Circling back to the Reading Bike.....my bike has arrived! I received my in-district grant and I'm launching the bike tomorrow. I'm trying to build excitement today, not yet revealing what we've acquired. I wrote up rules for our Read & Ride bike and created a Google Form for students/staff to sign in on and track their reading mileage (miles are recorded, not pages).
Thank you to everyone that responded to my original inquiry in September, most especially Val DiLorenzo (for the stationary bike suggestion) and Kara Gumke (for the rules suggestions).
Best regards,
Jodie D'Alexander
On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 10:10 AM Charline Cupole via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:
_______________________________________________Hi JanineThese are the bikes that we purchased through a fund raiser in 2017. They are durable and students really enjoy them! Happy biking & reading.Smiles... CharlineOn Monday, September 12, 2022 at 02:28:45 PM EDT, Janine Johnson <jjohnson@ridgefieldps.net> wrote:Thanks Val!
Janine Johnson Library Media Specialist, Scotts Ridge Middle School 
On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 2:02 PM Valerie DiLorenzo <vdilorenzo@rumseyhall.org> wrote:Hi Janine,Shout out to my dear friend, Charline Cupole, from whom I learned about "reading" bikes back in 2018. From Amazon, during summer of 2018 I bought a FlexiSpot Desk Bike Chair Home Office Workstation Standing up Exercise Bike Indoor Height Adjustable Desk Cycle. Looks like it's currently well under $500 and it's still going strong with LOTS of regular use from students who LOVE it! (Easy to assemble; however, be sure to put the pedals on correctly, or they'll keep falling off and they might get stripped.)
Rumsey's Online Library (Currently, a work in progress!)Currently Reading:The Joy of Reading by Donalyn Miller & Teri S. LesesneArrow by Samantha M. ClarkListening to:Let's Pretend this Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny LawsonRecently finished:Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge DanticatMap of Flames by Lisa McMann (Book 1 of The Forgotten Five series)The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose by Zach MercurioFlight of the Puffin by Ann Braden (Reread for summer book club. Loved it just as much the second time!)The Beauty of Living Twice by Sharon StoneMy Oxford Year: A Novel by Julia Whelan & Harper AudioA Galaxy of Sea Stars by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo (nErDcampCT '22 author!)Thirst by Varsha Bajaj (GRA '22 Middle Grade choice)Smack Dab in the MIddle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl (spent time with her at IASL '22!)Stuntboy, In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds & Raul the Third (GRA '22 Early Reader choice)The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneThe Fort by Gordon Korman365 Days to Alaska by Cathy CarrThe Marvellers by Dhonielle ClaytonThe Way I Say It by Nancy TandonThe Lost Girls of Paris by Pam JenoffThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa SeeOn Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 12:52 PM Janine Johnson <jjohnson@ridgefieldps.net> wrote:_______________________________________________Hi all! I am looking for recommendations on reading bikes (stationery/recumbent bikes for the library.) The old stationary bike from my home is a big hit and I'd like to add more. From my limited research, it might be tough to squeeze this idea into a PTA $500 grant...Thanks,Janine
Janine Johnson Library Media Specialist, Scotts Ridge Middle School
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