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  • ROBERT E. MELICAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

    2026 SUMMER READING

     

    Reading done during the summer, like all reading experiences, enhances your development as a student and as a lifelong learner. Over the summer, you are encouraged to select books of your own choosing, or you may use the suggested author list from the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts and Literacy included below. To access books, consider using the Northborough Public Library or the Sora app. You are required to read at least one book over the summer.  

    Use the Google Form link to record all of your summer reading and complete a reflection on your favorite book. Your new ELA teacher is excited to learn about what you have read over the summer and is looking forward to working with you in the new school year!

     

    Fiction and Poetry

    • David Almond (fantasy, fiction: realistic)
    • Laurie Halse Anderson (fiction: historical)
    • M. T. Anderson (fiction: historical, humor)
    • Avi (fiction: historical)
    • Joan Bauer (fiction: realistic)
    • Jean P. Birdsall (fiction: realistic)
    • Nancy Bond (fantasy)
    • Bruce Brooks (fiction: realistic)
    • Gennifer Choldenko (mysteries)
    • John Christopher (science fiction)
    • Eoin Colfer (fantasy, science fiction)
    • James and Christopher Collier (fiction: historical)
    • Suzanne Collins (fantasy, science fiction)
    • Leslie Connor (fiction: realistic)
    • Susan Cooper (fantasy)
    • Frank Boyce Cottrell (fiction: humor)
    • Bruce Coville (fantasy)
    • Sharon Creech (fiction: realistic)
    • Christopher Paul Curtis (fiction: historical)
    • Karen Cushman (fiction: historical)
    • Paul Janeczko (poetry)
    • Angela Johnson (fiction: realistic)
    • Diana Wynne Jones (fantasy)
    • Norton Juster (fantasy)
    • Ellen Klages (fiction: historical)
    • Ron Koertge (fiction: humor, poetry)
    • E. L. Konigsburg (fiction: realistic)
    • Iain Lawrence (fiction: historical)
    • Madeleine L’Engle (fantasy, fiction: realistic)
    • Ursula LeGuin (fantasy)
    • Gail Carson Levine (fiction: realistic, fantasy)
    • Robert Lipsyte (fiction: realistic)
    • Lois Lowry (fiction: realistic, science fiction)
    • Mike Lupica (mysteries, fiction: sports)
    • Hilary McKay (fiction: humor)
    • Robin McKinley (fantasy)
    • Margaret Mahy (fantasy, fiction: realistic)
    • Walter Dean Myers (fiction: historical, realistic)
    • Donna Jo Napoli (fiction: historical, fantasy)
    • Marilyn Nelson (poetry)
    • Naomi Shihab Nye (poetry)
    • Kenneth Oppel (fantasy, adventure)
    • Linda Sue Park (fiction: historical, realistic)
    • Katherine Paterson (fiction: historical, realistic)
    • Sue Patron (fiction: realistic)
    • Gary Paulsen (fiction: humor, historical, realistic)
    • Richard Peck (fiction: historical, realistic)
    • Mitali Perkins (fiction: realistic)
    • Daniel Pinkwater (fiction: humor)
    • Terry Pratchett (fantasy)
    • Philip Pullman (fantasy)
    • Philip Reeve (fantasy)
    • Rick Riordan (fantasy)

     

    • Cynthia DeFelice (fiction: historical, mysteries)
    • Frances O’Roark Dowell (fiction: realistic)
    • Jeanne DuPrau (science fiction)
    • Marguerite Engle (fiction: historical, poetry)
    • Louise Erdrich (fiction: historical)
    • Nancy Farmer (fantasy)
    • Louise Fitzhugh (fiction: realistic)
    • Paul Fleischman (poetry, fiction: realistic)
    • Neil Gaiman (fantasy)
    • Jack Gantos (fiction: humor)
    • Bette Greene (fiction: historical)
    • Rosa Guy (fiction: realistic)
    • Mary Downing Hahn (ghost stories, fiction: historical)
    • Shannon Hale (fantasy, fiction: historical)
    • Karen Hesse (fiction: historical)
    • Carl Hiaasen (fiction: humor, mysteries)
    • S. E. Hinton (fiction: realistic)
    • Will Hobbs (fiction: realistic)
    • Irene Hunt (fiction: historical)
    • Eva Ibbotson (fantasy)
    • J. K. Rowling (fantasy)
    • Pam Muñoz Ryan (fiction: historical, realistic)
    • Cynthia Rylant (poetry, fiction: realistic)
    • Louis Sachar (fiction: realistic)
    • William Sleator (ghost stories, science fiction)
    • Gary Soto (fiction: realistic, poetry)
    • Suzanne Fisher Staples (fiction: historical, realistic)
    • Rebecca Stead (science fiction)
    • Jonathan Stroud (fantasy)
    • Theodore Taylor (fiction: historical)
    • Kate Thompson (fantasy)
    • Megan Whalen Turner (fantasy)
    • Cynthia Voigt (fiction: realistic, fantasy)
    • Rita Williams-Garcia (fiction: historical, realistic)
    • Jacqueline Wilson (fiction: realistic)
    • Jacqueline Woodson (fiction: realistic)
    • Tim Wynne-Jones (fiction: realistic)
    • Laurence Yep (fiction: historical, fantasy)
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      Informational Texts

    • Susan Campbell Bartoletti (history)
    • Russell Freedman (biography, history)
    • James Cross Giblin (biography, history)
    • Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (art history)
    • Deborah Heiligman (history)
    • Kathryn Lasky (multi-genre)
    • Phillip Hoose (biography, history)
    • Albert Marrin (biography, history)
    • Milton Meltzer (history, biography)
    • Jim Murphy (history)
    • Elizabeth Partridge (biography, history)
    • Steve Sheinkin (biography, history)
    • Tanya Lee Stone (biography, history)

     

  •  

    Robert E. Melican Middle School 2026-2027 Supply List

    Supply Item:

    Grade 6

    Grade 7

    Grade 8

    • earbuds or headphones

    Wired earbuds/headphones with a 3.5 mm audio jack 

    (standard headphones connector) that are compatible with the 

    school’s Chromebooks and piano keyboards (ex: Wired Earbuds).  

    • folders with prongs and pockets (ex: folder

    5 (Math)

    • 0.5 inch binder

    1 (Math)

    • 1 inch binder

    5 (ELA, Math, SS, 

    Science, homework)

    2 (Science, SS)

    1 (Civics)

    • 1.5 inch binder 

    1 (homework) 

    1 (Science and Math will share) 

    • binder dividers

    3 sets of 8

    3 sets (Math, SS, Science)

    3 sets (Science, Math, Civics) 

    • package of 3-hole punched loose leaf paper 

    1 lined

    1 lined

    1 lined

    1 graph

    • 3 hole punched single subject spiral college ruled notebook

    1 (Science) 

    • 3 hole punched folder with pockets 

    1 (homework)

    3 (ELA, World Lang, 

    and homework)

    • folder w/pocket

    1 (Chorus)

    1 (Chorus)

    1 (Chorus)

    • 3 hole punched zip pencil pouch

    2

    2

    any style pencil case 

    • regular pencils - 12 pack

    2 (12 pack)

    3 (12 pack)

    yes

    • colored pencils - 12 pack

    2 (12 pack)

    2 (12 pack)

    yes

    • hand-held sharpener

    1

    • pens (blue or black) - 12 pack 

    2

    • pens (red)

    1 pack 

    1 pack

    • highlighters

    yes (pack of 3 colors)

    yes

    yes

    • any size/color dry erase marker

    1 (SELF)

    1 (SELF)

    1 (SELF)

    • index cards (3 x 5)

    2 packages

    1 package (keep at home)

    • post it notes 

    2 packages

    • glue stick

    1

    1

    • 6" straight edge ruler

    yes

    • scientific calculator 

    -

    required - helpful links:

    required - helpful links:

    • Students will be given a Robert E. Melican Middle School agenda. 
    • Please bring in a box of tissues for your section connection teacher to share with your team.

    Please note that this is a general supply list. Individual teachers may make minor adjustments. 

     

  • June 2026

    Dear Parents and Guardians,

    As we head into summer, we encourage all students to spend some time practicing their math skills so they can keep their learning sharp and start the new school year feeling confident.

    Attached, you will find the suggested summer math assignments for your child's upcoming grade level. This year, we will be using DeltaMath for summer practice. Students can access DeltaMath using their school Google accounts.

    In addition to helping students maintain their math skills, completing the summer work provides an opportunity to earn extra credit at the start of the next school year.

    If your family needs assistance accessing a device for summer work, please contact the main office and we will do our best to help.

    Students entering 7th and 8th grade will also continue to have access to their Carnegie Learning accounts through the middle of August. Some students have been specifically encouraged to complete any remaining work in MATHia, as this can provide valuable practice and reinforcement of important math concepts.

    We hope everyone has a wonderful summer and finds a little time to keep their math skills growing!

    Sincerely,

    Christine Lincoln
    Math Curriculum Leader
    Melican Middle School

     

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The mission of the Robert E. Melican Middle School is to pursue the highest level of educational excellence for all students by embracing our district's core values and Strategic Plan.

 

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