To Parents:

Welcome to Jones Elementary School

Media Center

Accelerated Reader Policy and Procedures

  1. Students are welcome to come to the media center to take AR tests before and after school in addition to the school day.  Tests can be taken before school beginning at 7:45 and after school until 3:20.
  2. Our AR program is now accessed from the internet.  Students can still only take tests at school.  The program will not allow them to take tests at home.
  3. Parents are welcome in the media center!  You may help your child find the title, but please do not assist them in any way with the answers or in reading the test questions/answers.  Students may not look up answers in the book. (Grades 2-3)
  4. You are welcome to read the newspaper, look at magazines or books while your child works on their test independently.
  5. Students should have read the book carefully before taking the test.  Mrs. Perkins reminds the students to ask about words or information in the story they don’t understand before they take the test.  A student must be able to read confidently alone to successfully take an AR test.
  6. Students need to know their username and password.  Tests should be taken on books that are on the student’s assigned reading level as determined by their STAR test and teacher recommendation.
  7. When a student has finished the test, he/she should log out of their name.
  8. Thank you for taking an interest in your child’s reading!

Deadline to earn points to qualify for Super Reader Day, a.k.a. AR day is April 24.

        Our version of AR has a parent program.  This feature allows parents to log into the program from a computer with internet access and view their child’s reading activity in AR.  You may send a note or email Mrs. Perkins if you would like to access the program.  You may also click on Parent on the Welcome screen of the AR website, then click on Request Parent Access.  She will respond with your username and password.  Her email address is keri.perkins@bremencs.com

The web address for Accelerated Reader is https://hosted24.renlearn.com/49799

 

Other reminders:

Students should only be taking tests now on books they are reading in school right now. 

 

Once students take a test they can not take the test again.  Their test lists will go with them to the academy and middle school.

 

Teachers encourage students to participate in Accelerated Reader.  Reading on their levels will help them become better readers.  We also provide incentives to encourage and reward their hard work.  AR is a program in which they do need to motivate themselves to be successful.  We want reading to be enjoyable for them as well as a learning experience.

 

We will have a small store set up for students to use their points to purchase prizes.  If points are in their used column they have spent those points on prizes.  (This will not count against their goal for Super Reader Day, a.k.a AR Day.)