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WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE AR ENTERPRISE!
AR Marking Periods | AR Guidelines
Dear Parents,
We have a GREAT new product (thanks to PTO) that we know all of
you are going to LOVE!! It’s Accelerated Reader, but better!
It’s called AR Enterprise:
AR Enterprise is a program that gives us access to all of the AR
tests. That means your child will have access to over 100,000,000
AR tests. It will be much easier selecting books at the public library
or buying books at the book fair because just about every
book has an AR test!!
The next great component of AR Enterprise is called Home Connect.
This feature allows you to check the progress of your child
at home! You can see what AR tests they have taken, the score
and dates. It will show you in detail their goal and how close they
are to making it. You can even add your e-mail address and receive
information through e-mail regarding your child’s AR progress.
Information on Home Connect is attached.
Please contact us if you would like more information on AR Enterprise
AR Marking Periods:
1st Marking Period
August 25th - October 17th
1st AR Party: October 24th
2nd Marking Period
October 20th - December 5th
2nd AR Party: December 12th
3rd Marking Period
December 8th - February 27th
3rd AR Party: March 6th
4th Marking Period
March 2nd - May 1st
4th AR Party: May 8th
AR guidelines:
Students who can read at
least 100 sight words are
given the STAR Reading
Assessment 3 times per year
to determine their individual
reading levels.
Based on their reading levels
and on the amount of
time they should be reading,
students are assigned individual
reading goals.
In order to participate in the
celebrations, students must
meet their individual point
goals and maintain a minimum
average percent correct
of 80 in kindergarten -
second grades, 80 for special
education and EIP students
and 85 in grades 3-5.
If more than two tests are
taken per day, they will be
dropped from the students’
records.
Reading logs must be completely
filled out before an
AR test is taken.
Parents are welcome to
come before school from
7:35-7:45 and after school
from 2:35-2:50 to help their
child select books on the
appropriate level. No testing
will be allowed after
2:30.
We ask that students with a
reading level of 2.0 or
higher read the tests on their
own with no assistance from
parents. For students with
a reading level below 2.0,
tests may be read orally with
no coaching allowed.