POMS Summer Reading

2021-2022

Current POMS students received packs of books for summer reading from HISD on the day they took the STAAR Reading Test.

Any student who was not on campus for the STAAR Reading Test can pick up their books from the front office this week.

Incoming 6th Graders will need to get their book pack from their elementary school. Parents should be sure to ask about these books before the end of the school year.

Students who are new to HISD can check with Pin Oak after June 11, 2021 to see if we have any extra packets available for pick-up. If not, students will need to acquire their own copies of the book they choose.

Reading Expectations for Students:

• Follow the directions for your grade level.
• These books are yours. You may annotate them (take notes in the margins, draw doodles of what you imagine while you are reading, underline words you need to learn, or words you love).
• Each grade level will be completing activities regarding summer reading books upon returning to school in August.
• Scholastic has provided a reading journal, family guides to each book, and colored pencils in each packet. You can use the journal to practice your reading skills, but it is not required by any grade level.

Incoming 6th Graders:

Read at least one of the following books in your packet:

• Because of the Rabbit, by Cynthia Lord
• Flor and Miranda Steal the Show, by Jennifer Torres
• Saint Louis Armstrong Beach, by Brenda Woods
• I Survived: The Great Molasses Flood, 1919, by Lauren Tarshis
• The Doughnut Fix, by Jessie Janowitz

Incoming 7th Graders:

Read at least one of the following books in your packet:

• Child of the Dream, by Sharon Robinson
• Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish, by Pablo Cartaya
• My Year in the Middle, by Lila Quintero Weaver
• The Season of Styx Malone, by Kekla Magoon

Incoming 8th Graders:

Required reading:

• A Good Kind of Trouble, by Lisa Moore Ramée

Choose at least one more book in the collection to read:

• Dactyl-Hill Squad: Freedom Fire, by Daniel José Older
• Hello Universe, by Erin Entrada Kelly
• Hour of the Bees, by Lindsay Eagar

Students can visit the Pin Oak Library Summer Reading Page to get more information on any of the books.

For additional practice on Language Arts skills, students can:

• Practice vocabulary using sites such as
  • www.freerice.com
  • www.vocabulary.com

• Use this Quizlet link to study words from the book 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know

• Review grammar using Khan Academy Grammar Course