FAQs

Who logs minutes? 

• The designated staff member will log the minutes by 4:30 p.m. each Monday. If Monday is a holiday, enter minutes on the next school day.

What is considered the “reading week”? 

• • The reading week is from Monday to Sunday.

Who do the students turn their minutes in to?

• The students will submit their minutes to their 3rd-grade teacher every Monday and will receive a new log to start working on. 

What does the teacher do with the minutes received from students? 

• Once the teachers receive the minutes from all their students, they will calculate the total minutes read by their class and send the sum to their campus-designated staff member to log their school minutes.

What happens once the campus-designated staff member receives all the minutes from their 3rd-grade teacher? 

• They will:

  • Enter the class totals for each class by 4:30 p.m. each Monday

  • Repeat the same process next week.

Will we be able to know our standings? 

• You will be able to see the total number of minutes you have logged periodically. 

• We will not reveal individual rankings to prevent discouragement.

Will we get notified if we proceed to the next Bracket? 

• Yes, we will have a bracket announcement for each round of the tournament. 

Will schools compete based on size? 

• No, the challenge was designed to take the average minutes read per school. This is why it’s important to track your students accurately and update them if they change.

My school is out for Thanksgiving Break. Do my kids still need to read?

• YES!! We encourage reading during all breaks. If your break is 2 weeks, give the students 2 logs before dismissal. 

• Have them bring both completed logs back on the Monday you return. 

• The teacher will calculate the minutes per week. Send 2 sets of numbers to the admin to log the minutes. 

• The admin will then log the minutes matching the weeks.

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