Something Better

NEA partners with Saturn,
Staples in Read Across Missouri Challenge
October/November 2001

This year Missouri NEA’s Read Across America celebration will include a Read Across Missouri reading contest. Children in kindergarten through eighth grade will have an opportunity to compete for a March 1 class pizza party and $250 for books in their classrooms. The teacher of the winning class will receive a $100 gift certificate to Staples, the Office Superstore. 

The contest, sponsored by MNEA, Saturn and Staples, will run from Jan. 1 to Feb. 1 with the Saturn-sponsored pizza party on March 1.

 A prize will be awarded to the class that reads the most books in grades K-4 and grades 5-8. Classes of fewer than 15 students may team up with another class of 15 or fewer students.
 

The rules

1. The class that reads the most books in a grade category wins the party and the book money.

2. Submit only one entry per class.

3. Books must be read between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1.

4. Books must be age appropriate.

5. Entries must be postmarked by Feb. 5.

6. In the case of a tie, MNEA will conduct a drawing to determine the winning class.

7. Your entry must include the title of each book completed, the author of each book, the date completed and a total of the books your class has read. Mail entries to Read Across Missouri Challenge, Missouri NEA, 1810 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.