Literacy Events @ Your ARES Library Media Center!

At Alston Ridge Elementary School, we pride ourselves on the intrinsic literacy interests of our students and strive to develop a love of reading, for reading's sake, in every child. Dr. Berggren, our Media Coordinator, is passionate about studies that link reading and the abilities to collaborate; empathize; communicate; develop morals; learn new skills; create; problem-solve; predict outcomes, and so on.
​Thus, the vision for the media program is as follows: “The Alston Ridge Media Center provides a safe and welcoming environment where students can explore and discover, seeking individual learning opportunities via access to a wide array of print and electronic resources.”
Please keep scrolling to see the various school, district, and state-wide literacy programs our media team has hosted in collaboration with our PTSA, local business partners, and guest presenters.
“The Alston Ridge Media Center provides a safe and welcoming environment where students can explore and discover, seeking individual learning opportunities via access to a wide array of print and electronic resources.”

Community Literacy Programs

READvolution with the Carolina Hurricanes

FINAL RESULTS:

At ARES...
  • We read 20,216 books
  • We logged 678,584 minutes of reading
  • And, 800 students met or exceeded the Hurricanes' goal of 800 minutes of reading
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  • Kudos and shout-outs to teachers whose ENTIRE homerooms met the 800 minutes goal:
    • Davis
    • MacGrogan
    • Mallard
    • Hunt
    • Bloodworth
    • Cherry
    • Villanueva
    • Martin
    • Atwater
    • Stafford
    • Blanchard
    • and, honorable mentions include Pagano, Dobner, Stombaugh, Worley, Brees, Burke, and Komyati

CONGRATULATIONS to these homerooms and ALL the homerooms! Together, we ensured that NO STUDENT had a "nothing entered yet" status by the end of the contest!

The top homeroom in each grade level who logged the most minutes won a doughnut party! CONGRATULATIONS to these classes....
  • K - Davis with 15,143 minutes
  • 1 - Mallard with 28,045 minutes
  • 2 - Hunt with 18,547 minutes
  • 3 - Bloodworth with 26,204 minutes
  • 4 - Cherry with 40,176
  • 5 - Blanchard with 57,497 minutes

The grade level with the most minutes logged earned soccer games with Mr. Schutte during their recess times. CONGRATULATIONS to 4th Grade with 174,829 minutes! Below are the final results by grade.
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Final district-wide results on the READvolution website as of December 16, 2019
*ARCHIVES*
​More Information:

---Click here for a tutorial video on how to log your minutes!

READvolution Letter to Parents:
Instructions on Logging Reading Minutes:
READ_Parent_Letter.pdf
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READ_Logging_Instruct.
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Prizes

Here’s what what our Gators will earn if they read:
  • *MET!* 9,500 books = Mrs. Freeman and Dr. Berggren dye their hair RED and GREEN (11/12/19)
  • *MET!* 12,000 books = Pajama Day (11/16/19)
  • *MET!* 14,000 books = Dance party in the halls after morning announcements
  • *MET!* 16,000 books = Mix It Up Day
  • *MET!* 18,000 books = Music playing in the lobby and front hallways for a day
  • *MET!* 20,000 books = Dress As Your Favorite Book Character Day​
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At school on Nov. 12, 2019, Mrs. Freeman and Dr. Berggren dyed their hair red and green to celebrate students exceeding our school-wide goal of 9,500 books read by Nov. 10, 2019.
Click here to view the top 3 homerooms in each grade level with most minutes logged!
(This Document will be updated regularly, and it requires a WakeID account to view.)

Charting Our Progress...

...from the beginning! (Click on each chart below to enlarge it.)
Carolina Panthers 3rd and Goal Literacy Program
---Visit their website here
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PTSA Book Fair Sept.-Oct. 2019

Beloved Books Week Sept.-Nov. 2019

Students in all grades shared recommendations for their favorite books, to display in the library so their peers could check out what's trending at ARES.
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Storybook Pumpkin Patch Oct.-Nov. 2019

GREAT job to all our contest entries this fall, and THANK YOU for beautifying our library with your lovely creativity!
Here are the winners of this year's contest:
  • 3rd Place: The Wizard of Oz crew by the office ladies
  • 2nd Place: Elmer the Elephant by Ms. Crow's class
  • 1st Place: The Pigeon by Ms. Yang's class
ALL classes who participated will earn a bonus recess, but Mrs. Yang's class will also receive sweet treats during their bonus recess for winning first place!