Monday, March 21, 2016

Week 3 results - 74,086 total minutes read so far!

Week 3 results are in! We have had an astounding 74,086 total minutes read by students so far! 

This week, we had 16 new students achieve "Mountain Lion Reader” status by meeting their individual goals of 450 minutes for students grades K-2, 600 minutes for students grades 3-4, and 900 minutes for students grades 5-6. bringing our number of Mountain Lion Readers to a total of 27. These readers earn a vote in which teacher or staff member do something “out-of-the-world" during the Closing Ceremony on Thursday, April 7th.We will pass out the voting slips a day or two before the Closing Ceremony once we have a complete list of all the students who have completed their reading goals as Mountain Lion Readers.



COMING UP – Thursday, March 31st, will be our Author’s Visit by Jason Chin, a local VT author and illustrator, of the acclaimed books Gravity, Island: A Story of the GalapagosRedwoods and Coral Reefs.  Most recently, he illustrated Water is Water, by Miranda Paul. You can learn more by visiting his website: http://jasonchin.net/. Holly has been in touch with him and working out the details of his visit.
 

 
Average Minutes/Students in Each Classroom thru the end of Week 3

Ms. Leggett- 232 minutes
Ms. Carter - 337 minutes
Ms. Livingston - 376 minutes
Ms. Way - 437 minutes
Ms. Foley - 617 minutes
Ms. McLane - 280 minutes
Ms. Gagner – 620 minutes
Ms. Pierpont - 550 minutes
Ms. Primo - 352 minutes
 

School-wide Average - 426 minutes

Highest rate of participation is Ms. Gagner's classrooms at 86% and Ms. Gagner’s classroom is the top classroom for Week 3.

Top Reader in Each Grade - Week 3
Kindergarten – Sophie Underwood
1st Grade – Jack Stratz
2nd Grade – Isla Underwood
3rd Grade – Whitney Dykstra
4th Grade – Desmond Carrico
5th Grade – Owen Kelliher
6th Grade – Kassidy Jay
Teachers - Ms. Cota

Week 2 Results

What a great second week of reading! We have had an astounding 40,300 total minutes read by students, teachers, and staff so far. A reminder that if your student forgot their log on Monday, they can bring it in next Monday, March 21. Every minute counts! Also, if students have misplaced their reading logs, extra copies can be found in the main office. 

A reminder that  children can continue finding sponsors any time through the end of March.

We are starting to see students already achieve the individual reading goals (450 minutes for K-2, 600 for Grades 3-4, and 900 for Grades 5-6) to earn “Mountain Lion Reader” status! We had eleven students reach this goal this week. These readers will receive a vote for which teacher or staff member will do something “out-of-this-world” during the Closing Ceremony on Thursday, April 7nd. We will pass out the voting slips a day or two before the Closing Ceremony once we have a complete list of all the students who have completed their reading goals as Mountain Lion Readers.


COMING UP NEXT WEEK – Next week, will be Mystery Reader Week during lunchtime where students guess the reader and the books read out loud to them. 
 

Average Total Minutes/Students in Each Classroom - Week 2


Average Minutes/Students in Each Classroom – Week 2

Ms. Leggett – 125 minutes
Ms. Carter – 216 minutes
Ms. Livingston – 193 minutes
Ms. Way – 180 minutes
Ms. Foley – 369 minutes
Ms. McLane – 150 minutes
Ms. Gagner – 323 minutes
Ms. Pierpont – 318 minutes
 Ms. Primo –  188 minutes

Highest rate of participation was Ms. Foley’s classroom at 91% and they are the top classroom for Week 2.

School-wide Total Minutes - 53,940 minutes!
School-wide Average Total Minutes Read - 232minutes


Top Reader in Each Grade - Week 2

Kindergarten – Sophie Underwood
1st Grade – Jack Stratz
2nd Grade – Isla Underwood
3rd Grade – Whitney Dykstra
4th Grade – Desmond Carrico
5th Grade – Owen Kelliher
6th Grade – Kassidy Jay
Teacher/Staff – Ms. Cota


Here are our new Mountain Lion Readers from Week 2:




Thursday, March 10, 2016

Week 1 Results are In!

What a fantastic first "week (March 4-6) of reading! It was very exciting to see the reading logs come in and all the wonderful minutes read by the students.  A special thanks to Jen Stanley and John McNerney for helping with the tallying.  A reminder that if your student forgot their log on Monday, if they bring it in this coming Monday, March 14th, their minutes from Week 1 still count!  We will back log their minutes.  

Also, the first time students bring in their reading log, they will receive a coupon for a free cone at Ben & Jerry's.  Each student will get only one coupon on their first time turning in the log, whether their first time was this past week or if their "first time" is in a week ahead. We are grateful to Ben & Jerry's for donating these passes to Monkton Central students!   

We are happy to announce the average total minutes/students in each classroom and the top reader in each grade:

Average Total Minutes/Students in Each Classroom - Week 1
Ms. Leggett - 55 minutes
Ms. Carter - 54 minutes
Ms. Livingston - 28 minutes
Ms. Way - 49 minutes
Ms. Foley - 115 minutes
Ms. McLane - 28 minutes
Ms. Gagner - 55 minutes
Ms. Pierpont - 92 minutes

Ms. Primo - 66 minutes

Highest rate of participation was Ms. Foley’s classroom at 83% and they are the top classroom for Week 1.

School-wide Total Minutes - 10,521 minutes!
School-wide Average Total Minutes Read - 60 minutes


Top Reader in Each Grade - Week 1
Kindergarten - Sophie Underwood
1st Grade - Madelynn Waggoner
2nd Grade - Isla Underwood
3rd Grade - Whitney Dykstra
4th Grade - Ian Funke
5th Grade - Owen Kelliher
6th Grade - Kassidy Jay
Teacher/Staff - Ms. Gagner


A reminder that Rock and Read is happening this week giving students an opportunity to spend time reading while in a rocking chair that will be in classrooms this week.

We also wanted to share with you a photo of Rocket who made an appearance at the Read-a-thon Kick-off and was seen in the halls yesterday morning encouraging kids to launch into reading!  They had fun trying to guess Rocket's identity.  Let's keep on reading!

 "Rocket" makes an appearance reading a book at the Kick-off!


Our graph outside the library of average minutes read by classrooms for Week 1.  Watch as each class's rocket launch upwards as the average minutes read go up each week!

Here are some books that students are excited to read during the Read-a-thon!