Every book read makes something good happen at CAIS.

Dear CAIS Family,

READATHON 2019 is an annual, community-based event currently in its 19th year. Our main objective is to highlight and promote:

  • Literacy: students read books with their classes, classmates, parents, and on their own, and achieve goals to receive prizes for participation or excellence.
  • Community building: classes cooperate and compete in a variety of activities, such as book character dress up day and buddy reading with younger students within the school.
  • Fundraising: funds raised will go towards Library upgrades, including new amenities such as a language laboratory, and a multimedia center.

The selected theme for this year is “Building Novel Ideas.”  READATHON will start on the 28th of January and will run until the 22 nd of February, 2019 for grades 4-12. Further details about the program will be shared with students shortly. Every student is encouraged to read for no less than 30 minutes a day, and students may accumulate Accelerated Reader points by reading books and answering questions in AR quizzes. These points are used for individual and class targets. Additionally, if a student achieves 100% on a FICTION AR quiz or passes a NON-FICTION AR quiz, he or she will be entered into the Daily Special Draw.

Each student needs to find sponsors. Sponsors can consider giving a one-time donation or sponsoring students according to the goals they set to earn Accelerated Reader (AR) points. Donations of $100 or above are tax-deductible.  Please indicate if a sponsor would like a receipt and be sure to print their first and last names clearly.

The last day to tally your efforts for prizes is Wednesday the 27th of February, 2019.  More details to follow.

Thank you in advance for helping your child participate in the 2019 READATHON.

Sincerely,
The Readathon Committee

Prizes:

Daily special prizes (for UP and HS):

  • UP and HS students will get a daily special draw ticket if they get 100% correct for a fiction AR quiz or get a pass for a non-fiction AR quiz
  • Winners will receive a $100 gift voucher to The Commercial Press

Class prizes:

  • Classes that get a minimum of 9000 points – Free dress-up day
  • Class with the highest number of points in each grade – A surprise party organized by the Homeroom teacher and a class reading set

Individual prizes:

  • 1 Top fundraiser each from LP, UP and HS will receive a $300 gift voucher to The Commercial Press
  • 1 Top reader each from LP, UP and HS will receive a $500 gift voucher to The Commercial Press
  • Top readers of each class will receive a $100 gift voucher to The Commercial Press

Every student will receive a bookmark designed by the winner of the Bookmark Design Contest at the end of the Readathon!

Special Readathon Events


January 28   Individual Book Character Dress-up Day

Students go to school dressed as their favorite book character.
*School dress code rules

January 28 – February 12  Book Swap

G.4 – 9 students bring their own book(s) to swap during library lessons. They will receive tickets from their homeroom teachers if they bring books to swap in the library during their lessons. G.10 – – 12 students can bring their own book(s) to swap during lunch recess, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm.  Students can swap a maximum of 5 books and get 1 Readathon point for each book swapped. Please be reminded that only books in good condition may be swapped.

January 28 – February 22  Reading Buddies  

G4 – 12 students will read stories to Prep – G3 students in the homeroom of the younger grade.

February 13-15   Book Fair

Each class will have a 30-minute block to visit the Book Fair in the library to buy books at discounted prices. Parents are welcome to visit the Book Fair after school between 3:30 – 4:30 pm.

February 18  Reading Marathon  

Our school will try to set a record for reading the whole day, from 8:10 am – 2:40 pm.  Each class will sign up for a reading slot so that there will always be students reading every minute of the day!

February 22  Class Dress-up Day  

Each class will decide with homeroom teacher on a book to base on. Students will dress up as different characters from the book.
*School dress code rules

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