| The goal of the program is to have your child read with a family member each night. Your child will develop good reading habits and a love for reading. A minimum of twenty minutes of shared reading every day should be an enjoyable and memorable experience. During the 2-week program, school activities and incentives have been planned to encourage reading. Each grade will compete with their peers. The winning classrooms will be rewarded for the most minutes read, so make sure you send in the booklet with recorded minutes on Friday, February 3rd to be counted. Last year our program inspired children of all grade levels to read more than their required minutes. In this booklet you will find some useful information including a reading contract and weekly time sheets as well as a calendar of events. Please sign the contract and have your child sign it also. Return the booklet with the signed contract and minutes log to your child’s teacher by February 3rd. Your child is to read with you or a family member 20 minutes or more each night. Your child should submit the booklet on
Friday, February 3rd indicating the number of minutes he/she read each night that week and again on the following Friday, February 10th. Parents should sign the logs. Return the whole booklet. The booklet will be returned to your child that day. I know you will enjoy this wonderful reading experience with your child. | 
