Great things happen when you read!
This Read-A-Thon event will take the students of l'École Seaforth Elementary School on an incredible journey of discovery across Canada, inspire a love of reading, awaken their imagination, build their confidence and enhance their reading skills. Help this school get off to a quick start by contributing right away. Contributions made by friends and family will motivate the wonderful students of this amazing school to power their way through their virtual adventure and build skills to last a lifetime.
Challenge:
CAN THE STUDENTS OF L'ÉCOLE SEAFORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READ ACROSS CANADA UNTIL MAY 13th?
Challenge accepted!
Read-A-Thon Event Dates: Monday, May 2nd, 2022 to Friday,
May 13th, 2022
To find out if they've completed the challenge, subscribe to this campaign and you will receive updates throughout the event!
How to help?
STEP 1: CONTRIBUTE!
From Monday, May 2nd, 2022 to Friday,
May 13th, 2022
Step #1: Click on the "CONTRIBUTE" button above (if you contribute more than $10,
you will get access to Mind Growth Education's Digital Sponsor
Coupon Sheet as a thank you gift!)
Step #2: Attribute your contribution - Click on a division
number to attribute to a specific class, if not, it'll contribute to
the whole school.
Step #3: Under "Your Message",
please write an encouraging little note to the student (if you wish).
STEP 2: SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!
From Monday, May 2nd, 2022 to Friday,
May 13th, 2022
Once you have contributed, please help by getting the word out to your friends and family and tell everyone about this "Read-A-Thon" Fundraising event. Ask them to support this school by making a contribution!
Reading across Canada
Starting on Monday, May 2nd, 2022 to Friday, May
13th, 2022
, the students at l'École Seaforth Elementary School will
start a virtual, cross-Canada road trip via an innovative program from
Mind Growth Education to complete their reading challenge.
Their daily reading sessions will take them on a storybook
adventure across this great country, building more reading skills
while exposing them to all sorts of fun and educational facts about Canada
Will they be able to complete the
challenge by May 13th, 2022? Stay tuned to find out!
Fun facts!
After completing this Read-A-Thon event,
participants will have had over 200-1,000 additional minutes of
reading and planted 4 real trees in Canada (if they've completed the
whole reading challenge)!
GREAT NEWS! We’ve partnered with One Tree Planted
#onetreeplanted
. One Tree Planted will plant a tree for every 25% of the
reading challenge a class completes along their "Read Across
Canada" reading adventure route. There’s no extra work or cost
for the student/families — Just make sure you keep reading! #greatthingshappenwhenyouread
How will the funds be used?
85% of the net funds collected by this
Read-A-Thon will contribute to Seaforth’s new playground/outdoor
space planned to be revealed in time for Seaforth’s 100 year anniversary!
The remaining 15% goes towards Mind Growth Education to help
cover costs such as subscription cost, certificates of achievement,
administrative fee + the Paypal or Stripe payment processing fees
and transaction costs.
Friends and family -
Let's show we are a community that cares about this school!
See "Fundraisers" below to contribute
to a specific division or contribute to the whole school!
Thank you for your support!
HAPPY 100th ANNIVERSARY ÉCOLE SEAFORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!
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About Seaforth Elementary School
Mission Statement
At Seaforth Elementary School, our mission is to provide a happy, safe, supportive and challenging learning environment where our children learn to become compassionate citizens able to contribute in a global community.
Source: Seaforth Elementary School, https://seaforth.burnabyschools.ca/mission-statement/,
December 19th, 2021.
FAQs
FAQs (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)
We’ve tried to answer many common questions below, but if you
need additional help, please get in touch with your Mind Growth
Education representative, Isabelle, at fundraising@mindgrowtheducation.com.
* Participation
Q: How does your reading log programs work?
A: Participants record the number of minutes they’ve read in
class or at home on a daily basis by signing into their Mind Growth
Education account. The program automatically converts their minutes
into kilometres and advances their avatar on a virtual adventure
across Canada through various towns and cities to form a route that
spans from Victoria, BC to through every province in the lower part of
Canada, and back again, through the higher part of Canada, which ends
in Whitehorse, Yukon. Every time a participant arrives at one of the
major points on their adventure, a little blurb pops up with
educational facts about that city or town. The participants also get
to earn badges and get printable worksheets as they progress on their
reading journey. (Please note: For every 20 minutes, you will
travel 240 kilometres on the adventure map).
Q: What if a participant reads across Canada before the event
is over?
A: Keep on logging in those minutes! The challenge will then be
"How many times could you read across Canada until May 13th,
2022?" - You could say something like "Now that you've read
across Canada once, can you do it twice by the end of the
event?". The record so far is 3 by a grade 7 student from
Nanaimo, BC.
Q: Can my French Immersion students do the reading log program
in French?
A: Yes, our reading log program is available in both French and
English at any point within the platform. Just click on the
"EN/FR" icon in the top right corner of the platform and it
will switch from English to French or French to English.
Q: What if a participant or one of the families needs help
(i.e. cannot remember his/her username and/or password). What to do?
A: Just email me, Isabelle, your Mind Growth Education
representative, with your question(s) and I'll be happy to
help.
Email: fundraising@mindgrowtheducation.com
Text: 778-928-6778
Q: My child cannot log into their reading log account?
A: There are a few things we'd like for you to try:
1) Make
sure you are entering the correct spelling of your login credentials.
(i.e. lowercase and not uppercase, "t" and not
"+", etc.)
2) It might be your browser, try logging in
on a different browser. To use Mind Growth Education’s features and
benefits from your computer, you need the most up-to-date version of
your web browser. For the best experience, update your browser or
switch to another one. Mind Growth Education supports Google Chrome,
Firefox, MS Edge, Safari, and Opera.
3) If both of these
recommendations do not work, please email, Isabelle, your Mind Growth
Education representative, with your question(s) and she’ll be happy to
help.
Email: fundraising@mindgrowtheducation.com
* Fundraising
Q: Can my PAC collect offline funds?
A: Using our online fundraising platform allows you to avoid
having to handle and manage cash. However, if the person is not able
to give online, many PACs have accepted cash or cheques and then
personally contribute the exact amount online afterwards. Contribute
here: https://fundrazr.com/seaforthreadathon
Q: Do the contributors get tax receipts?
A: Unfortunately, no. Contributions made to a personal
fundraiser, rather than a charity fundraiser, are generally considered
to be personal gifts and are not guaranteed to be tax-deductible. But,
you can always check with a tax professional to be sure. You will not
be issued a tax receipt from FundRazr nor Mind Growth Education. That
being said, contributors do receive access to our digital coupon sheet
with great savings on awesome stuff (kid & adult books, candles,
soaps, bath bubbles, digital reading log program, etc.) as a thank you
gift for any contribution $10 or more.
Q: How do I view our school’s online fundraising efforts?
A: Go to your Master Campaign page where you will be able to see
your school's online fundraising efforts (https://fundrazr.com/seaforthreadathon).
Q: How do I make an online contribution?
A: Step #1: Go to the following link: https://fundrazr.com/seaforthreadathon. Step #2:
Click on the "CONTRIBUTE" button. Easy as that!
Q: Where do our contributions go?
A: 85% of the net funds raised by this Read-A-Thon will help
fund a new playground and related playground equipment. The remaining
15% goes towards Mind Growth Education to help cover costs such as
subscription cost, certificates of achievement, administrative fee +
the Paypal or Stripe payment processing fees and transaction costs.
* Thank you prizes
Q: What will our school or participants receive from Mind
Growth Education for participating in this Read-A-Thon event?
A: Each class will receive a certificate of achievement. Your
school will also receive a certificate stating how many trees you have
collectively planted during your event! Your PAC might have organized
prizes also, so please consult with Irene Libby from the PAC for more information.
Happy reading, happy fundraising and thank you to those who are supporting this event! :)
