Brown’s Annual Readathon is Almost Here!
Bookworms, page-turners, and bedtime readers—it’s almost time for our annual Readathon, and we are SO excited! 🎉📖
🗓 The reading fun kicks off Monday, March 2 and runs through March 26!
Register Your Kiddo for Brown’s Readathon Now!
🤔 How Does the Readathon Work? It’s simple—and super fun!
✅ Your kids read, read, read!
✅ You help log their reading minutes each week in our Readathon portal
✅ Minutes add up to prizes, bragging rights, and school-wide celebrations!
🏆 Prizes will be awarded to:
Students with the most minutes read
Classes with the most total minutes
Fundraising superstars
PLUS weekly raffle winners!
📊 We’ll share weekly leaderboards and raffle winners on this page and in the Bobcat Beat, so everyone can cheer each other on!
Register Your Kiddo for Brown’s Readathon Now!
❤️ Why Are We Doing This?
Because reading rocks, and it supports our school! The Readathon helps:
📚 Build strong reading habits
💙 Bring our community together
💰 Raise funds to support important school programs
🎯 Big goals this year!
75% student participation
$30,000 raised
🤩 And here’s what those funds support:
Completing the PTA’s $120,000 pledge to fund the IB program and staff
Supporting teachers so they don’t have to ask for more money
Teacher appreciation and thank-you gifts
IB field trips and in-class activities
Supporting families and students in need
Other PTA-approved projects
(We already raised an AMAZING $96,553 during Everybody In—let’s keep the momentum going! )
🎁 Let’s Talk PRIZES! - Because reading is even better with rewards!
✨ Every Brown International student gets a FREE bookmark to kick off their reading adventure!
🏫 School-Wide Prizes (Awarded after Spring Break)
Top Reader: $30 Beyond the Blackboard gift card
Top Fundraiser: $30 Beyond the Blackboard gift card
📚 Grade-Level Prizes
Top Reader per Grade: $15 Beyond the Blackboard gift card
🍕 Class Prizes
Class with the Most Minutes Read (per grade): PIZZA PARTY!
🌟 Weekly Raffle Prizes
Any student reading about 100 minutes per week is entered to win: Books from the March Book Madness brackets.
Ms. Jeri Surprise Prizes! Ms. Jeri will be spotting super-engaged readers and surprising them with fun prizes along the way
📝 How to Register - Getting started is easy!
1️⃣ Visit this link and follow the registration steps
2️⃣ Watch for an email from support@99pledges.com titled “Check out your new fundraiser page!”
3️⃣ Use that link to share your fundraiser and track reading minutes
??Questions?? Email it@brownpta.org
Visit Brown’s Readathon Portal
📚💙 Let’s turn pages, build habits, and support our school—together!
Happy reading, Bobcats! 🐾📖