Academy for Classical Education
Summer Reading Assignments for Students Entering FIFTH GRADE
The Reading Lists below are for children who will be entering 5th Grade in
Fall 2015. We do recommend the use of audio books as a supplement (not
a replacement) to reading and strongly suggest that the student read along
with the audio. In addition, it is advised that parents purchase a
composition notebook (this is what we mean when we refer to "My
Reading Notebook”) that students can use to journal their reading
assignments. These notebooks can be purchased at Walmart or other
stores that sell school supplies. The purpose for the notebook is for
students in grades K-5 to write/draw their assignments and maintain these
assignments throughout the years.
Fifth grade students are required to read (or have read to them) the story
designated with an asterisk (*) and complete the reading assignment. The
other books are suggested reading. Fifth graders should also be prepared
to recite the memorization assignment when school starts.
ASSIGNED BOOKS
*The Secret Garden
By Frances Hodgson
Burnett
ISBN-10: 1477810234
ISBN-13: 978-1477810231
The Adventures of Don
Quixote
By Argentina Palacios
ISBN-10: 0486407918
ISBN-13: 978-0486407913
READING ASSIGNMENT
Required Assignment (June): Students will be expected to
take a test on this selection the first week of school. In
preparation for this they need to answer the following study
questions in their “My Summer Reading” notebook.
Required Text: The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden Study Questions
1.
2.
Who are the main characters in the book?
How are Colin and Mary related?
3.
4.
Who is Dickon Sowerby?
Why is Mary so angry and disagreeable?
5.
6.
Why are the children forbidden to enter the garden?
How does Mary gain entrance to the garden?
7.
8.
What is the main theme of the book?
What does Colin say after he almost collides with his father,
9.
who is entering the garden and seeing him run?
Where is Misselwaithe Manor?
10. Briefly describe the dramatic closing scene of the book.
The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer
By Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 0486400778
ISBN-13: 978-0486400778
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
ISBN-10: 1402714580
ISBN-13: 978-1402714580
Secondary Assignment (July): In addition to the required text
and assignment above, students need to pick one of the
following texts. As they are reading, students need to write a
summary of what is occurring for every two chapters. These
summaries must be a minimum of 2 paragraphs (5 sentences
per paragraph). The maximum amount needed for a summary is
4 paragraphs. This is to also be completed in the “My Summer
Reading” notebook. These summaries need to be thorough; they
will be used in an in class assignment.
Secondary Texts: (choose one of the following)
 The Adventures of Don Quixote
 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
 Little Women
Fifth Grade Summer Recitation
Students are to have memorized both of the attached poems. They will take both a written (fill in the blank) test,
and will recite it orally to the teacher. When reciting the poem, they must state the title, poet/author, and the year it
was written.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe, 1862.
O Captain! My Captain!
Walt Whitman, 1865
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are
stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps:
His day is marching on.
I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel:
"As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,
Since God is marching on."
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat:
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me:
As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain! My Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores acrowding;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head;
It is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold and dead.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and
done;
From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;
Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!
But I, with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Fifth Grade Summer Math
Students need to practice the following skills, to be successful upon entering fifth grade math. Students will
have three 3-minute timed fact tests during the first week of school over the following:
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addition facts 0-20
subtraction facts 0-20
multiplication facts 0-12
division facts with quotients no higher than 144.
5th Grade Supply List
2015-2016
2 packages
1
4
18
1 package
2
1
1 package
1 set
1
1 package
100
1 pair
1
1
1 package
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2 boxes
1 roll
1 package
1
1
1 package
August Items
Wide-ruled notebook filler paper
1 ½ inch 3-ring Avery Heavy Duty
View Binder
3-subject spiral notebooks
 1 Red
 1 Green
 1 Blue
 1 Yellow
#2 sharpened yellow pencils
Papermate Pink Pearl erasers (3)
Yellow Highlighters
Composition Notebooks (traditional
black/white marble cover)
8 Fine Tip washable markers
12 colored pencils
Zipper Pouch pencil bag with holes
Multi-pack of colored pens
Index cards (white, ruled, 3x5)
Pointed 7” scissors
Standard/Metric ruler, 12” (with
holes for binder)
Large Glue Stick
Yellow Post-It Notes
Clipboard (sturdy)
Dry Erase Marker, Chisel Tip (black)
Pocket Dictionary
Pocket Thesaurus
USB Flash Drive – 2GB
Large bottle of Germ-X hand sanitizer
(girls)
Large box of facial tissue (boys)
Large container of disinfectant wipes
(girls)
Ziploc Bags (boys-quart size;
girls-gallon size)
Paper Towels (boys)
Plain white copier paper (500 sheetsboys)
Over-sized T-shirt for Art
Standard-sized plastic crate to keep
books in (any color)
Band-Aids (30 count)
*Recommended: Cassell’s Latin-English Dictionary
2 packages
4
January Items
Wide-ruled notebook filler paper
18
1 package
3-subject spiral notebooks
 1 Red
 1 Green
 1 Blue
 1 Yellow
#2 sharpened yellow pencils
Papermate Pink Pearl erasers (3)
100
Index cards (white, ruled, 3x5)
1
Large bottle of hand sanitizer
Germ-X (boys)
Large box of facial tissue (girls)
Large container of disinfectant
wipes (boys)
1
1
1 roll
1 package
Paper Towels (boys)
Plain white copier paper (500
sheets-girls)
Fifth Grade Readiness
These Fourth Grade Common Core Georgia Performance Standards need to be met in order for a child to be successful in fifth grade.
Reading: Students are expected to complete the following:
 Read on-level text with purpose and understanding,
including the following genres:
o Fictional
o Informational
o Poetry
 Answer comprehension questions on the following skills, in
both fictional and informational texts:
o Identify key ideas
o Identify details of the story such as theme, setting,
plot, solution, character traits, author’s purpose,
etc.
o Use details from the text when explaining what the
text says explicitly, when drawing inferences, or
when summarizing the text
Math: Students should be able to:
 Solve multi-step word problems using:
o Addition
o Subtraction
o Multiplication
o Division
 Find factors and multiples for numbers
 Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule
 Understand place value
 Work with fractions, including:
o Able to compare two fractions
o Add and subtract fractions
o Change a fraction to a decimal and vice versa, with
a denominator of ten and one hundred
 Know relative size of measurement units
 Find the area and perimeter of a shape
 Recognize angels in shapes
 Classify different lines and angles in a two dimensional
shape
English/Language Arts: Students are expected to:
 Accurately produce each of the following types of writing
pieces, following the proper writing process:
o Informational/Explanatory
o Persuasive/Opinion
o Personal Narratives
 Students must be able to recognize the parts of speech that
contribute to quality writing.
 Students should be able to accurately use punctuation
Social Studies: Students are expected to achieve mastery in the
following areas:
 History:
o Identify famous explores and their contributions
o Identify the causes of colonization of North America
o Identify the Native American tribes of North America
o Identify the similarities and differences between:
 Northern Colonies
 Mid-Atlantic Colonies
 Southern Colonies
o Identify causes of the American Revolution, as well as
important places and people
o Identify the struggles of founding a new nation
o Identify the causes and effects of westward expansion
o Identify the causes and effects of the abolitionist and
suffrage movements
o Identify the causes that lead to the Civil War
 Geography:
o Identify the following:
 Specific naturally created location and features
 Specific man-made created locations and features
 Basic economic ideas such as supply and demand.
Science: Students are expected to identify key features of the three common branches of science.
 Earth Science:
o Space including: planets, stars, moons, and the relation between each
o Weather and the Water Cycle
o The cause and change of Seasons and Time
 Physical Science:
o Forces and Motion
o Light
o Sound
 Life Science:
o Ecosystems
o Food Chains
o Food Webs
o Effects of Pollution