1. T/K – FIFTH GRADES!
JANUARY 17-
FEBRUARY 17

2. COUNT YOUR MINUTES 31 NIGHTS OF READING!
You will get your reading log from your teacher today to start tracking minutes tonight. All logs have to be turned in on Feb. 17 – NO LATE LOGS accepted!

3. READ! What YOU need to do! AT LEAST 15-35 MINUTES EVERY DAY!!!
t/k-1 – read alouds and reading, grades 2-5 read on own. Tk-1 (15-25), Grades 2-3 (20-30), Grades 4-5 (25-35)

4. SCHOOL GOAL
450,000
Minutes

5. Last year we read…
453,778 minutes

6. Special assembly! We tell stories

7. TOP CLASS GREEN EGGS AND HAM CELEBRATION!
GREEN EGGS AND HAM
CELEBRATION!

8. LAST YEAR’S WINNING CLASSES:
Kinder-Mrs. Plotkin
1st – Mrs. Loye
2nd - Mrs. Barnstone

9. LAST YEAR’S WINNING CLASSES:
3rd-Ms. Hong
4th – Mrs. Voboril
5th - Mrs. Jesiolowski

10. 100% PARTICIPATION PRIZE!
For each class that has 100% participation – EVERY student turns in a log – each student will receive a free coupon for a free Cold Stone Creamery ice cream!

11. LAST YEAR’S 100% participation WINNING CLASSES:
Ms. Sharp
Mrs. O’Brien
Mrs. Plotkin
Mrs. Loye
Ms. Larson
Ms. Garza
Ms. Voboril

13. 2,500 minutes prize! 7,500 minutes prize! PENCIL
A Kings BOOKMARK
to every student in classrooms that read at least 2,500 combined minutes.
A Kings
PENCIL
to every student in classrooms that read at least 7,500 combined minutes.

14. 15,000 minutes prize! 30,000 minutes prize! RULER POST-IT NOTE PACK
A Kings
RULER
to every student in classrooms that read at least 15,000 minutes combined.
A Kings
POST-IT NOTE PACK
to every student in classrooms that read at least 30,000 minutes combined.

15. Top school!
From all the schools participating, the ONE school that reads the most minutes will be awarded a street hockey clinic with the Kings Chariot Staff!

16. BEST PRIZE OF ALL?
These are all great prizes, but do you know what the most important, best prize is? Your brain is going to get smarter and you will all become better readers, no matter what level you are. The more you read, the more you will improve AND the smarter you will get!

17. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…
It iMPROVES YOUR IMAGINATION!

18. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…
It relaxes your body, reduces stress, and calms your mind!
The more knowledge you have the better equipped you are to tackle any challenge you’ll ever face. Knowledge can never be taken from you.

19. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…
it exercises our brains!
It actually strengthens brain connections and creates new connections.

20. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…
It makes you smarter!
KIDS THAT READ DO BETTER IN ALL SUBJECTS AND ALL THROUGH SCHOOL.

21. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…
It increases your vocabulary!
INDEPENDENT READING MINUTES A DAY
WORDS READ PER YEAR
65 minutes
4,358,000 words
21 minutes
1,823,000 words
10 minutes
622,000 words
5 minutes
282,000 words
About 20 minutes every day equals about 2 millions words a year

22. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…
The more you do it,
the better you get!
Just like a sport, playing an instrument, or learning a dance routine.

23. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…
It fills your head with knowledge!
The more knowledge you have the better equipped you are to tackle any challenge you’ll ever face. Knowledge can never be taken from you.

24. READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE…

25. In fact, if you read 20 minutes every day, you will have read about 2 million words in a year! That is A LOT of words and new things for you to learn. What happens if all your friends read every day and you don’t? It’s a very sad thing…you’ll get further behind while everyone else gets smarter and more improved. So be sure to make reading your way and read every day!

26. If your brain could talk right now, do you know what it would probably say? “I’M HUNGRY. FEED ME BOOKS!”