Reading Programs
Lexile Levels |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile levels range from BR (Beginning Reader) to 2000L. For more information on Lexile levels, click the button below.
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Accelerated Reader is a tool we use at JCYMS to test comprehension of read materials. Students can earn points and "buy" prizes with their points!
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What Lexile Level should my student be reading?
*The chart above shows the Lexile ranges for each grade level as stated on lexile.com.*
What Lexile Level does my student need for the Georgia Milestones?
*These Lexile Levels were found based on the passing Lexile scores for the Georgia Milestones Test.*
Accelerated Reader Prizes
Accelerated Reader Quizzes are point-based. While this program has over 150,000 quizzes, it does not have a quiz for every book. So if you are working towards points, log onto AR and check to see if the book has a quiz before you read it. If you like the book a lot and it is not on AR, read it anyways! You can always earn points with your next book. AR is adding new quizzes every day and so are teachers! To look up a book in the AR Book Finder, click the button below!
Students at JCYMS earn Wolf Buck Points through Live School for taking and passing AR tests. These points can be spent on the first Friday of every month!
Students at JCYMS earn Wolf Buck Points through Live School for taking and passing AR tests. These points can be spent on the first Friday of every month!
Author Visits
Every year, we invite authors to come visit our school. We love to hear how they became writers and how they got their books published. Students enjoy getting the opportunity to purchase these author's books after their presentation. We hope to meet many authors in the future! If you know an up and coming author/illustrator/graphic artist that would like to visit us, please email Mrs. Barnes at [email protected].
Breakfast with Books
Every morning, students at JCYMS enjoy breakfast in the classroom. This year, we began a new initiative to read during breakfast every morning!
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
We are THRILLED to start a HRRB team at JCYMS this year! The team was chosen in October and we are meeting on the following dates to prepare!
JCYMS HRRB Team Meeting Dates:
10/2/2019
10/16/2019
10/30/2019
11/20/2019
12/04/2019
12/18/2019
01/08/2020
01/22/2020
Competition Day!
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ Therrell High School
JCYMS HRRB Team Meeting Dates:
10/2/2019
10/16/2019
10/30/2019
11/20/2019
12/04/2019
12/18/2019
01/08/2020
01/22/2020
Competition Day!
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ Therrell High School
The following list is for middle schools:
- Alexander, Kwame. (2018). Rebound (Illus. Dawud Anyabwile). New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Curtis, Christopher Paul. (2018). The Journey of Little Charlie. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.
- Hiranandani, Veera. (2018). Night Diary. New York, NY: Dial Books for Young Readers.
- Jenson, Cordelia and Morrison, Laurie. (2018). Every Shiny Thing (Illus. Kimberly Glyder). New York, NY: Amulet Books.
- Messner, Kate. (2016). Seventh Wish. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.
- Messner, Kate. (2018). Breakout. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Children’s Book.
- Nielsen, Jennifer A.. (2018). Resistance. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.
- Paterson, Katherine. (2017). My Brigadista Year. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press.
- Townsend, Jessica. (2017). Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Illus.Jim Madsen). New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company.
- Woodson, Jacqueline. (2018). Harbor Me. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
Technology
Currently at JCYMS, 7th and 8th grade students have personal laptops. These laptops were given out to the students when they were 6th and 7th graders in the 2018-2019 school year. The devices were passed back out to the current 7th and 8th graders for the current school year, 2019-2020. If your student needs to replace a device, please click the button below and follow the steps provided. All students must have a User Agreement signed by themselves and a parent/guardian to obtain a device.
For more information about the APS Digital Bridge Program, please click the button below.