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NIRC Newsletter Volume 49, Number 1 August 2016
Dates to Remember… September 1, 2016
Literacy Grant
application deadline!!
September 15
29th NIRC Fall Conference
October 20
Membership Event in Sycamore
October 21
Membership Event in Rockford
Northern Illinois Reading Council Board of Directors
2016-2017 Officers
President
Carol Untch
Vice President
Renee Corcoran
Past-President
Elizabeth Coats
Treasurer
Tracy Jaconette
Secretary
Joan Bereman
Membership
Gayle Simmonds
Family Literacy
Anne Almburg
Illinois Reads
Mary Gardner
Newsletter Editor
Sarah Kennay
August 2016
Dear NIRC Members,
As we look forward to a new school year, it is a time for new beginnings. For some
educators, it may mean the same grade level but new students. Some of you may be
changing grades, schools or districts. Some are starting as a new teacher, a truly new
beginning. It is an exciting time as we prepare for our year to start and begin again
touching the lives of so many students.
It is exciting as this is a new beginning for me as well as I embark on my new role in NIRC. I
have been learning and continue to learn about the wonderful ways that IRC and our
own local council help provide literacy support in so many ways. Throughout this year
keep checking our website and visit our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest links to
see how your membership impacts our ability to plant literacy. This past year your
membership provided professional development to educators through our Fall
Conference. Additionally, it provided books to Neighbor’s House in DeKalb through the
Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive. Through Project Read it provided books and
bookcases for every child that moved into a Habitat for Humanity Home in our area. NIRC
also sponsored membership appreciation events, an Illinois Reads event at the Rockford
City Market and gave grants for teachers to use in their classrooms. Thank you for
continuing to help through your membership to give back in so many ways as we reach
out and continue to plant the seed of literacy in our council counties.
NIRC is pleased to have Candace Fleming and Sally Walker as our featured keynote
speakers for our September 15, 2016 Fall Conference at Kishwaukee College in Malta,
Illinois. You won’t want to miss this enlightening event which will have a special focus on
nonfiction. So be sure and reserve your spot for . . . “Hook, Hold and Haunt: Writing Great
Nonfiction with Kids” by Candace Fleming and “Scribble, Worms and Burned Thumbs:
Making Research Fun for Kids” by Sally Walker. Registration is now open and the form is on
the website. We will also be sending flyers to your schools, so please get the word out. We
do keep the cost of the conference low, and if you are a member it is at a reduced rate.
Finally, we will be having a Brushes, Books and Beverages membership appreciation event
at two locations, Sycamore and Rockford in October. Stay tuned for more information to
sign up for this very fun night. Space will be limited.
I am very excited to begin my year in my new role and am very fortunate to serve with
dedicated board members. I would encourage all members to consider becoming even
more involved with NIRC. We have many opportunities for members to serve. Please
contact any of our board members if you have questions or want to be more involved
with NIRC. Have a great year of new beginnings!
Carol Untch
President, Northern Illinois Reading Council
The Northern Illinois Reading Council
is pleased to welcome
Candace Fleming Sally M. Walker
Candace Fleming is the prolific and versatile author of more than thirty books for children, including The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look
At Abraham and Mary, The Great and Only Barnum: the Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum, Amelia
Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, and The Family Romanov. Her newest nonfiction book, Presenting Buffalo
Bill, will be published in fall, 2016.
Sally M. Walker is the author of more than 50 award-winning nonfiction books for children, including Secrets of a
Civil War Submarine, Written in Bone, Blizzard of Glass, Their Skeletons Speak, and Boundaries: How the Mason Dixon Line Settled a Family Feud and Divided a Nation.
Her newest book, Winnie, tells the true story of the Canadian bear that inspired A.A. Milne to write
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Featured Speakers for a Focus on Nonfiction
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Kishwaukee Community College in Malta, Illinois
Thursday, September 15th from 4:30-8:00pm 4:30-5:15 Registration and Opening 5:15-6:15 Candace Fleming presentation 6:15-6:30 Break and shopping 6:30-7:30 Sally Walker presentation 7:30-8:00 Autograph Sessions and shopping
REGISTRATION FORM The 29th Annual Northern Illinois Reading Council Fall Conference
FEATURING Children’s Authors: Sally Walker & Candace Fleming
Thursday, September 15, 2016 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Kishwaukee College Conference Center, Malta, IL
Name: _________________________________________ School District: ______________________ (if applicable) Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
City: ___________________________________ State: _____________________ Zip: _____________
Phone: _________________________________ Email: _____________________________________
_____ $15 - Registration for current NIRC Members _____ $30 - Registration for Non-NIRC Members (*Join now and pay member price! See below.) _____ $5 - Registration for Undergraduate Students/Non-NIRC Members _____ FREE for Undergraduate Students who are paid NIRC/IRC Members _____ FREE for a school administrator who registers with a teacher _______________________________ _____ FREE for Literacy Grant Recipients -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Box lunches are available for an additional cost of $7.00 and include a sandwich, chips, an apple, cookie and soft drink or water. All lunches must be preordered by September 1st. _____ $7 - YES, I want to order a box lunch! (mark your preference) ___ Ham ___ Turkey ___ Veggie _____ No thanks!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________ TOTAL ENCLOSED (Make checks payable to NIRC)
Mail your registration and check to: Tracy Jaconette, 1922 Clinton Street, Rockford, IL 61103 ([email protected]) Registrations must be postmarked by September 1, 2016, after which time you may pay at the door.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *To join NIRC/IRC today, go to the Illinois Reading Council Website at www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org. Click the sign up/renew button and in minutes you’ll be an active member of both NIRC and IRC just in time for both of our amazing fall conferences. We hope you choose to join our award winning local and state councils. Together, we can empower lives through literacy!
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Date Received: _____________________ Cash or Check # _________________ Amount: ____________
Posted: _____ Special instructions: ________________________________________________________
Save the Date for… Membership Events!
“Brushes, Books, and Beverages”The Northern Illinois Reading Council will host our annual
membership event in two locations this year.
October 20, 2016 @Chelsea McGhee Studio
525 Brickville Road Sycamore, IL
October 21, 2016 @ 317 Studio & Gallery
317 Market Street Rockford, IL
PROJECT READ This is a busy summer and fall for homes being built by Habitat for Humanity in our council area. There are a total of 9 Habitat Homes that we will be providing books and bookcases for the children. A special thank you to the members of Early Act at North Grove Elementary in Sycamore, IL for building bookcases for our Habitat for Humanity homes in the council counties outside of Rockford. Thank you also North Grove for donating books through their book fair for the children receiving the bookcases. Additionally, thank you to the students of the Marshall Montessori school of Rockford for building bookcases for the Rockford Habitat for Humanity homes. It is wonderful to have our students give back to others in our community in such a personal way. It’s another great example of planting literacy in our communities. If you are interested in helping with Project Read or would like more information, contact [email protected].
2016 Illinois Reading Council Conference
Reading: Unlocking Opportunities September 29-October 1, 2016
Peoria, Illinois Thousands of literacy advocates, educators, and researchers will
gather from September 29-October 1, 2016 for the 49th Annual IRC Conference, Reading: Unlocking Opportunities, at the Peoria Civic Center and Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel.
Please make sure to update your email address with IRC. Current email addresses help us get the news to you! Remember to keep your membership in
NIRC/IRC and ILA current. NIRC is a branch of IRC where members across the region “Empower lives through Literacy.” NIRC/IRC membership gives you the benefits of reduced fees at conferences/events, availability of clock hours towards professional development, networking opportunities, strategies/lesson plan ideas and more!! Membership in ILA is an added bonus!!
Please join us in a conversation
about literarcy and technology on our new NIRC blog!
http://nirctechnologyandliteracy.blogspot.com
Check out our website at
www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org
Looking for more information?
