The Belchertown Public Schools and the Clapp Memorial
Library are partnering together to see if we can read for a million minutes
between November 15, 2012 and January, 2013! Our focus is to get our elementary
students to read for pleasure both in and out of school, and to encourage
families to join in the fun!
We will be hosting a kick-off event on Thursday, November
15, 2012, at 6:30 pm in the auditorium at Chestnut Hill Community School. The
evening will begin with a group read-aloud of How Much Is a Million? by David
Schwartz and Steven Kellogg, featuring some local celebrity readers! After we
finish the book, families will gather in designated areas of the school for
some reading time together. Families are encouraged bring their own books or
other pleasure reading materials, however, books will be supplied for children
in grades K-6 to use for the evening, if needed.
If anyone is unable to attend the kick-off, they are still
welcome to participate. Log books will be given to every student at school
following the kick-off, and adults may pick up copies at their child’s school
or at Clapp Memorial Library. When you fill up one log book, total up the
number of minutes and request a new one from your child’s school or at Clapp
Library. With everyone reading together, we’re certain we can reach this
ambitious goal!
Everything you read counts! Books, graphic novels,
magazines, and newspapers all count. Since we are focusing on reading for
pleasure as a lifelong activity, we are discouraging reading tied to homework
assignments as part of our million minutes. We hope everyone will join the fun!
If you have any questions about this post, feel free to call me at 413.323.0423.
Best regards, Dr. Judith Houle, Superintendent of Schools
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