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Steven Elementary's
Read-A-Thon
October 12 - October 30

The annual Read-A-Thon is the PTCO's largest fundraising event of the year. Our goal is for our stallions to fall in love with reading raising funds for Stevens Elementary! The PTCO will use 100% of all donations to fund our ever growing Stallions Store, student achievement parties and Teacher supplies. Last year, our students read over 74,000 minutes and raised over $17,000! ​

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We need your help to encourage our scholars to read this year too! 

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How does it work?

  • Students read books and log the minutes they read

  • Students collect flat donations or donations based on minutes read for their class 

  • Prizes are awarded based on participation, minutes read, and money raised

  • There are fun theme days and events throughout the Read-A-Thon

  • Don't have a student but want to support us? Donate directly by clicking the button below!

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Read-A-Thon Details

Process

  • Scholars will bring home a reading tracker packet starting October 7th to get them started on reading 

  • Scholars will log their minutes every day in the reading tracker

  • Starting October 12th, the homeroom teacher will start collecting minutes logged in the tracker poster in the room. 

  • To raise money, navigate here. Find your homeroom teachers link at the bottom of the page.

  • Share your homeroom teacher's page with your friends and family and encourage them to donate. Either a flat fee or for every minute read by the class. 

Donations 

  • Students can collect flat donation amounts or donations based on minutes read.

  • Donations can be made by credit/debit card or Paypal and are tax-deductible.

Prizes

  • 8 Bicylces and a 3D printer as Grand Prize Giveaways for our top readers! 

  • Pizza party for all classes who reach their goal of 1000 minutes! 

  • Spa Gift cards for the top teachers recording the highest number of reading minutes 

  • Exclusive Stevens Swag and gift cards for teachers and scholars to go the extra mile! 

Events

  • ​Trunk or Treat @ the Boo Bash - All funds collected during this event will go towards the Read a thon goal

  • Theme Days

    • Monday, October 12 - Books Knock Our Socks Off (Wear Crazy Socks)

    • Wednesday, October 14 - Reading builds your imagination (Backwards day)

    • Friday, October 19 - Cuddle up with a good book! (Pajama Day)

    • Monday, October 23rd - Reading is my favorite thing! (wear your favorite thing)

    • Wednesday, October 26- Reading makes your world colorful ( Wear your favorite color day)

    • Friday, October 30 - Reading inspires me (Favorite Book Character day)

Logging Reading 

  • Students will log minutes on a worksheet sent from school 

  • Students will tell the their homeroom teacher what they read and something new that they learned

  • Teacher will log minutes read for the class every day and report it in the website every Wednesday and Friday

  • Class prizes for the leading classes will be announced every Monday 

What Counts?

  • Practicing letters, sight words, and vocabulary words

  • Reading before and after school

  • Being read to by other people

  • Reading aloud to a pet or toy

  • Reading aloud to other people

  • It counts for both students if you read to someone participating in the Read-A-Thon!

  • Looking up words in a dictionary

What Does Not Count?

  • Reading before the official start of Read-A-Thon

  • Reading that occurs as a part of class

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