Summer Skills Sharpeners www.summerskills.com

Summer Skills Sharpeners www.summerskills.com Oakcrest School recognizes that summer math and language arts enrichment and/or review aid retention of skills learned during the school year and help foster a greater interest in the study of these subjects. Your daughter s current teacher can help inform your decision about program/level choices. The information below is for one workbook series that our faculty have reviewed and recommend as good options for families on the go in the summer. These grade-level review booklets, published by Tri-C Publications, are available for individual order. They include help pages, glossaries of terms, regular lesson reviews, and, in the math booklets, detailed answer keys that show all the steps needed to complete the different problems and assignments successfully. A general description of the series and ordering information can be found at: www.summerskills.com

Textbook Purchasing Information 1. The earlier you purchase your books, the more likely it is you will be able to obtain used books at lower prices. Parents are encouraged to purchase books from other families at the OPA Used Book and Uniform sale. 2. Used books are welcome and usually widely available online. It is not necessary to purchase online access codes with used books, and books without CDs are acceptable, except for the Music Theory text for which students will need the CDs. 3. On the textbook list, bold font indicates books that are new adoptions to Oakcrest this year, and therefore likely not available from other parents. However, even for new adoptions, used books may be available online. 4. Use the 13 digit ISBN number to locate the correct title. Books that should be purchased as new or unmarked: 1. Workbooks and Activity Books, which are indicated on the textbook list with two asterisks (**), must be previously blank for student completion. 2. Novels for literature (Gr. 6-12) and Classical Philosophy (Gr. 12), indicated with one asterisk (*) should also be unmarked. Students annotate both independently and as a class. To facilitate class participation, please purchase the exact copy listed. 5. If you would like to use Amazon to purchase your books, Oakcrest s Textbooks are listed here by grade: http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/a3i2i2zl3u6mlp/ref=cm_lm_ pthnk_athr?ie=utf8&lm_bb. Only purchase books for classes for which your daughter is registered. Course names are indicated in the comments. 6. Here are links to other online vendors that might be useful: http://www.abebooks.com/ http://www.alibris.com/ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ http://www.half.com

7. If a discrepancy arises between the ISBN and the year of publication or edition, the ISBN is the more accurate indicator. 8. Some book purchases will depend on prior course approval and/or placement testing. Returning students will be notified about placement at the end of the school year. New students will be notified about placement following the registration and placement test process. 9. Some books are used for multiple grades and should be retained: A. The MLA Handbook and Elements of Style will continue to be used for grades 11-12 for students who have already purchased it. B. The Little English Handbook will be used by 9 th grade students for all Upper School English courses. C. Perrine s Sound and Sense is used for grades 10-12. D. Puntos de Partida is used for Upper School Spanish III-IV. E. The Theology text Understanding the Scripture: Complete Course is used in grade 9 and grade 10. F. The Bible is used for all Upper School Theology courses. 10. Oakcrest Textbook Fees: Two grades will have a small textbook fee due to better bulk pricing and availability. These resources will be distributed in class by the teachers. Please send a check made payable to Oakcrest School for the appropriate amount with Textbooks indicated in the Memo Line. a. Grade 6: $25 for Study Skills Workbook b. Grade 9: $21 for Study Skills Workbook, Great Adventure Bible Timeline (Ascension Press) and 100 Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus (Rose Publishing) 11. Textbook updates and information will be posted on the school website under the link 2015-2016 Academic Information and Forms. If you have questions or problems, please contact Kathy Frank (kfrank@oakcrest.org or Ext. 123.)

Spanish Textbooks 2015-2016 The Foreign Language Department has provided the following links for purchasing Spanish Textbooks that may be useful. 6/7 Spanish 1A (or Beginner & Intermediate Spanish I) Middle School Español Santillana 1A, student edition with audio CD. http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616050719 Español Santillana 1A Practice Book** http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616050801 Spanish 8th grade 1B (or Advanced Spanish I) Middle School Español Santillana 1B, student edition with audio CD http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616050849 Español Santillana 1B Practice Book** http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616050856 Spanish I: 9/10 Español Santillana Level 1 HS- Student Edition http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616052515 Español Santillana Level 1, Practice workbook** http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616052478 Readers for Spanish I "Un príncipe para Tess" http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781622632169 "La sombra de un fotógrafo" http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9788497131148 Spanish II Español Santillana Level 2 HS- Student Edition http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616052560 Español Santillana Level 2, Practice workbook** http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781616052522

Readers for Spanish II "La corza blanca" http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9788497131094 "Rinconete y Cortadillo" http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9788497130622 Spanish III Puntos de Partida, 9th edition http://www.ecampus.com/puntos-de-partida-invitation-spanish/bk/9780073385419 http://smile.amazon.com/gp/offer- listing/0073385417/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1_har_olp?ie=utf8&qid=1427956051&sr=8-1&keywords=9780073385419 Puntos de Partida, 9th edition laboratory Manual/workbook** VOLUME 2 http://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3daps&field-keywords=9780077511708 Readers for Spanish III "Don Quijote de la Mancha I" http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9788493477264 "Don Quijote de la Mancha II" http://www.santillanausa.com/don-quijote-de-la-mancha-seleccion-anotada-2859.html Spanish IV Avance! (SECOND EDITION: many used options available online) http://www.ecampus.com/161avance-intermediate-spanish-student/bk/9780073513171 Avance! Cuaderno de Práctica http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780073277943 Reader: "El oro de los sueños," level 4 http://www.santillanausa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9788497131216 Spanish V & AP AP Spanish: Preparing for the Language and Culture examination (softcover, student edition)

http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=ps1lmm&pmdbprogramid=110401&elementtype=p rogramcomponents Avance! (SECOND EDITION: many used options available online) http://www.ecampus.com/161avance-intermediate-spanish-student/bk/9780073513171 Avance! Cuaderno de Práctica http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780073277943

English Department Middle School Summer Reading Assignments Reading Woman by Graciella Scarlatto Those of us who have been true readers all our life seldom fully realize the enormous extension of our being which we owe to authors. We realize it best when we talk to an unliterary friend. He may be full of goodness and good sense but he inhabits a tiny world. In it, we should be suffocated. The man who is contented to be only himself, and therefore less a self, is in prison. My own eyes are not enough for me, I will see through the eyes of others. --C.S. Lewis Reading offers a lifetime of pleasure and enrichment, a continuing education of the head and heart. We expect by requiring our students to spend some of their free summer time reading that they will improve their reading skills as well as develop the life-long habit of reading. In keeping with these convictions, Summer Reading follows a few precepts: The summer reading books should not have their pleasures sapped by elaborate study guides or note taking. However, we do encourage annotating the text while reading. The summer reading books are not to be read via Spark Notes. We encourage the reading of different authors and books. Do not choose books you have already read. Assignment: Follow the directions for each grade in choosing the texts. To ensure that the reading has been completed, early in the first quarter the English teachers will administer an assessment on the summer reading books. The format and weight of the assessment will depend on the grade level and the teacher. The grade of the Summer Reading will figure into the first quarter grade for each student. We hope you enjoy your reading.

Middle School Summer Reading: Grade 6 Directions: Read three novels that you have not read before by three different authors. * Indented books are sequels or subsequent books in a series. They may appeal primarily to students who have read the originals. Many, however, stand on their own sufficiently to be enjoyed even if you have not read the original. Use your judgment! An Old-Fashioned Girl The Book of Three * The Black Cauldron * The Castle of Llyr * Taran Wanderer * The High King Madeleine Takes Command Caddie Woodlawn The Secret Garden The Incredible Journey Boy Half Magic * Knight's Castle * The Time Garden * Magic By the Lake Johnny Tremain The Wind in the Willows The Phantom Tollbooth The Chronicles of Narnia (any volume) Number the Stars The Light Princess Five Children and It The Railway Children Island of the Blue Dolphins The Good Master Heidi The Winged Watchman The Cottage at Bantry Bay The Hobbit Where the Red Fern Grows Louisa May Alcott Lloyd Alexander Ethel C. Brill Carol Ryrie Brink Frances Hodgson Burnett Sheila Burnford Roald Dahl Edgar Eager Esther Forbes Kenneth Grahame Norton Juster C.S. Lewis Lois Lowry George MacDonald E. Nesbit E. Nesbit Scott O Dell Kate Seredy Johanna Spyri Hilda Van Stockum Hilda Van Stockum J.R.R. Tolkein Wilson Rawls

Middle School Summer Reading: Grade 7 Directions: Read three novels that you have not read before by three different authors. * Indented books are sequels or subsequent books in a series. They may appeal primarily to students who have read the originals. Many, however, stand on their own sufficiently to be enjoyed even if you have not read the original. Use your judgment! I, Juan de Parga Elizabeth Borton De Trevino Madeleine Takes Command Ethel C. Brill Cheaper by the Dozen Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey * Belles on Their Toes The Red Keep Allen French The Lost Baron Allen French Rolf and the Viking Bow Allen French Homesick: My Own Story Jean Fritz The Miracle Worker William Gibson The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame Goodbye, Mr. Chips James Hilton Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling The Just-So Stories Rudyard Kipling The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis (any volume) Heavens to Betsy Maud Hart Lovelace * Betsy In Spite of Herself * Betsy Was a Junior * Betsy and Joe Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery * Anne of Avonlea * Anne of the Island Little Britches Ralph Moody Rascal Sterling North Otto of the Silver Hand Howard Pyle Calico Captive Elizabeth George Speare The Bronze Bow Elizabeth George Speare The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome The Winged Watchman Hilda van Stockum The Cottage at Bantry Bay Hilda van Stockum Francie on the Run Hilda van Stockum Pegeen Hilda van Stockum Daddy-Long-Legs Jean Webster Swiss Family Robinson Johann D. Wyss

Middle School Summer Reading: Grade 8 Directions: Read three novels that you have not read before by three different authors. * Indented books are sequels or subsequent books in a series. They may appeal primarily to students who have read the originals. Many, however, stand on their own sufficiently to be enjoyed even if you have not read the original. Use your judgment! Watership Down Little Women * Little Men Cheaper by the Dozen * Belles on Their Toes And Then There Were None The ABC Murders The Count of Monte Cristo My Family and Other Animals The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories All Creatures Great and Small Captains Courageous The Killer Angels I Capture the Castle My Life and Hard Times The Fellowship of the Ring * The Two Towers * The Return of the King Daddy-Long-Legs Leave It to Psmith The Code of the Woosters Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Kidnapped Richard Adams Louisa May Alcott Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Agatha Christie Agatha Christie Alexandre Dumas Gerald Durrell O. Henry James Herriot Rudyard Kipling Michael Shaara Dodie Smith James Thurber J.R.R. Tolkein Jean Webster P.G. Wodehouse P.G. Wodehouse Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson

Oakcrest School Grade 6 Textbook List 2015-2016 Dept Course Title ISBN Author Publisher Year/Ed. English English 6 Easy Grammar Gr 6 Student Workbook** 9780936981468 Phillips ISHA 2006 English English 6 Anne of Green Gables* 9780451528827 Montgomery Signet Classics 2003 English English 6 Around the World in 80 Days* 9780486411118 Verne Dover 2000 English English 6 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* 9780486400778 Twain Dover 1998 English English 6 The Children's Homer* 9780689868832 Colum Aladdin 2004 English English 6 Tales from Shakespeare* 9780141321684 Shakespeare Puffin 2010 English English 6 A Wonder Book: Heroes and Monsters of Greek Mythology* 9780486432090 Hawthorne Dover 2003 English English 6 Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde* 9780451531070 Wilde Signet 2008 Foreign Lang. Latin I-A Latin Course Unit 1 (Red Book) 9780521004343 Cambridge Cambridge 4th/2001 Foreign Lang. Latin I-A Latin Course Unit 1 Omnibus Workbook** 9780521787475 Cambridge Cambridge 4th/2001 Middle School Español Foreign Lang. Spanish I-A Santillana 1A 9781616050719 Santillana Santillana 2012 Foreign Lang. Spanish I-A Middle School Español Santillana Middle School 1A Workbook** 9781616050801 Santillana Santillana 2012 World History: Ancient Civilizations Through the History History 6 Renaissance 9780547485829 Holt-McDougal Holt-McDougal 2012 Houghton-Mifflin- Math Math 6 Math Course 1 9780618610693 Harcourt Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt 2007

Music Music (All Classes) Smartmusic.com Subscription n/a n/a n/a n/a Science Science 6 Science: A Closer Look 9780022841393 Macmillan Glencoe 2008 Study Skills Study Skills 6 Study Skills and Strategies for Students** 9780979772368 Mangrum-Strichart Mangrum-Strichart 4th Ed. Theology Theology 6 Following Christ Grade 6 Student Book 9781586175689 Faith and Life Ignatius 3rd Theology Theology 6 Following Christ Grade 6 Activity Book** 9781586175764 Faith and Life Ignatius 3rd Notes: The Study Skills textbook will be purchased in bulk by Oakcrest and distributed in class. Please send a check to Oakcrest for $25 by July 1. Smartmusic.com: $40 per year, one time purchase of microphone $20-30. Information on ordering will be provided in class at the beginning of the school year. Workbooks and activity books, which are indicated on the textbook list with two asterisks (**), must be previously blank for student completion. Novels for literature, indicated with one asterisk (*), should also be unmarked. Students annotate both independently and as a class. To facilitate class participation, please purchase the exact copy listed. The Foreign Language Department has provided links for purchasing Spanish textbooks that may be useful. Please see "Textbook Purchasing Information."

Oakcrest School Grade 7 Textbook List 2015-2016 Dept Course Title ISBN Author Publisher Year/Ed. English English 7 Easy Grammar** 9780936981147 Phillips ISHA 1995 English English 7 The Princess and the Goblin* 9780141332482 MacDonald Puffin 2011 English English 7 Harp and the Laurel Wreath* 9780898707168 Berquist Ignatius Press 1999 English English 7 Tanglewood Tales* 9781599150918 Hawthorne Yesterday's Classics 3rd/2009 English English 7 Treasure Island* 9780486275598 Stevenson Dover 1993 English English 7 Tales from Shakespeare* 9781619492479 Lamb, Charles & Mary Lamb Press 2013 English English 7 Christmas Carol* 9780486268651 Dickens Dover 1991 English English 7 Little Women* 9780553212754 Alcott Bantam 1983 English English 7 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table* 9780141321011 Greene Puffin 2008 English English 7 Beowulf: Dragonslayer (USED OK) 9780099972709 Sutcliff Red Fox 1992 Foreign Lang. Latin I-A Latin Course Unit 1 (Red Book) 9780521004343 Cambridge Cambridge 4th/2001 Foreign Lang. Latin I-A Latin Course Unit 1 Omnibus Workbook** 9780521787475 Cambridge Cambridge 4th/2001 Foreign Lang. Spanish I-A Middle School Español Santillana Middle School 1A Workbook** 9781616050801 Santillana Santillana 2012 Foreign Lang. Spanish I-A Middle School Español Santillana 1A 9781616050719 Santillana Santillana 2012 American History: Beginnings Through History History 7 Reconstruction 9780618828968 McDougal Littell 2008 Math Math 7 Pre-Algebra 9780547587776 McDougal Littell 2012 Music Music (All Classes) Smartmusic.com Subscription n/a n/a n/a n/a Science Life Science 7 Life Science 9780133668599 or '9780132508117 Pearson PHHS 2006 or 2009

Theology Theology 7 Life Of Grace (Book 7) 9781586175696 Previtali Ignatius 3rd/2011 Theology Theology 7 The Life of Grace Grade 7 Activity Book** 9781586175771 Faith and Life Ignatius 3rd Notes: Workbooks and activity books, which are indicated on the textbook list with two asterisks (**), must be previously blank for student completion. Novels for literature (Gr. 6-12), indicated with one asterisk (*), should also be unmarked. Students annotate both independently and as a class. To facilitate class participation, please purchase the exact copy listed. Smartmusic.com: $40 per year, one time purchase of microphone $20-30. Information on ordering will be provided in class at the beginning of the school year. The Foreign Language Department has provided links for purchasing Spanish textbooks that may be useful. Please see "Textbook Purchasing Information."

Oakcrest School Grade 8 Textbook List 2015-2016 Dept Course Title ISBN Author Publisher Year/Ed. Simon & English English 8 A Midsummer Night's Dream* 9780743477543 Shakespeare Schuster (Folger) 2004 English English 8 Jane Eyre* 9780141441146 Bronte Penguin 2006 English English 8 The Chosen* 9780449213445 Potok Fawcett 1987 English English 8 To Kill a Mockingbird* 9780446310789 Lee Warner 1960 Foreign Lang. Latin I-B Latin Course Unit 2 (Blue Book) 9780521004305 Cambridge Cambridge 2001/4th Foreign Lang. Latin I-B Latin Course Unit 2 Omnibus Workbook** 9780521787413 Cambridge Cambridge 2001 Foreign Lang. Latin II Latin Course Unit 3 (Green Book) 9780521894708 Cambridge Cambridge 4th/2002 Foreign Lang. Latin II Latin Course Unit 3 Omnibus Workbook** 9780521787437 Cambridge Cambridge Foreign Lang. Latin II New College Latin and English Dictionary (or another Latin-English dictionary) 9781567654332 Traupman Amsco 3rd/2008 Foreign Lang. Spanish I- B Middle School Español Santillana 1B 9781616050849 Santillana Santillana 2012 Foreign Lang. Spanish I- B Middle School Español Santillana Middle School 1B Workbook** 9781616050856 Santillana Santillana 2012 History History 8 American History: Reconstruction to the Present 9780618829033 Dallek McDougal Littel 2008 Math Algebra I Algebra I 9780618594023 Larson McDougal Littel 2007 Music Music (All Classes) Smartmusic.com Subscription n/a n/a n/a n/a Science Science 8 Physical Science: Concepts in Action 9780133628173 Wysession PHSD 2009 Theology Theology 8 Our Life in the Church Grade 8 9781586175702 Faith and Life Ignatius 3rd Theology Theology 8 Our Life in the Church Activity Book** 9781586175788 Faith and Life Ignatius Notes: Workbooks and activity books, which are indicated on the textbook list with two asterisks (**), must be previously blank for student completion. Novels for literature, indicated with one asterisk (*), should also be unmarked. Students annotate both independently and as a class. To facilitate class participation, please purchase the exact copy listed. Smartmusic.com: $40 per year, one time purchase of microphone $20-30. Information on ordering will be provided in class at the beginning of the school year. The Foreign Language Department has provided links for purchasing Spanish textbooks that may be useful. Please see "Textbook Purchasing Information."