Shiplake's star readers have been awarded with special lapel pins for their reading achievements during the first half of the Autumn Term, as part of the Accelerated Reader Scheme.
Seven pupils who between them had clocked up nearly 4 million words read, were invited to receive their pin and a certificate from Deputy Head Academic, Mr Paul Jones at the Whole School Service on Friday 15 October.
Now in its third year the Accelerated Reader Scheme monitors pupils' reading progress. They sit online assessments each term which calculates their reading age and then recommends appropriately challenging books to read.
When a book has been completed, pupils will then take an online quiz, which if they pass, the words are 'banked' and form part of their reading milestone. Once they receive the milestone of bronze (more than 250,000 words), silver (more than 500,000 words), or gold (more than one million words) they are rewarded with a special reading star pin.
Congratulations to the following pupils:
- William Hunt (Year 7) - Bronze
- James Martin (Year 7) - Bronze
- R Stewart (Year 7) - Bronze
- Oli Thomas (Year 7) - Silver
- James Weeks (Year 7) - Silver
- Jonathan Kowal (Year 10) - Bronze
- M Monahan (Year 10) - Gold
