Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Sta= rs!

is<= span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'> coming to Scott Elementary October 1, 2009!

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Can you imagine….

<= span lang=3DEN style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-ansi-la= nguage: EN'>A program that promotes a love of reading AND helps get great new books into students’ hands and into your school library?<= i> Well it’s here!

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Promote literacy and encourage daily reading…

Reward students with new books of their own choosing…

Fill your library and/or classrooms with books that m= ake it FUN to read and learn…

Return 110% in pledge monies back to students and Sco= tt Elementary

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If you answered YES! to any of these questions, then Scott Elementary is ready to…

Reach for the Stars!

“= ;If every child were read to daily, from infancy,

it would revolutionize education in the country.”=

Richard W. Riley, US Education Secy

What is Reach for the Stars (RFTS)?

RFTS is a pledge-based reading incentive program that encourages

daily reading and puts books into children’s hands by rewarding them <= /o:p>

with new books for reaching their reading goal.

How Does Scott Elementary benefit? 110% of pledges received is returned to the school/students in the form of Usborne books and distributed as foll= ow: 50% to students, 50%= to the school/library, and 10% for student/teacher incentives.

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What is the goal of RFTS?

The goal of RFTS is to have children read, or be read to, a minimum of 30 minutes per day for 10 days, the recommended amoun= t of time experts encourage for daily reading.&= nbsp; (15 minutes for kindergarteners!)

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What is involved?

v Students will be introduced to the program and b= ring information packets

home October 1st.&nbs= p; Reading begins Monday, October= 5^th.

v Students/parents contact friends, family and neighbors to ask them to sponsor their reading with a flat rate amount to help them earn books for their school and home.

v Students read a minimum of 10 days for 30 min= utes a day, recording their minutes on the reading log that goes home.<= /o:p>

v Students collect pledges from sponsors and re= turn pledge monies and reading logs to school.

Students will select= the books they have earned during an Usborne book fair the week of October 2= 6^th. <= /p>

ALL families are inv= ited to shop the Usborne book fair!

The Book Fair will be open throughout the week, including during Parent-Teacher Conferences.=

Watch for information packets to come home wit students October 1.

If you have any questions, you can contact Vicki Kapron, our Usborne representative, at 282-7696.