Accelerated Reader Concludes for 2009-10
The Accelerated Reader Program at Warren Street Elementary School officially concluded its 2009-10 run on May 28. More than 94 percent of the student body took part in the program this year, tying last year’s record. The 251 participating students cumulatively earned 21,511 quiz points during this sixth year of the program.

During the last weeks of June, students who reached significant reading milestones of 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400 and 500 points participated in a wide range of special events, from watching a movie with popcorn, to a water relay, a staff vs. students kickball game, a pool party at the high school, Meet the Mayor, job shadow and, finally, lunch with Mr. Ziomek.

An Awards Ceremony was conducted in conjunction with the school’s Field Day Event on Monday, June 14. On this auspicious occasion, the top reader in each grade received a personalized plaque marking his or her achievement and second and third place finishers were acknowledged with a silver or bronze reading medal. All award recipients received Scholastic books for some light summer reading.

Students receiving plaques and medals in each grade are listed below in order of finish:

First Grade:                  Colleen Long, Asjiah Rivera, Madisen Akers
Second Grade:               Gina Franko, Emily Long, Kathryn Romano
Third Grade:                 Joshua Morton, Melissa Ellis, Dalton Town
Fourth Grade:                Alison Trajlinek, Patrick Blake, Victoria Baker
Fifth Grade:                  Alec Blanchard, Aylene Newman, Mason VanDeusen
Sixth Grade:                  Zachary Morton, Kristen Barry, Joseph Licciardo
Mr. Gilsten’s Room:       Theresa Spucches, Zachary Bartholomew
Mrs. Murphy’s Room:     Riley LaPage, Connor Peterson, tie: Corey Cook, Trey Nemecek
Ms. Swatt’s Room:        Elli Doyle, Chelsea Crounse, Beverly Morey

In addition to the grade based awards, the top three outstanding readers were honored with a trophy and gift certificate from the Mysteries on Main Street bookstore. Those distinguished readers are as follows:

Zachary Morton, sixth grade       1507 points
Alec Blanchard, fifth grade         483 points
Gina Franko, second grade         461 points.

Mr. McCullough’s sixth graders won the class-based reading competition with 5408 points and celebrated their achievements with a pizza party on Tuesday, June 15. Mrs. Heroth’s fourth graders finished in second place with 3315 points, while Mrs. Miller’s second graders took third place with 2852 points.

With the conclusion of the 2009-2010 Accelerated Reading Program and the academic year, our students can look forward to a well deserved summer vacation. While it is the best time of year to be outdoors, rainy days are sure to happen and are the perfect time to pick up a good book and READ. Be sure to check back next year, as plans for the 2010-2011 Accelerated Reader program are already underway!

April Update
We’re getting ready to enter May, which will be the final month of the Accelerated Reader program at Warren Street. Don’t worry though - there’s still plenty of time to choose a good book and add a few more points on your yearly totals before the program ends on May 28. Now is also a good time give encouragement to a friend who has waited all year to take his or her first quiz. Who will be the Top Class? It could be yours if you make a plan and take the time to read!

April’s Top Readers were:
First Grade:                  Colleen Long, Asjiah Rivera, Madisen Akers
Second Grade:               Gina Franko, Kathryn Romano, Emily Long
Third Grade:                 Joshua Morton, Hannah Nettles, Melissa Ellis
Fourth Grade:                Patrick Blake, Alison Trajlinek, Renick Blanchard
Fifth Grade:                  Alec Blanchard, Aylene Nnewman, Austin Warn
Sixth Grade:                  Zachary Morton, Kristen Barry, Joseph Licciardo
Mr. Gilsten’s Room:       Theresa Spucches, Zachary Bartholomew
Mrs. Murphy’s Room:     Riley LaPage, Connor Peterson, Corey Cook
Ms. Swatt’s Room:        Elli Doyle, Chelsea Crounse, Beverly Morey

March Update
With the addition of hundreds of new titles to Warren Street’s Accelerated Reader program, students have ample opportunities to grab a good book and read. They can even make their AR time do double duty, by applying it to the Parents as Reading Partners Program (PARP) taking place until April.

Here’s the list of Top Readers for the month of March:
First Grade:                  Colleen Long, Asjiah Rivera, Madisen Akers
Second Grade:               Gina Franko, Kathryn Romano, Emily Long
Third Grade:                 Joshua Morton, Hannah Nettles, Melissa Ellis
Fourth Grade:                Patrick Blake, Alison Trajlinek, Joshua Licciardo/Renick Blanchard
Fifth Grade:                  Alec Blanchard, Samantha Wright, Austin Warn
Sixth Grade:                  Zachary Morton, Kristen Barry, Joseph Licciardo
Mr. Gilsten’s Room:       Theresa Spucches, Zachary Bartholomew
Mrs. Murphy’s Room:     Riley LaPage, Connor Peterson, Corey Cook
Ms. Swatt’s Room:        Elli Doyle, Chelsea Crounse, Beverly Morey

February Update
At last count, over 83 percent of Warren Street students in grades one through six are participating in the Accelerated Reader program. More than 25 students have earned 100 points or higher. Despite these achievements, there were only a few changes made to February’s Top Reader’s List, as follows:

First Grade:                  Colleen Long, Asjiah Rivera, Madisen Akers
Second Grade:               Gina Franko, Kathryn Romano, Emily Long
Third Grade:                 Joshua Morton, Hannah Nettles, Nathan Schrom
Fourth Grade:                Patrick Blake, Alison Trajlinek, Joshua Licciardo
Fifth Grade:                  Alec Blanchard, Samantha Wright, Hannah Warn
Sixth Grade:                  Zachary Morton, Kyle Polidore, Joseph Licciardo
Mr. Gilsten’s Room:       Theresa Spucches, Zachary Bartholomew
Mrs. Murphy’s Room:     Connor Peterson, Corey Cook, Trey Nemecek
Ms. Swatt’s Room:        Elli Doyle, Chelsea Crounse, Abigayle Morey

January Update
More than 209 Warren Street students are participating in Accelerated Reader and 35 students took their first reading quiz this month. The following faces were added to the Wall of Fame:

First Grade:                  Colleen Long, Asjiah Rivera, Madisen Akers
Second Grade:               Gina Franko, Kathryn Romano, Kimberly Fountain
Third Grade:                 Joshua Morton, Melissa Ellis, Nathan Schrom,
Fourth Grade:                Patrick Blake, Alison Trajlinek, Joshua Licciardo
Fifth Grade:                  Samantha Wright, Alec Blanchard, Hannah Warn
Sixth Grade:                  Zachary Morton, Kyle Polidore, Joseph Licciardo
Mr. Gilsten’s Room:       Zachary Bartholomew, Theresa Spucches
Mrs. Murphy’s Room:     Riley LaPage, Connor Peterson, Trey Nemeceh
Ms. Swatt’s Room:        Chelsea Crounse, Talon Clark, Elli Doyle

December Update
The AR program posted some strong numbers by the end of December. The Top Readers in each grade are as follows:
Grade 1:  Colleen Long, Asjiah Rivera, Madisen Akers
Grade 2:  Gina Franko, Kimberly Fountain, Emily Long
Grade 3:  Joshua Morton, Hannah Nettles, Devon Pinckney
Grade 4:   Alison Trajilnek, Patrick Blake, Victoria Baker
Grade 5:   Samantha Wright,  Hannah Putman,  Victoria LoDestro
Grade 6:   Zachary Morton, Kyle Polidore, Haylee VanValkenburgh
Mrs. Murphy’s Classroom:  Riley LaPage, Cory Cook

…and we’re still waiting for a number of other classrooms to join in the fun!

November’s Top Readers are off to a Great Start:
Grade 1:  Colleen Long, Madisen Akers, Mina Baldwin
Grade 2:  Gina Franko, Emily Gordon, Kimberly Fountain
Grade 3:  Joshua Morton, Devon Pinckney, Dayton Handy
Grade 4:  Alison Trajlinek, Victoria Baker,  Patrick Blake
Grade 5:  Samantha Wright, Jordan Herron, Ashlee Ackernecht
Grade 6:  Zachary Morton, Kyle Polidore, Haylee VanValkenburgh

Accelerated Reader 2009-2010 is Underway
The 2009-10 Accelerated Reader Program’s “Construction Project” is well underway at Warren Street Elementary school and will run until May 30, 2010. This year’s theme was selected to reflect the “rebuilding” of Warren Street Elementary, as it has experienced a surge of new students following the re-structuring of Johnstown’s elementary schools.

The addition of dozens of avid readers and additional resources from surrounding schools promises to make this year’s Accelerated Reading Program a memorable one. We’ve also expanded the program to include the Kindergarten classes, as new little readers join in. Expecting to pass last year’s record of 18,000 scored AR points, we are hoping to see the 20,000 mark by June 1, 2010. Competition is building among the classrooms for highest number of points achieved; we’ve already totaled 1131 points throughout the school.

The new incentive goals have been delivered to the classroom teachers and are posted at the school entrance. A “Wall of Fame” is located across from the library and will be updated monthly to showcase the top three readers for each grade. These student’s names will also be listed in the school’s monthly newsletter and on the school Web site.

Clicking on the school link Accelerated Reader will provide the most current list of AR books/tests available at Warren Street. It is anticipated that several new titles will become available in the coming weeks. The school’s AR list will be updated as these new titles are added.

The first prizes are expected to be issued to students before Christmas, and then at the beginning of each month as goals are achieved. Good Luck, Good Reading, and remember that “Reading is… the Foundation of Learning.”

 

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