Bridge Foundation Newsletter READ FOR THE RECORD DAY, NEWSLETTER, 2016

BRIDGE FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER, 2016MAYARO READ
TO RISE SPONSORED BY BG TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NOW
SHELL
Issue 5
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Read for
the
Record
Day, 2016
Mayaro Read to
Rise sponsored by
BG Trinidad and
Tobago now SHELL
1.
“TALL TALES WELL TOLD”
BY JULIA SARCONE-ROACH
Tall Tales were well told in Trinidad and
Tobago on October 27th, 2016 by reading
the Jumpstart selected book , “ A Bear Ate
Your Sandwich .” You may be wondering
how can a book from the U.S. inspire us in
Trinidad and Tobago? The answer is
simple : our stories, our lives and our
experiences are connected. Yes, even
our Tall Tales.
The unreliable narrartor of the Bear Ate
Your Sandwich reminds us of our Tall
Tale characters in Trinidad and Tobago.
The narrator in the book shares half-
truths and requires our young readers to
be an astute reader to unlock the clues on
the pages of the Tall Tale.
The most known and influential Tall Tale
character in Caribbean literature is the
tricky Anansi the Spider , and so we
decided that the theme for Trinidad and
Tobago RFRD would be called, “Anansi
Lunchtime - Who Ate the Sandwich?”
To prepare schools this year, the
Foundation distributed Tale Tall story
development tips and asked schools
during Read for the Record week to
create with their students their own Tall
Tales.
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We also encouraged schools on Read for the
Record day to read and to prepare make
believe sandwiches designed with creative
materials or better yet, real sandwiches to
eat at lunch time.
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To complement the Jumpstart book and to
inspire students to create their own Tall
Tales, the Foundation distributed two Tall
Tale stories entitled ,“Anansi & the Turtle
and Mr. Hawk Eye Feast of Julia
Mangoes on the Moon .” by Shurla Blades.
We observed from the pictures shared by
dedicated school ambassadors that both
public and private schools took advantage of
the smart board technology and students
during classroom or lunch time read aloud
the stories in groups, and/or as a whole
school activity.
Anthea McLaughlin, CEO of Bridge Foundation
at Mayaro R.C. School introduces the
Jumpstart book and thanks everyone for their
support especially BG Trinidad and Tobago
now SHELL and Principal, Marva Noel.
Congratulations to the Ministry of Education
of Trinidad and Tobago for creating this
technology pathway.
Select schools also had the privilege of
reading the Inspirational book entitled , If I
Can, You Can too by Marsha Riley and to
hear her read the book and share her
inspirations.
Candice Sobers paints the Hawk Eagle to
complement student reading at Chinapoo
Government School.