Eastvalley Reading Club
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Purpose
Eastvalley Reading Club (EVRC) is PTA sponsored program designed to
motivate and improve student reading level and comprehension. The club is
available to all students at Eastvalley.
· Accelerated
Reader Software
EVRC uses Accelerated Reader Software Program by Advantage Learning
Systems. Accelerated Reader has been rated the nation's best selling
reading motivation program. The program has been a part of the Eastvalley
curriculum for 1st - 5th grades for the last few years. Now it is a
part of the curriculum for all Cobb County elementary schools.
How the program works:
A student selects a book from the EVRC book list (copies are available in
each classroom, the Media Center, this web page, and the East Marietta and
Merchants Walk Libraries). After the book is read, the student takes a
test on the computer in the classroom or the Media Center. Students earn
points based on the length and difficulty of the book and number of
correct answers. The program provides valuable information on the students reading comprehension and reading level.
Click below to see the list of the Accelerated Reader tests available at Eastvalley.
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Tests by Reading Level: |
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| 0 - 0.9 | 1.0 - 1.9 | 2.0 - 2.9 | 3.0 - 3.9 | 4.0 - 4.9 | 5.0 - 5.9 | 6.0 - 6.9 | 7.0 and above |
| Tests by Title: A - F G - P Q - Z | |||||||
| Tests by Author: A - G H - R S - Z | |||||||
Incentives for School
Year 2004-2005
Books for Breakfast
“Books
for Breakfast” is a reading celebration held 3 times during the year.
“Books for Breakfast” is held at 7:30am in the Cafeteria, and
includes Donuts and Juice, the announcement of the top two readers in each
grade level, and a raffle. Readers
are invited to the breakfast as long as they have achieved the following
point goals for each breakfast. These
points are not cumulative, but readers must “earn” an invitation to
each breakfast. Top two readers from each grade for each period will be
recognized at the Books for Breakfast.
They will be entered into a drawing, and the winner of the drawing
will receive a Gift Card from Borders.
This will be done at each “Books for Breakfast”.
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Points Needed for each breakfast |
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Point
Cut Off Date |
Books
for Breakfast |
K |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
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Friday,
October 29 |
Friday,
November 5 |
Any |
2 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
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Friday,
February 4 |
Friday,
February 11 |
Any |
3 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
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Friday,
April 22 |
Friday,
April 29 |
Any |
4 |
7 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
Additional Incentives
- The
incentives below are based on cumulative points
- The
EVRC Wall of Fame is a bulletin board outside the Media Center.
When you achieve this goal, you will be recognized on the Wall
of Fame.
- The
20/50 and 100 Point Parties will be held on Friday, May 6
- The
Top Reader for the School for the year 2004-2005 will be announced in
May and will become principal for the day.
- School
Wide Goal: If all the
points from all classes at Eastvalley combined reach 17,000 points,
Mrs. Singletary will become a student for the day, which will include
eating breakfast at school in her pajamas, wearing blue jeans and a
t-shirt, tennis shoes, eating lunch in the cafeteria, participating in
school day, etc.
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Incentives |
K |
1st |
2nd |
3rd-5th |
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Ice
Cream |
3 |
5 |
8 |
25 |
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Special
Surprise! |
8 |
15 |
20 |
50 |
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Book
Cart |
12 |
30 |
35 |
75 |
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20/50
Point Party |
20 |
50 |
50 |
- |
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Book
Cart |
75 |
75 |
75 |
- |
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100
Point Party |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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Book
Cart |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
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Appearance
on WEV-TV |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
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Book
Cart |
250 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
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Lunch
with Mrs. Singletary at CiCi’s |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
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Principal
for a Day |
Top
Eastvalley Reader |
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Mrs.
Singletary becomes a student! |
17,000
points |
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If you would like to volunteer with this program or have questions, please
contact Karen Boda.