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Read-a-thon has been an annual tradition at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School for the past 14 years. For two weeks in the winter, FPG students focus on reading. Every student from Kindergarten through fifth grade has a goal of reading 100 minutes per day. All combined, the student body has the goal of reading 680,000 minutes in two weeks. Each year Read-a-thon has a a different theme. For 2012, the theme is “Go Wild For Reading” and focuses on life in and around the jungle.

Read-a-thon is a win-win for FPG students. The program motivates students to read more and achieve their reading goals, while raising crucial funds to support the school. Students are asked to request donations from family and friends for the reading they do. Last year’s Read-a-thon raised nearly $13,000 that the PTA used to support the school’s media center, science lab, enrichment programs, field trips, teacher supplies and other items.