Students are to complete a minimum of seven chapter books within their
reading range each trimester.
After completing a chapter book, students may take an AR test on the book
they have read. Students are encouraged to take AR tests in our classroom
throughout the day on our student computers. The best time to take one is in
the morning immediately after they get unpacked. Students can also take
tests in the library during recess and lunch as well as during our regularly
scheduled library time on Thursdays from 11:00am - 11:45am.
For an explanation of the Accelerated Reader Program, please visit
http://www.sainthedwigparish.org/parishschool/accelerated_reader.html.
To check your child's AR word count year-to-date, see the bottom of each AR
Quiz report or check online on your home computer by logging onto Home
Connect, see below.
Home Connect:
Parents can check their child's AR progress and word count anytime from
their home computer, by logging onto Renaissance Home Connect at:
https://Hosted234.renlearn.com/264703/HomeConnect
Enter your child's AR user name and password. This information was given
out in the fall when parents received an envelope with their child's STAR
Reading test results and their child's user name and password was sent along
with the Home Connect info. On Home Connect, be sure to click on "School
Year" to get the year-to-date word count and not the current trimester.
You can also click on, "View my Bookshelf", and you can see all the books
your child has read in color, it shows the covers of the books. Also, if you
want to be notified by email every time your child takes an AR Quiz, you can
set this up by looking at top right hand corner and clicking on "Email
Setup".
AR Awards in June
Students still have the opportunity to earn AR Awards. Awards are based
on word count and the word count is cummulative throughout the year.
Therefore, the next time AR Awards will be given out will be in June (a date
will be forthcoming), and the last day to take an AR quiz will be June 1.
If a student earned an award at the last assembly, they would need to
move up a level to earn another award. If they don't advance to the next
level, then they will not get another award in June. If a student has not yet
earned an AR Award, then it is not too late.