Colonial Middle School
Summer Reading List 2016-2017
Dear Parents & Students,
The Shelby County Schools English/Language Arts Scope and Sequence and Curriculum Map Instructional Guide have identified
reading as an integral part of the learning for all students.
The books below are recommended for your student to read during the summer. Students will test on the books upon returning to
school for the 2016-2017 academic year.
You may obtain the selected reading material from any public library, purchase a new copy from a local bookstore or internet source,
purchase a used copy from a local bookstore or internet source, borrow a copy from a friend or family member or purchase from area
stores such as Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, K-Mart, Target, and others. The books should be read and completed by the end of the first 9weeks of school.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and interest in your child’s learning.
6th Grade Traditional/Non-Honors
1. Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart & Carson Ellis
6th Grade Honors
1. Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
2.The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart & Carson Ellis
3. Olives’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
7th Grade Traditional/Non-Honors
1. Animal Farm by George Orwell
2. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
7th Grade Honors
1. Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
2. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
3. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
8th Grade Traditional/Non-Honors
1. The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake
2. Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson
8th Grade Honors
1. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
2. Night by Elie Weisel
3. The PACT: Three Young Men Make a Promise and
Fulfill a Dream by Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins,
and Rameck Hunt
6th Grade CLUE
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
7th Grade CLUE
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Warriors Don’t Cry (abridged) by Melba Patillo Beals
8th Grade CLUE
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (the diary, not the play)
Gifted Hands by Ben Carson
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Colonial Middle School
Supply List 2016-2017
8th Grade
1 8 oz. Hand Sanitizer
1 Box Tissue
Loose-leaf wide rule notebook paper (500 sheets)
Pocket folders with prongs-red, yellow, blue, green, purple
Composition notebooks
#2 Pencils
Ink pens- blue, black (only)
Flash Drive (at least 2 GB)
Glue sticks
Colored markers
Colored pencils
Graph paper (spiral or loose-leaf)
AAA batteries
Pocket Dictionary/Thesaurus
Calculator
7th Grade
1 8 oz. Hand Sanitizer
1 Box Tissue (with student’s name on it)
Loose-leaf wide rule notebook paper (500 sheets)
One-inch binder with hard cover and interior pockets
Dividers for binder- 2 packs
Page protectors
Zippered pencil pouch with grommets to go inside the one-inch binder
#2 Pencils
Colored pencils
Graph paper (spiral or loose-leaf)
Pencil sharpener
10 Ink pens- blue (only)
Highlighters
Flash Drive (at least 2 GB)
AAA batteries
Calculator
6th Grade
General Supplies
College ruled paper (preferred)
Highlighters
Colored pencils
Red Grading pens
Pencils (mechanical preferred)
Math Supplies
½ inch binder (no larger)
Dividers
Expo Markers
Science Supplies
Green folder with prongs
Composition Book
Five subject spiral
Social Studies Supplies
2 yellow folders with prongs
2 composition books
Language Arts
2 composition books
Folder with prongs
1 1.5” 3 Ring Binder
1 Spiral Notebook
1 pack wide ruled notebook paper
1 pencil pouch
10 black pens
1 pack assorted color highlighters
CAPA ART SUPPLY LIST
Mrs. Jennifer Shiberou
• Sketchbook (8.5x11 or 9x12) *Please get a hardbound or spiral-bound sketchbook so it will last the year.
• Crayola Crayons (24 pack minimum)
• Crayola Colored Pencils (12 pack minimum)
• Hand-held pencil sharpener
• Eraser
• Pencils (Ticonderoga brand is preferred)
SUPPLY LIST FOR SPANISH CLASSES
2016-2017
6th/7th grade Exploratory Spanish:
1 composition book (any color/style)
1 pack of Crayola markers (any color/style)
2 JUMBO glue sticks
8th grade Honors Spanish I:
1 binder with pockets and dividers --OR-- 1 THREE-subject spiral notebook with pockets
1 pack of CRAYOLA markers (any colors/style) –OR-- 1 pack EXPO brand dry erase markers
1 pack 3x5 index cards (any color/style) –OR-- a box of tissue
FOR ALL SPANISH CLASSES: Any extra supplies donated to our class would be greatly appreciated! Extra
donations can be exchanged for boletos (award tickets) that can be used to earn treats throughout the school
year.
We can always use:
TISSUE BOXES
packs of markers
boxes of colored pencils
packs of #2 pencils
JUMBO glue sticks
packs of notebook paper
EXPO brand dry erase markers