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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2026-2027 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.
* TOP 20 will be recognized during announcements and shared on social media.
1 st Reward – Students will receive a reading charm with chain. Many students attach these charms to
their backpack.
2 nd Reward – A second reading charm will be awarded to those that have met their goals for both the
1st and 2nd nine-week periods.
3 rd 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 receive a t-
shirt.
*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 receive 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 receive 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 receive 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 highest point earners in 5 th grade will design a ceiling tile.
*If students are caught sharing test answers, cheating in any way or are not independently reading they will be
disqualified from receiving prizes that nine weeks.
Start Dates per Grade Level
AR Start Date 1 st Grade: September 8, 2026
AR Start Date 2 nd – 5 th Grade: August 17, 2026 *pending AUP has been signed and returned
Cut Off Dates
AR Cut off Dates for earning goals each period are as follows:
1 st Nine-Weeks: Oct. 8 th 3 rd Nine-Weeks: Mar. 12 th
2 nd Nine-Weeks: Dec. 18 th 4 th Nine-Weeks: May 12 th
Personalized Home Connect letters will be sent home with a website, username, and password.
Please use this information to set up email notifications regarding student progress on AR quizzes.
You will have access to seeing what AR questions have been missed!
GCS Parent Academy for Technology
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)*