The Cherry Crest Read-a-thon will be here soon! This will be the first major Cherry Crest PTSA fundraiser of the 2021-22 school year. The students love this event!
Q: What is the Cherry Crest Read-a-thon?
A: The Read-a-thon is a fun school-wide event that encourages students to use the reading skills they develop in the classroom to help raise funds for the PTSA. Students will set a reading goal, gather sponsors to pledge money, then read over the Thanksgiving break (November 24-28). Reading minutes and donations are due by Friday, December 3rd. The students have an opportunity to win fun prizes by fundraising and reading (such as lunch with our principal, Mr. Steere, Cherry Crest water bottles and backpacks, and books selected and signed by our librarian Ms. Lux)!
Q: How will the Read-a-thon be kicked off?
A: We will have an all-school Pajama Day to kick off the Read-a-thon! So, on Wednesday November 24th, the students can wear pajamas to school.
Q: How will the funds raised from the Read-a-thon be used?
A: 100% of the proceeds raised from the Read-a-thon go towards the students at Cherry Crest - supporting important PTSA-sponsored programs like Curriculum Enhancement and General School Assistants (extra support in the classroom!!) Since September, GSAs have been supporting students in our classrooms, running many of the small-group learning sessions, and helping our teachers with a variety of classroom content management, grading and other administrative tasks to help our classes run smoothly. GSAs are a crucial element in making Cherry Crest not only an exceptional learning environment, but an exceptional community as well. These are just a few ways that the Cherry Crest PTSA helps to make Cherry Crest such a great school for our kids, and different from other schools in our district. So, every dollar raised benefits our children!
Important Dates:
November 24 - Pajama Day to kick off the Read-a-thon
November 24 – 28 - Read! Read! Read!
December 3 – Reading minutes and donations due
Mid-December – Winners announced and prizes distributed
Have questions? Feel free to contact readathon@cherrycrest-ptsa.org. Information can also be found at http://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/read-a-thon/
Thank you for your continued help with PTSA fundraising!
Lubdha Khandelwal
Read-a-thon Chair
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