Discovery Students Getting Closer to a Million Minutes

"And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)."                --Dr. Seuss

Discovery students are getting closer to the million-minute mark for this year's Reading Challenge, and there's no doubt in my mind that they will reach that milestone by our fun-filled festival on Friday, May 1!

Discovery's very own Cat in the Hat, Thing One, and Thing Two!

Thank you to all the kids and their families who came out to read on Monday night and hear some fun stories by our very own Cat in the Hat, Thing One, and Thing Two! Approximately 200 people participated, and we chalked up 18,000 minutes for the evening!

Adding Monday's night total with the February minutes, our total count now stands at 843,434 minutes, and students have two more months left to read! If you see any old calendars laying around the house, please send them in. Those minutes can still be counted.

Now announcing the top readers for February:

• Pre-K: A girl from Ms. Baranco's class read 893 minutes;
• K: A girl from Mrs. Rojas' class read 640 minutes, and a boy from Mrs. Jayne's class read 660 minutes;
• 1st: A boy from Mrs. Davison's class read 1,050 minutes;
• 2nd: A girl from Mrs. Hoppe's class read 1,207 minutes;
• 3rd: A girl from Mrs. Jackson's class read 4,050 minutes;
• 4th: A boy from Mrs. Spenner's class read 3,360 minutes; and
• 5th: A girl from Mrs. Bonebrake's class read 2,180 minutes, and a boy from Mrs. Wright's class read 2,230 minutes.

Next week, the top readers for February from each class will receive a $10 gift certificate for the Spring Book Fair, which will be held March 16-19.

Congratulations to all readers at Discovery! Your extra reading work is adding up!