Week 1 Results are In!

Week 1 Results are In!

What a fantastic first “week” (March 1-8) of reading. Students, teachers, and staff already read 34,842 minutes! It was very exciting to see the reading logs come in and all the wonderful minutes read by the students. A special thanks to Jessica Abbott, Betsy Brown, Cathy Cashman, and Adrienne Raphael for helping with the tallying and Sarah Rougier for helping update the hallway path for classroom participation. A reminder that if your student forgot their log on Monday, if they bring it in this coming Monday, March 16^th, their minutes from Week 1 still count! We will back log their minutes. Also, if students have misplaced their reading logs, there are extra copies in the main office or you can download a copy from the blog (http://mcsreadathon.blogspot.com/) 

Also, you don’t need a sponsor to participate…every child can read and turn in the log even if they are unable to find sponsors.  However, if your child is in need of a sponsor, we do have community members who are willing to sponsor a child, so please let your student’s teacher or Holly Esterline know if you are interested in being matched with a community sponsor.

COMING UP THIS WEEK – Thursday, March 19th—Author Visit: Ted Scheu.  Scheu is a nationally-known children’s writer from Middlebury, VT. Ted Scheu’s own poems, published in over two dozen anthologies and poetry collections in the US and UK, are borne of his childhood memories, as well as from his experience as an elementary teacher and parent. “I try to capture in my poems the silliness and sadness, the worries and the wonders of being a kid–whether it’s school life, or the surprising things that happen at home and with friends,” said Scheu recently. “My goal in my own writing, and especially in my teaching, is to help kids find their own voices. Poetry is the best way I’ve found to get kids revved up about their writing.  Its simple format and easy emotional connections seem to open hearts and get pencils dancing.”

Scheu, (pronounced “shy”), 60, travels all over the world as a visiting author.  His published works include his own collections—“Getting the Best of Me,” “I Tickled My Teachers,” “I Froze My Mother and Other Seriously Funny Family Poems,” “Now I Know My ZBCs,” and “I Threw My Brother Out,” (all from Young Poets’ Press, VT), as well as many popular US anthologies including, ”I Invited a Dragon to Dinner” by Philomel, NY (2002), and several anthologies from Meadowbrook Press, MN. Information about Scheu’s work may also be found at his web site at www.poetryguy.com

LOOKING FOR HELP –we always welcome anyone who might have time on Monday mornings from 8-9am, or whatever amount of time you are able to give, to tally reading logs. 

We are happy to announce the participation in each classroom and the top reader in each grade:

Participation for Each Classroom – Week 1

Ms. Lynch – 78%

Ms. Livingston – 90%

Ms. Totu – 79%

Ms. Kuzio – 73%

Ms. McLane – 74%

Ms. Carter – 56%
Ms. O’Sullivan – 67%

Ms. Pierpont – 53%

Highest rate of participation was Ms. Livingston at 90%

School-wide Total Minutes - 34,842 minutes

School-wide Average Total Minutes Read - 221 minutes

Top Reader in Each Grade – Week 1

Kindergarten – Lincoln Arseneau

1^st Grade – Samantha Becker

2^nd Grade – Aiden Bouchard

3^rd Grade – William Zaikowski

4^th Grade – Waydon Cherrington

5^th Grade – Clary Crary

6^th Grade – Valkyrja Hotmer

Teacher/Staff – Ms. Cota

Jess Abbott, Adrienne Rafael, Cathy Cashman, and Betsy Brown helping with tallying reading logs on Monday morning.

Let's read s'more...books!

Library Camp Read S'more

Teachers and staff at Monkton Central School - what's your favorite book?  Open the book cover in the hallway to find out!