An' the chil'en be very excited! Just ask Devon Boatwright and
Tracy Grant, the Cap'ns of the read-a-thon this year. They can no
longer walk down the halls, or sit with their kids at lunch, without other
children coming up to say how much they've been reading. They've become "the
read-a-thon ladies!" This is usually exclaimed with great excitement just
before some child asks "When will I get another participation
prize?"
Indeed, they are earning them... minute-by-minute! With over 66,000 minutes logged at time of writing,
we are hoping there will be many more by midnight on Wednesday. That's when the
kids need to have their minutes submitted for week two if they want to be
eligible for the next round of participation prizes.
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| Devon distributes fortune cookies to week one participants. |
But, landlubbers... the lads and lasses need your help! 1,000,000 is a VERY big number. You won't win any prizes, but by logging your minutes you will help the kids reach their goal -- to have Ms Trout dress and talk like a pirate for a day! Shawn Brown is doing his part. He read 1,200 minutes in just three days! Thanks Shawn. You seem to be a great example for Cade too.. 3rd grader, Cade Thomas, logged 1,081 minutes in the first week. But not to be outdone, 5th grader, Abeer Zaib managed 1,432 minutes! They have set the standard. We have also seen solid performances from Terraset teachers Leslie Sogandares, Bettina Forman and Allison Knode. Way to go! You really want to hear that pirate talk don't you? C'mon me Hearties, add those minutes into the system. If you didn't put them in last week, no problem... add them now! Go to read.terrasetpta.org
Another thing worth noting. Now there's a good reason to collect those Doubloons!
But, landlubbers... the lads and lasses need your help! 1,000,000 is a VERY big number. You won't win any prizes, but by logging your minutes you will help the kids reach their goal -- to have Ms Trout dress and talk like a pirate for a day! Shawn Brown is doing his part. He read 1,200 minutes in just three days! Thanks Shawn. You seem to be a great example for Cade too.. 3rd grader, Cade Thomas, logged 1,081 minutes in the first week. But not to be outdone, 5th grader, Abeer Zaib managed 1,432 minutes! They have set the standard. We have also seen solid performances from Terraset teachers Leslie Sogandares, Bettina Forman and Allison Knode. Way to go! You really want to hear that pirate talk don't you? C'mon me Hearties, add those minutes into the system. If you didn't put them in last week, no problem... add them now! Go to read.terrasetpta.org
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| Tracy hears about a favorite read! |
Another thing worth noting. Now there's a good reason to collect those Doubloons!
The organizing committee have introduced a new big attraction this year.
For every $10 in sponsorship a student collects, their name will be added to the
draw for a Kindle Fire. Collect $50,
get five entries in the draw! So, encourage your kids to find those sponsors
too. That would be a fantastic prize for a budding, reading enthusiast.
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