STAR Reading
 What
Is STAR?
STAR (Students Thrilled About Reading) is a Madison School PTA-sponsored
program designed to encourage students to read.
How Does It Work?
The STAR program runs for 7 months, from October through April.
Each day, students record on a calendar sent home monthly the number
of minutes spent reading or being read to outside of class time.
Each month, those who read at least 450 minutes are given a small
prize. 450 minutes is about 15 minutes of reading every day of the
month.
Rules
- Completed calendars need to be returned to teachers on the
first school day of the following month.
- A parent must sign the calendar at month’s end to verify
the minutes recorded.
- A maximum of 1500 minutes per month can be added to the child’s
cumulative total.
Reach For The STARS!
Do you want to earn extra prizes for being a STAR reader? We keep
track of your reading minutes throughout the year. You can earn
additional prizes for reaching the following reading levels. These
are based on cumulative minutes read:
- Level I: Students who accumulate 3500 STAR
minutes get to choose a great book to take home and keep. That’s
an average of 17 minutes a day.
- Level II: At 5500 minutes, you’ll receive
a STAR Reading T-shirt designed by one of our students. That’s
an average of 26 minutes a day.
- Level III: At 7500 minutes you will receive
a gift certificate to the Spring Book Fair at Madison School.
That’s about 36 minutes a day.
Reading Celebration!
On Wednesday June 4th, 2008, look forward to our STAR Reading assembly
(subject to be announced). It promises to be a fun, literary performance
for the whole school.
STAR Calendars
Look out for your STAR Reading Monthly Log Form in your Thursday
packets every month, or collect a copy from the school office
or go to the Downloads page to print
out your own copies.
For more information about the STAR Reading program, please contact
the STAR Reading Co-Chairs, Jackie Ealy at jealy6@hotmail.com
or Janice Rudolph at dcrudolph@msn.com.
Have Fun Reading!!!
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