Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader (A.R.) is a program that will have every student yearning to read books. It will have them eagerly practicing their reading at a high level of comprehension and proudly displaying their reading achievements and doing better in all subjects. Here at West Elementary, A.R. will be set up based on a point system as well as a “Club”. As students read books and pass tests, they will earn points and advance through the different levels of Clubs. The point and Club system for 1st grade are as follows:
Club | Number of Points | Prize |
1st Club | 3 | Tattoo |
2nd Club | 8 | Sticky Hand |
3rd Club | 15 | Pencil |
4th Club | 25 | Mug’s ‘N Movies |
5th Club | 35 | Book Mark |
6th Club | 45 | Bracelet & ½ Day at Beach Bash |
7th Club | 60 | AR Beach Bash with pizza |
*Bonus Club* | 160+ | Pella Party! |
Test % must be 70% or higher to receive reward (4th, 6th, 7th, and Bonus Clubs)
4th Club Reward:o Any student that reaches the 4th Club by the cut-off of December 12th will attend Mugs ‘N Movies on December 18th.o Any student that reaches the 4th Club by the cut-off of April 3rd will attend Mugs ‘N Movies on April 17th.
6th Club Reward:o Any student reaching the 6th Club by May 19th will attend half day at the AR Beach Bash on May 29th.
7th Club Reward:o Any student reaching the 7th Club by May 19th will attend a full day at the AR Beach Bash and enjoy pizza for lunch on May 29th.
Pella Party: Any student reaching the Bonus Club by May 19th will attend a special field trip on June 1st.