Weetwood PTA
Weetwood Primary Read-a-thon 2021
Fundraising for Weetwood Primary School PTA
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Monday 20th September – Friday 1st October
Weetwood Primary School are holding the Weetwood Read – a - thon between Monday 20th September and Friday 1st October. The aim of this event is to raise the profile of reading in school and raise extra funds to buy resources to support reading in school.
We have set our fundraising target to £8000. This is an ambitious target and if we could reach it, it would have a huge impact on resources we could buy to enhance our curriculum offer.
With the money raised we intend to;
• Give each class money to improve their book corner.
• Install ‘Free Little Libraries’ in the playground for children to exchange books.
• Buy home reader books. We are running very low on some book levels and it would be great to refresh the scheme and add some new books.
• Continue to improve the library, ensuring that we have a wide range of books which appeal to all children.
• Buy all classes in Key Stage 2 sets of class reader books to support their curriculum work.
With:
• £35 we could buy the complete Harry Potter collection for the school library.
• £50 we could buy 10 new books for our reading scheme.
• £100 we could restock one class reading corner and make it a friendly inviting space to encourage reading and provide a quiet space for reading in each classroom.
• £150 we could buy several copies of books from one stage of our Weetwood Reading Spine.
• £240 we could buy one ‘Free Little Library’ for the playground.
• £250 we could buy a set of 30 books for a class in Key Stage 2.
How are we going to raise money? (more information can be found on Class Dojo and in the latest newsletter)
• The children will be given a read-a-thon challenge sheet. They have to complete the challenges, scratch off a sticker to reveal a motivational message from a teacher. Once they have completed all the challenges they will receive a certificate.
• We are also running a reading minutes challenge, the children will be encouraged to read as much as possible at home and in school. The minutes will then be added together to create a class total. The class with the highest total will receive a prize. (There will be prizes for different year groups)
• We will also be holding our annual Scholastic Book Fair between Monday 27th September and Thursday 30th September. For every book you buy from the book fair we receive rewards to spend on books for school. Further details about how the book fair will be organised via school.
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