SDMS Summer Reading 2025

Summer is a great time to relax, have fun, and read a good book! Participating in reading and other learning activities over the summer is critical to helping students maintain skills from the school year.

The purpose of Wethersfield Public Schools’ Summer Reading Program and other learning activities is to encourage students to become lifelong readers and “learners” and provide them with fun and engaging ways to practice their skills.

The SDMS Summer Reading Page is the best place to find everything you need to know about summer reading. Summer Reading requirements, reading logs, reading ideas, enrichment, and links to the Wethersfield Library are easily found here!

7th & 8th Grade Students must read at least 2 books of their choice and keep a reading log.

We have set a goal for 100% participation by SDMS students in summer reading activities.

A digital or paper reading log for listing the titles and authors of books must also be completed.

Students have the option of:

1. Completing the Online Wethersfield Library Reading Log Google Form (preferred)

2. Printing a reading log and hand writing the information

3. Making a copy of a Google Doc reading log that students can type in

If a reading log other than the Wethersfield Library Reading Log Google Form is used, it must be signed by a parent/guardian and turned into each student’s Language Arts teacher within the first week of school. The Wethersfield Library Online Summer Reading Log Google Form will be submitted automatically to teachers.

Students and their families are encouraged to explore the book lists on the district summer reading webpage including the 2026 MS Nutmeg Nominees and the Wethersfield Library Level Up at Your Library list.

Copies of the 2026 Middle School Nutmegs are available in Sora as are Past Nutmeg Nominees. The Wethersfield Library has multiple copies of the Nutmeg Nominees in print as well as individual digital copies.

Wethersfield Public Schools has a collection of free eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines that can be easily used on Chromebooks or downloaded to eReaders, iPads, tablets, or cell phones through our Sora subscription.

Students can log in to Sora with their School Gmail to check out digital materials. More information, including tutorials, is available on the district website’s Sora FAQ’s Page.

The WPS Sora collection has many collections available for digital download or listening including:

• Sweet Reads--always available ebooks and audiobooks May 12-August 25
• Level Up At Your Library
• 2026 Middle School Nutmeg Nominees
• Sora Digital Magazines

Visit the Wethersfield Library's website and participate in their summer reading program, Level Up at Your Library!

On June 16, incoming 7th grade students and incoming 8th grade SDMS students can start logging books online, write a review or comment on the book, and win great prizes! Students are automatically entered for weekly prize drawings when they review or comment on a book using the link available on the Wethersfield Library’s Teen Page.

Don't have a Wethersfield Library Card? Stop in the library or fill out an application and bring it in!

Find program information on the event calendar.

Wethersfield Public Schools also offers a broad array of digital learning resources or in person programs available for families looking to provide more enrichment and learning opportunities for students during the summer months. Please visit our WPS 2025 Summer Reading and Independent Learning Activities page.

If you are looking for guidance on independent learning opportunities for your child across content areas, please contact your their teacher(s) prior to the end of the school year for specific digital learning resources and areas of focus that would be beneficial during the summer months.

Have a wonderful summer!

Ms. Leslie Poulos,

SDMS Library Media Specialist/Teacher Librarian

& the SDMS Language Arts Teachers