| GETTING STARTED | KEEPING TRACK | RULES & DETAILS | PRIZES & WINNERS |
COMING SOON!
FEBRUARY 12th to 24th
It is time for our students to READ, READ, READ! Our PTA Read-a-thon (Reading Marathon) Fundraiser is underway and we're back again running this fundraiser online so you can easily share with friends and family members near and far. By supporting this fundraiser, not only are you financially contributing to our school, but you are also partaking in challenging students to increase their personal reading goals.
The funds raised will be allocated towards covering the costs for students' field trips, on-line learning tools, reduced cost for science camp, and many other contributions allowing us to continue promoting our Colibries' educational enrichment.
We're kicking off our Read-a-thon this year with the ever popular Door Decorating Contest!
DOOR DECORATING CONTEST DETAILS
Join us for a walk around campus on February 12th at 10am to admire all the cool classroom door decorations to kick off our Read-a-thon!
All Readers are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite book character and meet and greet our special guest this year: SJ Sharkie!
New for 2026, introducing the Reading Marathon Book Exchange!
BOOK EXCHANGE DETAILS COMING SOON!
Help your Reader find some fun/interesting reading material!
Start collecting books, magazines, comic books, articles, cookbook recipes, poems, etc. Keep in mind your reader’s personal interests, age, and reading ability. Take a trip to your local library, book store, swap books with other students/friends/family, or check out the little free libraries around your neighborhood.
Help your Reader commit to a personal yet challenging reading goal. We have suggested reading times per grade level on the table below, but you can adjust accordingly depending on your Reader’s response. Keep in mind that the more minutes are spent reading, the higher the chances of winning prizes!
For TK-1st grades, little readers are encouraged to read and set personal reading goals with the help of their Parents/Guardians; time spent being read to by either parents, guardians, or family members also counts towards the reader's reading goal!
Make a list of friends and family members to support your reader! Consider using your social media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) as a platform to share the fundraiser.
Suggested Reading Times
| Grade | Suggested minutes per day |
| TK/Kinder | 20 to 60 Min/day |
| 1st & 2nd grades | 30 to 60 Min/day |
| 3rd through 5th grades | 40 to 90 Min/day |
| 6th through 8th grades | 60 to 120 Min/day |
On February 11th, you will receive an email from 99Pledges with a link to your reader's pledge page. Upload a picture of your reader and share the link with friends and family via email, social media, or text message. A friendly text reminder will help your reader's supporters to take action!
How to activate your Reader's Personal Page Cómo activar la Página Personal de su Lector
Donations can begin on February 12th when the Read-a-Thon kicks off. The goal this year is to raise $150 per reader. Lots of small donations will help us reach our school goal.
Also, visit the Charity Navigator website or check directly with your company to find out if they can support your reader in matching donations!
If you did not receive the email on February 11th, search for your reader's name in the 99Pledges site or contact us for additional help.
Starting on February 12th, Readers will start reading (or being read to) every day until the end of the fundraiser on February 24th. Readers should keep in mind their personal reading goal and Parents/Guardians should encourage the readers to challenge themselves to keep reading every day.
We want reading to be a joy, not a chore! Don’t worry if you can’t fit in a long reading sessions every day, breaking reading time into smaller 10-minute increments - like a quick chapter after breakfast or a few pages before bed - is a great way to keep the momentum going. Every minute counts toward keeping our Readers engaged!
We'd love to see your Readers in action, capture those reading moments and share them with your circle and supporters! When friends and family see your Reader's efforts, they'll be inspired to match that dedication with a supporting donation!
We will have a Practice Run for our TK to 2nd grades this year! - The Little Readers can begin reading (or being read-to) starting on January 26th, and turn in their Practice Reading Logs on February 2th (Monday) and February 9th (Friday) to be entered into in-class raffles and win cool prizes!
TK-2nd Grade: Little Readers will be given a paper Reading Log to help track the reading progress during the Read-a-thon. Parents/Guardians may help the readers fill the Reading Log entries, and sign each entry for the reading times to ensure fairness.
Parents/Guardians can also enter the reading times onto the the Google Form for their Little Readers. An email with a link and instructions will be sent to parents in these grades.
2nd to 8th Grade: Readers will be able to enter their own reading progress onto the 2nd-8th Google Form using their school computer. The teachers will provide more information about the process and will add the link to the readers' Google Classroom.
How to keep track of reading times Cómo apuntar los minutos leídos
You can also download and print a reading log here: Reading Marathon Log
GENERAL RULES
- 99Pledges will be our online tool used to collect & track your sponsors and donations.
- Record your reading minutes starting on Thursday, February 12th.
- No guessing minutes. Please use a timer or stopwatch to record your minutes!
- For TK to 1st grades, the paper Reading Log provided must be used to keep track of the number of minutes of personal reading you read each day. Parents can return the Reading Log to their classroom via the green folder on February 2nd, February 9th (for the Practice Run), and February 24th (for the Read-a-thon Run). Parents must sign the Reading Log to confirm that their child read (or read-to) for the minutes logged to ensure fairness.
- For the Readers that are tracking the minutes online, PTA will be reviewing the minutes logged and confirming with the teachers.
- Being read-to by other people counts as long as it is not at school.
- Reading aloud to other people counts. If you happen to read to someone who is also participating in the Read-a-thon, it counts for the both of you!
- Homework reading counts, must be done after or before school.
MATCHING DONATIONS
Visit the Charity Navigator website or check directly with your company to find out if they can support your reader with matching donations!
Your donations will help pay for:
Science Camp - Campamento de Ciencias
Field Trips - Excursiones Escolares
Class Room Supplies - Materiales para el salón
More Spanish Books - Mas libros en español
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+ Classroom Door Decorating Contest
Check out the Classroom Door Decorating Contest Criteria and Details in the link below:
DOOR DECORATING CONTEST DETAILS
DOOR DECORATING CONTEST WINNERS
+ PRIZES
Prizes will be split by grades and by groups, grades will be assigned to one of the following groups:
Group A - TK, Kinder, 1st grade, and 2nd grade
Group B - 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade
Group C - 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade
Prizes will be awarded to the top performers from each group and each grade in various categories such as:
| Top Readers | Top Fundraisers | Top Classrooms |
| Achieving Individual Fundraising Goals | Achieving Personal Reading Goals |
| Achieving Participation Rate |
Students that achieve this year's $150 Individual Fundraising Goal will be entered into a raffle to win prizes during Read-a-thon week. There will be 4 drawings during Read-a-thon week, the sooner the fundraising goal is achieved, the more chances there'll be to win!
Prizes will be awarded in the form Scholastic Dollars for the upcoming Spring Book Fair and as gift cards from popular retailers* such as:
| Yogurt Land | 31 Baskin Robins | Starbucks | In-n-Out Burgers | Jamba Juice |
| AMC Theaters | Century Movie Theaters |
| Amazon | Target | Barnes & Nobles | GameStop |
Additional prizes will be announced during the Read-a-thon, stay tuned!
* Subject to availability
SELECTING TOP READING AND FUNDRAISING WINNERS
Our Reading Marathon Committee will be downloading and sorting all the online reading logs at the end of the Read-a-thon to find our winners with the most minutes read. Please ensure that your Reader has logged in all reading minutes by February 24th to be counted!
Our Reading Marathon Committee will also be using 99Pledges to track your fundraising donations at the end of the Read-a-thon to find our winners with the most donations raised.
SELECTING FUNDRAISING GOAL RAFFLE WINNERS
To be eligible for a Fundraising Goal Raffle Prize, a Reader must first achieve this year's individual $150 Fundraising Goal. A report of eligible Readers will be downloaded by our Reading Marathon Committee each night during the Read-a-thon week, then each eligible Reader is assigned a number and added to a drawing pool. A random number generator program will be used to select the winning numbers.
There will be 4 drawings during Read-a-thon week, the sooner the individual fundraising goal is reached, the more chances there'll be to win!
Raffle winners will not be eligible for additional raffle draws.
+ WINNERS - TOP READERS
$50 gift cards will be awarded to the Readers with the most minutes read within each Group Level.
The Top 3 Readers within each Grade Level will be awarded $35 in Scholastic Dollars to be used at the upcoming Spring Scholastic Book Fair.
2nd Grade - Coming Soon!
+ WINNERS - TOP FUNDRAISERS
$100 gift cards will be awarded to the Readers that raised the most donation dollars at each Group Level.
Readers that have achieved the $150 Fundraising Goal and selected through random drawing will be awarded the prizes below (varies by drawing date):
ACHIEVING PERSONAL FUNDRAISING GOAL
WINNERS
February 15th - Coming Soon!
February 18th - Coming Soon!
February 21st - Coming Soon!
February 25th - Coming Soon!
+ WINNERS - CLASSROOMS
A $200 credit AND a Movie & Popcorn Party will be awarded to the classrooms with the most minutes read at each Group Level. Teachers may redeem the credit for books/classroom supplies.
TOP READING CLASSROOMS
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Group B - Coming Soon!
Group C - Coming Soon!
The classroom with the most dollars fundraised at each Group Level will get receive an end of the year Yogurtland Party.
TOP FUNDRAISING CLASSROOMS
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Group B - Coming Soon!
Group C - Coming Soon!
Classrooms that achieve at least 40% Participation in donating Readers regardless of dollar amount by February 24th will be awarded a Free Dress Day Pass for the entire class!
WINNERS
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+ GRAND WINNERS
The student who fundraises the highest donations SCHOOL-WIDE will be awarded an additional $50 gift card.
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The classroom who fundraises the highest donations SCHOOL-WIDE will be awarded and additional $100 for supplies
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+ ABOUT THIS FUNDRAISER
My school (Adelante Dual Immersion Academy) provides equitable opportunities for all students to help us achieve high levels of bilingual proficiency while also developing our multicultural competency through a rigorous English and Spanish dual language immersion instruction program.
It is through the continued fostering of an inclusive, multi-ethnic learning environment that the Adelante community has become part of not only the academic development but the educational enrichment of each student through class/school activities, field trips, and science camp to name a few. Such activities are only possible thanks to your monetary support through our fundraising efforts.
We believe that the success of each one of the Colibríes at Adelante depends not only on their personal effort, but on the combined effort of the teachers, administrative staff, and parents/guardians as a whole.
We are giving each student a personal fundraising goal of $150. This can only be achieved with the unwavering support of family and friends near and far. No dollar amount is too small! You can choose from the suggested donation amount, or you can customize your donation in the “enter a different amount” space. We encourage you to share the link via text, e-mail, social media platform, etc.
Mi escuela (Adelante Dual Immersion Academy) brinda oportunidades equitativas para ayudar a que todos los estudiantes logremos alcanzar altos niveles de dominio bilingüe mientras desarollamos nuestra competencia multicultural a través de un riguroso programa de instrucción de inmersión dual en inglés y español.
Es a través del fomento continuo de un ambiente de aprendizaje inclusivo y multiétnico que la comunidad de Adelante se ha convertido en parte no solo del desarrollo académico sino del enriquecimiento educativo de cada estudiante a través de actividades en clase/escuela, excursiones y campamentos de ciencias, por nombrar algunos. Estas actividades sólo son posibles gracias a su apoyo monetario a través de nuestros esfuerzos de recaudación de fondos.
Creemos que el éxito de cada una de las colibries de Adelante depende no sólo de su esfuerzo personal, sino del esfuerzo combinado de los maestros, personal administrativo y padres/tutores en conjunto.
Le estamos dando a cada estudiante una meta personal de recaudación de fondos de $150. Esto sólo puede lograrse con el apoyo inquebrantable de familiares y amigos cercanos y lejanos. ¡Ninguna cantidad de dólares es demasiado pequeña! Puede elegir entre el monto de donación sugerido o puede personalizar su donación en el espacio "ingrese un monto diferente". Le recomendamos que comparta el enlace por mensaje de texto, correo electrónico, plataforma de redes sociales, etc.
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