Let's Read!

Tuesday, May 27th to Sunday, June 8th

Last chance to get in those minutes! To date, we have read a total of 36,935 minutes as a school, and raised $8,703! Let's keep going -- we have several hours left (until 11:59pm)!

These numbers are based on minutes that have been logged in the system. Any money "raised" does not count if there are no logged minutes. Don't forget, your friends and family have pledged money based on the promise that you will read! You can access your tracker through your private profile management page, sent via email to you after you set up your child's profile page - it is in the second link. If you are having difficulty logging your minutes, please reach out to readathon@nestmpta.org.

K-2 Race: 2B is leading the total minutes read, and 1C is leading in total donations! 

Grades 3-5 Race: 3A is leading the total minutes read, and 4C is leading in total donations, but only by a small margin!!!!!

Remember, there are prizes for classes AND individual participants. Some prizes have already been distributed. It's not too late to start a reading log. Instructions to set up a profile are below. 

• Every student who submits a reading log will receive a special NEST+m bookmark.

• Students will earn one raffle ticket for every Milestone Minute marker in drawings to win prizes, such as reading lights, free books, fun socks, and bookstore gift cards. 

Milestone Minutes & Prizes: 

100 minutes = special bookmark (glow-in-the-dark/magnetic/scented) + 1 raffle ticket

300 minutes = special pen/pencil + 1 raffle ticket

500 minutes = fidget toy/slap bracelet/brag tag + 1 raffle ticket

1000 minutes = mini notebook + 1 raffle ticket

2000+ minutes = medal + 1 raffle ticket + 1 raffle ticket for a Kindle

Fundraising Prizes:

• Students will earn a raffle ticket for every $50 raised.

Class Prizes K-2:

• Most Minutes Read = Ice Pops Party

• Most $ Raised = Ice Pops Party

Class Prizes Grades 3-5:

• Most Minutes Read = Ice Pops Party

• Most $ Raised = Ice Pops Party

All profits will go directly to the PTA, which funds a myriad of programs, from photocopy machines and air conditioners, to literacy and math curricula, dance residencies, chess instruction, sports programs, club advisors, tutoring, and drama and visual arts programs, to name just a few. 

How it works: Ask family, friends, and neighbors to sponsor you for 5, 10, or 15 cents for each minute you read outside of class time between Tuesday, May 27th - Sunday, June 8th. Your sponsors may also donate a flat amount instead. By registering here, you can set up an easy fundraising page for yourself and your donors. 

Please note: monetary pledges are not mandatory for participation in the Read-A-Thon. Regardless of whether or not pledges are secured, we want ALL NEST+m students to join in the fun and show us what strong, diverse, and curious readers they are. All we ask is that you register for the Read-A-Thon to record your reading minutes and submit them for tracking purposes (for Milestone Minutes rewards and school totals). 

Students participating in the Read-A-Thon should record their daily reading minutes (outside of class) every day in their private read-a-thon page via the tracker. Books count! Reading on a tablet counts! Magazines count! Comics count! Newspapers count! Homework reading counts! Students who are not reading independently should include the minutes they are read to by an adult (or other independent reader). 

• Please be honest. The committee reserves the right to follow up with parents/guardians to vouch for the validity of logged minutes. 

Questions? Please send an email to readathon@nestmpta.org.

How To Enter Minutes In The Tracker

When you signed up for your student's profile page, you should have received an email message with subject line "Check out your new fundraiser page!" Your private profile management page link was the 2nd link that appeared in the email. Through this link, you can track minutes and also add a profile picture to the pledge page. Go to the "Track" tab and from there, you can enter minutes. It will look like this: SAMPLE TRACKING PAGE

Please remember that if you have asked family and friends to donate, we cannot ask them to pay if you have not logged any minutes. In order for the donations to process, you must read! 

Questions? Please email us at readathon@nestmpta.org.