To remember the fun you had, be sure to view and download images from the Dr. Seuss Photo Booth at leahsouthwickphotography.pixieset.com/discovery. The password is Million Minutes.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Check Out Million Minutes Photos
To remember the fun you had, be sure to view and download images from the Dr. Seuss Photo Booth at leahsouthwickphotography.pixieset.com/discovery. The password is Million Minutes.
Take a Break with a Good Book This Summer
Many studies have shown that students lose some of their skills they learned during the school year over summer break. But instead of letting those skills get rusty, get your child reading through one of the various programs going on in the community and nationwide.
The Meridian Library District's summer reading program begins Monday, June 1. But the official kickoff will be Friday, June 5, at Settlers Park, where you can join the Bookmobile for the first CableOne Movie Night of the summer, which will be Tangled. There will be a bounce house, face painting, and more! You can sign up for the library's summer reading program, which is done in partnership with the West Ada School District, online or on paper, and then earn prizes all summer long for reading.
Barnes & Noble has a summer reading program that is already under way. Read eight books this summer and record them in a reading journal, and you can choose a free book from the list at the store.
In addition, the National PTA and Kindle are sponsoring a Family Reading Challenge for the month of July. The challenge will encourage families to read together, be inspired, and share their experiences. You can sign up for notifications and see more information at http://ptareadingchallenge.org/.
If you know of any additional summer reading programs, please share with us in the Comments section below!
Barnes & Noble has a summer reading program that is already under way. Read eight books this summer and record them in a reading journal, and you can choose a free book from the list at the store.
In addition, the National PTA and Kindle are sponsoring a Family Reading Challenge for the month of July. The challenge will encourage families to read together, be inspired, and share their experiences. You can sign up for notifications and see more information at http://ptareadingchallenge.org/.
If you know of any additional summer reading programs, please share with us in the Comments section below!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Million Minutes Challenge a Success!
The Discovery Elementary PTA Board had a theme this year to guide our goals: Dream Big, Work Hard to Make that Dream Come True, and Celebrate. This led to the Million Minutes Reading Challenge and Festival.
We set a goal for Discovery students to read 1 million minutes. We wanted to see what they could do when they dreamed big and worked hard. The students not only met the 1 million-minute goal, but they exceeded it. This school year, the students read 1,190,502 minutes!
Certificates, bracelets, coupons from Menchie's for a free 5-ounce yogurt, and bookmarks were passed out to all students last week to reward them for their hard work!
We had a fabulous time celebrating that accomplishment at the Million Minutes Reading Festival on May 1. There were lots of reading-themed activities, an "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" Walk, a Dr. Seuss photo booth, awards to the each grade level's top reader, and a special drawing that raised funds for the school. Parent and champion yo-yoer Dave Bazan and his second-grader also wowed the crowd with their skills! Thank you to Dave and the other parent volunteers who helped to make this event a success.
Also a huge thank you to our youth volunteers, teens who volunteered from the Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School, and volunteers from the Treasure Valley YMCA and Kohl's!
And we also want to thank our other supporters for helping to make our festival a success:
We also had a lot of support from authors and publishers, who sent us autographed books, including Laura Bingham, Victoria Kahn, Jodi Picoult, and Judith Viorst.
We set a goal for Discovery students to read 1 million minutes. We wanted to see what they could do when they dreamed big and worked hard. The students not only met the 1 million-minute goal, but they exceeded it. This school year, the students read 1,190,502 minutes!
Certificates, bracelets, coupons from Menchie's for a free 5-ounce yogurt, and bookmarks were passed out to all students last week to reward them for their hard work!
We had a fabulous time celebrating that accomplishment at the Million Minutes Reading Festival on May 1. There were lots of reading-themed activities, an "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" Walk, a Dr. Seuss photo booth, awards to the each grade level's top reader, and a special drawing that raised funds for the school. Parent and champion yo-yoer Dave Bazan and his second-grader also wowed the crowd with their skills! Thank you to Dave and the other parent volunteers who helped to make this event a success.Also a huge thank you to our youth volunteers, teens who volunteered from the Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School, and volunteers from the Treasure Valley YMCA and Kohl's!
And we also want to thank our other supporters for helping to make our festival a success:
Castlebury Dental
Big Al's
Dick's Sporting Goods
Menchie's
ToyTown
Aquarium of Boise
Buffalo Wild Wings
Blimpie
The Blue & Orange Store
Bogus Basin
Boise Hawks
Dave & Buster's
Discovery Center of Idaho
Five Guys
Goodwood Barbecue Co.
Grimaldi's
Idaho Botanical Garden
Idaho Pizza Co.
Idaho Stampede
Idaho Steelheads
IT'SUGAR
Mathnasium
Noodle's
Olive Garden
On The Border
Panache Hair Studio & Day Spa
Papa Murphy's
Powell's Sweet Shoppe
Roaring Springs
Texas Roadhouse
U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt
Wahooz Family Fun Zone
Zoo Boise
We also had a lot of support from authors and publishers, who sent us autographed books, including Laura Bingham, Victoria Kahn, Jodi Picoult, and Judith Viorst.
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