Blake's Reading Logs

Kuentz Elementary has a reading program done through the library.  Every child is supposed to fill out a total of 10 reading logs to be able to participate in an end of year reading celebration. The required number of reading minutes varies depending on the student's grade.  Blake was supposed to read 10 minutes a night with a total of 200 minutes for each reading log.

The weekend before they were due the following Thursday he was in the middle of the 8th log and we didn't get any reading in that weekend.  I told him sorry that he wouldn't be able to go to the reading party.  He asked how much he had left to read.  I told him he had 2 full logs and some of 8.  He said he could do it.  He had to do 500 minutes, or over 8 hours and had to turn it in on Thursday.  Working before and after school Monday he knocked out a whole log in a single day.  He was fried at the end of the day and had bloodshot eyes.  He did most of the second reading log on Tuesday, but ended up burned out.  He said he didn't want to finish up and that he didn't care about going to the celebration.  I encouraged him that he didn't have much left and he could do it.  He wrapped it up on the last night.

I was really impressed that he was able to finish it.  He was pretty worn out from his reading marathon.