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ISSUE 1 SPRING 2016 VOLUME 3
LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT ………………….1
UPCOMING EVENTS……..…2
HALL OF AUTHORS RECAP..3 WANTED! .......... ……........4 NEW MEMBERS ... ………....5
Lewis & Clark Reading CouncilReading Council A L O C A L C H A P T E R O F : I L L I N O I S R E A D I N G C O U NC I L
& I N T E R N A T I O N AL R E A D I N G A S S O C I A T I O N
Spring is here!: A letter from LCRC
President Tammy Gramlich
Dear Lewis and Clark Members,
This will be my last article as President.
I will become Past President and continue
to be involved in the Board, helping the
new Co-Presidents. The last two years as
President have been an excellent oppor-
tunity for me to meet and collaborate with
many educators. I have gained new
friendships, innovative ideas, and treas-
ured experiences.
I would like to welcome our new Co-
Presidents, Kim Winter and Savannah
Dill. Kim was Vice-President and has
been President in the past. We welcome
her experience in this role. Savannah is a
talented teacher to be. She recently re-
ceived the Lindenwood – Belleville Edu-
cation Student of the Year. In addition,
Savannah has presented at the IRC Read-
ing Conference, and was acknowledged
for being the only student board member
in the IRC. Congratulations Savannah on
your accomplishments! Any school will
be lucky to have you as a teacher and we
wish you luck in finding your teaching
job.
Our Council, along with the Illinois
Reading Council, will be sponsoring some
upcoming Professional Development op-
portunities. We hope you can join us at
these upcoming events:
April 9th - Barnes and Noble with
author Jennifer Ward (details on pg. 2)
April 14th – Eckert’s Restaurant
with Tambree Krouse (details on pg. 2 &
see attached flyer)
I look forward to these events and
hope to see many of you there. I highly
recommend becoming involved with Lew-
is and Clark. You will be happy you did!
Sincerely,
Tammy Gramlich
Lewis & Clark Reading Council has
some great events coming up!
Mark your calendar!
Saturday, April 9th– Author Jennifer Ward
at Barnes & Noble in Fairview Heights, IL
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
1 PD hour will be given to participants Jennifer will be sharing lesson plans for her books Mama Built a Little Nest
and What Will Hatch? She will provide attendees with her lesson plans
and offer advice on implementing STEM based instruction techniques in
the elementary classroom.
Barnes & Noble is also offering several other educator events and specials in April!
Check their website for more info!
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2258
Thursday, April 14th– LCRC Annual Spring Fling
Eckert’s Restaurant in Belleville, IL
Dinner on your own at 5:45 p.m.
Speaker from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
1.5 PD hours will be given to attendees Speaker Tambree Krouse will provide teachers with an introduction to
the books which have been selected for the current year’s student-
choice awards: Monarch (K-3), Bluestem (3-5), Rebecca Caudill (4-8),
and the Abraham Lincoln Award (9- 12). In addition, a review of re-
sources to support the awards will be covered, and ideas about using
the awards to promote reading will be discussed.
2016 Illinois Reading Council Conference
September 29– October 1, 2016 Thousands of literacy advocates, educators, and researchers
will gather for the 49th Annual IRC Conference,
Reading: Unlocking Opportunities, at the Peoria Civic Center
and Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel in Peoria, Illinois.
Registration opens on April 15th!
We would like to thank the O’Fallon Library for hosting this fabulous event! We had five authors in attendance and a great
crowd to hear their stories. Here are just a few snapshots from that event!
NEW BOARD MEMBER NEEDED We would like to thank Alisa Cole for her dedication, serving the Lewis
and Clark board since 1990. We wish her the best upon retiring from
teaching and beginning a new journey in her life. She has been serving
as our Family Literacy Chairman and we are in need of someone to re-
place her. Alisa had been working with Books for Babies. We donate
book bags to the maternity wards at hospitals mainly serving low income
families. Each bag contains a book, copies of nursery rhymes, helpful
tips for reading to children, and reasons why reading is so im-
portant. Alisa had help from her church youth group stuffing the bags
for the new mothers. This provides a wonderful service for new moth-
ers and is a way for us to stay involved in the community. We welcome
new ideas for this. If you have an interest in heading the Family Litera-
cy Committee please contact Tammy at [email protected].
ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS WANTED In addition to Alisa’s position we are also looking for other educators
that would be interested in helping on our board or as a committee lead-
er. If you are interested in helping the board in these areas, please
contact Savannah at [email protected].
Lindenwood Belleville Speaker Series Come enjoy these great motivational and entertaining speakers.
FREE to the public!
Jennifer Bricker Thursday, April 7, 2016 6:30 p.m. - Lindenwood Auditorium
Rich Guzzi Thursday, April 28, 2016 6:30 p.m. - Lindenwood Auditorium
For more info visit http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/academics/speakerSeries/index.html
We’re all over the web! www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/localcouncils/lewisandclark.html
www.facebook.com/group/php gid=246514351837
Be sure to join the Lewis and Clark Reading Council on Fa-cebook for the most up-to-date information on all of our
events!
Welcome to our New Members!
We are so happy to have you in the Lewis and Clark
Reading Council and look forward to seeing you at our
upcoming events!
Encourage your fellow educators to join and have access
to excellent professional development opportunities!
Gayla Stirewalt Kimberly Keeney
April Sabolay
