We will be holding a fund-raiser at a local restaurant the third Wednesday of each month that we are on track, to benefit the Accelerated Reading (AR) Program.
Accelerated Reading is a program that is used to support literacy here at Cambridge Elementary. Students read literature books available from the library and in many classrooms. The choices are geared to the student’s individual reading level as identified by the teacher and the quizzes. After reading a selection, they can then go to a computer and access a quiz that will check the student’s level of reading comprehension and understanding of the content. If the student does well on the quiz, they earn points and can then advance to the next level. Points can be redeemed for books from the prize cart at the end of each trimester.
The program is flourishing thanks to a huge effort from Mrs. Carla Gardner and Ms. Catherine Bowers who have coordinated monthly fund-raisers with local restaurants. The money raised at these events is used to purchase new books and quizzes for our students to use and books for the prize cart to reward their efforts. Our school PTA also provides generous support for this program. To view a list of AR Quizzes that we have available click on the Accelerated Reader icon on our home page. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact our program coordinator Carla Gardner daytime cell (707) 592-0320 or evening home (707) 446-0358.
Mark your calendar for Coming Attractions
4/20/05 Chuck E. Cheese 1027 Oliver Road Fairfield
Total Money Raised to Date 6/15/05 $2,049.87. Thank you to all the staff, families, friends and local restaurants that have supported this effort.
| 6/15/05 | Mary’s Pizza Shack | 505 Davis Street Vacaville |
| A donation of 20% of total purchases was donated in the amount of $275.00. Approximately 35 families attended this event. | ||
| 5/18/05 | Lyon’s Restaurant | 909 Merchant Vacaville |
| A donation of 20% of total purchases was donated in the amount of $143.78. The food was very good and the service was even better. It was a rainy afternoon/evening, which I believe contributed to a low turn out. Where the restaurant is located it is surrounded on the sides with very large old trees. I personally enjoyed the watching the rain while enjoying the meal with my family. | ||
| 4/20/05 | Chuck E. Cheese | 1027 Oliver Road Fairfield |
| A donation of 10% of total food, beverage and token purchases made was donated in the amount of $141.88. A lot of families with children in the Immersion Program attended as well as others. A great time was had by all. This was our first off track AR Fund-raiser. Our goal was to do something that the students could get with other classmates, have fun and raise money. If you have any suggestions on how we might have more participation please call me, my number is listed above. | ||
| 3/16/05 | Fresh Choice Restaurant | 1001 Helen Power Drive Vacaville |
| A donation of 20% of total purchases made will be donated which equaled $198.06. Some families attended two school events in one evening with the Book Fair and Fresh Choice. | ||
| 2/16/05 | Chevys Fresh Mex | 200 Nut Tree Parkway Vacaville |
| A donation of 20% of total purchases made will be donated which equaled $327.00. The management at Chevys was impressed at how much participation we had. A big thanks to Chevys for hosting this event and thanks to everyone who supported this event. | ||
| 1/19/05 | Round Table Pizza | 3045 Alamo Drive Vacaville Creekside Plaza Shopping Center |
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Every class in the school participated in this fund-raiser. A donation of 20% of total purchases made by our families and friends equaled $255.92. We held a bake sale at the same time which brought in another $177.00 for a total of $432.92 raised in one night! We had a classroom competition, which was won by Mrs. Gentili’s kindergarten class. We want to say a big thank you to Round Table Pizza for hosting this event and providing a pizza party for the winning class which included a tour of the facility, to Hometown Buffet for providing 200 cookies for the bake sale and to the parents whom donated baked goods. Thank you to Miss Fredericks, Mr. Fredericks, Cathy Jenkins, Sunday Garcia, Franklin Gardner, and Anthony Gardner who provided their help during the bake sale. |
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| 11/17/04 | Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | 150 Nut Tree Parkway Vacaville |
| A donation of 20% of total purchases made by our families and friends equaled $150.01. We want to say a big thank you to Baja Fresh for hosting this event. | ||
| 10/20/04 | Papa John’s Pizza | 1989 Peabody Road Vacaville |
| A donation of 20% of total purchases made by our families and friends equaled $381.22. We had a classroom competition for this event, which was won by Ms. Bowers 4th grade class. Mr. Slice came to the cafeteria and playground during lunch, and after school to pass out reminder stickers. We want to say a big thank you to Papa John’s Pizza for hosting this event, for giving us such a great start on this new fund-raising venture, Mr. Slice for coming out to the school and for providing a pizza party for the winning class. | ||