News from the Library:

Accelerated Reader

Dear Parents,

In an ongoing effort to inspire the love of reading in our children, we have changed the way that the students are rewarded for earning Accelerated Reader points. We are creating an AR “store” that will allow students to spend their points on a variety of fun prizes. Though the prizes may change slightly from quarter to quarter, here is a look at what your student can earn:

Middle School- (25 points per quarter/ 100 points per year)

Level 1 = 65 points = Scholastic Book Fair $5 Gift Certificate

Level 2 = 80 points = Drop Your Lowest Grade in English -Mrs. Gantzer must sign the certificate before you can redeem it. Not redeemable for First Quarter 2009.

Level 3 = 125 points = Dress Down (NUTS) Day—this will be on one designated day per quarter. If your child “buys” a dress-down day a note will come home letting you know when it is.

Level 4 = 200 points = Year-end ice cream party (some time in late May)

The AR Store will be open once per quarter, approximately one week after the quarter ends. Your child may come each time and spend their points or may save them up for something “BIG”. They may also buy more than one prize if they have enough points.

We are all very excited about this new program and we hope the children will be excited too. You can check your child’s points at https://hosted223.renlearn.com/47922/HomeConnect/Login.aspx. You can log in using the same login and password that your child uses at school. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Kindly,

Mrs. Rainier, Librarian