October 1, 2024-March 31, 2025
Phoebe Hearst will launch our Home Run Reader program on October 1st, 2024. Please join us at 8am line up on Monday 9/30, on the blacktop for the kick off!
What is it?
Home Run Reader is our school-wide reading incentive program that will run October 1, 2024-March 31, 2025. Students log the number of minutes they read outside of school per month. This four-level, tiered, reading incentive program comes with rewards… the more you read, the more you win! The program culminates with an annual prize distribution for all students who have turned in a log/logs. We celebrate with a school wide Home Run Reader Night on the lawn at the River Cats game. We have a TENTATIVE River Cats game date set for May 2025. We will confirm the date and more details as it gets closer.
The reward levels are as follows:
- Keep Reading: Earned if a log is turned in and the total minutes read are below the single level.
- Single: Between 1,800 minutes/month (Kinder), and 5,400 minutes/month (6th grade)
- Double: Between 2,400 minutes/month (Kinder), and 6,000 minutes/month (6th grade)
- Triple: Between 3,000 minutes (Kinder), and 6,600 minutes/month (6th grade)
- Home Run: Between 3,600 minutes (Kinder), and 7,200 minutes (6th grade)
Please see the full list of reading minutes/month below!
What’s new this year?
Based on some program participant feedback, we have made a few changes for the 2024-2025 school year:
- We will be asking readers to register to participate. More information is listed below on how to register.
- The new due date this school year will be the 5th of the following month. For example, to submit the monthly total for October, minutes should be submitted using the “Monthly Minutes-Google Form” by November 5th. For November minutes, they are due December 5th and so on.
- To be eligible for monthly recognition, and for top reader recognition for the overall program readers must submit by the 5th of the following month.
Who?
All students are encouraged to participate. Turn in your monthly logs online to earn prizes!
Why?
Phoebe Hearst students have a proven track record of excellent reading skills. These skills should be rewarded! Students will also be motivated to take their reading to the next level.
How do we turn in logs?
New this year, we are asking readers to register to participate. After registering, the reader’s name will be listed in the drop down menu in the “Monthly Minutes Google Form”. To register, use this registration form: Home Run Reader Registration.
Readers can register anytime during the 6-month program, but please submit registration on the last day of the month to ensure your name can appear on the “Monthly Minutes Google Form” in a timely manner.
Each grade will have their own “Monthly Minutes Google Form” to submit their monthly totals. Readers may print out the optional paper log, to conveniently log minutes at home. After the monthly reading is complete, readers (with the help of their parents/guardians) must submit their monthly totals on the Google Form by the 5th day of the following month. Note this is different from previous years. For example, the total minutes for October are due on November 5th.
Prize and Recognition Eligibility:
To qualify for monthly recognition top reader status, and top reader program-end recognition (ie. School Wide Top 22), minutes must be submitted by the 5th of the following month.
All readers who participate are eligible for prizes based on the minutes that are read and submitted.
Beginning in October:
- Log your daily minutes on the Daily Reading Log Calendar, which you can print at home via the Downloadable Logs below.
- Input and submit your total monthly minutes by the 5th of the following month using one of the following forms.
Prizes
We’ll distribute prizes the week of the game to reward students for their minutes read during the program (Oct.-Mar.). To be eligible, submit logs on the Google Form by the 5th day of the following month (11/5/24, 12/5/24. 1/5/25, 2/5/25, 3/5/25, 4/5/25). Please see the reading log for the minutes required for each level per month.
Questions or volunteer opportunity requests? Please email [email protected].
Downloadable Logs:
Single | Double | Triple | Homerun | |
Kindergarten | 1,800 minutes (~300/mo) | 2,400 minutes (~400/mo) | 3,000 minutes (~500/mo) | 3,600 minutes (~600/mo) |
1st Grade | 2,400 minutes (~400/mo) | 3,000 minutes (~500/mo) | 3,600 minutes (~600/mo) | 4,200 minutes (~700/mo) |
2nd Grade | 3,000 minutes (~500/mo) | 3,600 minutes (~600/mo) | 4,200 minutes (~700/mo) | 4,800 minutes (~800/mo) |
3rd Grade | 3,600 minutes (~600/mo) | 4,200 minutes (~700/mo) | 4,800 minutes (~800/mo) | 5,400 minutes (~900/mo) |
4th Grade | 4,200 minutes (~700/mo) | 4,800 minutes (~800/mo) | 5,400 minutes (~900/mo) | 6,000 minutes (~1000/mo) |
5th Grade | 4,800 minutes (~800/mo) | 5,400 minutes (~900/mo) | 6,000 minutes (~1000/mo) | 6,600 minutes (~1100/mo) |
6th Grade | 5,400 minutes (~900/mo) | 6,000 minutes (~1000/mo) | 6,600 minutes (~1100/mo) | 7,200 minutes (~1200/mo) |
Click here for a pdf version of Home Run Reader information.
Questions? Interested in volunteering with this program? Please email [email protected]
Go Dragons! Keep reading!