Reading is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank

Welcome to the 2011-2012 Season!

Dear Teachers,

Thank you for registering for the 2011-2012 Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank program! I look forward to working with each of you this season.

Collateral for the program will be mailed to your school in October. Each package will contain the following:

- A set of Top Reader of the Month medals
- A Top Reader of the Year medal
- Bookmarks for every student
- Certificates of Participation for every student
- Incentive Poster
- Tracking Poster for students to record monthly totals
- Top Reader Poster to acknowlege outstanding readers
- A "thank you" gift for each teacher (new this year!)

In addition to the items listed above, you will also receive a more detailed description for how to implement Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank into your current classroom curriculum. Directions for awarding the Top Reader of the Month, tracking pages, reporting monthly totals, receiving monthly email communication and meeting each reading deadline will also be provided. For the time being, a general overview of the program can be located here.

Please have your students begin tracking pages read on October 1st. Reading Logs can be found here. The first online submission date is November 7th. You will receive log in information prior to that time.

Please see below for the list of our lucky (and speedy) first ten registered classrooms and the exciting new changes and additions to the Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank program for this school year!

Although the program is filling up quickly, there are still spots available! Please direct anyone you believe may be interested in Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank to www.thesharksfoundation.com/reading.

Happy Reading!

Kelly Esrey, Sharks Foundation Coordinator (kesrey@sharkssports.net)

Congratulations to Our First Ten Classrooms to Register!

Stacy M's 3rd Grade Class from Washington Elementary

Michelle W's 4th Grade Class from Stevens Creek Elementary

Enrico A's 4th Grade Class from Ruskin Elementary

Krista B's 4th Grade Class from Searles Elementary

Tony H's 4th Grade Class from Franklin Elementary

Debbie P's 2nd Grade Class from Anderson Village Elementary

Pam S' 3rd Grade Class from Forest Hill Elementary

Mar S' 4th Grade Class from Shirakawa Elementary

Jenny M's 3rd Grade Class from Stocklmeir Elementary

Kim C's 3rd/4th Grade Class from Sanders Elementary

Each teacher (all of whom registered in the very first minute!) will receive a special classroom visit from Sharks mascot, S.J. Sharkie! Please be on the lookout for scheduling information, coming soon to your inbox.

New Additions to Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank

We have implemented a number of exciting changes for this year's program, inspired by the feedback provided directly from our participating teachers.

New this year:

- Monthly online videos featuring San Jose Sharks players voicing their support for Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank participants and offering great reading advice. These videos will be included in our monthly newsletter for you and your students viewing pleasure!

- "Sharks Session", a newly formatted field trip to HP Pavilion at San Jose for our 4-6 grade students. This replaces our "Private Practice" field trips to Sharks Ice at San Jose. The field trip will include a private viewing of a San Jose Sharks game day practice, a Q&A with a Sharks broadcaster and a tour and history lesson of the arena. Classrooms will be provided educational worksheets and a special Sharks goodie bag.

For more information please visit:

Trace RIC Top Readers RIC Evergreen Read In_ Kids
www.SharksFoundation.org/reading