SOAR INTO SUMMER
MONARCH LEARNING CHALLENGE 2025
As we head into a well-deserved summer break, we are excited to invite your child to participate in the Soar into Summer: Monarch Learning Challenge 2025! This engaging challenge is designed to keep students' minds active over the summer through reading, personalized math activities, and Spanish skills, too!
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Students who participate in the Summer Learning Challenge by completing a reading task, working on IXL for the recommended time, and/or sharing a screenshot of their Duolingo streak will receive a pass for a dress-down day in August 2025.
Share fun photos of your #MonarchLearningChallenge in action with Mrs. Portland to share on Social Media, to help encourage all of our Monarchs to participate
If you have any questions, please contact Nancy McElroy (mcelroy@stmm.net).
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Recommended Summer Reading Titles:
*Please choose the title for the grade your child will attend for the 2025-26 school year. Titles are linked to Amazon for easy ordering.
Kindergarten: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn; The Dot by Peter H Reynolds; Go Dog Go by PD Eastman; Hey Little Ant by PD Eastman; Mossy by Jan Brett
First Grade: Henry and Mudge: The First Book by Cynthia Rylant; School's First Day of School by Adam Rex; Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel; National Geographic Kids Readers (pick any animal book)
Second Grade: Any Magic Tree House book by Mary Pope Osborne; Any National Geographic Kids Readers book (Level 2); Any Dragon Masters series book by Tracey West
Third Grade: Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliot; Beatrice Zinker Series by Shelley Johannes; The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell
Fourth Grade: No Talking by Andrew Clements; Flush, Hoot, Scat, or Chomp by Carl Hiaasen (companion books); The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan (39 Clues series); Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
Fifth Grade: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown; Wonder by RJ Palacio; The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle by Don Wulffson; What was the Boston Tea Party? By Kathleen Krull; Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak
Middle School (Grades 6-8): Click Here to view the complete list of Middle School recommended titles.