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VCMS has again received national recognition for outstanding support of reading education from Renaissance Learning, Inc.  In March, the middle school was designated as a Reading Master School, the company’s highest honor, for the second consecutive year.  This designation indicates that the school has put an emphasis on quality reading practice, while at the same time fostering a lifelong love of reading in our students.  VCMS is the only school in the tri-county area to have earned this honor.  In addition, eleven Critical Thinking classes at the middle school were certified this year as Reading Model Classrooms. 

Parent Involvement Reading:

You must have a student enrolled at the middle school to test on the titles below.  Parents will be awarded two PI hours for each book read with a passing score on the accompanying AR test.  After reading the book of your choice, you will need to take an AR test on that book in our school’s library. Just like your child, a score of 60% or higher is considered passing and once achieved, 2 hours of informational involvement time will be added to your parent involvement account.  Limited copies of these titles will be available in our school’s library.  Parental selections are as follows:

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman

Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman

Naked Reading: Uncovering What Tweens Need to Become Lifelong Readers by Teri Lesesne

 

Contact: Laura.Kutz@thevillagescharterschool.org

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