I am Malala: Young Readers Edition by Malala Yousafzai

I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka

Northwind by Gary Paulsen

Nothing but the Truth by Avi

Piper at the Gates of Dusk by Patrick Ness

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Restart by Gordon Korman

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

The Finest Hours by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman

The Friendship War by Andrew Clements

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

The Glass Town Game by Catherynne Valente

The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 

The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman

The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

Three Strike Summer by Skyler Schrempp

Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan

Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechWe Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

6th News, 5/7/26

6th News, 5/7/26

*Instead of taking a science test and reading test at the end of the year, students are working on projects in those classes that will be graded as tests. These are a big deal! Please check in with your child to assess their progress and the quality of work. The...