Guam IRA annual book donation to the Alee Shelter. Receiving the books is Carol Crisostomo from the Alee Shelter, Catholic Social Services
Guam IRA annual book donation to the Department of Corrections library.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Annual Book Donation to Alee Shelter and DOC
IRA board member Manda Tenorio delivered the annual book donation from the Guam Council International Reading Association to our local Prison and Alee Shelter, Catholic Social Services.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! Enjoy this special holiday with your loved ones, and be sure to thank those who have touched your life and made a difference. May God bestow upon you abundant blessings on this day and always. Si Yu'os Ma'ase'!
Thursday, November 21, 2019
UPCOMING MEETING: COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR - DEC. 14
DECEMBER 14, 2019
IRA COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Agana Shopping Center
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
IRA Grant Winners: Anicas and San Nicolas
Vivian Wolff, Chairperson of IRA’s Grants Committee, presented checks to Liwayway Anicas of JQ San Migel, for her grant project, entitled “Keep Quiet, Listen, and Read On" and to Ciann San Nicolas of Inarajan Elementary School, for her grant project entitled, “Inspiring a Love for Literacy. Each semester the IRA, in conjunction with the UOG School of Education Alumni Association, awards two grants for innovative ideas that promote literacy. The Spring Grant Cycle will take place in April. For more information, go to http://iraguam.blogspot.com/ for grant guidelines and application form.
Ciann San Nicolas, a teacher at Inarajan Elementary School, received $500.00 to build her classroom library and implement her “Inspiring a Love for Literacy” proposal.
J.Q. San Miguel Elementary 3rd grade teacher, Liwayway Anicas, received a $500.00 grant from the International Reading Association for her “Keep Quiet, Listen, and Read On” proposal for her classroom.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
SOE Alumni Donation to IRA
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Educators Encourage Youngsters to Read for Fun
Representatives of the Guam Council of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the UOG School
of Education Alumni
Association (SOEAA) receive congratulations on their
joint efforts to encourage Guam
youngsters to read
for fun from local author,
Frances Baumann, and her
husband, attorney Ladd
Baumann. The couple
contributed 300 children’s books to be used as prizes to public elementary school students who participate in the next
islandwide
Read-a-thon. The
books – Ramon on the Phone
and Midge at the Fridge
– are written
by Frances Baumann and feature
funny stories told in rhyme
about a CHamoru
“coach potato” and his “junk-food-junkie” friend who discover how to get
fit and eat right. The storybooks, which
include audio narration and companion activities, games, and jump
rope songs, are now available online at Amazon.com.
In addition to its annual
Read-a-thon for children and in keeping
with its goal
to improve literacy and reading instruction in Guam and Micronesia, the
IRA is hosting
its 32nd annual regional Language Arts Conference for teachers
and parents this weekend on Nov. 15 and 16 at
the Pacific Star Resort.
Pictured left to right are:
Vivian Wolff, Chairperson of IRA Grants;
Margaret Beem, Vice President of SOEAA; Ladd & Fran Baumann; and Trini Chargualaf, retired GDOE principal.
