Mt. Erie Elementary PTA

Thursday, February 16th will be the last day completed reading cards will be accepted. All students should bring in their completed cards to their teacher on Thursday for the reading to be counted and included in all prize drawings.

The Mt Erie Winter Reading Program has started and this year we think READING ROCKS. Our winter reading program is designed to help our wonderful teachers assist the students in building a habit and love of reading that will last a lifetime. The program will last 6 weeks, running from January 9th through February 16th. The school has set a goal for Mt Erie students to read a total of 10,000 hours during the program and every student completing a Reading Card will be eligible to win some really great prizes. The more cards completed, the more chance of winning! At the end of the program, an assembly will be held to recognize all the reading accomplishments by the students.

Here is how our program works ~
o Set a time for reading each day
o Initial a square when the required reading time is met
o Reading continues until all blank squares have been initialed – this equals a “Completed Reading Card”
o Return the Completed Reading Card to their teacher
o Pull a new Reading Card located in the classes or on the bulletin board and begin again.

Please contact John at luccalily@comcast.net or 293-3117 if you need additional information.

2012 Reading Program Parent Note.pdf
Reading Card_K and 1st.pdf
Reading Card_2nd through 4th.pdf
Reading Card_5th and 6th.pdf
2012 Winter Reading Program Prizes.pdf

The Winter Reading Program is BACK! We truly believe reading is fundamental to each student’s education and that every book is not only a learning opportunity, but an adventure waiting to happen.We have made a major change in the program’s format from year’s past to hopefully make the program more fun for the student, easier for them to participate and more fairly reward our top readers.

Here is how it works ~
•The program will be a last 6 weeks, runningfrom January 27ththrough March 11th
•For every 15 minutes a student reads, a parent or teacher initials one square on the Reading Card (example -a student reads 45 minutes –3 squares are initialed)
•The student will continue reading until all blank squares have been initialed –this equals a “Completed Reading Card”
•Return the Completed Reading Card to their teacher for review and filing
•Pull a new Reading Card and start more timed reading  (or print out a card – Reading Card – 2011.pdf )

Prizes ~ Our prize format has also changed this year and is better than ever! Here is an overview of our prizes - Reading Program Prize List – 2011.pdf .

Another great change this year is Mr. Bruland, Mr. Donaldson and our outstanding teachers have jumped into the program and initiated some really fun ideas to help our students fall in love with reading. The program will have an opening and closing assembly with some great fun planned!

If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email John or Megan at 293-3117 or luccalily@comcast.net

When: Thursday, Jan. 27th, 2:45pm

Where: Mt. Erie Gym
Parents…come enjoy this event with your students…
-Teachers will be singing and dancing about reading!
-Learn about this improved school and pta program.
-A written description of the program will come home in backpacks Thursday or Friday.

Book Bingo is coming down to the wire! If your kids have been reading like crazy to earn points and prizes – that’s great! Keep up the good work! If you haven’t been playing Book Bingo – it’s not too late to start! Book Bingo dates for 2010 are January 25-March 19, 2010.  Please turn in all book completion slips by Friday, March 19th. Good luck to all our Book Bingo kids!