Reading Crusade 2013 FAQ - Christchurch City Libraries

Reading Crusade FAQ for students
Reading Crusade FAQ for teachers
Reading Crusade FAQ for parents

Reading Crusade FAQ for students

The 2013 Reading Crusade is finished. Congratulations to all the kids who went on a Reading Crusade!

Download your congratulations certificate [1MB PDF]

What were the key dates for the Reading Crusade 2013?: Starting date: Monday 11 March 2013; Closing date: Friday 19 April 2013; Prizegiving: Monday 13 May 2013
How did the 2013 Reading Crusade work?: Step 1. Get your reading log from:; Step 2. Read any four books – fiction or non-fiction – and complete your reading log.; Step 3. Take your finished reading log to your teacher, parent or librarian for them to check. That person will then go online and enter you into the competition.; Step 4. Once you’ve entered, you will be in the draw to win prizes including a chance to attend the prizegiving on 13 May 2013 at the Cashmere Club Hall, 50 Colombo Street, where you will be able to meet some of your favourite Crusaders. You will get a certificate signed by head coach Todd Blackadder.
Where can my parents find more information on the Reading Crusade?: Your parents can email readingcrusade@ccc.govt.nz if they have any questions. They can talk to a Christchurch City Libraries librarian or your teacher at school.
Can I do more than one reading log?: You can do as many reading logs as you would like. But every reading log needs to have four new books on it and each log has to be checked and entered online by your teacher, parent or librarian. Each log entered will give you an entry into the prize draw, but you will only get one certificate.
Do audio and e-books count?: Yes, you can record the details of any audio book or e-book on your entry form.
Can I read magazines?: You can read any combination of fiction or non-fiction titles, magazines, graphic novels or audio and e-books. You can also include any books that you read for homework or for projects that you are working on at school.
Do I get to meet the Crusaders?: If you get your finished reading log entered online, you will go into the draw to attend the prizegiving ceremony where some of your favourite Crusaders will be available to talk to and get autographs from. You will get a Crusaders certificate signed by a member of the Crusaders team. The Crusaders will not be able to visit individual schools.

Reading Crusade FAQ for teachers

What are the key dates for the Reading Crusade 2013?: Starting date: Monday 11 March 2013; Closing date: Friday 19 April 2013; Prizegiving: Monday 13 May 2013
How does the 2013 Reading Crusade work?: Step 1. Children get their logs from; Step 2. Children are asked to read their choice of four books – fiction or non-fiction, books audio or e books, graphic novels, magazine, etc. – and complete their reading log.; Step 3. When they have completed a reading log with four different items, they bring it either to you, or to a parent or a librarian to enter online. This puts children in the draw for prizes. Children can enter as many times as they like but four new books must be read for each entry.; Step 4. Any completed entry (verified online) will get a certificate signed by Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder. If entering multiple times, students will only get one certificate. Everyone who registers online will also go in the draw to win prizes including a chance to attend the prizegiving on 13 May 2013 at the Cashmere Club Hall, 50 Colombo Street, where they will be able to meet some of our favourite Crusaders.; Step 5. The prizegiving: Each school that participates will qualify for at least one entry (one adult and one child) to the prizegiving ceremony at the Cashmere Club that includes members of the Crusaders on Monday 13 May 2013. The school chooses which participating child attends the prize giving. It is up to each school how they choose their prizewinner. Schools with the highest participation rates will get bonus prizes.
Can I get someone to come to my school to talk to the students?: Yes. Staff from Christchurch City Libraries will be visiting schools. You can either have a visit to your staff meeting, or during school assembly to promote the Crusade and explain the new processes. To book a time, email readingcrusade@ccc.govt.nz or call Kathryn Hartley on 941 6647.
Where can I find more information on the Reading Crusade?: Email readingcrusade@ccc.govt.nz if you have any questions.
Do I need to enrol my school to be part of the Reading Crusade?: Yes, you must register that your school is participating in Reading Crusade and you do this online by 8 March 2013. You will be contacted by us in the final week of Term One to confirm your attendance and the name of your prize-winner and accompanying adult.
How does my school win prizes?: When you (or their parent or librarian) enters a verified reading log online, there is a compulsory school name requirement. There is a drop down menu with all Christchurch schools (including a home school option) for you to choose and give your school a chance to win. If your school is not on this list, please email readingcrusade@ccc.govt.nz.
What if I have children who can’t read four books?: If you have students who are unable to read four books by themselves, you can ask a parent, caregiver or buddy to read a book with them.
Do audio and e-books count? What about graphic novels?: Yes, students can read any combination of fiction or non-fiction titles, magazines, graphic novels or audio and e-books. Students can also include any books that they read for homework or for projects that they are working on at school.
What do students do with their reading log when it is all filled in?: Once you have entered their verified log online, the log is no longer required. However, you may wish to ask the students to retain them to keep a record of all the books they have read.
Do I need to register each child in my class individually?: Yes, the process is for individual children. However, the children themselves could assist you by working through the online registration process themselves. An easy way to do it would be to set it for homework, or children take turns during computer class.
When registering my class, can I enter the school address as contact?: Yes, this is fine.
I feel I don’t have time for the Crusade. Is there a way I can spend less time on it?: Yes, this year’s Crusade is more compact (shorter length and fewer books to read to qualify). To lessen the burden on teachers, this year parents and librarians can also facilitate the programme’s process, so you could decide to take a minimalist approach of discussing it with your students, providing the log and website address and then leave them to pursue the Crusade individually.

Reading Crusade FAQ for parents

What were the key dates for the Reading Crusade 2013?

Starting date: Monday 11 March 2013

Closing date: Friday 19 April 2013

Prizegiving: Monday 13 May 2013

How does the 2013 Reading Crusade work?

Step 1. Students can get a reading log:

Download the reading log [1MB PDF], or
Get one from their class teacher, or
Pick one up at your local library.

Step 2. They read any four books – fiction or non-fiction – and complete their reading log.

Step 3. They take their finished reading log to their teacher, parent or librarian for them to check. That person will then go online and enter them into the competition. This means they will be in the draw to win prizes.

Step 4. Any child who enters will get a certificate signed by Crusader head coach Todd Blackadder.

Where can I find more information on the Reading Crusade?

Discuss it with your child’s teacher or email readingcrusade@ccc.govt.nz if you have any questions. Alternatively you can talk to a Christchurch City Libraries librarian.

My child has asked me to enter his reading log online. How do I do this?

When you (or their teacher or librarian) enters a reading log online, you are verifying that the child has read four books. When you enter the child’s details there is a compulsory school name requirement via a drop down menu with all Christchurch schools (including a home school option) for you to choose. If your school is not on this list, please email readingcrusade@ccc.govt.nz

What do we do with their reading log when it is all filled in?

Once you have entered their log online, the log is no longer required. However, you or your child’s teacher may wish to ask your child to retain them to keep a record of all the books they have read.

Can preschoolers enter?

No, the Reading Crusade is a reading promotion for primary and intermediate age children (Years 1 to 8). You need to be between five and 13 years old to participate.

Can my child do more than one reading log?

They can do as many reading logs as they would like. But every reading log needs to have four new books on it and each log has to be checked and entered online by a teacher, parent or librarian. Each log entered will give them an entry in to a prize draw, but they will only get one certificate.

Do audio and e-books count?

Yes, students can record the details of any audio or e-book they have finished.

Can they read magazines?

They can read any combination of fiction or non-fiction titles, magazines, graphic novels or audio and e-books. They can also include any books that they read for homework or for projects that they are working on at school.