This summer, we encourage all Lower School students to continue growing as readers by participating in our Summer Reading Program. Reading during the summer helps students strengthen their literacy skills, expand their imagination, and foster a lifelong love of learning. Each student has been assigned one required grade-level book and will also select additional titles from the appropriate SSYRA reading list.

We encourage families to make reading an enjoyable part of the summer by exploring stories together, discussing favorite characters, and setting aside regular reading time. We look forward to hearing about the exciting books our students discover when they return in the fall!

Students in K-2 will each be assigned one book to read and be required to choose an additional book from the following list. SSYRA K-2 list. Assigned mandatory books are as follows:

Kindergarten: The Great Dinosaur Sleepover by Linda Bailey
1st grade: The Faraway Forest: Wally’s Route by Debbie Fong
2nd grade: Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson

Students in 3rd-5th will each be assigned one book to read and be required to choose two additional books from the following list. SSYRA 3rd-5th list. Assigned mandatory books are as follows:

3r grade: Legendarios, Wrath of the Rain God by Karla Arenas Valenti
4th grade: J VS. K by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft
5th grade: The Sherlock Society by James Ponti

Students in 6th & 7th will each be assigned one book to read and be required to choose two additional books from the following list. SSYRA 6th - 8th list. Assigned mandatory books are as follows:

6th grade: The Myth of Monsters: Medusa by Katherine Marsh
7th grade: The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole