Our goals:

1. Encourage literacy 
2. Raise $7,000 (around $10/ student!) for our PTA to use for school-wide events and support classroom grants to teachers. Explore this site to see how your PTA helps our school and families and ways you could help our mission! 

The basics:

• Students log individual minutes read from May 10th to May 24th. Individual reading goals can overlap with class goals.
• Classrooms set goals of completing Reading BINGO category squares. 
• Reading sponsor donations are collected and due May 31st. 
• Prizes are distributed!
  

What are we raising money for?
100% of proceeds will fund events and programs provided to Terrace Park students, families, and staff.  Your donations and support pays for Library & Classroom Books, Art and Music Supplies, our Literacy Program, Classroom Supplies, PE Equipment, Teacher Appreciation Activities, Math Nights, social events, and Much More!  

What steps to take for students:

Step 1: Read and log minutes

• From May 10th to 24th record reading minutes each day on the reading log sheet. Have an adult verify and initial daily reading log and final tally of total minutes read.
• Mark one BINGO square per reading session. (A Non-Ficton book from the Library with a One Word Title Read Aloud while Wearing your PJ's will count for one of those catagories per reading session. The time of a reading session will vary by grade and class. Verify with your teacher but should range 10-30mins.

Step 2: Get sponsors 

• Gather sponsors pledges
• Students set goals for minutes to be read during the Read-a-Thon and classroom BINGO categories to complete. Share these goals with potential sponsors such as family, friends and neighbors! Sponsors can pledge a one-time donation or a per-minute donation.
• Track the sponsor pledges on your sponsor log. 

Step 3: Turn in Reading and Sponsor Log

• Packets must be turned into school for student to be eligible for prizes by May 31st! Teachers may collect packets or put them in the PTA box in the office.
• Tally total minutes read. Have a parent or guardian verify and sign the reading log sheet.
  Notify sponsors who pledged a per-minute donation of their amount due (minutes read x amount pledged per-minute = total donation amount or per BINGO square)
• Extra packets are in the office if needed. There are seperate Bingo options for K-3rd and 4-6th grades, please select for your grade.

Step 4: Pledges due Wednesday, MAY 31st! Collection box is in the office.

Collect Donations the following ways:

• Online: using the PTA donation page, enter your student name and teacher name
• Check: make checks payable to Terrace Park PTA
• Cash:  collect in envelope provided.

Turn in Reading Packet with the reading log, sponsor log, and all collected pledges by Wednesday, May 31st to be eligible for prizes! Collection box is in the office.

We have PRIZES!
ALL students who submit a Reading Log form or turn in a fundraising envelope,
regardless of any amount raised, will be recieve a Bookmark or Terrace Park Decal. 

TOP READING PRIZES:
TWO classes who read the most will receive a trophy,
new books for the classroom library
AND an Extra Recess!
Kindergarten - 2nd grade are competing and
 3rd - 6th graders are competing for top honors!

TOP READERS and TOP FUNDRAISERS for each classroom
will be entered into a drawing for additional prizes including:

$30 Bookstore gift certificates
Kindle E - reader
Swimming Passes
2 Plushie reading pillows
Book lights          Madlibs  
Roller-skating passes including skate rental

Conversations starter kit

Reading journals

Terrace Park and magnetic bookmarks

Steps to take for Sponsors:

• Scroll to the donation button to support a reader and their school! An electronic donation can be done here anytime. Fill out student name, grade and teacher (if known), to ensure they're entered for prize drawings!
  If you challenged students to read more by pledging a per-minute donation to be calculated by the student at the conclusion of our event, connect with your reader ASAP for your total per-minute pledge due before 3/31. 
• Pledges can be paid to readers using cash or checks made payable to Terrace Park PTA, or use a credit card by clicking our Donate button.
• Please let us know if your corporation will match donations made to a non-profit organization.Tax receipts are available upon request.
  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 

2022 Read-a-athon results:

Students read 98,816 minutes = 1,646.9 hours = 68.6 days = 9.8 weeks = 2.45 months!!

The Top Reading Classes were Mr. Moore’s class with an average of 483 minutes read/student and Ms. Hillman/Poly’s class with 371 mins read/ student. Her class also raised the highest average of money/ student!!
 
Ms. Langston's 4th grade 73% class participation class inched her class ahead of Ms. Tollsefen's 6th grade class with the highest average squares read at 8.4/student!

Terrace Park more than doubled our goal and raised $10,439 to support our PTA!!