Book It Requirements – Students must have met the requirements for every month to obtain Book It recognition on Awards Day. Book It begins in October and ends in March.

Honors Reading

100-Point Club – If a student reaches the goal of 100 points, he/she will receive a special field trip in the spring.

AR Requirements

1 st Williams/Walker –

• Begins in January
• Take one test per week minimum. Highest AR grade (percentage correct) for the week goes in the grade book.
• If they have two or more tests in one day, they can take two, and then everybody else is allowed to take tests. If time allows, they can take more.
• Students will go to computer twice a week, and they should try to have a test to take on computer days.

2 nd Selman/Greer–

• 1 pt. per week
• 4 pts. per month
• Must read and take a test on leveled readers (Red Star and Green Star) books from reading series.

3 rd McCormick/Roberson –

• 5 points per month (this includes Book-It – October – March)
• Each week two leveled readers that accompany the reading series are required (1/2 pt. each) These are read in class twice before taking the test during computer class. A grade is given based on the average score of the two tests.
• ½ pt. books are allowed, but students are encouraged to read 1 – 3 pt. “Chapter Books”
• No level required.

4 th Beach/Wilson –

• No grade level requirements on books
• Try to get at least one point per week
• Sometimes the teachers will put a grade in the grade book on a book that the teachers read to the students.
• ½ pt. books are fine.

5 th Teasley/Tyson

• Any level chapter book
• 3.5 reading level and above for ½ pt. books.
• AR 100 Bonus – To encourage students to strive for the 100 point club, students earning 8 points per month will receive an extra 100 reading daily grade. These points will be check by the teacher at 3:00 on the last school day of each month. Points from previous months will not “roll-over” into the next month.

6 th Adams/Gaddy –

• Recommend 4 pts. per week.
• Optional AR – Bonus “100” in Reading every two weeks if the following AR points are obtained by the corresponding date. Points will be checked at 3:00 on these Fridays. This is not a requirement, but it is a good way to stay on track of reading 100 points. The 100 points have been calculated to be achieved by March 6 because it is so busy after Spring break practicing for graduation program.

8/31/07 8 pts. 12/14/07 64 pts.

9/14/07 16 pts. 1/8/08 72 pts.

9/28/07 24 pts. 2/1/08 80 pts.

10/12/07 32 pts. 2/15/08 88 pts.

10/26/07 40 pts. 2/29/08 96 pts.

11/09/07 48 pts. 3/06/08 104 pts.

11/30/07 56 pts.

7 th – 12 th grades

• Students have to read on a 5.0 level or higher.
• Students will receive a test grade every nine weeks based on the points that they have accumulated.
• Points can roll over from nine weeks to nine weeks, but they cannot roll over from one year to the next.
• Students must make a 70 on the AR test to receive points even if the computer gives them points.