2011 Sounds Reading Club Booklet

STUDENT HANDBOOK Student Name:

Teacher Name:

READING CLUB GAMES Saturday, April 23rd Tuesday, April 26th Friday, April 29th Sunday, May 1st

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Sacramento River Cats

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Fill in the blanks below with your own words. Then make a totally ridiculous story by entering them into “My Baseball Story” on Page 9 . 1. __________________ Adjective

9. __________________ First Name

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(same as 9) 12. __________________ First Name

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You have a chance to win lots of great prizes at your Reading Club game!

READING CLUB INSTRUCTIONS Dear Student, Thank you for participating in the Nashville Sounds Reading Club, a program designed to reward you for reaching your reading goals. Through this program, you are eligible to receive a free ticket to a Sounds game and other awesome prizes. More importantly, you will strengthen your reading skills and be challenged to reach goals. The Reading Club is an eight-week program, divided into four segments of two weeks. Your teacher will set a reading assignment for each segment, and once you complete that assignment you move to a “base.” Advance to the next base as you complete each segment. Your goal is to “hit a home run” by completing all of your assignments. Start Date: __________

End Date: ___________

Assignment: Complete the following reading assignment every two weeks:

________________________________________ Progress: Your teacher will monitor your progress on a classroom poster as you complete each reading assignment. Rewards: After reaching a base, your teacher will sign your reward coupon for the following prizes: • 1st Base: Ozzie bookmark and free Small Fries from Hardee’s • 2nd Base: Free ticket to a Nashville Sounds game • 3rd Base: Enter for your chance to win a Sounds V.I.P. Experience • Home Run: Enter for your chance to become a “Sound for a Day” and entry into prize drawing on your Reading Club day After reaching second base, your legal guardian will fill out a ticket order form (given by your teacher) to redeem your free Sounds ticket. You will be honored with an on-field parade to celebrate your accomplishments on your school’s scheduled game date below. Game Date and Time: ________________________

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Author Bookmark Catcher Cracker Jack Error Foul Guitar Library Ozzie Popcorn School Sounds Teamwork

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Baseball Bullpen Coach Double Fiction Fun Zone Home Run Milwaukee Brewers Pine Tar Practice Scoreboard Stolen Base Triple

Bat Bunt Cougar Dugout Field Glove Hot Dog Nashville Pitcher Reading Single Strike Umpire

Celebrate your special day at Greer Stadium with a Nashville Sounds birthday party! Each birthday child receives recognition over the public address system and on the guitar scoreboard as the entire crowd sings “Happy Birthday” to them.

what else do i get? • • • •

10 tickets (additional guests can be added) 10 food vouchers (hot dog, chips, soft drink, and cake) Visit from Ozzie to your party Birthday child stands on the dugout for the crowd to sing “Happy Birthday” • Official Nashville Sounds Souvenir Baseball

$200

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• Fun Zone Wristbands for unlimited use • Souvenir Vouchers • Authentic Nashville Sounds Jersey

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Getting to Know Ozzie! 1. Name: Ozzie 2. Favorite Baseball Team: N ashville S ounds 3. Favorite Baseball Player:

Brendan Katin, Outfielder, Nashville S ounds

4. Favorite Books:

Tiger Can’t Sleep by S. J . Fore C ougars by Patricia Corrigan The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter

5. Favorite Movies: Garfield, The Lion King, and

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

6. Favorite Food: Hot Dogs and Popcorn 7. Favorite quote:

“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” - Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh

8. Favorite Songs:

Stray Cat Str ut - Stray Cats The Aristocats - Everybody Wants to be a Cat – Disney Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

9. What do you like to do when not playing baseball?

R eading, Exercising and Making new friends.

Looking for more f u n stuff? For more information on the Nashville Sounds, fun games, team information, and Ozzie the mascot, with the help of an adult visit us at: 5

FREE

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Nashville Sounds Reading Club Reward

Small Fries

First Base

No purchase required

Third Base

Offer valid through 8/30/11 at participating restaurants. Offer available after regular breakfast hours. Not valid with any other coupon, offer, discount or combo. Coupon must be presented and surrendered before ordering regardless of discounts redeemed. Only original coupon accepted. Limit 2 discounts per coupon. Customer must pay any sales tax due. Cash value 1/100 of 1¢. Not for sale. ©2011 Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

V.I.P. Ex perience Nashville Sounds Reading Club Reward

Third Base

All Reading Club participants who reach third base will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to win: • • • •

Opportunity to throw out a ceremonial first pitch Exclusive Meet & Greet with a Sounds player Two tickets to a future game (one child and one adult ticket) Stand at home plate with the Sounds catcher during the national anthem • Your photo featured on nashvillesounds.com as a winning reader h third base. voucher once you reac tion on the back of this Complete your informa

One lucky winner will be selected from each of the seven Reading Club games in 2011! 6

Third BASE Simply fill out and bring this form with you to your designated Reading Club game. Drop it off at the Reading Club Third Base prize box at Fan Relations or the kiosk near the parade entrance for your chance to win an exciting prize!

NAME ______________________________________________________ LEGAL GUARDIAN ___________________________________________ ADDRESS ______________________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP ________________________________________ PHONE ___________________________________________________ CONTACT EMAIL: ___________________________________________ SCHOOL _________________________________________________ TEACHER SIGNATURE ______________________________________

Simply fill out and bring this form with you to your designated Reading Club game. Drop it off at the Reading Club Home Run box at Fan Relations or the kiosk near the parade entrance for your chance to win an exciting prize!

NAME

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Cut out full page to be eligible for Nashville Sounds Home Run Prizes

LEGAL GUARDIAN ___________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP ____________________________________________ PHONE ____________________________________________________ SCHOOL ___________________________________________________ GRADE ____________

DATE OF BIRTH_________________________

TEACHER __________________________________________________ TEACHER SIGNATURE ________________________________________

Section _________

Row ____________

Seat _____________

** Seat information must be completed to be eligible for grand prize.

Know what it takes to be on the field with the pros?

win a chance to become a Sound for a Day

? • Personalized Sounds jersey and hat • Exclusive TEAM Meet-and-Greet • Announce the starting lineup in front of crowd • Tickets to a future game

(one child and one adult ticket)

• Dinner for two at Slugger’s • Opportunity to face Ozzie in the Base Race

* HOM E RUN READERS ON L Y *

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HOME RUN VOUCHER

• And much more...

One lucky winner will be selected on Friday, May 20, 2011.

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* MY BASEBALL STORY * It was my turn to bat. The pitcher threw a/an __________ curve ball that 1 - Adjective

went right through my __________. The next pitch was too __________ for 3 - Adjective

2 - Noun

me to swing, so I let it go and it was a ball. The next pitch went right down the __________ and BAM!, I hit the __________ as hard as I could and started 5 - Noun

4 - Noun

__________ to first base. Then I __________ to second base, I barely made it, 7 - Past Tensed Verb

6 - Verb Enging in ing

so it was good that I __________ head first. After my double, __________ hit 8 - Past Tensed Verb

9 - First Name

a line drive to __________ left field and I started to __________ down to third 10 - Adjective

11 - Verb

base and stayed there. __________ went all the way to second base. The next 9 - First Name

batter struck out and there were two outs, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when we started to get __________. Luckily the next batter was the team 12 - Adjective

captain, __________, who hit the ball to __________ right field. 13 - First Name

14 - Adjective

I had enough time to go all the way to home plate and score the winning run for my __________. 15 - Noun

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Ozzie is excited for YOU to join his Kids Club. Members will receive the following: • A welcome letter from Ozzie • Admission to five (5) Sunday Kids Club games at Greer Stadium • An exclusive Ozzie’s Kids Club item • An official membership card, good for 10% off in the Nashville Sounds Pro Shop on Sundays • $1.00 ticket discount for future home games • Special Kids Club Edition Newsletters sent via email to you and your parents • Invitation to exciting Kids Club events on special “Kids Club Days” • Birthday Card from Ozzie • Chance to be Ozzie’s “Kid of the Game” each Sunday, one member is randomly chosen to have the opportunity to throw a first pitch, meet a Nashville Sounds player, and receive autographed photo of Ozzie. • Meet Sounds Players and Ozzie at the special Meet-&-Greet party

Ozzie’s Kids Club is just $15 and is open to kids 12 and under! For more information regarding the Ozzie’s Kids Club, visit us online at www.nashvillesounds.com/kidsclub.

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