We will be having our inaugural Read-a-thon starting Oct 1st.
Pledge packets will be sent home with students and they will have until the 16th to collect pledges.
Read-a-thon will begin on Oct16 with a free book exchange where children will bring gently used books to trade with fellow students.
The Read-a-thon will finish on Oct 25th.
Pledge packets will be collected from Oct 26th to the 30th.
Time line: 
Oct 1st – 16th: Pledge packets sent home with student to collect pledges
Oct 16th: Book Exchage
Oct 16th – 25th: Read-a-thon
Oct 26th – 30th: Collection of pledge packets
Prizes will be given for minutes read:
100 minutes: students will get a piece of tape to tape Principal Eric to the library wall so he could be “stuck on reading”
Everyday during Oct 26th to 30th, someone in each grade class can win $5 “Book Bucks” to spend at the book fair the following week and anyone who turns in a pledge packet will get a “I love to read” pencil.
Class with highest participation will get pizza party
Grand prize: eReader (Kindle/Nook) for one lucky participant (everyone who participates will be entered to win!!!!)