Read-A-Thon: Mission Update

We are into our third week of the read-a-thon mission and all is going well! Our reading capsule is on target as we accumulate, with light speed, our meteor-minutes!

Right on track!

There is no doubt our resident space alien has helped. His captivating eyes have motivated all the Terraset Tigers as they hunt through our bunker headquarters for its whereabouts! This hunt has contributed 3,500 minutes to our current total of more than 525,000! Yes, 525,000 meteor-minutes have been accumulated! We are now in the vicinity of Jupiter and we're hurtling towards Saturn and its sixty-two moons.

There are three major strategies in place. The first, at-school reading -- the students have accumulated more than 61% of the meteor-minutes amassed thus far using this technique. The second, at-home reading -- children have been lying under, over or inside as many different space-using-vessels that they can locate, surreptitiously gathering an additional 19% of the meteor-minute collection, as they find their space to read. Finally, adults have been able to gather the remaining 20% by sneaking in their midnight sorties to collect more treasured meteor-minutes.

Kindergartners count their minutes.

With half our target accumulation in place, we need to remain focused on the mission. Do not take this lightly, Terraset Tigers must continue on this stellar adventure in reading if we are to achieve ultimate success!

Warp Factor Achievements So Far:

• Fifth Grader, Nick Migliara has collected 4,672 meteor-minutes
• Third Grader, Urooj Khattack has gathered 3,167 meteor-minutes
• First Grader, Layla Windenhofer has assembled 1,164 meteor-minutes
• Mrs. Dueno's intergalactic class has read 21,000 minutes at school
• Mrs. Asbury's shooting stars have read a total of 12,206 minutes at home
• Parent-Astronaut, Neil Stobie, has pulled together 3,400 minutes
• Extra Terrestrial Teacher, Mrs. Foreman, has set into orbit 3,120 minutes