Mrs. Ellerbusch/Ms. Dobler/Ms. House
5th Grade
August 29, 2008
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Your child took the STAR reading test this week and has received his/her new reading range. Your child is required to successfully PASS, with an 80% or higher, an AR (accelerated reading) test seven times this year. I require all AR books to be in the child’s reading range. For the September, November, and December tests, I require the AR novel to be worth two or more points in order to count. If your child prefers non-fiction books, I will allow him/her to pass two (1-point) non-fiction AR tests to count for his/her two points. Book point values are indicated in the AR notebooks in the PVE library, in the library catalog link on PVE’s website, and in my classroom. All students will take the STAR reading test again in December to
determine a new reading range prior to the winter vacation. For the January, February, April, and May tests, I require the AR book to be worth 3 or more points in order to count. If your child prefers non-fiction books, I will allow him/her to pass three (1-point) non-fiction AR tests to count for his/her three points. The book(s) chosen for the AR test must be new to your child. Books that have been read to your child or that he/she has read in previous years are not permitted. Students are also not permitted to read a novel that has been made into a major motion picture (i.e. Holes, Harry Potter movies, Bridge to Terabithia, etc.) All AR tests need to be taken during the school day in the presence of a fifth grade teacher. Students are responsible for checking to make sure PVE has an AR test for the novel or non-fiction books they have chosen. I have gone over all of these rules thoroughly in class;
however, if you or your child is unsure if his/her book will count or have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call or email me.
Amy Ellerbusch
AR test due dates:
*Sept. 26, *Nov. 7, *Dec. 12
*Book must be worth two or more points AND in your child’s reading range
**Jan. 23, **Feb. 27, **April 3, **May 8
**Book must be worth three or more points AND in your child’s reading range
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Sectionals/DOL/English |
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Spanish-H 2:40–3:10
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Library-E 2:10–3:05
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Spanish-E 2:05–2:35
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Guide-D 2:05-2:35 |
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Battle of the Books 2008 – 2009 (Listed Alphabetically by Author)
1. Avi True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
2. Birney The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
3. Blackwood The Shakespeare Stealer
4. Blakeslee A Different Kind of Hero
5. Byars Midnight Fox
6. Clements Room One: A Mystery or Two
7. Coville Jennifer Murdley's Toad
8. Creech Ruby Holler
9. Curtis The Watsons Go to Birmingham
10. Cushman The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
11. Dahl The BFG
12. Di Camillio Tale of Despereaux
13. DuPrau City of Ember
14. Ellis The Breadwinner
15. Fitzgerald Me and My Little Brain
16. Fleischman The Thirteenth Floor
17. Fritz Brady
18. Giff Lily's Crossing
19. Hobbs Kokopelli's Flute
20. Kehret Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
21. Konigsburg From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
22. Lewis The Magician's Nephew
23. Lord In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
24. Lord Rules
25. Lowry Number the Stars
26. Lupica Heat
27. Naylor Shiloh
28. O'Brien Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
29. Park A Single Shard
30. Paterson Bridge to Terabithia
31. Peck A Long Way from Chicago
32. Rawls Where the Red Fern Grows
33. Reeder Shades of Gray
34. Ruckman Night of the Twisters
35. Ryan Esperanza Rising
36. Speare The Sign of the Beaver
37. Spinelli Maniac McGee
38. Taylor The Cay
39. White Trumpet of the Swan
40. Winthrop Castle in the Attic
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