| 4420 N. 107th St. Kansas City, Kansas 66109 (913) 721-1144 Principal: Larry Breelove Asst. Principal: Marge Eckard Superintendent: Dr. Mike Rooney Mission Statement: The Piper School Community will provide a supportive learning environment in which each student will dream, believe, achieve, and excel with responsibility and integrity. |
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| School Supplies & Summer Reading Book List |
| School Supplies |
| Sixth Grade |
| 3 - 3 ring notebooks, 1 - 1 1/2 inches wide ruled notebook paper 3 - spiral notebooks (minimum of 100 pages) 6 - pocket folders with brads 24 - pencils (not mechanical) 3 - pens (1 of each: red, blue, black) 2 - boxes facial tissues - colored pencils - markers - scissors 2 - glue sticks (large) 1 - protractor 1- ruler with metrics 2 - dry erase markers (black) 1 - binder pencil pouch |
| Seventh Grade |
| 1 - 1 inch binder (used for science only) dividers (for science only) 3 - spiral notebooks 3 - 3 prong/2 prong pocket folders 1 - set of colored markers 1 - set of colored pencils blue or black ink pens pencils 2 - red grading pens/pencils dry erase markers loose leaf notebook paper notebook/binder to be used in all classes 2 - boxes of facial tissue 1 - calculator (a scientific calculator will be useful for several years) |
| Eighth Grade |
| 5 - spiral notebooks (singe subject) 3 - pocket folders with brads 1 - 2 inch three ring binder/trapper keeper with loose leaf notebook paper 1 - pencil pouch with a dozen pencils 2 - each: red, blue and black pens 1 - set of colored pencils 1 - highlighter pen |
| Summer Reading List |
| Sixth Grade |
| Students are encouraged to visit the library and/or bookstores, browse around and select at least two books that interest them and that they really want to read. Students will be asked to complete and activity regarding the two books after school begins. Extra credit will be given to students reading more than two books. Enjoy reading!!! |
| Seventh Grade |
| Seventh graders are required to read one book from the list. An activity will be required regarding the book during the first week of school. Students may read additional books from the list for possible extra credit. Alice the Brave - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Lock - Paul Zindel Summer of Fear - Lois Duncan Holes - Louis Sachar Hoops - Walter Dean Meyers At Her Majesty's Request - Walter Dean Myers The Lost Years of Merlin - T. A. Barron A Stitch in Time (Quilt Triology #1) - Ann Rinaldi |
| Eighth Grade |
| Students will be asked to complete an activity over one of the books during the first month of school. Additional books may be read for extra credit. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred Taylor Don't Look Behind You - Lois Duncan After the Rain - Norma Fox Mazer Freak the Mighty - Rodman Philbrick The Given - Lois Lowry |
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