Mid-Hudson Reading Council

Mid-Hudson Reading CouncilVassar College, Department of Education
and
Mount Saint Mary College, Division of Education

Present

Mindy Grey, Lorelei Hauptmann, and Pauline Herr

Locust Grove, Samuel F.B. Morse Estate
Poughkeepsie, New York

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
4:15-5:45

“New and Wonderful Books for All Students”

Pauline Herr, librarian at LaGrange Middle School, Lorelei Hauptmann, librarian at LaGrange Elementary, and Mindy Grey, librarian at Trevor Road School, will present worthwhile children’s and young adults’ literature to motivate students and enhance literacy instruction in many areas.  Pauline, Lorelei, and Mindy will present book that can be used to support instruction across the language arts and content area curricula.  We will learn about selecting new and worthwhile books that will engage readers.  Develop your own knowledge about children’s literature in order to effectively share good books with your students.

The presenters will show and discuss wonderful books for read alouds, guided reading, and independent reading while you are able to network with other educators and discuss the uses of the recommended literature.

Please feel free to bring a colleague or administrator to share in this delightful presentation.
Come early at 3:45 for refreshments, the opportunity to browse through the books, and network with area educators.
PLEASE BRING A BOOK TO DONATE TO BROOKHAVEN

Members are welcome to attend at no charge. There is a $10.00 fee for guests.

Mid-Hudson Reading Council

Mount Saint Mary College, Vassar College and SUNY New Paltz

Celebrate Poetry Month with

Poetry Writing Workshops

Presented by

Members of the Hudson Valley Writing Project

The Samuel F.B. Morse Estate Locust Grove - Poughkeepsie

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

4:15-5:45

Participants will be able to choose one of the following workshops:

“Observant Eyes in the Classroom:  Training Ourselves to Notice and Think Deeply“

Jane Gregory

Looking at a wealth of traditional and modern haiku, participants will consider how this simple form can offer surprising depth of reading and writing experiences in the classroom.  The seeds of discipline for all age students can be found as we practice noticing in the natural world and exploring the conciseness of language.  This respected poetic form provides students a chance to appreciate the immediacy of their surroundings and join a long and honored tradition. 

Jane Gregory was a high school English teacher in Arlington. Affiliated now with SUNY New Paltz, she has taught haiku workshops for all grade levels, elementary, middle, and high school. 

“River of Words“

Richard Parisio

    This workshop is limited to 25 participants who will be going outside so please dress appropriately.

               In this interactive session, teachers will discover effective strategies for using poetry writing as an investigative tool for helping students to explore their own watersheds, combining science inquiry with language arts skills (listening, reading, and writing).  Workshop participants use a variety of strategies and mentor poems to write their own nature poems outdoors.  The workshop also includes small and large group discussion focusing on watershed poetry written by Hudson Valley school children.

            Richard Parisio has worked as an interpretive naturalist for over thirty years, in the Everglades, Pocono Mountains, at Assateague Island, and the Catskills and Hudson Valley.  He is currently NYS Coordinator for River of Words, a national contest of children’s poetry and art on the theme of watersheds.

 PLEASE BRING A BOOK TO DONATE TO THE CHILDREN AT BROOKHAVEN

Members are welcome to attend at no charge.  There is a $10.00 fee for guests.

Membership may be paid at the door

The Mid-Hudson Reading Council,

Mount Saint Mary College and the Vassar College Department of Education

cordially invite you to attend

The Annual Dinner Meeting and Election of Officers

Christo’s Restaurant at McCann Golf Course

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Cocktails at 5:30 p.m.   Dinner at 6 p.m.

Speaker 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Graphic Novels

A Hudson Valley Story:  Finding Mohawk Country

Guest Speaker:  Mr. George O’Connor

Author and Graphic Novelist

George O’Connor is the author of the New York Times bestseller Kapow!, and other picture books, including Ker-Splash, Sally and the Some-thing and Uncle Bigfoot. Upcoming works include Ball-Peen Hammer, a dark, dystopian graphic novel written by famed playwright Adam Rapp, and The Olympians, a twelve book series retelling the classic Greek Myths in comics form.

His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, was a long-held dream that weaved together his passion for history and ongoing research into Native American life. Mr. O’Connor has engagingly woven an historical journal of the 1600s Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert into a meaningful graphic novel. His talk, Finding Mohawk Country, will inspire educators and students to explore NY history and the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson’s voyage.

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Cost:   $30 MHRC Members

         $38 Non-Members

Dinner Includes:  sliced melon, salad, choice of entree, potato,  vegetable, dessert, and coffee or tea

Choice of Entree:                Grilled Salmon in Dill Sauce_______

               Broiled Fillet Mignon_______

                                                                                   Chicken Parisienne_______

Please make your check payable to the: Mid-Hudson Reading Council

and  return by May 4 to:  Diane Angotti-Rawson

297 Orchard Road

Highland , NY  12528

(845) 795-2206

email:  prawson1@optonline.net 

This is a dinner meeting.  No guests will be allowed to attend for the speaker only.

Dr. Joan M. Miller

Professor, Mount Saint Mary College

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
4:15-5:45

Come early at 3:45 to network with other area educators. 
Refreshments will be served. 

Members are welcome to attend at no charge. 
There is a $10.00 fee for non-members.