Read-a-thon Launches!
The 2024 TPES Read-a-thon is here!
What: The TPES Read-a-thon is a month-long, school-wide event in which your child reads and sets goals related to their reading. Like in a charity marathon, where runners are "sponsored" for every mile they run, caregivers and others may sponsor students for every minute they read. The pledges collected at the end of the Read-a-thon are donations to the PTA, and these donations provide benefits for students, teachers, and staff at TPES.When: The Read-a-thon runs February 19 - March 15, 2024.Where: At home or school, anywhere your child reads or is read to. This includes audio books and another child or adult reading to them.Who: Anyone (parent, grandparent, family friend, etc.) can sponsor a child. Then you or your child records the minutes read.Why: Instead of asking children to sell items—like candy or magazines—to family and friends, a Read-a-thon encourages kids to get lost in a book, and supportive adults feel good about encouraging a child's love of reading and supporting the school without having to purchase anything they do not need. How: Students and their caregivers will record minutes read on reading logs. These should be handed in to teachers every Friday of the Read-a-thon. More information was provided in your student's Dolphin Folder and is available on the PTA website (including extra reading logs if you need them). If you have any questions, email Amanda Wagner at helloamandawagner@gmail.com.
