Reading results update needed

Here it is, Friday, end of day and I was looking at the reading reports for different grades and classes.  What a difference three weeks make.  We have added several more students who have more that 100 Reading Counts points: Sydney Decker (6th grade); Raymond McQueary (6th grade); Luke Prince (6th grade); David Engle (7th grade); Austin Haynes (7th grade); Kayle McKnight (7th grade); Carrie Bradshaw (8th grade); Joseph Dalton (8th grade); Joshua Minch (8th grade); Alyvia Morgan (8th grade) and Tanner Wilburn (8th grade).  Those who have passed the 200 point milestone are Jonathan Basey, Maddie Guillion, Jonah Haley, and Rachael Hiatt--all sixth grade; Sidney Barkdull; Anna Groover and Jessica Minch--seventh grade; Arryn Dennard; Elise Eppard; and Shaylie Hall who are all eighth graders.  With more than 300 points are Jared Hunt (6th grade); Hallie Dietz and Delaney McCaslin (8th grade).  Those exceeding 400 points are Michael Himes (6th grade); and Drew Ellery (7th grade).  At more than 600 points--yes, I did skip 500 points and went directly to 600-- are two young ladies--Libby Fox (6th grade) and Emily Kirby (8th grade).   The Reading Counts program actually keeps track of word count and both Libby and Emily have exceeded the two and a half million words count!

Also, we have some new reading incentives too.  If sixth graders read a least five Young Hoosier books before March 15, 2011, they will be invited to popcorn and a movie in the media center.  If five books are read and tests taken earlier, then the students will be issued a pass to the media center for the following month.  This will also be true for seventh grade students who have been challenged to read Newbery award books and eighth grade students who have a wide range of classic book choices.  In November passes will be issued to sixth grade students Sydney Decker, Libby Fox, and Maddie Gullion for reading at least five Young Hoosier books and seventh grader David Engle has also earned a pass for reading Newbery books.   There may be more students as well since we have a remaing two or so weeks before November 1.

Finally, some students are wanting even more incentives--free books, so the gauntlet has been thrown.  Any student who has more than 500 Reading Counts points for the year will receive a paperback book from the spring book fair!