Good Afternoon,
We have some exciting things happening starting next week. On Monday and Tuesday depending on your cohort days students will be receiving a brand new book and information about the read a thon sponsored by our PAC in collaboration with the school. It is a way to celebrate Read Across America Month starting on Feb 2nd and through March 2nd. ALL students can participate regardless if they raise funds for the PAC. We have information below on how students log minutes in at the end of each week. It will be on their Google classroom and I will be checking it weekly. For every 100 minutes students will earn a small prize, name on the t.v screen in the lobby and some fun shout outs! Just a reminder that our REMOTE learners can pick up there books today between 12:30 and 1:30 outside of B-Level door. The flyer goes over how to share out information to raise funds for the PAC. Families and friends can sponsor the PAC through their PayPal account which is listed. We have a suggestion on how you can write the email to friends and family or share the information. We are excited about this fundraiser as the PAC has had to take a cut this year due to not being able to run their biggest fundraisers last spring and likely this year as well. On Wednesday we will be having our All School Meeting where it will all be explained to the students. We are also going offer to have students do a flip grid where they talk about their favorite books and I will make a video at the end of the month to celebrate. If you have any questions about PayPal or the fund raising portion of the read a thon please contact the PAC. If you have any questions about other portions feel free to contact me for support. We hope that all students enjoy their new book as a kick off to the event and feel motivated to read maybe a little bit more and explore new books! Any type of reading counts. Reading to your child counts, listening to ebooks or whatever works at home.
Here is the flyer so you can copy and paste into emails if you wish. It is also listed below for easy cut and paste method. A hard copy will also be sent home. Feel free to start the process of sending out emails for the fundraisers portion. You do not need to wait until Feb 2nd.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYIHkKPVE_xwy3JpBJ3CxwVrmGmqR5-b3ykzvdSKZA4/edit
Just a few other reminders:
* 1/2 day today so no asynchronous work
* Please remember to follow the car rider procedures daily. You MUST stay in your car and follow the line of cars. It is unsafe for families to get out of the car and the teachers are monitoring cars and students so it is difficult for them to pull a student and speak with parents. If you ever have an emergency situation you should call the office and will find a way to assist you. Thank you for helping with this. It has been going very well and our timing is still earlier than our regular dismissal time.
Thank you all for all you do and have a great rest of the week.
Mrs. King
3 EASY STEPS
STUDENTS: LOG INTO YOUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND
LOG YOUR READING MINUTES BY FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm_I7nbbWVcNRaCqGNhe48AOLxKvC2SDFI6v4D9ZiOuO2Sag/viewform
FAMILIES: SEND OUT EMAILS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TO DONATE USING THE PAC’S WEBSITE BELOW
(Please see reverse side for an email script to send out)
https://shawsheen-west-pac.square.site/
HOW IT WORKS: STUDENTS READ & EARN REWARDS
All students will get a free book from the PAC to kickoff the
Read-A-Thon
For every 100 minutes read, students will earn a reward
Shout outs will be given for most minutes read in grade
level totals, classroom totals & individuals!
Sample email to send out to family and friends:
Dear Family & Friends,
_________will be participating in his/her school's Read-A-Thon beginning Feb.2 through March 2. He/She is collecting donations to kickoff the month of reading. Would you like to sponsor ________ in reaching his goal of reading __________minutes a week? All the money raised will go to Shawsheen/West PAC to cover the cost of this year’s enrichment assemblies and much more. Donations can be made using the PAC’s square website https://shawsheen-west-pac.square.site/ but please be sure to put _________name in the comment field when checking out. Help us reach our goal of $8,000 with a $20 dollar donation. Any denomination is appreciated. Thank you for your support!
