Stay tuned for more information! Read-a-thon will be end of Febuary and the beginning of March. This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year, and we look forward to all the things we can do to support the school with this fundraiser!
Read-a-Thon 2026 Flyer
Our Spring 2026 Read-a-thon was a HUGE success! Thank you to everyone who participated. We raised over 5,000$ for our school!
Read-a-Thon 2024 Flyer
Dates:
Goals: reach 100% participation from our families & update the non-fiction section in the school Library
Main Page:
Register students:
During the event, login and record your reader's daily reading minutes in the Read-a-thon portal at https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/login/ . They earn fun rewards for reading and help us raise funds!
Remember the Sacramento Public Library provides easy no cost access to age appropriate reading materials for all San Juan Unified School District's students.
Read-A-Thon 2022 Was a Success
Thank you to all those students and families who participated in Thomas Kelly’s annual Read-A-Thon! We raised over $5,000 for the PTA and our students read nearly 30,000 minutes over the course of October. If you helped raised money in addition to logging minutes on the online platform, then your student earned money (Rat Bucks) that can be spent on prizes. Remember to log on and spend your “Rat Bucks” by October 22, 2022. Students who met minimum reading levels will receive a Super Reader certificate and will be entered into a drawing to receive one of several gift certificates to the Scholastic Book Fair happening in November. Top readers in each grade will also celebrate with a pizza party!
Read-a-thons get your reader excited about reading and gives friends/family the opportunity to encourage your child to read more.
Read-a-thon starts Thursday September 1, 2022 and ends September 30th, 2022 for the School Year 2022/2023.
Thomas Kelly Elementary PTA will host the second annual Read-a-thon this year. Read-a-thons get your reader excited about reading. Parents, grandparents, friends and family can encourage your child to read daily all month long. About a week before our Read-a-thon starts, we will send home a paper with instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page. If you didn't get it, simply activate your reader’s account at https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/jkSKVl/1 . Be prepared with:
Teacher's name
Child's name
Parent or guardian's email (user log-on name)
and be ready to create a user generated unique Read-a-thon portal password.
During the event dates, login and record your reader's daily reading minutes in the Read-a-thon portal at https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/login/ .
The Sacramento Public Library provides easy no cost access to age appropriate reading materials for all San Juan Unified School District's students. To access your child's pre-existing SJUSD/Sacramento Public Library account throughout the year, simply use the SJUSD Student ID* (ex: Sj123456) located on your child's Student ID card and go to:
Remember, all reading minutes count! Here's some fun ideas to encourage more daily reading minutes:
Set up virtual reading sessions with a grandparent over Zoom or Facebook for specific night(s) of the week.
Take your child to the library and let them pick.
You read; I read! Trade off reading out loud each night between siblings or adults.
On Friday September 30th, 2022, we will host a "Camp Out" themed family night on campus 7:30pm to 9:30pm to celebrate literacy. Bring the whole family with chairs or blankets. Please watch our Facebook Event Page for updates.
We've chosen this Read-a-thon because it doesn't take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills. We hope EVERYONE participates.
Please contact us if you have questions. Thanks so much,
Thomas Kelly PTA
*The SJUSD Student ID (ex: Sj123456) is located on your child's student ID card, viewable in the parent portal, or simply ask your child's teacher or the school office staff for help to locate the number. It will start with Sj + six digits.
