Today your child will be coming home with a Reading Counts book ( similar to WEB reading last year if you were at Georgetown).  Each child has selected a good fit book within their independent reading level to take home and read and they are SO EXCITED!!!  Reading Counts is a reading incentive program (separate from our curriculum) that promotes reading habits and also rewards children for their efforts.    Please see the following link for more informationREADING COUNTS.  Here is how we use Reading Counts at Georgetown.

1.  Each child’s independent reading level is determined through teacher assessments.  Levels will be similar to last year (within a level or two).  We want to build in success and encourage our readers.  Children will change levels as we grow throughout the year.

2.  Each child is given a goal number of points to achieve during the semester based on their reading level.  Each book has an assigned point value which can be found on the inside cover of the book.

3.  Students select a book at their reading level and read it at home and/or at school.  Books are labeled with reading levels A – Z on the spine of the book. 

4.  When children are finished with the book they sign up to take a RC comprehension quiz on the computer/ipad for that particular book here at school.

5.  If the quiz is passed ( 8/10 questions answered correctly), then another book is checked out.  If the quiz is not passed,  students take the book home again and reread or select a new book from the library.

6. At the end of the semester (mid Jan),  students who have met their goal receive a prize and a ticket into our end of the year BIG prize drawing.  Last year it was an Ipad Mini and Target gift cards….YEAH!

Please see your child’s book bag today for more specific information.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Kuieck

Today your child will be coming home with a Reading Counts book ( similar to WEB reading last year if you were at Georgetown).  Each child has selected a good fit book within their independent reading level to take home and read and they are SO EXCITED!!!  Reading Counts is a reading incentive program (separate from our curriculum) that promotes reading habits and also rewards children for their efforts.    Please see the following link for more informationREADING COUNTS.  Here is how we use Reading Counts at Georgetown.

1.  Each child’s independent reading level is determined through teacher assessments.  Levels will be similar to last year (within a level or two).

2.  Each child is given a goal number of points to achieve during the semester based on their reading level.  Each book has an assigned point value which can be found on the inside cover of the book.

3.  Students select a book at their reading level and read it at home and/or at school.  Books are labeled with reading levels A – Z on the spine of the book. 

4.  When children are finished with the book they sign up to take a RC comprehension quiz on the computer/ipad for that particular book here at school.

5.  If the quiz is passed ( 8/10 questions answered correctly), then another book is checked out.  If the quiz is not passed,  students take the book home again and reread or select a new book from the library.

6. At the end of the semester (mid Jan),  students who have met their goal receive a prize and a ticket into our end of the year BIG prize drawing.  Last year it was an Ipad Mini and Target gift cards….YEAH!

Please see your child’s book bag today for more specific information.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Kuieck

Today your child will be coming home with a Reading Counts book ( similar to WEB reading last year if you were at Georgetown).  Each child has selected a good fit book within their independent reading level to take home and read and they are SO EXCITED!!!  Reading Counts is a reading incentive program (separate from our curriculum) that promotes reading habits and also rewards children for their efforts.    Please see the following link for more informationREADING COUNTS.  Here is how we use Reading Counts at Georgetown.

1.  Students independent reading levels are determined through teacher assessments.  Levels will be similar to last year (within a level or two).

2.  Each child is given a goal number of points to achieve during the semester based on their reading level.  Each book has an assigned point value which can be found on the inside cover of the book.

3.  Students select a book at their reading level and read it at home and/or at school.  Books are labeled with reading levels A – Z on the spine of the book. 

4.  When children are finished with the book they sign up to take a RC comprehension quiz on the computer for that particular book here at school.

5.  If the quiz is passed ( 8/10 questions answered correctly), then another book is checked out.  If the quiz is not passed,  students take the book home again and reread or select a new book from the library.

6. At the end of the semester (mid Jan),  students who have met their goal receive a prize and a ticket into our end of the year BIG prize drawing.  Last year it was an Ipad Mini and Target gift cards….YEAH!

Please see your child’s book bag today for more specific information.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  There is a mention of the “check for understanding” bookmark in the note, please know that this will be sent home in the baggie at a later date.  We need to learn how to use in the classroom first before it is sent home :).

Mrs. Kuieck

Today your child will be coming home with a Reading Counts book ( similar to WEB reading last year).  Each child has selected a good fit book within their independent reading level to take home and read and they are SO EXCITED!!!  Reading Counts is a reading incentive program (separate from our curriculum) that promotes reading habits and also rewards children for their efforts.    Please see the following link for more informationREADING COUNTS.  Here is how we use Reading Counts at Georgetown.

1.  Students independent reading levels are determined through teacher assessments.  Levels will be similar to last year (within a level or two).

2.  Each child is given a goal number of points to achieve during the trimester based on their reading level.  Each book has an assigned point value which can be found on the inside cover of the book.

3.  Students select a book at their reading level and read it at home and/or at school.  Books are labeled with reading levels A – Z on the spine of the book. 

4.  When children are finished with the book they sign up to take a RC comprehension quiz on the computer for that particular book here at school.

5.  If the quiz is passed ( 8/10 questions answered correctly), then another book is checked out.  If the quiz is not passed,  students take the book home again and reread.

6. At the end of the semester (mid Jan),  students who have met their goal receive a prize and a ticket into our end of the year BIG prize drawing.  Last year it was an Ipad Mini and Target gift cards….YEAH!

Please see your child’s book bag today for more specific information.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Kuieck

Today your child will be coming home with a Reading Counts book ( similar to WEB reading last year).  Each child has selected a good fit book within their independent reading level to take home and read and they are SO EXCITED!!!  Reading Counts is a reading incentive program that promotes reading habits and also rewards children for their efforts.  Please see the following link for more informationREADING COUNTS.  Here is how we use Reading Counts at Georgetown.

1.  Students independent reading levels are determined through teacher assessments.

2.  Each child is given a goal number of points to achieve during the trimester based on their reading level.  Each book has an assigned point value which can be found on the inside cover of the book.

3.  Students select a book at their reading level and read it at home and/or at school.  Books are labeled with reading levels A – Z on the spine of the book.  

4.  When children are finished with the book they sign up to take a RC comprehension quiz on the computer for that particular book here at school.

5.  If the quiz is passed ( 8/10 questions answered correctly), then another book is checked out.  If the quiz is not passed,  students take the book home again and reread.

6. At the end of the trimester, any student who has met their goal receives a prize and a ticket into our end of the year BIG prize drawing.  Last year it was a NOOK and Target gift cards….YEAH!

Please see your child’s book bag today for more specific information.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Kuieck

This past Friday, the first trimester of Reading Counts came to an end and the kiddos worked so hard to make their goals!  Every child that made their reading goal with receive a ticket in the end of the year drawing for technology tools.  Tomorrow we will begin the second trimester of Reading Counts, which means that your child will be coming home with a new goal sheet and a new goal to achieve.

I can’t even begin to tell you how proud I am of our readers!  Keep up the great work at home!

Friday was the last day of Reading Counts for the 2011-2012 school year.  Within our classroom we had a few incentives to encourage our reading at home and also meet our Reading Counts goals.

Here are our Radical Readers Rewards:

Pizza Lunch with Mrs. Kuieck ( Making Reading Counts Goal)

Kenzey     Luci     Ava     Dylan H.     Jordan     Addison     Andrew    Devin     Samantha     Jaden     Dylan R.

Jayden     Quinton     Julia     Peyton    Marissa     Paige

Ice Cream Sundaes with Mrs. Kuieck ( Doubling Reading Counts Goal)

Kenzey     Dylan H.     Samantha     Jaden     Dylan R.     Marissa     Paige

Bowling with Mrs. Kuieck ( Tripling Reading Counts Goal)

Samantha     Jaden     Marissa

A Lunch Date with Mrs. Kuieck ( Quadrupling Reading Counts Goal)

Jaden P.

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!!!!!   We will be setting up all of our “dates” next week.

Our second trimester of Reading Counts is coming to an end on Friday, February 24.   Any child who makes their goal will earn a movie during lunch with a special treat from me :).  Keep up the great work!

A BIG round of applause goes to the following friends who have already met their goal  ( many have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled their goals…. WOW!!!)

Carson, Luci, Ava, Dylan H., Addison, Andrew, Devin, Samantha, Bretton, Jaden P., Dylan R., Jayden, Quinton, Julia, Peyton, Marissa and Paige.

Congratulations Readers…..  I am so proud of you!!!