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****All of our OMS students can participate in this activity. Please ensure that your students reads at least 20 minutes this week. Let’s put OMS in the running for the opportunity to earn a classroom library worth $1500! ****
Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!
January 23-27, 2012
The week of January 23 is Celebrate Literacy Week in the state of Florida. The state’s goal for this year’s Million Minute Marathon is 20 MILLION MINUTES!! On Monday, January 23, 2012, we are asking that students in your schools read for 20 uninterrupted minutes during the day in celebration of literacy. Schools and teachers may choose to use the popular book How Much is a Million by David Schwartz as a tool of support for the Million Minute Marathon (MMM)!
Pinellas County Schools has approximately 100,000 students. If every student read for 20 minutes, we could easily reach 2,000,000 minutes!
The name of every elementary, middle, and high school that participates will be included in a drawing which will occur at the February Leadership meeting. Dr. Stewart will randomly choose three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school to receive a classroom library valued at $1500.00.
Pinellas County Schools’ total number of minutes and students participating in the Million Minute Marathon data will be sent to the Just Read, Florida! Office in order to calculate the grand total. It is highly possible that the state will exceed their goal of 20 million minutes of reading in one single day across the state! This is a great way for schools to make Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! a reality in our schools.
For additional celebrate literacy ideas please go to the Just Read Florida website (JustReadFlorida.com).
Happy Reading!
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