Here are the latest updates from the awesome readers at GCMS Elementary!

2D had our BEST “read to self” times last week with all students on task! So proud!!!!!

In 2A, Natalie, Lane, Caylynn, Aubrey, Daisy, Aiden, Hunter, and Dev have met their reading goal every week so far!

3A earned a Reading Marathon party for collecting all of their brownie points as a class! We got cozy on Pajama day with our pillows, blankets and favorite stuffed animal to build our stamina for a WHOLE HOUR! Ms. Titus even came in to share a special book with us where we got to practicing reading into the pictures, too. Your teachers are so proud of you, 3A!

In K5, Camden, Cameron, Kathy Jo, and Ian have returned there reading minutes every week.

Everyone in 4B has turned in at least one reading minutes sheet this year. 16 out of 19 students have met their goal every week this quarter!

Half of K1 has brought back their reading minutes each week.

Updates on The Falcon Reading Challenge

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The students of GCMS Elementary are continuing on their way to becoming outstanding readers.  Here are some of the latest highlights!

K5 made it to 10 minutes for Read to Self last week.

2A has successfully built their stamina in all five of the Daily 5 areas!

2C has turned in all of their reading logs for 2 weeks in a row and have done a great job reading during Daily 5.

K2 has met a new weekly high with 895 minutes outside of our classroom.  Janae, Roy, and Payton improved their individual readingminutes while Landon, Lily, Carl, London, Carson, and Taylor have met their goals for three weeks straight!

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Updates on The Falcon Reading Challenge

Our students continue to grow as readers, here are some highlights from this week!

4D has built up to 30 minutes of stamina in class and writing excellent responses to their books in their book notes.

2D had a GREAT finish to the week in “Read to Self” – we are up to 13 minutes of stamina AND our readers are getting started immediately each day without reminders to do so!

The base line has been set, last week all of the 5th grade students read a total of 8099 minutes. 5A read 2946 minutes while 5B was a close second with 2418. 5C with 1895 and 5D read 840 minutes. Mrs. Seneca can’t wait to see how many improve next week!

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This year we are calling our reading incentive program “The Falcon Reading Challenge”.  Each week we will share highlights from the young readers in our school.  Here are the highlights for September 1, 2015!

Every student in Mrs. Frankie’s 4th grade class and in 3D turned in their reading logs on time!  Woo hoo!

1B has built their stamina each day.  13 out of 18 students returned their reading logs.  Mrs. Davis is excited to see the places her readers will go through reading this year.

Mrs. Tarrant’s class is up to 14 minutes of Read to Self Stamina with everyone on task!  This is quite an accomplishment.

3A has read a total of 6,403 minutes this week.  Mrs. Natawa and Mrs. McFerren are very proud of you.

Every week we will be recognizing outstanding classes who are working hard towards their reading goals.  We are excited to celebrate these accomplishments with you.  Keep reading!

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