READ FOR NES!

Our third year of Read for NES will kick off on Thursday, March 2nd! During this 2-week read-a-thon, we are encouraging our students to continue reading while earning money to further support our teachers and school! We have a number of fun events planned throughout the read-a-thon to make this another fun and memorable event for all our students!  We are hoping to receive over $12,000 in pledges to support our teachers, staff, and students in many ways including:

  • Provide technology & curriculum support
  • Provide in-school enrichment programs & field trips
  • Provide teachers & staff with reimbursement for classroom materials 
  • Raise funds to host NES community events and celebrations

Please read on below for additional details.  

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HOW IT WORKS

We invite NES families to help their children track their progress using Read for My School, an easy-to-use site that will be used to track minutes and seek pledges.  Information about our fundraiser on Read for My School: 

  • Fundraiser name: Read for NES 
  • Fundraiser invite code: 86444
  1. To register your student, please go to https://rfms.app/86444 to set up an online profile for your student(s) based on their grade level. To register additional students, simply click the settings icon after registering the first student to create an additional profile.
  2. You can also download and register on Read for My School apps on Apple App or Google Play stores.  Please use the invite code above to register on the mobile apps.
  3. Students READ, READ, READ from March 2nd – March 16th, and track their minutes and books on their own custom webpage. We are encouraging students to read (or be read to) at least 20 minutes a day, inside of school or out!
  4. NOTE: You may create your donation page at any time but please don’t start logging minutes until March 2nd.  Any minutes logged before March 2nd will be cleared out.  
  5. Students secure pledges from friends and family via simple emails sent through their personal webpage or sharing the custom link via social media.
  6. Students who read and raise funds get prizes! The NES PTA gets money to continue supporting important work like enrichment programs and teacher and classroom support.

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IMPORTANT DATES

  • Leading up to March 2nd – Families will receive instructions for setting up their student(s) online profile to get ready for March 2nd Kickoff!
  • Week of February 28- March 3rd – Book Swap Collection – Students should bring in gently used books to be collected in their classrooms.
  • March 2nd – Read for NES kicks off! Celebrate National Read Across America Day and show your NES school spirit.  NES Spirit Day will help us kick off Read for NES so wear blue or your NES/Viking gear to celebrate!  
    • Make sure online reader profiles are created; start logging minutes read and sharing the custom webpage(s) to solicit pledges
  • Week of March 6 – 10 – Book Swap will be set up in the library for students to choose “new to them” books! What a great way to build up their libraries for the rest of the Read for NES!
  • March 6 – 16 – Guest Readers from around our community will be visiting NES throughout the 2 weeks to read to students as they reach reading and fundraising milestones throughout Read for NES!
  • Find reading ideas and inspiration at your public library!  Explore the Newbury Town Library Story Walk and other ways to discover a book that is just right for you!
  • March 10th – Dress up as your Favorite Book Character!
  • March 16th – Celebrate the end of Read for NES! The Read-a-thon closes on the 16th – pledges will be accepted thru 11:59 pm that evening.

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PRIZES

We will have multiple exciting and incentivizing prizes for our children this year. While we hope to raise $12,000 in pledges, this read-a-thon is also about encouraging the students to READ!  We strive to include all our readers, so there are many ways to win, by minutes read, by most donations raised, for the grade levels and individuals.  

Grand Prize School-wide Individual Minutes-based and Individual Money-based Prizes

  • NES Student who reads the most minutes overall: Kindle
  • NES Student who receives the most pledges overall: Kindle

Individuals by Grade Minutes-based and Money-based Prizes

  • Student in each grade (PreK – 6) who reads the highest number of minutes overall: $20 gift certificate to Jabberwocky Books
  • Student in each grade (PreK – 6) who receives the highest amount of pledges overall: $20 gift certificate to Jabberwocky Books

**1st place school-wide individual winners will be excluded from these awards

Grade Level Minutes-based and Money-based Prizes

  • Grade that reads the most minutes overall: $300 gift certificate to Jabberwocky Books to build up classroom libraries AND a chance to spend some reading time with the resident NES dog, Tessie. 
  • Grade that raises the most pledges overall: $300 gift certificate to Jabberwocky Books to build up classroom libraries AND a chance to spend some reading time with the resident NES dog, Tessie. 

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WHAT READING COUNTS

  • Reading (or being read to) at school.  Read-alouds count!
  • Reading outside of school time. Homework reading counts! 
  • Being read to by other people.
  • Reading aloud to other people (or animals – real or stuffed!). If you read to someone who is also participating in Read for NES, it counts for both of you!
  • Reading anything – comic books, magazines, digital books – in any language.

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PAYMENT

  • Online payments will be made via Stripe through your child’s unique link by credit card. 
  • For those that wish to submit personal checks or cash, please send in a sealed, clearly marked envelope with your child’s name, grade level, and amount of donation.  Checks should be made out to: NES PTA.

Envelopes should be sent to the Front Office – Mrs. Fecteau will be collecting them. Please note the collection ends on Thursday, March 16th.

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WAYS YOU CAN HELP

  • Post and share your child’s webpage with family and friends via your social media—think Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
  • Help your child ask family, friends, neighbors, or coworkers to donate by sending a link to their custom webpage.
  • Encourage your child to read, read, and read some more!
  • Help your child log their minutes read daily.  Students will have paper-based logs to keep track of minutes read during school to help you out.
  • Encourage your child to write notes to thank family and friends who sponsored them.
  • Honesty! While it’s tempting for students to inflate the number of minutes read, we hope parents can use this as a valuable opportunity to teach the importance of honest, hard work.

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Thank you for your Support! Contact us at newburyptainfo@gmail.com.