<p> GO FOR THE GOLD! Brooke Grove Reading Incentive Program</p><p>Dear Brooke Grove Students and Parents,</p><p>Welcome to our 2016-2017 GO FOR THE GOLD Reading Incentive Program, which will run from Wednesday, November 2, 2016 through Monday, March 13, 2017.</p><p>PROGRAM GUIDELINES:</p><p> Students read at home. Parents may assist students who are not yet independent readers. The books or articles read for this program should be appropriate for the students’ reading level, age, and interest. </p><p> After reading, students need to record the total number of minutes read each day on the attached calendars. Then, parents need to mark their initials for each day the students read and sign the bottom of the page. </p><p> At the end of each month, students should add up the number of minutes they read for that month, and record the total minutes at the bottom of the page. </p><p> Students should bring their calendars to school and hand them in to their homeroom teacher on the assigned dates, which are listed at the bottom of each calendar page. </p><p> At the beginning of each month, we will make a whole-school announcement to honor the medalists from the previous month. Awards will be given to honor students who read enough minutes to achieve each level. </p><p>TOTAL NUMBER OF MINUTES READ TO ACHIEVE EACH LEVEL</p><p>GRADE BRONZE Level SILVER Level GOLD Level Kindergarten, 1st 800 Minutes 1,000 Minutes 1,500 Minutes , 2nd Grades 3rd, 4th, 1,000 Minutes 1,200 Minutes 1,700 Minutes 5th </p><p>AGAIN THIS YEAR: If a student reads enough minutes to qualify for the GOLD Level more than once, his/her name will be added to a raffle for an additional award. Names will be pulled and announced at our GO FOR THE GOLD Closeout Assembly. The best way to become a better reader is to</p><p>READ, READ, READ!!! The BGES Reading Incentive Committee</p><p>CALENDAR DUE DATES</p><p>November calendars are due to teachers by Thursday, December 1, 2016. December calendars are due to teachers by Wednesday, January 4, 2017. January calendars are due to teachers by Wednesday, February 1, 2017. February/March calendars are due to teachers by Monday, March 13, 2017.</p><p>AWARDS FOR EACH LEVEL</p><p>BRONZE LEVEL Key “Reading is the Key to Success” Squishy Ball </p><p>SILVER LEVEL Movie and Treat and (This event will take place during school sometime in April with the exact date to follow.) GOLD LEVEL Ice Cream and Extra Recess and</p><p>(This event will take place during school sometime in April with exact date to follow.)</p><p>CLASS AWARDS EACH MONTH Each month, the class with the highest average of minutes read per student in the Primary Grades (Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2) and the class with the highest average of minutes read per student in the Upper Grades (Grades 3, 4, and 5) will receive a certificate and class treat.</p><p>AND </p>