We recommend that each child should read, or be read to, each and every day.
K-2 to read (or be read to) for at least 60 minutes a week
3-6 should be reading at least 120 minutes per week
Students entering grades 7-8 should visit the WHS Summer Reading webpage for more information related to the summer reading.
Students entering grades 9–12 should visit the resources below for information related to summer reading requirements and advanced coursework assignments.
The purpose of requiring summer reading and other learning activities is to encourage students to become lifelong readers and learners.
Research is clear: students can experience “summer loss” that can be equivalent to three months of learning if they don’t read throughout the summer.
WL Children’s Program (up to incoming grade 6)
WL Teen Program (incoming grade 7-12)
We expect all students to participate in summer reading activities by reading books and/or listening to stories read aloud.
Students are required to keep track of the books they have read by logging their books through the Wethersfield Public Library Summer Reading Program.
Please use the links below to sign up and to log your books:
Elementary (K–6)
Download a paper reading log to track books at home.
SDMS & WHS
Multiple print copies are available at the Wethersfield Public Library, Digital copies are available through the Wethersfield Library’s Overdrive or Hoopla accounts (with a library card) or through the Wethersfield Public Schools Sora subscription.
Wethersfield Schools has a subscription to Sora
for free e-books and audiobooks for students.
Students sign in with their school Gmail account on their Chromebook or other device
Access thousands of e-books and audiobooks!
Practice and Enrich Math and Reading Skills: Students are encouraged, but not required, to complete the following activities which may be downloaded.
The State of Connecticut's Summer Learning Hub offers resources for all learners.
Science Challenge (Grades K–5): Participate in hands-on challenges to observe, question, and discover the world around you.
Career & Technical Education Bingo Challenge (Grades 6–8): Explore careers and build career-readiness skills through engaging, interactive activities.
Social Studies Ambassador Learning Challenge (Grades K–12): Develop the skills of an anthropologist, archaeologist, biographer, leader, and more through meaningful learning experiences.
Story of Me Learning Challenge (Grades K–8): Explore identity, family, and community through language and culture.