Read-A-Thon | Memorial PTO

"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss

Memorial Elementary PTO is hosting a Read-A-Thon from 2/28/22-3/4/22. Students will aim to read each day, and track their minutes in a reading log. The week will be filled with fun opportunities to get kids reading!

Monday and Tuesday, students may shop at the Scholastic Book Fair for a new, exciting reading adventure! On Thursday, 3/3, and Friday, 3/4, older students will have a chance to read to, and with adoptable dogs, courtesy of Paws for Literacy. Or students may simply relax and read with calm, classical music playing in the library.

You can help support a student's reading adventure by pledging an amount of money per minutes read, or by pledging a flat amount.

To start, please visit our fundraising page at: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/MemorialElementary
Search for your scholar's name at the box in the top right corner and it will take you to their personal pledge page.

Email or text the student's pledge page to family, friends, or post on your personal social media pages! Please know that no amount is too small. Your encouragement and support are both truly appreciated. Donations are tax deductible!

We are raising funds to support school supplies - for current and future needs. In addition, we hope to raise enough to support enrichments and other needs to ensure our scholars and staff at Memorial Elementary have the best chance at success during their time at Memorial.

Click Here to download the information packet in ENGLISH or SPANISH

You can track the minutes your student reads with this PAPER TRACKER or complete an ONLINE FORM. To track your student's minutes read with the 99Pledges page, please send us an email HERE to request your personal page access.

Students who read above a certain amount or fundraise above a certain amount will be entered to win larger prizes. And the class with the highest amount fundraised will receive a party! If we reach our incredible goal of $20,000 - we'll host a SCHOOL-WIDE PIZZA PARTY to celebrate!

PRIZES!

Book Bundle for Reading - all students who read above grade level expectations on their time tracker are entered into a raffle. No fundraising required. 4 winners per grade.

PK/Kindergarten - 50 minutes per week

1st Grade - 100 minutes per week

2nd Grade - 150 minutes per week

3rd Grade - 200 minutes per week

4th Grade - 250 minutes per week

5th Grade - 300 minutes per week

Razor Scooter - all students who raise $300 or more will be entered into a raffle. If the school raises $5,000 in total, 3 winners will be drawn. $10,000 total, 5 winners will be drawn. $20,000 total, 8 winners will be drawn.

Nintendo Switch Lite - all students who raise $600 or more will be entered into a raffle. If the school raises $5,000 in total, 1 winner will be drawn. $10,000 total, 3 winners will be drawn. $20,000 total, 5 winners will be drawn.

43” 4K Amazon Fire TV - all students who raise $1,000 or more will be entered into a raffle. If the school raises $5,000 in total, 1 winner will be drawn. $10,000 total, 2 winners will be drawn. $20,000 total, 4 winners will be drawn.

For example, a student who raises $1,000 or more will be entered into all 3 drawings, but can only win the highest prize they might get drawn for. If Mustang Scholar is picked for a Razor Scooter and the Amazon TV, they would win the TV and another student's name would be drawn for the Razor Scooter raffle.

The more we raise as a school, the more prizes will be available to be raffled! Raffle will be done via Facebook Live on Wednesday, March 9th, by Memorial's admin team.