Read-a-thon ended on February 1st

2/3/2019 1:50 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our students did an amazing job, reading over 380,000 minutes over the Read-a-thon! We have $11,827 in pledges, please help us collect it all.

What raises money for our school while helping all the children improve their reading skills? It's Read-a-thon time at Jefferson school starting in January.

 

Students and teachers choose what they want to read from comics to classics. They ask friends and family to sponsor them per book or per minute of reading. Sponsors can pay online, so you won’t need to collect any money in. 

 

What is Whooo's Reading?

For Jefferson School's Read-a-thon, we are bringing back Whooo's Reading, a web-based platform. Whooo's Reading promotes skills that students actually need in life: independent thinking and communication. Students think independently with open-ended quiz questions for any book… instead of filling in A, B, C, or D.

 

It also provides a fun way for children to log the minutes they read, provides parents with a convenient way to collect sponsorship pledges, and provides teachers with a route to incorporate the Read-a-thon into class activities if they wish.

 

As students earn points for minutes read, they’re able to dress-up an Owl Avatar, and can encourage friends by posting comments. Teachers will also have the opportunity to log on and see how the class is doing, and may also post comments.

 

When is the Read-a-thon?

This year's Read-a-Thon which will run from January 8​th through February 1st​ is being run through Whooo’s Reading. Make sure your child's reading minutes are logged as prizes will be determined on minutes logged through Thursday night. 

 

Individual & Class Prizes 

Individual and class prizes ​of book store gift-cards, and extra recess will be available for those logging the most minutes read. Please note that the system is set up is for the school only, and nobody outside of the Jefferson School community will have access to the Read-a-thon set-up. Participation is, of course, optional.

 

Why do the Read-a-thon?

The Jefferson School Read-a-Thon fundraiser ​last year was successful in $27,000 which went towards increasing the number of multi-cultural books in Jefferson School’s library and classrooms to reflect our diverse community.

 

The Read-a-Thon also helped fund the equipment and materials for our STEM lab including Lego Education Kits, robots, iPads and Chromebooks for hands-on science, technology, engineering and math instruction with their classroom teachers. This year, we are raising funds to support a life-long love of reading and story-telling at Jefferson School ​with programs like reading software, story-telling assemblies and books for the school.

 

How does it work?

An information packet was sent out and contains instructions about how to authorize and log in to your child’s account, how to invite sponsors, and how to log minutes read. You can also see the instructions here. You can also watch this video here that shows you how it works.

 

A couple of quick tips: 
1. Enter sponsors emails and Whooos Reading will send them an email to participate. (Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles love to get involved). 
2. There is a link on your child's page to share a link on social media. It is always great to let your Facebook friends help out.

 

Please ask your Sponsors that pledged support to your Read-a-thon. Prizes are coming. 

 

Look to see how the school is progressing as of today!

 

It is possible to participate in the program offline. If you would like to learn more about this possibility, please contact Karima Smartt & Kirsten Wolf at readathon@jeffersonpta.com.