Summer Reading Challenge!

Studies show that kids who read over the summer maintain the skills they’ve built during the school year, and score higher on reading tests when they return to school in the fall. To keep reading all summer long, our class is signed-up to participate in the 2011 Scholastic Summer Challenge, a free reading program dedicated to stopping the “Summer Slide” and encouraging kids to read more books this summer.

Now in its fifth year, the Summer Challenge invites kids to log the minutes they spend reading as they Read for the World Record. The 20 schools with the most minutes logged will receive recognition in the 2012 Scholastic Book of World Records. Kids can participate in weekly challenges, earn digital rewards, enter sweepstakes to win fabulous prizes, and more. Our class is reading on behalf of our school, so cheer them on and check our school's reading progress on the Summer Challenge interactive map. Your child has been given a screen name and a password to participate at www.scholastic.com/summer. Kids can sign in and start logging minutes on April 27, 2011.

You can get involved, too! Visit www.scholastic.com/summer to download summer book lists by age, find expert tips on motivating your child to read, encourage your child to log minutes online and track our school’s reading minutes together. If your child provides your email address during log-in, Scholastic can notify you on your child's reading achievements throughout the summer.

You should review the Scholastic Summer Challenge Privacy Policy which describes the information that has been or may be collected from your child or student in connection with Summer Challenge, how Scholastic may use it, and how you can access, change or delete your child's information. To revoke Summer Challenge permission or to request to review or have deleted a child’s personally identifiable information from Scholastic’s records, and refuse to permit further collection or use of a child’s personally identifiable information, parents or teachers may call Scholastic at (800) 246-2986 or write to e-Scholastic, 557 Broadway, New York, New York 10012, Re: 2011 Summer Challenge (to revoke permission for Summer Challenge) or Re: Parent/Teacher Request for Information (general requests). You can also print, complete and return this letter to the specified address. Scholastic may ask for verification of identity to ensure that no personally identifiable information is provided to anyone other than the child’s parent or teacher.

For more information about the Summer Challenge, please visit www.scholastic.com/summer, or review the Frequently Asked Questions. To read the Scholastic.com Terms of Use, go to http://www.scholastic.com/terms.htm. You can also email Scholastic with general questions about the Summer Challenge at summerchallenge@scholastic.com