Special thanks to: Rochester City School District librarians, teachers, principals and staff, Rochester Teachers Association, United Way of Greater Rochester, YMCA of Greater Rochester, Frederick Douglass Resource Center, The Center for Youth, Wegmans, Rochester RazorSharks, Rochester Red Wings, Davenport-Hatch, Rochester Education Foundation, Rochester Business Alliance, Abbott’s Frozen Custard, Faith Alliance, CTC/Student Athletes, University of Rochester, Lamar Advertising, Gerry DiMarco, Dixon Schwabl, Maggie Brooks, Hillside Work Scholarship Connection, Dr. Naomi Erdmann, Nazareth College, Foodlink, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Nazareth College, and Mercier Literacy.

One book at a time!www.rocread.com

Pick a Book! Any Book!Enjoy reading 30 minutes a day!

It’s easy and fun!Get ready by reading 30 minutes a day with your family! Complete the Family Essay form and receive Wegmans $6 Healthy Meals AND 2 Razorsharks tickets!

Essay forms are available at:All RCSD schools, www.RocRead.com, YMCA branches, Rochester Education Foundation, Center for Youth, Frederick Douglass Re-source Center, Faith Alliance Churches, and all City Public Libraries.

Get Ready to RocRead!

RCSD RocRead Suggested Book List

(available at City Public & School libraries, rochestereducation.org and Barnes & Noble.)

GRADE BOOK TITLE

AUTHOR

Pre-K – Grade 1 Marisol McDonald doesn’t Match/ Monica Brown

Marisol McDonald no Combina

Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace

Jen Cullerton Johnson

Pinkalicious series - any title

Victoria Kann

Juan Bobo Goes to Work

Marisa Montes

Doña Flor: A Tall Tale

Pat Mora

If You Take a Mouse to School

Laura Numeroff

Sweet Tooth

Margie Palatini

Bear Wants More

Karma Wilson

Grades 2 & 3 Doña Flor: A Tall Tale

Pat Mora

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai

Donna Jo Napoli

Abe Lincoln at Last! Magic Tree House series

Mary Pope Osborne

Piggie Pie

Margie Palatini

When Marion Sang: The True Recital of Marion Anderson Pam Muñoz Ryan

The Secret Science Project that Ate the School Judy Sienna

Show Way

Jacqueline Woodson

Grandma’s Gift

Eric Velasquez

Grades 4–6 The Complicated Life of Claudia Christina Cortez Diana G. Gallagher

Poetry for Young People

Langston Hughes

Emily Windsnap series (any title)

Liz Kessler

Clementine

Sara Pennypacker

The Kane Chronicles (any title)

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson series (any title)

Rick Riordan

The Dreamer

Pam Muñoz Ryan

90 Miles to Havana

Enrique Flores-Galbis

Grades 7–9 Hunger Games series (any title) Suzanne Collins

The Midwife’s Apprentice

Karen Cushman

Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck Margarita Engle

Pinned

Sharon G. Flake

Breaking Through

Francisco Jiminez

Charly’s Epic Fiascos

Kelli London

Ambitious

Monica McKayhan

Sunrise Over Fallujah

Walter Dean Myers

Grades 10–12 Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young & Latino Lori Marie Carlson

Hunger Games series (any title)

Suzanne Collins

The Surrender Tree

Margarita Engle

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano

Sonia Manzano

Cambion Chronicles

Jaime Reed

Escape From Furnace series (any title)

Alexander Gordon Smith

Marcelo in the Real World

Francisco X. Stork

RCSD ROC READ A Rochester City School District Vacation Reading Program

Students in grades Pre-Kindergarten-Grade Six are encouraged to enjoy a book with

their family over the February 18th through February 22nd Winter Break. Students who

participate in this ROC READ event will receive two coupons for two free $6 meals from

Wegmans and two tickets to a Rochester Razor Sharks basketball game! (Two meals and 2

basketball tickets per student.)

Students will bring books home from school to read, but please also visit a branch of the

Monroe County Library. There are 11 branches throughout the City. The Monroe County Library

System will also be offering special programs during Winter Break, and a full list is available at:

http://www3.libraryweb.org.

Please turn in this completed form to your teacher between

February 25th and February 27th.

Student’s Name:________________________________

School # ______ Grade:_____Teacher:______________________

What book did you read?

Title:___________________________________

What are the names of the family members you read with?

Names:___________________________________

Please complete the back of this form to qualify for the Wegmans

meals and the basketball tickets.

Over

Read a book

get…..

For Pre-K – 1…please draw your favorite part of the story that you

read, and write a sentence about your picture.

_____________________________________________________

For Grades 2 – 6:

Describe the most interesting part of this book._______________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

RCSD

Winter ROC READ

Students in 7th

– 12th

grades are encouraged to read over winter break.

You can read any book you choose, but there are lists of suggested

titles if you’re looking for some inspiration – you can view the lists at:

Monroe County Library Teen Book Lists

https://sites.google.com/site/mclsteens/booklists

2012 Best Books for Young Adults

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya/2012

Please also visit a branch of the Monroe County or Rochester Public

Libraries. There are 11 branches throughout the City. The Monroe

County Library System is offering special programs throughout

February. Check with your local branch to see what events and

programs are scheduled.

Every student who participates will receive:

-1 coupon for a free $6 meal from Wegmans

-2 RazorShark tickets to an upcoming game

After selecting and reading a book, students are asked to write a brief

(300-500 words) essay answering one of these prompts:

-Select a character in the book and tell us how they have inspired

you.

-Re-write any part of the story.

-Write about a real-world connection you made while reading this

book.

All essays will be collected by February 27th

Have a wonderful break!

What are you RocReading?

RCSD ROC READ Programa de Lectura de Vacaciones Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Rochester

Motivamos a los estudiantes de Pre-Kindergarten hasta el sexto grado a disfrutar de un

libro con sus familias durante el receso de invierno del 18 de febrero hasta el 22 de febrero.

¡Los estudiantes que participen en este evento de Roc Reads recibirán dos cenas gratis de $6

de Wegmans y dos boletos para un juego de baloncesto de los Rochester Razor Sharks!

(Dos comidas y 2 boletos para el juego de baloncesto por estudiante.)

Los estudiantes llevarán libros a los hogares desde la escuela para leer, pero por favor

también visite una de las sucursales de las Bibliotecas del Condado de Monroe. Hay 11 sucursales

en toda la ciudad. El Sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de Monroe está ofreciendo programas

especiales durante el Receso de Días Feriados, y hay una lista completa disponible en:

http://www3.libraryweb.org.

Favor de devolver este formulario completado a su maestro entre el

25 de febrero y el 27 de febrero.

Nombre del estudiante:________________________________

Escuela # ______ Maestro:________________________

¿Qué libro leyó?

Título:_____________________________________________

¿Cuáles son los nombres de los miembros de la familia con quien leyó??

Nombres:______________________________________________

Favor de completar el dorso de este formulario para calificar para las

comidas de Wegmans y para los boletos para el juego de baloncesto.

Vea al dorso

Lea un libro,

reciba…..

Para Pre-K – 1…favor de dibujar su parte favorita del cuento que usted

leyó, y escriba una oración acerca del dibujo.

_____________________________________________________

Para los grados del 2 – 6:

Describa la parte más interesante de este libro._______________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

ROC READ

DE INVIERNO DEL DECR

Motivamos a los estudiantes en 7mo

– 12mo

grado a leer durante el

receso de invierno. Usted puede leer cualquier libro que seleccione,

pero tenemos listas de títulos sugeridos si está buscando alguna

inspiración – puede ver las listas en:

Listas de libros para adolescentes en la biblioteca del Condado de Monroe

https://sites.google.com/site/mclsteens/booklists

Los mejores libros de 2012 para Adultos Jóvenes

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya/2012

Favor de visitar también una sucursal de las Bibliotecas Públicas de

Rochester o del Condado de Monroe. Existen 11 sucursales en toda la

ciudad. El Sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de Monroe está

ofreciendo programas especiales en febrero. Consulte con su sucursal

local para ver qué eventos y programas tienen programados.

Cada estudiante que participe recibirá:

-1 cupón de $6 para una comida gratis de Wegmans

-2 boletos para un próximo juego de los RazorShark

Después de seleccionar y de leer un libro, se les pedirá a los

estudiantes que escriban una composición corta (300-500 palabras)

contestando una de estas indicaciones:

-Seleccione a un personaje en el libro y díganos cómo le han

inspirado.

-Vuelva a escribir cualquier parte del cuento.

-Escriba acerca de una conexión del mundo real que usted hizo

mientras leía este libro.

Todas las composiciones serán recogidas en o antes del 27 de febrero

¡Que tengan un maravilloso día feriado!

¿Qué está usted RocReading?