With so many teachers using technology in new ways in cluster challenge work, it provides an opportunity for all teachers to remind students what is appropriate use and how to be safe when using the Internet.  These are great lessons for our students to be reminded of over and over again.    Guidelines for Students.

Check out the videos on Frontline Digital Nation Learning Schools (PBS).

 

WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL

2011 Summer Reading entering Grade 9

Freshman Summer Reading List - 2011 

Dear parents:

As the end of the school year approaches and we begin to make plans for the summer, we want to take this time to talk about summer reading. The summer presents a unique opportunity to help get students excited about reading. To achieve our goal of getting students excited about reading, we are requiring that all students entering grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 be expected to read many books this summer, but as a minimum, students will be asked to read at least three books from a list that is specific for each grade level. Students enrolled in English honors classes for next year will be expected to read a fourth book, a classic work of literature. Students will still have the opportunity to select from the list of choice books that we are providing. We have chosen a range of titles from fiction and nonfiction that represent different student interests.

It is expected that all titles chosen are new for the reader; that is, they have not been read independently or as part of an in-school reading from previous grades. Students will be assessed on their summer reading requirements when they return to school in the fall. A copy of all summer reading lists with more detailed information is available on the Waltham Public Schools website at http://www.walthampublicschools.org/ under Summer Reading and the high school cable channel WETV. As always, we encourage you to read along with your son or daughter and enjoy the selections on the list.  For your convenience, most of the books may be purchased at the following bookstores, websites, or borrowed from the Waltham Public Library:  

Amazon
Barnes and Noble 170 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill	617-965-7621
Barnes and Noble 98 Middlesex Parkway (Rte 95), Burlington	781-273-3871
New England Mobile Book Fair 82 Needham Avenue, Newton	617-527-5817

We hope you have a restful and enjoyable summer.  

Waltham High School English Department

Thomas O'Toole, Director of English

Kendall Boninti, Waltham High School Library Teacher

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