Reading Is Cool October Newsletter
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Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank
is a free and unique literacy program focused on local public K-6 grade classrooms.  It promotes the importance of reading while sharing the excitement and enjoyment of a good book. Through a multifaceted approach that includes exclusive experiences and incentives, students are encouraged to succeed as individual readers and as a classroom team.
Dear Teachers,


Happy October! Wow, the 2012-13 school year is less than two months old and it's already speeding by! It's time to officially begin another year of Reading Is Cool Presented by Comerica Bank, so please read below for three very important announcements:

(1) Starting Monday, October 1, your students should begin tracking and recording their pages read in their monthly Reading Is Cool reading logs. If you have not already done so, please download and print the reading logs HERE.

(2) Your October reading totals and first "Top Reader of the Month" are due on Wednesday, November 7. Your accounts will be set up with the username and password you provided at registration one week before this date. You will not be able to access your account before that time.

(3) Reading Is Cool collateral materials will be shipped this month. Please note that with over 1,000 classrooms registered for Reading Is Cool this school year, packages will be mailed in waves throughout October. If you do not receive your package in the first week of the month or on the same day as your co-workers, do not panic! However, if your materials are not delivered by November 1, please email the Reading Is Cool team to ensure that you correctly entered your information when registering.
Implementing Reading Is Cool into your Classroom
 
Reading Is Cool is structured to fit into your standard classroom curriculum. We fully support teachers utilizing the program in the most beneficial way for themselves and their students. With that said, there are a few tips we offer teachers each year. These instructions will be sent with your collateral materials. However, if you wish to review the information before then, please click here.
  S.J. Sharkie's  Inaugural "Kickoff Visits"
 
 As promised in the September Newsletter, please enjoy these photos from our Reading Is Cool "Kickoff Visits!" Schools who registered 5 or more classrooms were automatically entered for a chance to win a
special read-in with S.J. Sharkie. An exciting and educational time was had by all!
 
 
 
 
 
If you have any further questions about implementing Reading Is Cool into your current curriculum, please visit our FAQs page or email the Reading Is Cool team at readingiscool@sjsharks.com or kesrey@sharkssports.net. 
 
Happy Reading!

Kelly Esrey

Sharks Foundation Coordinator
 
The Sharks Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the lives of youth and families in our community with an emphasis in the areas of Education, Health and Safety, and Character Development. The Sharks Foundation supplies emergency aid when appropriate, executes unique and relevant programming, supports the advancement of youth hockey and provides financial support and resources to organizations that enrich the lives of those in need.