Discovery Readers Pass Halfway Mark in Reading Challenge

Discovery readers continue to read their way to 1 million minutes as part of the Million Minutes Reading Challenge.

After tallying the January totals, students were at 500,178 minutes. We have three months to reach our goal so we can reward the students at the Million Minutes Reading Celebration on Friday, May 1.

The top readers for January were:

• A boy from Mrs. Kotmel's preschool class who read 450 minutes;
• A boy from Mrs. Jayne's kindergarten class who read 640 minutes;
• A boy from Mrs. Davison's first-grade class who read 1,150 minutes;
• A boy from Mrs. Hoppe's second-grade class who read 1,100 minutes;
• A girl from Mr. Runyan's third-grade class who read 2,672 minutes (she also has been a top reader for three months in a row);
• A boy from Mrs. Spenner's fourth-grade class who read 1,755 minutes;
• A boy from Mrs. Wright's fifth-grade class who read 2,389 minutes (he also has been a top reader for three months in a row); and
• A girl from Mrs. Wright's fifth-grade class who read 2,700 minutes!

Congratulations to all of our top readers and all the other students who have been turning in reading calendars!

Continue to keep track of your minutes for February! It is due back to teachers on Monday, March 2, which also will be our Family Reading Night at Discovery (stay tuned for details). The top reader in each classroom for February will receive a $10 gift certificate to use at the spring book fair. Need the reading calendar? Find it here: http://discoverypta.blogspot.com/2015/02/february-reading-calendars-now-available.html