The Missouri Reader Vol. 39, Issue 1 | Page 5

Congratulations to Mrs. Jeanne Mark, Title I English Language Arts teacher for grades 1-5 at El Dorado Springs R-2 in El Dorado Springs, MO! Jeanne won

25 books for her classroom in a drawing at the MO Early

Learning Conference in November just by being a member

of the Missouri State Council of the IRA. How great is that?!?

You can see Jeanne's students enjoying the free books all

over the front cover of the journal and in the slideshow.

Here's the message of thanks the MSC-IRA received from

Jeanne after her books arrived:

"Thank you so much for the box of books. They are so nice,

and I know our Title I students will enjoy reading them and

looking at all the neat pictures. Many of our students do not have books at home, so being able to check these new books out from our Title I library will be a wonderful opportunity for them. I serve students in grades 1-5, so the levels are perfect. I cannot think of a more useful prize! Thanks again, and I hope you have a blessed Christmas season!"

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Dates to Remember

Feb. 26-28 - Write to Learn Conference at Tan-

Tar-A in Osage Beach, MO

Feb. 28 - Literacy Poster Contest winners

determined

March 2 - Read Across America Day

Mar. 15-17 - 47th Annual Children's Literature

Festival at UCMO

July 9-11 - 26th WLU Literacies for All Summer

Institute (NCTE)

July 17-20 - IRA 2015 Conference in St. Louis

July 2015 - MSTA Leadership Symposium, Tan-

Tar-A, Osage Beach (specific dates to be announced)

Calling All Photographers - Send Us Your Pictures!

If you are an amateur photographer (and, let's face it, every device we own has a built-in camera, so we are ALL photographers, right?) and you want to show off the activities going on in your classroom, send us your pictures. You just might see your students spotlighted on the cover of our next issue!

Wouldn't your students be excited to see themselves on the cover of a real journal as a role model for others? We would love to see all kinds of literacy activities----reading on mobile devices, publishing writing online, working together in a literature discussion group, reading from song charts, partner reading, and so much more!

Please fill out the Photo/Video Release form for all pictures with students' faces visible.

Email all pictures to Jennifer Fox at [email protected] with subject line TMR Cover Art.

Congrats to the Winner!