Read for the World Record...New Record!

This summer we once again, participated in Scholastic's Read for the World Record! reading challenge! Once again we made it to the TOP 20 in the WORLD! We also placed FIRST in the state of Utah! Amazing job Otters!!

Our school goal was to read 1,000,000 minutes over the summer - not only did we make our goal, we surpassed it! We read 1,495,565 minutes! This year was more difficult than last year... the winning school read over 6,000,000 minutes! Next year we will really have to step it up, but for right now we are celebrating!

Congratulations Otters!!
New record: 176,438,473 minutes world wide

Scholastic Read for the World Record!

 We will be participating again this summer in Scholastic's "Read for the World Record" challenge! Do you remember how fantastic we were last summer? We were FIRST in the state of Utah, and 14th in the WORLD!! Pretty impressive! We plan on doing at least that this summer...

 

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Pre-registration begins today, and the challenge begins May 6th! 

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last years record:

 and Riverview read 884,329 of those minutes! Our goal this year is to read OVER 1 MILLION MINUTES as a school! I know we can do it!!
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From the Scholastic website...

Critical Facts About Summer Reading

* Learning or reading skill losses during the summer months are cumulative. By the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated to a two-year lag in reading achievement. 

*  It is estimated that the “Summer Slide” accounts for as much as 85% of the reading achievement gap between lower income students and their middle-and upper-income peers. 

* 3rd graders who can’t read on grade level are four times less likely to graduate by age 18 than a proficient reader. 

* Studies show that making sure there are always interesting books at home can increase the likelihood of a child being a frequent reader.

WE DID IT!! GO OTTERS!!

I just wanted to share some fun that we've been having at Riverview...

All summer we've been reading for Scholastic's "Read for the World Record" Challenge, and we have blown our own socks off!

The challenge started May 1st, and ran through August 31st, and during that time the students read, and read, and READ!! More minutes were read, than were logged I'm sure, but all the same the students did SUCH a great job, that Riverview was ranked FIRST in the state of Utah, and FOURTEENTH in the WORLD!  (Just got a call from Scholastic, and it's official!  Out of the 4,446 schools worldwide that participated, Riverview is ranked 14th!) The final tally's will be posted by Scholastic in a couple of weeks, and we are excited to see the FINAL totals.  The top 20 schools get their name in the Scholastic Book of World Records, 2013.  Yay us!! (flags in the pic below represent the top 20 schools =)

WORLD RECORD READING!!

May 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012

This summer we are going to READ!!

We are one of two schools in Utah registered in Scholastic's "Read for the World Record" competition!  Papers were sent home week before last with all the directions on how to get registered, but here's the link just in case.  Click HERE to register, then log on weekly (or as often as you would like =) to record your minutes!

I am SO excited to be participating in this!  If we are one of the top 20 schools participating, we will get our schools name RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY published in the 2013 Scholastic Book of World Records!  How oober cool is that?? =)

Our Scholastic Buy One Get One Free book fair is coming!  This is a great opportunity to pick up some super reading material for the summer, and to keep you on track with your personal goal in our Read for the World Record activity.  As of this posting, I (Mrs. Haymond) have logged 180 minutes of reading.  Not as high as I would like, because I had WAY too many things to do this weekend, but I hope to get back on track with my reading TONIGHT!!  So gear up, and join me!  Heck, why not BEAT me?  Collect MORE minutes than I do...think you can do that?? =)  I double dog dare you to read more than I do!  Ready?  Set?  GO!

Summer Reading...

 So, I've been busy reading (surprise!) and I would like to share with you some of the books I've read already this summer...

    The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan.
I will be honest.  I've tried reading this book a couple of times, and got distracted each time.  I'm determined to get through it this time =)  I have loved Rick Riordan's other books, and was surprised that I struggled to get into this one.  I think it was the Egyptian/Greek Mythology that got me all confused.  I'm currently reading it again, and WILL finish it!





The Summer of Moolight Secrets by Danette Haworth.
I want to be Allie Jo!  What a cool place to live! This is a fun story about hidden rooms, summer friends, and secrets.  I enjoyed it and think you will too!

 The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn.  I love Mary Downing Hahn.  Spooky enough to keep you reading, not so spooky that you need the light on after you've read =)  I of course enjoyed this one as well.  Part of me would like to actually have a ghostly experience, you know, the cold chills, feeling of being watched.  Sounds exciting!  Great book!

Peg Kehret is another "spooky" author, whose books I enjoy reading.  The Runaway Twin isn't exactly "spooky," but it is adventurous!  You will enjoy reading about Sunny, and her adventures as she searches for her long lost sister.  Just watch out for the tornado!