Students in national reading challenge
Pea Ridge Intermediate students are reading at home, in the library and in their classrooms preparing to take part in “Read the Most from Coast to Coast,” March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Students will participate in a reading “lock-in” on Friday and may wear their favorite pajamas to school to get comfortable for the day of reading.
“Read the Most from Coast to Coast,” a national reading event set for March 2, challenges students to shatter the national oneday record for Accelerated Reader Quiz-taking. This software program used in schools helps educators measure and improve reading comprehension levels.
“Students read a book at the appropriate level and then take a quiz on a computer,” said Dedy Brock, media specialist. “The quiz assesses general comprehension of the book just read. Accelerated Reader scores the quiz, monitors results, generates reports and provides a platform to manage individual reading practice.”
Read the Most from Coast to Coast enables the students to take part in a shared reading adventure. All students who take part in this nationwide challenge will be eligible to receive a Certificate of National Participation. The one-day record for Accelerated Reader Quiz-taking is well above two million quizzes. On March 2, see the progress toward the national goal at www.renlearn.com/ read the most.
Pea Ridge Primary School registration for the 2012/13 school year for kindergarten students will be 9 a.m. — 2 p.m. Monday, March 12 — Friday, March 16. Students entering kindergarten for the 2012/13 school year must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1, 2012, according to Arkansas state law. A student will not be enrolled until all of the following documents have been presented to the school:
• Proof of physical (filled out by a physician) or signed exemption form (available at registration)
• Proof of birth date: One of the following documents may be used to indicate the child’s age; birth certificate, statement by local registrar or county recorder certifying the child’s date of birth, attested baptismal certificate, passport, affidavit of date and place of birth by child’s parent or guardian, previous school records, or U.S. military identification
• Updated immunization record — The immunization requirements for kindergarten enrollment are:
4 DTAP (with at least one dose on/after 4th birthday);
3 Polio (with at least one dose on/after 4th birthday, except when a child has four or more, then no dose on/after 4th birthday is required);
2 Measles (with first dose on/after 1st birthday and the second dose at least 28 days after first dose);
1 Mumps (dose must be on/after 1st birthday);
1 Rubella (dose must be on/after 1st birthday); 3 Hepatitis B New this year: 2 Varicella (dose must be on/after 1st birthday or history only from a physician/health care professional). No history of disease will be accepted in lieu of vaccine. • Social security card • Proof of residency in Pea Ridge School District: A current utility bill (water, electric, or AR Western Gas accepted), or real estate tax receipt showing parents’ names and 911 addresses. The following will not be accepted: P.O. Box number, personal property tax receipt, or a utility bill that is past due or subject to disconnect.