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STAR Reading

What Is STAR?

New STAR Reading logoSTAR (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!

In June, 2010, 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 print out your own copies here (see Programs locker in the left column).

For more information about the STAR Reading program, please contact the STAR Reading Co-Chairs, Camilla Mayfield at camillamayfield@yahoo.com or Janice Rudolph at dcrudolph@msn.com.

Have Fun Reading!!!