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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