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Yankeetown School Red Hot Minutes Chili Cook-Off who attended the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club

Reading Challenge students at Yan- Chilicommunity were weather was perfect and decorationsdonated from clubatmosphereand

THANK YOU to everyone

delicious. Chili themed

This year, in conjunction with our Accelerated Reader program,

the crock pot lined room as the crowd sampled each one to find their favorite. By the end

keetown School are participating in the YTS red hot minutes reading challenge! The

of the day baked goods had been sold and crook pots emptied. Chairman Sheree and her

reason for this program is simple: Research shows that students who read for one hour

"crew" did a fabulous job and the day ran like a well oiled machine.

every day have a much better chance for success in school and beyond. The more time

The winners are; 1st place Tim Butz #13, Sweet Apple, 2nd place Shea Thomson

our students spend reading, the better reader he or she will become. He or she should be

#4, Sportsman Chili and 3rd place Lisa Crawley #5, Grandma s Simply Chili.

reading for at least 20 minutes per night. Each child chooses a grown-up or older sibling

Don t forget your tickets for the Education Salad Luncheon, Wednesday, March

in the household to be his or her "Home Coach".

9th at Noon; $10 in advance, $15 day of the event. The drawing for a $250 money tree

The Home Coach's job 1. Turn off TV, computers, phone and games. 2. Observe

will be at the luncheon. Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Call Terri, 352-302-1771

the student reading for 20 minutes. 3. Think and talk about the book with the student af-

terward.(if applicable) 4. Sign the YTS Red Hot Minutes Challenge log sheet. 5. Make

sure the books are packed up for safe return to school. A reward system for all this read-

ing is included in the program. Red hot reading thermometers are posted in the cafeteria.

When a class raises the "mercury" to 10,000 minutes, students who have logged those

minutes receive a "treat". Every time a class reaches another 10,000 minutes, "treats" are

distributed again! In addition to the incremental rewards, Ruth Rupert and Frieda Gipson

of Spilled Oak Farms have generously donated three trophies, complete with plaques for

engraving, to be awarded at the end of the year. Classes placing First, Second, and Third

in the total number of minutes read during the year will be presented with the trophies and

allowed to keep them in the classroom until the following school year. Ruth and Frieda

have christened our readers at Yankeetown School the YTS reading warriors.

In the pictures below, you will see students carrying the trophies representing the

classes who are currently in First Place (Mrs. Yaw's Kindergarten), Second Place (Mrs.

Valentine's Third Grade) and Third Place (Mrs. Carson's Fourth Grade). The students in

these classes (who recorded Red Hot Reading Minutes) were also awarded YTS reading

warrior camouflaged pencils by Ruth and Frieda. If you have a student at Yankeetown

School and are not familiar with the red hot reading minutes, please ask your child and

start reading!!! If you are already participating, keep up the great work!

2016 Chili Cook-Off Winners from left; Lisa Crawley-3rd Place, Shea Thomson-2nd Place and

Tim Butz-1st Place with Chili Cook-Off Chairman, Sheree Robbins.

Return Of A Land Remembered

The Levy County Historical Society welcomes readers and writers to the 2 An-

nual nd FLORIDA AUTHORS & BOOKS FESTIVAL to be held Saturday, March 12,

2016, from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Visitors are invited to browse the latest published

books, meet and speak with the writers, and have their purchases signed by the author. All

authors, publishers, and Our Special Guest at the book festival will be Patrick "Rick" D.

Smith, Jr., who will present two multimedia shows about his father, Patrick D. Smith, and

his beloved books. The first presentation will be at 11:00 AM and the second presentation

will be at 2:00 PM. Due to seating limits, admission to the presentations will be by ticket

only. There is no charge for tickets. To request tickets, please call (352) 490- 5636 and

the tickets will be mailed to you. Patrick Smith is best known for his 1984 novel, A LAND

REMEMBERED. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for both ANGEL CITY, which

was produced as a major film, and FOREVER ISLAND, which has been published in 33

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countries. All of Patrick Smith's writings will be available for sale. The event will be held

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