Read-a-thon
It’s going to be a great 2025, and what better way to start the year than with our annual Read-A-Thon, starting Monday, January 13th!
Students will work with their teachers and grown-ups to set reading goals, track progress, and celebrate their accomplishments. This year, it’s about TIME spent reading not # of books. So pledges will be against # of minutes of reading fun.
We will again use the website RallyUp to help each student fundraise and log minutes. Sign up here.
We have some great events planned to make the Read-A-Thon extra special, starting with a Read-In on Tuesday, January 14th, at 6 p.m. in the MMR.
This year’s Read-A-Thon will include class prizes (hot chocolate party, anyone???) for participation, as well as grade-level lotteries for goal meet-ers, and a special prize for the top-earning class. We also have an exciting new incentive this year... SLIME! If the school community meets the reading goal, Principal Kathryn Fitzgerald will be slimed this spring. And if we meet our fundraising goal, the PTA President will also be slimed. Sliming will happen in the Spring, when the weather is warmer.
Help make our BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR a success! Remember, each minute counts! Your student’s goals are Unlimited. They can Defy all expectations.
A few key points:
Families can register their students for the Read-A-Thon using the link below to create their personal fundraising pages, which can be shared with family and friends.
ALL CLASSES WITH 90% OF THE CLASS REGISTERED BY JANUARY 22 WILL EARN AN IN-SCHOOL HOT-CHOCOLATE PARTY!
Help your students set their goals. They will read about 420 minutes in school during the Read-A-Thon. If your child loses their goal/tally sheet, the PDF is below.
Families should update their child’s reading progress on a daily or weekly basis for the duration of the Read-A-Thon.
Please read out to pta_info@ps154.org with any questions.