NRE DBC

Read-A-Thon Pledge Forms Due Wednesday, March 11th

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What is NRE's Read-A-Thon?

Students read/listen to fiction, non-fiction or audio book(s) of their choosing for a minimum of 20 minutes per day (outside of school hours) February 28 – March 3.Friends and family make a flat or per minute donation. The donations raised from the Discovery students go back into the DBC budget. We have budgeted to raise $3,000 from this event. We are anticipating each DBC student to raise $30 to fund the specific curriculum that is used for the DBC students. The DBC funded the following prizes:The Discovery class with the highest average number of minutes read wins a kick ball party with Principal Lynch and Vice Principal Schmidt (pizza & movie party if weather doesn’t cooperate).The Discovery student with the greatest number of minutes read will win a $25 Target Gift Card. Timeline: February 17 - 28: Students are encouraged to visit their school and local library. February 24 - 28: Book FairFebruary 27: Paper pledge forms in Thursday FoldersFebruary 28: Book Character Day (students dress up as their favorite book character)February 28 - March 3: Read-A-Thon March 4 - March 11: Turn in the Discovery specific pledge forms to their teacher with parents signature and donations - checks made payable to NRE DBCMarch 13: Winners announced