Sunstone Readathon
From October 1st to October 30th students will read for as many minutes as they can and ask family and friends to sponsor their reading!
Every minute read helps Sunstone raise funds for vital projects, like increasing our financial aid offerings, improving and beautifying our campuses, and purchasing materials for our classrooms to create the best prepared environments.
Children who read for pleasure are more likely to be successful and happy throughout their lives. A Readathon motivates reluctant readers to give reading a go, and inspires keen readers to read more widely. Children choose what they want to read – it’s about reading for fun!
everything counts! Reading alone or reading with a parent
How does it work?
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Readathon Packet
Information packets were distributed in the classrooms:
- instructions
- sponsorship form
- tracking form
- sample templates for students to organize their “ask” for sponsorships
We have extra packets in the office, so feel free to stop by and pick some up!
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Two Ways to Sponsor
By the minute
- For the sponsor who wants to challenge a student to read as many minutes as they can!
Flat rate
- For the sponsor who just wants to support a student’s reading with a flat rate donation!
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Donations Due Nov 13
Families are responsible for collecting payments when the Readathon is over. We will accept:
- Cash
- Check made out to Sunstone Montessori School
- Credit Card
Donate by credit card
Share the link below with any sponsors who wish to pay with a credit card.
Instructions and Resources for Parents & Guardians
Encourage your student to reach out to family and friends for sponsorships.
- Help your child prepare their “ask” by outlining the important points to include when soliciting sponsorships. You can use the sample templates in the readathon packet (distributed in the classrooms and available in the office).
- Sponsors can choose to donate a flat rate or to pledge by the minute.
- Payment methods include credit card (below), cash, or check made out to Sunstone Montessori School.
Read with your child! Every minute spent reading outside of school hours counts.
Provide support with collections. Help your child calculate totals, collect payments from sponsors, and bring in any cash or check payments, with the “sponsorship form” and the “minutes read” form, to the office by November 13th.