Westminster Day School requires that all rising second through fifth grade students read during the summer months.  While this is not new, we are organizing the Summer Reading Program a bit differently this summer. We are including a list of books for your child to choose from. The list includes a variety of authors, book types and reading levels.

Rising second and fifth grade students have a required book as well as a list of book suggestions to choose from.  Rising third and fourth graders do not have a specific required book but are asked to choose books from the list of book suggestions enclosed.  The book suggestion list is also to be used for second and fifth grades in addition to their required books.

All students in third, fourth, and fifth grades reading three books (required book included for fifth grade) from the enclosed list will be eligible for a certificate of participation.  Those reading more than three will be eligible for a gold star certificate.  Students in second grade must read eight books (required books included) for a certificate of participation and more than eight (required books included) for a gold star certificate.

Please record the books your child has read on the reading log enclosed and return it on the first day you return to school in August. We hope that you will join us in this important effort and assist your child in becoming a Summer Reader Achiever!

Grade 2 Reading Log
Grades 3-5 Reading Log

Second Grade:
  ·  Nate the Great (Margorie Sharmal) - Required
  ·  Bread and Jam for Francis (Russel Hoban) - Required
  ·  6 Books from the Recommended Book List - Participation
  ·  More than the above eight - Gold

Third Grade:
  ·  Three Books from the Recommended Book List - Participation
  ·  More than 3 Books from the Recommended Book List - Gold 

Fourth Grade:
  ·  Three Books from the Recommended Book List - Participation
  ·  More than 3 Books from the Recommended Book List - Gold 

Fifth Grade:
  ·  Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis) - Required
  ·  Two Books from the Recommended Book List - Participation
  ·  More than the above three - Gold