Read-A-Thon

• Classroom minutes, as set by teacher

• All minutes read for homework

• All minutes read for fun (books, magazines, comics, etc)

• All minutes being read to (older kids or adults, Epic, audio books, etc)

You can include any time where your student is spending time with books or reading. This includes books without words, the back of the cereal box, or even movie captions.

CES PTO works to provide both in-school & family activities for the school community. The Read-A-Thon is our primary fundraising effort that supports all of these activities.

• school field trips

• classroom parties

• curriculum supplies like sports nets for the gym and reading books

• family activities 

Check out What We Do to learn more was CES PTO helps. 

• Cash

• Checks payable to Centennial Elementary PTO

• Or through our online portal. Make sure to check the option to not pay a service fee for your donation.

All students regardless of how much money they raised or minutes they read can earn a prize by just returning their envelope to their classroom. There are a few additional prizes to the ones listed on the envelope:

• The classroom in each grade that returns the most envelopes gets a bonus recess.

• If the entire school reads 150,000 minutes Mr. Hakala will dress up in a crazy costume for a day.

Students can submit an original bookmark design to their teacher. Bookmarks will be voted on during Family Reading Night. The winning bookmarks will be distributed to students who have returned their Read-A-Thon envelope. 

Bookworms are dedicated readers who are our top readers with the most minutes. To celebrate these high achievers, bookworms get to attend the super star party and also recieve a Grand Prize drawing ticket regardless of how much money they raised. 

Bookworms must read the following minutes at home based on their grade. 

• K-2nd: 550 at home minutes

• 3rd-5th: 650 at home minutes