On your mark! Get Set! READ!!

1. Educational   Foundation     of the Chesters Read-A-Thon School Fundraiser • Here is How it Works: • Oct. 18 – Oct. 31Gather sponsors using your Sponsorship Form • Nov. 1 – Nov. 17Log reading minutes into your Minute Recording Sheet • Nov. 18 – Nov. 21Collect pledges from sponsors • Nov.22Return your Minute Recording Sheet, your Sponsorship Form, and your collected money to school in a marked envelope On your mark! Get Set! READ!! Get your books ready and join us in some reading fun! Our teachers will help kick-off this event with a Pajamas & Reading party on November 1st. Let’s support our schools and show that Chester Readers are PAW-SOME! If you have any questions, please contact: Maria Cangialosi (forzacanj@embarqmail.com) Brenda Eisenhardt (brenda.eisenhardt@gmail.com)

2. Prizes to be Won • Most Minutes Read Contest: The class in each grade with the most average minutes read will win a popsicle party. • Top Readers: Gold medals will be awarded to the top three readers in each grade. • Reading Raffle: • Students who meet their reading minutes goal will have their name entered into a raffle for wonderful prizes. • Students who return their Sponsorship Form with collected pledges by Nov. 22nd will also be entered into the raffle. • If you do both, you get entered twice! Read-A-Thon Rules: • Sponsorship Formsshould be used to track your sponsors and how much money they have pledged to donate. • Start recording your reading minutes on Friday, November 1st (and not before!). • The Minute Recording Sheetsmust be used to keep track of how many minutes outside of school you read each day. • Parents must sign the Minute Recording Sheetto confirm that their child read all their logged minutes. This will help to assure fairness. • No guessing minutes. Please look at the clock or use a timer or stopwatch to clock your minutes. What Minutes Count??? • Reading before and after school counts. • Reading before the official beginning of the Read-A-Thon does not count. • Reading during class does not count (with the exception of the 20 minutes at the “Kick-Off” party). • Being read to by other people countsaslong as it isn't at school. • Reading aloud to a pet counts. • Reading aloud to other people counts. If you happen to read to someone who is also participating in the Read-A-Thon, it counts for both of you! • Homework reading counts so long as it is done after or before school. • Reading on the bus counts. • Reading under the bed covers, with a flashlight, late at night counts (but only if it is okay with your parents).

3. Educational Foundation of the Chesters Read-A-Thon Sponsorship Form Student Name: ________________________ HR Teacher: ____________________ Grade: ___ Name of Parent(s): _________________________ Phone: ____________________ MY GOAL IS TO READ ___________MINUTES IN 17 DAYS !!! Dear Family, Neighbors, and Friends: I am asking you to sponsor me in my school’s Read-A-Thon. I love to read books about _____________________________ and I cannot wait to get reading! Will you please help me earn money for my school? If you are willing to sponsor me in this Read-A-Thon, please fill out the information below. I will be back between Nov. 18th and Nov. 21st to let you know how many minutes I read and to collect the money you so kindly pledged. Total Minutes Read: __________ Total Money Collected: $ ________ Cash or Checks. Checks should be made payable to the Ed. Foundation of the Chestersand are tax deductible.

4. Educational Foundation of the Chesters Read-A-Thon Minute Recording Sheet Student Name: _______________________ HR Teacher: ____________________ Grade: ___ Name of Parent(s): _________________________ Phone: ____________________ MY GOAL IS TO READ ___________MINUTES IN 17 DAYS !!! Begin reading on Friday, November 1, 2013 Collect Sponsor Donations Reasonable Reading Goals Per Day: Actual Reading Time totaled _______ minutes in 17 days! Parent Signature _________________