Read-A-Thon
Dear TIS Families;
We are excited to kick off our 2016 Read-A-thon Challenge! We invite your entire family to participate in this event with your child. The Read-A-Thon will run from Sunday, February 14th through Friday, March 4th. TIS will also sponsor a Dr. Seuss theme week from Monday, February 29th –Friday, March 4th. The theme days are listed on the back of this letter.
The Read-A-Thon’s goal is to promote reading as a fun and exciting activity while raising funds for reading programs at Troy Intermediate School. Through pledges supporting individual students’ reading efforts, proceeds will benefit the following:
Battle of the Books Club
Scholastic Reading Programs
TIS Library & Media Materials
Classroom Reading Resources
This fundraiser is simple, here is how it works:
Collect Sponsors: Your child will ask people to sponsor them by pledging to pay for each minute he/she reads. Sponsors can pay per minute read or a flat donation amount. Pledge example: .10/minute or a flat rate of $25.00 donation. Checks can be made payable to TIS PTSO. Begin collecting sponsors TODAY!
Read! Your child will be given a “reading record” calendar to keep track of minutes each day. The goal is for each student to read at least 20 min. per day. After recording minutes, parents/guardians are asked to initial each day for verification. Your child can read to themselves, to you or a sibling to make it fun!
Turn in Pledge Form & Reading Record: Be sure your child has collected all pledges and donations from each sponsor. Pledge forms and reading records will be handed in to your child’s homeroom teacher by Monday, March 7th.
We understand that, as parents, you hold high expectations for the quality of education your child receives during the school day. By encouraging him or her to participate in the read-a-thon, you are expanding upon this learning and taking it into your home, increasing the school’s effectiveness.
Thank you for your continued support to Troy Intermediate School students. Together we CAN make a difference.
TIS PTSO