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Updated Accelerated Reader Tests May 23, 2008

Published on May 24, 2008
This information was originally posted on May 24, 2008. If this information is time sensitive, please do a reality check and put things in their proper context. Some of the old information is still useful, which is why we've left it here in the archives. Thanks.

The PTA recently purchased an additional 64 AR quizzes which include all the Rebecca Caudill and Monarch nominees from the current school year and next year. Mrs. Durbin and Mrs. Bieschke supplied us with the quizzes this week and they were added to the website. You can access the Accelerated Reader information in a variety of ways:

You can use the online Accelerated Reader tool. Please let me know if you have any trouble using it.

You can download all 5823 AR tests as an Excel spreadsheet or as a PDF.

Here is a list of just the new titles:

I Stink! Kate McMullan
Fireboat Maira Kalman
Blizzard Betty Wright
Surprising Sharks Nicola Davies
Boxes for Katje Candace Fleming
East Edith Pattou
Firekeeper’s Son Linda Park
Skippyjon Jones Judy Schachner
Yankee Girl Mary Rodman
Letters from Wolfie Patti Sherlock
SOS File Betsy Byars
Thunder from the Sea Joan Harlow
Worth A. LaFaye
Schwa Was Here Neal Shusterman
MVP Douglas Evans
Aaaarrgghh! Spider! Lydia Monks
Precious and the Boo Hag Pat McKissack
Code Talker Joseph Bruchac
Wolf Brother Michelle Paver
Stink Megan McDonald
Brave Dogs, Gentle Dogs Cat Urbigkit
Traction Man Is Here! Mini Grey
If I Built a Car Chris Van Dusen
Great Fuzz Frenzy Janet Stevens
Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies Carolyn Crimi
Black Storm Comin’ Diane Wilson
Crooked River Shelley Pearsall
Listening for Lions Gloria Whelan
Ruins of Gorlan John Flanagan
Lightning Thief Rick Riordan
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie Jordan Sonnenblick
Defiance Valerie Hobbs
Misadventures of Maude March Audrey Couloumbis
Shakespeare’s Secret Elise Broach
Hi, Fly Guy! Tedd Arnold
Honey…Honey…Lion! Jan Brett
Miraculous Journey of…Tulane Kate DiCamillo
Fancy Nancy Jane O’Connor
George Did It Suzanne Jurmain
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude Kevin O’Malley
Princess Academy Shannon Hale
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen Cari Best
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partners Erica Silverman
Gossamer Lois Lowry
Owen & Mzee…Remarkable Friendship Isabella Hatkoff
Blood on the River Elisa Carbone
Rules Cynthia Lord
Shug Jenny Han
Black Duck Janet Lisle
Heat Mike Lupica
Oh, Rats! Albert Marrin
Bad Kitty Nick Bruel
Cookies Amy Rosenthal
Sea Horse Chris Butterworth
Cornelia and the…Somerset Sisters Lesley Blume
Penny from Heaven Jennifer Holm
Library Lion Michelle Knudsen
Drowned Maiden’s Hair Laura Schlitz
Clementine Sara Pennypacker
Hattie Big Sky Kirby Larson
Green Glass Sea Ellen Klages
Secret Science…Ate the School Judy Sierra
Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick
Chicken-Chasing Queen..Lamar County Janice Harrington

Thanks,
Chris Hajer


New AR Quizzes 4-18-06

Published on April 22, 2006
This information was originally posted on April 22, 2006. If this information is time sensitive, please do a reality check and put things in their proper context. Some of the old information is still useful, which is why we've left it here in the archives. Thanks.

Mrs. Loulousis supplied us with an additional 208 AR quizzes this week. You can access the Accelerated Reader information in a variety of ways:

You can use the online Accelerated Reader tool. Please let me know if you have any trouble using it.

You can download them as an Excel Spreadsheet:

You can download them as a PDF:

Thanks,
Chris


Accelerated Reader Can Be Found Here

Published on February 18, 2006
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In case you are searching for the Accelerated Reader online, it can be found here. All previously posts were written before this was functional. Check it out.

http://www.centralptanews.org/AR/ar.php

The permanent link to it can be found on the lower right hand of the website, under Reference, and is called “Accelerated Reader”.


Did you Know?

Published on February 18, 2006
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The Central School AR (accelerated reader) lists are also available on the Riverside Library computer. Check it out next time you’re at the library.

If you chair a PTA event, please remember to send any print material (fliers, notices, etc.) to Chris Hajer (chrishajer@gmail.com) to be posted on the Central PTA web page. Keep using the web page to keep track of what is happening in the school. http://www.centralptanews.org/


New AR Quizzes Added

Published on December 17, 2005
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Mrs. Loulousis provided an updated list of AR quizzes which are now available.

If you’ve never downloaded a list of quizzes before, grab one of these complete documents:

Complete AR Quiz Lists:
Microsoft Excel format
Adobe PDF

If you already downloaded the version from 10/25/05, you can download just the new quizzes:

Updates Only (new since 10/25/05):
Microsoft Excel (new quizzes only)
Adobe PDF (new quizzes only)

In the near future, the quizzes will also be available for searching by author and title online. Until then, please download them and view them on your computer.

Thanks.


AR Quiz List Now Available

Published on October 25, 2005
This information was originally posted on October 25, 2005. If this information is time sensitive, please do a reality check and put things in their proper context. Some of the old information is still useful, which is why we've left it here in the archives. Thanks.

UPDATE: 2/18/06 The Accelerated Reader lists are also available online. This information was published before the online access was enabled. The following paragraphs are now old information.

The Accelerated Reader quiz list is now available online. It is currently available for download as an Excel spreadsheet or as a PDF. Please note: the Excel spreadsheet is 724KB and the PDF is 412KB (and 90 pages!), which means downloading either will take a long time. I would not recommend downloading either version unless you have a broadband connection (DSL or cable) or a lot of free time.

The PDF cannot be sorted or edited, so if you have Microsoft Excel, I would recommend downloading the Excel spreadsheet rather than the PDF. Either one can be searched.

- OR -

wait a couple more days and the data will be available online with a variety of options for displaying and sorting it. If you have a request, please post a comment on this article below. For example, if you’d like to be able to sort the list by author, then reading level, please post a comment to that effect. If you want to be able to see all books with a reading level between 4.0 and 5.0, we can do that too. Just post a comment with your request. All comments are moderated, which means it won’t be published on the site until it is approved by someone.

p.s. Please thank Mrs. Loulousis for getting us this information when you see her.