Readathon 2012

AcademyACL Read-a-thon: October 12-15, 2012

We only do one all-school fundraiser all year... no product sales!
Our philosophy for fundraising focuses on our goal for ‘community’:
We “raise friends” and we celebrate the joy of a highly challenging, highly supportive education at AcademyACL.

What is a “Read-a-Thon”?

Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is holding its 3rd Annual Read-a-thon. This event raises FRIENDS and FUNDS in order to expand the capacity of AcademyACL to meet students’ needs. Students find sponsors and then try to read or listen to as many pages as they can during the time limit. They tell their sponsors how many pages they read and then collect the pledges. Some sponsors donate a flat amount, some donate per page with a maximum limit~ there are many options.

“R3: Refining our goals, Relating to our community, and Realizing our dreams”

We want everything we do, including our “friend & fundraising” to move us towards that goal... We want to connect with our community. Students, teachers, parents, and community members get to share the love of their favorite books together, and money raised supports a variety of projects for the school year. Through our Read-a-thon we also meet local businesses and community leaders who care about the hard work and challenging learning objectives that our students strive to meet every day.

What’s the Schedule?

During Read-a-thon Week, local authors will read their own books to students in class, and they'll discuss the writing process and their own joy for reading. IF YOU ARE AN AUTHOR (or know someone!), please sign up in the office. On Friday, October 12th, students are invited to come in their Pajamas or dressed as their Favorite Author or Character (nothing scary or inappropriate). Students begin their “page count” at 8:00am. They are dismissed at noon (no lunch served) to provide data time for teachers. Students are invited back at 4:00pm. From 4:00-5:30pm, it’s time to picnic, find a favorite reading spot, visit author’s tables and the Usborne Book Fair, and begin reading!!

What’s the Schedule? (continued)

At 5:30 we will have a Reading Celebration Assembly, and at 6:00pm the really serious fun begins as students try to read as many pages as possible. An adult must accompany every student in Divisions I-IV during the entire event. Division V students may be unattended with a signed permission slip. Students in Divisions I-II may stay as long as they like until 10:00pm. At 10pm, we’ll celebrate the pages of any remaining DI & II students and wave them home with their parents. From 10pm to midnight, we invite our Midnight Hawks in Divisions III-V to stay and read. At midnight, we’ll wave home the Midnight Hawks! We encourage students to keep reading throughout the weekend as much as they can within their families’ schedules... and then they stop! at 8:00pm on Monday night to record their pages. We will be eager to see their results on Tuesday morning. Students may read at home OR at school, and may also listen to pages.

How is this money used?

AcademyACL is a public charter school funded by per-pupil-revenue (PPR) from the state of Colorado. That money has been reduced each year with state budget cuts. Read-a-thon funds expand our capacity by providing additional money for our arts program, reading materials, classroom equipment and supplies, technology, professional development, enrichment (after-school) scholarships, lesson planning, expeditionary learning and more. We work very hard to str-e-t-c-h every dollar!

What’s the Process?

1. Find your friends and business sponsors.
2. Return your pledge forms quickly, and keep working to find sponsors until October 12th to be counted for Challenges.
3. Begin reading at school at 8:00am on October 12th.
4. Count and Record all of the pages you read from that time until 8:00pm on Monday, October 15th (no school, Teacher Workday).
5. Return your Record Sheet on Tuesday, October 16th with your pages totaled.
6. Receive letters with your results, and give to your sponsors beginning October 25th.
7. Collect money from your sponsors and return it to the school by November 8th.

What do I do?

If you are…
  …a student, find your TOP TEN (or more) friends who can sponsor you for at least $10 each, and go for the Challenges!
  …a parent, help your child to find the TOP TEN or more sponsors and contact local businesses you know to see if they will become Business Sponsors.
  …a business owner or manager, consider becoming a GOLD ($200+) or SILVER ($100+) sponsor, and/or donating items that can be used as prizes for students and staff who meet sponsorship challenge goals.

Challenge Me!

Okay, kids, families, and staff… You ask to be challenged every day that you are with us, so here are your 2012 Read-a-thon Challenges!
Set your own goals as high as you can, and challenge each other, too!

CHALLENGE #1: ALL STUDENTS

Find your TOP TEN sponsors (and more!) who will donate at least $10 to sponsor you. Try to beat the other Division Challenges, too!

CHALLENGE #2: YOUR DIVISION

Raises money towards Expeditionary Learning, other trips and additional school goals.

FAMILY CHALLENGE

Find at least 2 business sponsors who would like to be a GOLD or SILVER sponsor and/or donate goods or services that can be used as prizes for challenges.

What happens if I meet a challenge?

First, we CELEBRATE! We constantly cheer for success in our community and the way this helps our program do even more for students. Additionally, we use special ways, including prizes as available, to highlight the importance of your success.

Are you thinking about VOLUNTEERING to help with the Read-a-thon?
We need:

Bookfair helpers
Coordinating snacks
Door monitors
Data Entry
Business Recruitment
Celebrations & Prizes Facilitators

Set up
Clean up
Snacks table
Check in, Check out table
Classroom Record Keepers

To sign up, or get answers for any questions about the Read-A-Thon, please contact .

REMINDER: COMPLETED SPONSOR SHEETS DUE BACK AT SCHOOL AT 8am OCTOBER 12TH.

MONEY IS DUE NOVEMBER 8TH.

THANK YOU to our 2011 Business Sponsors:

Baskin-Robbins (3244 Centennial Blvd., 471-8989)
Blackjack Pizza (1915 W. Uintah, 633-1200)
Borriello Brothers Pizza (3240 Centennial Blvd., 520-5604)
Chick-Fil-A (575 Garden of the Gods Rd., 531-7320)
Colorado Balloon Classic (328 Bonfoy Ave., 471-4833)
Challenger Learning Center (10215 Lexington Drive, Ste 110, 598-9755)
Colorado Springs Chiropractic Center (524 N. Weber St.)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (4385 Tutt Blvd., 597-1449)
Dogtooth Coffee Company (505 E. Columbia St. #100, 632-0125)
Hooked on Books (3918 Maizeland Rd., 596-1621)
Karla Ross Investment Services (578-0404)
Little Richard's Toystore (320 N Tejon St., 578-0012)
Pikes Perk (14 S Tejon St., 635-1600)
Village Inn (535 Garden of the Gods Rd., 598-5331)
Wink's Automotive & Performance, LLC (2508 Platte Pl., 633-0004)