Readathon Toolkit. Thornwilde Elementary PTA s First Annual Read-A-Thon!

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1 Thornwilde Elementary PTA s First Annual Read-A-Thon! 1

2 What is the Read-a-thon? Oh The Places We Will Go! Thornwilde PTA Read-a-thon Feb 18 Mar 2, 2015 The Read-a-thon will be our largest Fundraiser of the year. Participants earn money by reading, logging minutes read and gathering pledges. Participants will set a reading goal and will have the designated days above to reach their goal (March 2 nd is Read Across America Day and Thornwilde Elementary will be participating. Students will get to count minutes read during school on this day only). Participants get pledges from family, friends, neighbors and businesses to support their efforts. Donors can either pledge a certain amount of money per minute read or make a flat donation. How do I get Pledges? Ask friends and family! Register your child at and follow the simple registration steps. It takes just minutes to set-up your child s own fundraising page. If you choose not to participate online, use the pledge tracking form that will be coming home with your child February 18 th. Additional pledge tracking forms, sample pledge request forms and sponsor thank you forms will be available in the office or at These forms are unnecessary for online pledging the system automatically sends requests, thank you s and even a tax receipt! Where can I get the reading rules and forms? Reading rules and log, pledge form, prize coupons, prize flyers, and a business sponsor recognition sheet (several local businesses are supporting our Read-a-thon) will be coming home with your child in the It s a Cinch to Read drawstring backpack on February 18 th. What is our goal? Our #1 goal is to make sure ALL students end the event with a stronger desire to read and a richer knowledge of how the skill of reading affects all aspects of their lives. Reading: We have a school wide goal to read 200k minutes!! If every student reads 20 minutes a day and participates in Read Across America Day we will reach our goal!! Pledging: We hope to collect $12000 in pledges. If every student collects $20, we will reach this goal. What happens if we reach our goal? The students voted and Mrs Thamann will reward the students by going Up Up and Away. The Fire Department is going to help us put Mrs Thamann on the roof where she will remain for an entire day! Why are we raising money? Your support will go to enrich Thornwilde Elementary Students through various PTA commitments. These include but are not limited to Wilde Dad's Field Day/Science Nights; School visits- Native American Speaker, UK Opera Performance, and Penguins; Top Cats Awards; Family Program Events (Summer Luau, Multicultural Night); Art & STEM supplies; Accelerated Reader (AR) Quiz license and Technology. With your help every student will benefit! 2

3 Prizes and Incentives: We will encourage EVERY Thornwilde student to participate and EVERY student who does (either by reading, requesting pledges, securing pledges or all three) will have the opportunity to receive a prize. Individual Prizes: Pledging Every $20 raised earns $2 in PTA Book Bucks to be spent at the Thornwilde Spring Book Fair! Book Bucks will not be available until Tuesday, March 10th $30 raised earns Light Up Smiley Face Bulb Key Chain $50 raised earns a Light Up Frog Flyer $100 raised earns Your Choice - Multi Voice Changer OR Spirit Wear T-shirt Prize levels are cumulative. If you raise at least $100 you will earn the $100, $50, and $30 prize as well. Grand Prizes: Top Individual Money Earner (K-2) AND (3-5) wins a Kindle Fire Kid Proof Tablet! 2 nd place (All Grades) earns a $25 Joseph Beth Gift Card 3 rd place (All Grades) earns a $20 Joseph Beth Gift Card Top Earner from EACH class will get to attend a Papa John s Pizza Party with Mrs Thamann! Reading (Most Minutes Read) Top Reader earns a Kindle Fire Kid Proof Tablet! 2 nd Place earns a $25 Joseph Beth Gift Card 3 rd Place earns a $15 Joseph Beth Gift Card Top 3 readers in EACH GRADE will get to attend a Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt Party with Mrs Tillett!! March 6 th 2:30-3:00pm Top reader in EACH CLASS, EACH SCHOOL DAY will get a chance to win a prize off of the Reading is Fun prize cart. Class Prizes: Two teachers --top reading class and top pledging class --will receive a delivered lunch from one of their favorite restaurants. The classroom with the highest amount of pledges collected will receive 30 minutes of extra recess and 20% of total pledge amounts toward classroom supplies! Collect $500 -get $100 in classroom supplies. Collect $1000 -get $200. NO LIMIT on what you can receive!!! AND as if these prizes are not awesome enough already to keep the Read-a-thon fun and engaging, additional prizes and incentives will be awarded throughout the 9 school days!! Please see Read-a-thon Important Dates to Remember form for daily events and rewards. 3

4 Rules for Readers WHEN: Starts Feb 18 and ends March 2, INDIVIDUAL GOAL: 400 min!! 20 min/per Day, Every Day (yes weekends too) + Read Across America Day SCHOOL WIDE GOAL: 200, 000 minutes!! You may use the pledge form to keep track of your sponsors and how much they will donate OR collect donations online --Ask your parent to register you at It takes just minutes to set-up your own fundraising page to request pledges. Use your Reading Chart to keep track of how many minutes you read or use an online resource like 1. Reading before February 18th does not count towards Read-a-thon goals. 2. You can only read a book once for the contest. When you finish that book, read another! 3. Other people reading aloud to you counts. 4. Reading aloud to other people counts. If you read to your friend or your brother or sister, it counts for both of you! Reading aloud to the dog, the cat and the goldfish counts. 5. Reading in a tree, on the bus, in the car, on an airplane, in a hotel and under the bed covers with a flashlight counts (as long as your parents give you permission) 6. Reading books, magazines, websites, and road signs ALL count. Any parent approved readable material counts! 7. Reading instead of doing your homework does not count 8. Reading instead of watching TV does count. 9. Reading at school does not count unless it is during the schoolwide Read Across America Day on March 2 nd. This day counts!! 10. No guessing or rounding off minutes. Please look at the clock or use a timer or stopwatch. 11. Please be honest so that it will be fair and fun for everyone! Your parents or teacher need to initial your form each day. 12. The last day to read for the school Readathon is Monday March 2, Bring your reading chart to school daily. The Top Reader in EACH class EACH day of the event gets a chance to win a prize from the Reading is Fun prize cart! Not the top reader today? Try to be tomorrow. *Top Reader on Monday will be the student who read the most minutes over the weekend. 4

5 Reading Log Student Goal: 20 min per day This year our Read-A-Thon will track all reading from February 18 March 2 nd. Please record the date when you read or were read to, the title of the book(s) or other reading material, and the time spent reading. Many of our awards are reading based so we built in an incentive to encourage you to bring your log to school daily. See #13 Readathon Rules for Readers. *Logs must be turned in on/before March 3 rd to be considered for prizes. Student Teacher Date Minutes Read Name of Book (s) Adult s Initials (Parent or Teacher) 2/18 Wednesday 2/19 Thursday 2/20 Friday 2/21 Saturday 2/22 Sunday 2/23 Monday 2/24 Tuesday 2/25 Wednesday 2/26 Thursday 2/27 Friday 2/28 Saturday 3/1 Sunday 3/2 Monday Grand Total Minutes Read 5

6 Sponsor Pledge Form Use our easy online system to participate. Follow the simple registration steps It takes just minutes to set up your own fundraising page. Family and friends can even pay securely online with their credit card. A thank you note will automatically be sent to those who donate online. Give it a try! Register at Or if you prefer, you can collect money and record the names/donation amount below. Student Teacher/Grade Parent/Guardian Student s goal 400 minutes Total number read minutes Sponsor s Name Phone/ Pledge Per Minute Pledge Fixed Amount Total Due Amount Collected Total Collected Parents..please have all checks made payable to Thornwilde Elementary PTA* for prizes. Donations must be turned in by Monday, March 9 th to be eligible *A non profit 501(c)(3) organization TAX ID Book Bucks will not be available until Tuesday, March 10 th. 6

7 Classroom Reading Chart Teacher Date 2/18 Wednesday 2/19 Thursday 2/20 Friday 2/21 Saturday 2/22 Sunday 2/23 Monday 2/24 Tuesday 2/25 Wednesday 2/26 Thursday 2/27 Friday 2/28 Saturday 3/1 Sunday 3/2 Monday Grand Total Minutes Read Minutes Read (All Students) Top Reading Student 7

8 Dear Family/Friends, We re so proud of!! Thornwilde Elementary School is doing a Readathon as a fundraiser. is going to read books, magazines, websites (parent approved of course) and any other appropriate reading material (road signs) for the next 13 days to help support the various PTA commitments to the school. The Readathon starts February 18 th and ends March 2 nd on Read Across America Day! Each student has a goal to read 400 minutes over the whole duration. is reaching out to family and friends to pledge a certain amount per minute. At 400 minutes, a $0.05 pledge would be a donation of $20, and a $0.10 pledge would be a $40 donation, etc. You can pledge $0.03, $0.08, $0.25 or any other amount you want. You can even make a pledge for a flat donation amount -- $5, $10, $25, $50 or any other amount you decide! 100% of your donation will go to better enrich Thornwilde Elementary Students through various PTA commitments. These include but are not limited to Art, STEM,Technology, classroom supplies, and of course reading enrichment! To learn more about the PTA, please visit is ready to read!!! After the Readathon, we will contact you to let you know how many minutes were read. I pledge cents for every minute reads! Name Date 8

9 Dear, Thank you for participating in the Oh the Places We Will Go Thornwilde PTA Readathon! read for minutes over the 13 day Readathon period. You pledged $ per minutes read, bringing the donation total to $. $ Flat Donation 100% of your donation will go to better enrich Thornwilde Elementary Students through various PTA commitments. These include but not limited to Art, STEM, Technology, classroom supplies, and of course reading enrichment! Your donation helped to motivate many school children to explore all of the wonderful benefits of reading. Students also began the incredible habit of committing a set time to read a wonderful habit to have! Please make your check out to: Thornwilde Elementary PTA *A Non Profit 501c3 Organization. TAX ID THANK YOU!!!!! 9

10 Thornwilde Elementary Read-A-Thon Fundraising System For our Read-A-Thon this year, we're using an awesome web based fundraising system that makes it much easier for you to request pledges from your family and friends, and for them to make secure credit card donations online. It s fun, it s easy, and people who use it typically raise twice as much as those who don't! Remember, our Read-A-Thon is Feb 18-Mar 2nd, so please register now to help our school raise as much as we can for our Wilde Dad's Program including Field Day, Science Nights, Donuts with Dad, etc., Educational Programs including Native American Speakers, a UK Opera Performance, Penguin visit, etc., PBIS trophies & ribbons, Family Program Events, Campus Beautification, Teacher Appreciation Items, Supplies for Art & STEM, AR Program, Equipment and Technology Improvements : Go to Enter your name and address, then click Register Follow the instructions on-screen When you finish, the system s pledge requests to your family and friends, and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online. Call if you need help. 10