Eura Brown Elementary Library Media Center
1231 Alcott Road – Gadsden, Alabama 35901
- Media Specialist: Tara Martin
- Phone: (256) 549-2980
- Email: tmartin@gadsdencityschools.org
The mission of Eura Brown Elementary School’s Library Media Center is to provide students with a friendly, educational environment that increases knowledge; to provide students with the opportunity to build reading skills, computer skills, and research skills; to guarantee that students have access to the Internet and Alabama Virtual Library; to provide students with activities that extend classroom instruction, and to motivate students to become lifelong learners.
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2025-2026 Eura Brown AR Goals Reward System
*Teachers in each grade will set student goals (points needed and required comprehension score) and communicate those expectations to students and parents.
*Students have to meet all 4 nine-week period goals in order to participate in the culminating reward activity (t-shirt design contest and t-shirt reward).
* TOP 20 will be recognized during announcements, posted on our website and social media outlets.
- 1st Reward – Students will receive a reading charm with chain. Many students attach these charms to their backpack.
- 2nd Reward – A second reading charm will be awarded to those that have met their goals for both the 1st and 2nd nine-week periods.
- 3rd Reward – Students that have met their goals for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd nine-week periods will receive a yard sign. It will have our EB logo and state that the student is a Eura Brown AR Super Reader.
- 4th Reward – Students that have met their goals each of the four nine-week periods will be eligible to participate in the T-shirt design competition and will receive a t-shirt with the winning design printed on it.
*Rewards are earned in progression… you must first earn the first reading charm, before you can earn a second reading charm. You must have earned two reading charms before you earn a yard sign. Two reading charms and a yard sign must be earned before you can receive a shirt.
Examples:
Student met goal for the 1st nine weeks. A reading charm was given as a reward. Student met goal for the 2nd nine weeks. A second reading charm was given as a reward. Student does NOT meet the goal for the 3rd nine weeks. No reward is given. Student met goal for the 4th nine weeks. A yard sign was given as a reward. Student does not participate in the contest or win a t-shirt.
Student met goal for the 1st nine weeks. A reading charm was given as a reward. Student does NOT meet the goal for 2nd nine weeks. No reward is given. Student met the goal for 3rd nine weeks. A second reading charm was given as a reward. Student met goal for the 4th nine weeks. A yard sign was given as a reward. Student does not participate in the contest or win a t-shirt.
Student does not meet the goal for the 1st nine weeks. No reward is given. Student met the goal for the 2nd nine weeks. A reading charm was given as a reward. Student met the goal for the 3rd nine weeks. A second reading charm was given as a reward. Student met goal for the 4th nine weeks. A yard sign was given as a reward. Student does not participate in the contest or win a t-shirt.
*Ten bonus points will be awarded to students who meet their goal during the grading period. These points can be added to a test grade.
*Students in grades 3 – 5 must read and score 80% or higher on quizzes for 2 non-fiction books each nine weeks.
*Students can take up to 10 quizzes in a week with no more than 4 per day.
*The top three point earners in 5th grade will design a ceiling tile.
Start Dates per Grade Level
AR Start Date 1st Grade: September 2, 2025
AR Start Date 2nd – 5th Grade: August 11, 2025 *pending AUP has been signed and returned
Cut Off Dates
AR Cut off Dates for earning goals each period are as follows:
1st Nine-Weeks: Oct. 10th 3rd Nine-Weeks: Mar. 13th
2nd Nine-Weeks: Dec. 19th 4th Nine-Weeks: May 8th
Personalized Home Connect letters have been sent home with a website, username, and password. Please use this information to set up email notifications regarding student progress on AR quizzes.
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Online Resources for All
Please note that these links will take you away from this site to another 3rd party website.
- Alabama Virtual Library – online research resources can be found using this amazing online tool.
- PebbleGo – Emergent Reader Research Solution for K-2nd Grade (school username and password needed for use of some of the databases)*
- AR Book Find – Look up books to see if they have an AR quiz or look up the quiz number or other AR information.
- Merriam-Webster Word Central – Online dictionary/thesaurus with games.
- Kid Rex – Kid safe search engine.
- Safe Search – Kid Safe Search engine
- Schooltube – View educational videos made by teachers and students.
- Accelerated Reader (AR) Home Connect – Check student goals and personal bookshelf information. (username and password needed)*
- GPL – Check out all that the Gadsden Public Library has to offer!
- Common Sense Media – 21st Century Media Skills
- Copyright – Copyright laws for school use.
- BrainPop– A trusted learning resource supporting core and supplemental subjects. (school username and password needed)
- Epic! – Digital Library for kids 12 & under.
- myON – Digital Library plus so much more! Must log in through Clever. (school username and password needed)*
- Clever – The Clever Portal puts learning at students’ fingertips. Each student can access a personalized portal with single sign-on to every learning application they use.(google username and password needed)*
- iXL – IXL is here to help you grow, with immersive learning, insights into progress, and targeted recommendations for next steps. Practice thousands of math and language arts skills at school, at home, and on the go!(google username and password needed)*