Dear Mom & Dad, I am writing this for my 8th grade English class to tell you about my goals and achievements for my first quarter.I feel like this quarter I put a lot of effort into reading and tried my best to read at least 30 mins a night while being able to comprehend the book. I learned that reading isn't something that you can quickly get through, and that you have to be focused. By not having AR so far this school year I feel not as pressured as I did last year and I feel as though I can take my time and not worry about the AR test. I had a goal to read a total of three books or 900 pages. At the end of the the quarter I ended up by reading four books and a total of 980 pages. For the second quarter I plan to raise my goal. Also, when we took our SRI test I received a score of 1098, and I hope to be able to increase my score during the year as I read more books and build a better vocabulary. I was satisfied with my SRI score seeing that it in the right range for 8th grade but I would like to do better and strive to get a higher score. The most recent book that I enjoyed was "The Clique" written by Lisi Harrison. The genre of the book is fiction and young adult. I liked the book because you can put yourself into the main character(s) position and understand what is going on throughout the book. I enjoy reading when I can find a book that fits me well like the Clique series otherwise reading just seems boring to me. I don't like reading in a book club because you are not able to read at your own pace and you cant read the book that you want to. I like reading and doing independent reading work rather than discussing your book with a group. I feel like I need to work on focusing on the book that I am reading instead of thinking of other things. I would like to give a special thanks to my parents for always forcing me and telling me to read. They have been such a great influence on me and they are very supportive with my academics. Ever since I was young you helped me read and read to me. My goal for this quarter is to read 4-5 books or a total of 1100 pages. In order to reach this goal I would like to read everyday for a minimum of 45 minutes whether it be at home or at school.