Attention Summer Readers

All rising 1st through 5th grade students are invited to participate in Million Minutes, a summer program at Myers Park Traditional School that recognizes and rewards students for reading during the summer. Login at summerbreak.cmlibrary.org. Your child was taught his or her Username and Password in Media Tech.

MPTS is partnering with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library’s Summer Break reading program. Students will use the Summer Break website or mobile app to log the minutes they read over the summer. Students can begin recording minutes and earning prizes starting June 1st and ending August 10th. 
  
When students reach certain minute milestones, they will earn rewards from the Library and MPTS! 
  • 1,200 minutes – Virtual badges and incentives including a free ticket to Carowinds (while supplies last) for students who log minutes for all 10 weeks of the program from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library
  • 2,500 minutes – Homework Pass from MPTS
  • 4,000 minutes – Invitation to a VIP Pizza Party and an additional Homework Pass from MPTS

Students who qualify for one of these rewards will also be recognized during the back-to-school assembly, receive a Million Minutes gift, and will see their names on the Million Minutes leader board in the school lobby when they return to school in the fall. Recording minutes in Summer Break helps to build camaraderie among student readers as grade levels compete to see who will record the most minutes. Throughout the summer, you will receive updates on which grade is in the lead!

Helpful Hints:
  • Reading ~17 min./day for 10 weeks = 1,200 total minutes.
  • Reading ~36 min./day for 10 weeks = 2,500 total minutes.
  • Readying ~57 min./day for 10 weeks = 4,000 total minutes.
  • Students can use their School ID to check out up to 10 books at once from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library branches without risk of overdue fines.  
  • Students also have access to online reading resources through Summer Break.
  • Time can be entered through June 1- August 10 on the Library’s site summerbreak.cmlibrary.org.    
  • For best site performance, Chrome or Safari is the recommended browser for Summer Break.
  • There is also a mobile friendly app for Summer Break – try using your phone when on the go!
  • Keep an eye on your child’s progress and visit your Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library branch to collect Summer Break incentives.
  • Students who log activities in Summer Break for 10 out of 10 weeks are eligible to receive a free ticket to Carowinds! (while supplies last)​
Questions?  Please contact: Million Minutes Chairperson Courtney Ramey  at MillionMinutes.MPTS@gmail.com.