Week 3 results - 81, 951 total minutes read so far!

Week 3 results - 81, 951 total minutes read so far!

Week 3 results are in! We have had an astounding 81,951 total minutes read by students so far! 

This week, we had 20 new students achieve "Mountain Lion Reader” status by meeting their individual goals of 450 minutes for students grades K-2, 600 minutes for students grades 3-4, and 900 minutes for students grades 5-6, bringing our number of Mountain Lion Readers to a total of 31. These readers earn a vote in which teacher or staff member do something “exciting" during the Closing Ceremony on Thursday, April 4th.We will pass out the voting slips a day or two before the Closing Ceremony once we have a complete list of all the students who have completed their reading goals as Mountain Lion Readers.

COMING UP – Harry Bliss Author Visit tomorrow – Tuesday, March 19^th. Harry Bliss is an internationally syndicated cartoonist and cover artist for the New Yorker magazine.  His self-titled single-panel gag cartoon, Bliss, appears in major newspapers across the United States and Japan.  Bliss also illustrates books for children including: A Fine, Fine School, Which Would You Rather Be?, Countdown to Kindergarten, and Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth.  Bliss's first cartoon collection was Death by Laughter.  Luke On the Loose is Bliss's debut award-winning comic book for early readers.  Bailey, a Parents magazine award-winner, was published by Scholastic in September of 2011, followed by Bailey at the Museum in 2012.  He recently illustrated Grandma in Blue with Red Hat.

Family Game Night – Friday, March 22^nd from 6-7:30pm in the MCS gym.  Monkton Central School Families put your game faces on and come compete with your peers, teachers, and parents at the MCS Read-a-thon Family Game Night.  The event is hosted by the Monkton PTO and the Russell Memorial Library.  It will run from 6:00-7:30pm on Friday, March 22nd in the MCS gym.  There will be snacks and the opportunity to enter a raffle to win some new books!  Hope to see you there! 

Next week: “Mystery Reader Week!”  A short passage from a book will be read during lunchtime and students will have the chance to guess the book title, author, and who is the “mystery reader.”

Participation for Each Classroom – Week 3

Ms. Carter – 90%

Ms. Lynch – 85%

Ms. Livingston – 92%

Ms. Totu – 96%

Ms. Kuzio – 67%

Ms. McLane – 78%

Ms. O’Sullivan – 78%

Ms. Pierpont – 87%

School-wide Total Minutes – 81,951 minutes

School-wide Average Total Minutes Read - 205 minutes

Top Reader in Each Grade - Week 3
Kindergarten – Samantha Becker

1^st Grade – Silas Cashman

2^nd Grade – Aurora Schauerte

3^rd Grade – Sophie Underwood

4^th Grade – Benji Havey

5^th Grade – Johnny Stanley

6^th Grade – Whitney Dykstra

Teacher/Staff – Ms. Cota