The Alexandria Story Festival 2011 was a big hit.
Thanks to all who attended and all who helped.
Did you know?
That the Alexandria Story Festival gave away over 50 books to festival attendees?
What fun!
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That Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) kicked off its new literacy campaign at this year's Alexandria Story Festival?
"Take 20":
Take 20 minutes to read everyday!
ACPS challenges all students to read 20 minutes a day;
Read alone, have an adult read to you or read in any language.
Everybody can "Take 20" everyday this year!
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That October 6 is
Read for the Record Day?
Children all over the country are encouraged to read
Llama Llama Red Pajama,
by Anna Dewdney on October 6.
More information at www.readfortherecord.com/
Anna Dewdney read at the Alexandria Story Festival.
What fun!
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That Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) kicked off its new literacy campaign at this year's Alexandria Story Festival?
"Take 20":
Take 20 minutes to read everyday!
ACPS challenges all students to read 20 minutes a day;
Read alone, have an adult read to you or read in any language.
Everybody can "Take 20" everyday this year!
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That October 6 is
Read for the Record Day?
Children all over the country are encouraged to read
Llama Llama Red Pajama,
by Anna Dewdney on October 6.
More information at www.readfortherecord.com/
Anna Dewdney read at the Alexandria Story Festival.
Summer Reading Pack Excitement is in the Air
The 2011 Summer Reading Pack Project is under way. The project, in its 5th year, is a collaboration of Wright to Read, the Giving Circle of Alexandria, and Hooray for Books. We aim to create 1,200 packs of books for Alexandria students this year.
Volunteers are needed to help assemble packs on Saturday, April 30 from 10-1 at the Wright to Read office, 414 N. Washington Street.
Children are welcome to volunteer with their parents. Bring your child if
he/she can follow directions and work for several hours (generally 4th grade +).
New Books are needed. Please donate your favorites or buy from the recommended list at the right. We suggest buying paperbacks from Hooray for Books for this project, so that you receive a discount and can donate more books for the same price.
Monetary donations can help the project through the packing day and beyond as we fill gaps in the book donations. Make donations payable to Wright to Read or donate online and note that your donation is for the Summer Reading Pack Project.
Thanks to our partners and supporters in this project (see above).
Volunteers are needed to help assemble packs on Saturday, April 30 from 10-1 at the Wright to Read office, 414 N. Washington Street.
Children are welcome to volunteer with their parents. Bring your child if
he/she can follow directions and work for several hours (generally 4th grade +).
New Books are needed. Please donate your favorites or buy from the recommended list at the right. We suggest buying paperbacks from Hooray for Books for this project, so that you receive a discount and can donate more books for the same price.
Monetary donations can help the project through the packing day and beyond as we fill gaps in the book donations. Make donations payable to Wright to Read or donate online and note that your donation is for the Summer Reading Pack Project.
Thanks to our partners and supporters in this project (see above).
Wright to Read
Snow and Inclement
Weather Policy
In preparation for winter's unpredictable weather, Wright to Read has outlined below our Snow Policy for the winter season. The safety of the students and volunteers in the Wright to Read community is important to us and we appreciate your understanding should there be last minute cancellations.
Generally, Wright to Read follows the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) policy. We will close our office and/or cancel activities & programs under the following announcements:
-the staff of Wright to Read
Generally, Wright to Read follows the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) policy. We will close our office and/or cancel activities & programs under the following announcements:
- School is canceled;
- Early Release;
- After School activities are canceled;
- Evening activities are canceled.
-the staff of Wright to Read
Volunteers- tell you student about books you loved as a kid.
Volunteers- there are many websites that help us see what books kids are loving these days. See the Hooray for Books recommended and blog pages and Capitol Choices to start.
Parents and Kids - attend one of our upcoming Baskets for Books Events to raise money for the Summer Reading Pack Project. See Calendar for more information.
Donors - February is a great time to help Wright to Read pass on a love for reading.
Volunteers- there are many websites that help us see what books kids are loving these days. See the Hooray for Books recommended and blog pages and Capitol Choices to start.
Parents and Kids - attend one of our upcoming Baskets for Books Events to raise money for the Summer Reading Pack Project. See Calendar for more information.
Donors - February is a great time to help Wright to Read pass on a love for reading.
A Winter Full of Books!
The Winter chill encourages us to curl up with a good book for a whole day of reading and imagining. We also spend the holiday season sharing meaningful time with our loved ones and neighbors. Wright to Read's wonderful community of readers kept busy exploring new books and supporting our friends and neighbors during the last month of 2010.
Many students enjoyed our Holiday Lunch with their Tutor/Mentors, excited to pick out their gift book. The books were generously donated by Wright to Read supporters and patrons of Hooray for Books! bookstore. A big thank you to our friends at Austin Grill.
In early December, a team of volunteers from our in-town neighbors, United Way Worldwide, helped us organize the library of an After School Program site.
Thank you to all who helped make 2010 a successful year.
To learn how to Give the Gift of Reading, visit our Get Involved and Donate pages.
Wright to Read wishes you happy reading in 2011!
Many students enjoyed our Holiday Lunch with their Tutor/Mentors, excited to pick out their gift book. The books were generously donated by Wright to Read supporters and patrons of Hooray for Books! bookstore. A big thank you to our friends at Austin Grill.
In early December, a team of volunteers from our in-town neighbors, United Way Worldwide, helped us organize the library of an After School Program site.
Thank you to all who helped make 2010 a successful year.
To learn how to Give the Gift of Reading, visit our Get Involved and Donate pages.
Wright to Read wishes you happy reading in 2011!
November 2010:
The First Annual Alexandria Story Festival Was a Big Success!
Thanks Authors! Thanks Attendees! Thanks Volunteers!
See ASF page for our list of thanks.
See ASF page for our list of thanks.
Authors
Cheryl Barnes
Capt. Barndon Barnett
Nick Bruel
Lezlie Evans
Sherry Hickey
Tamatha Hollingsworth
Sandy Pugh
Melissa Thomson
Cheryl Barnes
Capt. Barndon Barnett
Nick Bruel
Lezlie Evans
Sherry Hickey
Tamatha Hollingsworth
Sandy Pugh
Melissa Thomson
Performers
Christylez Bacon - musician
Ms. Livingston - storyteller
Christylez Bacon - musician
Ms. Livingston - storyteller
Summer Picnic 2010
Hot Fun in the Summertime!
Last Saturday, we held a Summer Picnic to celebrate the start of a great summer of reading by passing out Summer Reading Packs to our Readers. Each bookbag included 2 new books and 1 gift-quality, used book; the books were collected and assembled with help and support from The Giving Circle of Alexandria and students and parents from Burgundy Farm School.
We ate yummy summer foods, decorated visors, and listened to the great music of Christylez Bacon! Thank you Christylez for sharing your music and poetry skills with our Readers!
Happy Summer Reading!
We ate yummy summer foods, decorated visors, and listened to the great music of Christylez Bacon! Thank you Christylez for sharing your music and poetry skills with our Readers!
Happy Summer Reading!
Beatboxing to the guitar
A Reader learns to play spoons - on his elbow!
READ: All Summer and All Year
Message for all Tutor/Mentors:
Please come to our office to pick up your student's Summer Reading Packs from the open office hours listed below. If you are not able to come during the listed times or during regular office hours, please contact us to arrange a time better suited to your schedule.
Note to Tutors of students at Cora Kelly School or Jefferson Houston School: The Summer Reading Packs were distributed at the schools on the June 21st and 22nd. If your student attends either school, you will only need to pick up a pack if your student was absent and did not receive one at school.
Thank you Tutors for your hard work and dedication this school year!
• Wednesday, June 30th: 7:30am-8pm
• Saturday, July 10th: 9am-12pm
• Weekdays, June 23rd-July 9th: 9:30am-5:30pm. Please help us by emailing or calling prior to coming to assure that we will be in the office. Thank you.
Office:
414 North Washington St., Suite 101
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.299.9854 / Leigh Hoyer: hoyer@wrighttoread.org / Crystal White: crystal@wrighttoread.org
Please come to our office to pick up your student's Summer Reading Packs from the open office hours listed below. If you are not able to come during the listed times or during regular office hours, please contact us to arrange a time better suited to your schedule.
Note to Tutors of students at Cora Kelly School or Jefferson Houston School: The Summer Reading Packs were distributed at the schools on the June 21st and 22nd. If your student attends either school, you will only need to pick up a pack if your student was absent and did not receive one at school.
Thank you Tutors for your hard work and dedication this school year!
• Wednesday, June 30th: 7:30am-8pm
• Saturday, July 10th: 9am-12pm
• Weekdays, June 23rd-July 9th: 9:30am-5:30pm. Please help us by emailing or calling prior to coming to assure that we will be in the office. Thank you.
Office:
414 North Washington St., Suite 101
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.299.9854 / Leigh Hoyer: hoyer@wrighttoread.org / Crystal White: crystal@wrighttoread.org
Christylez Bacon performing as the Human Beatbox.
See more at Christylez.com.
See more at Christylez.com.
Wright to Read Summer Picnic is Saturday, June 19 from 11am-2pm
Wright to Read tutors, students, and families are invited to listen to Christylez Bacon perform in the garden at 11am.
After the performace, we'll have grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, play games, and all students will receive Summer Reading Packs. Wear sunscreen and dress for the weather.
Our office is at 414 N. Washington St. When facing the building, the garden is to the right. Enter through the parking lot behind the building.
After the performace, we'll have grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, play games, and all students will receive Summer Reading Packs. Wear sunscreen and dress for the weather.
Our office is at 414 N. Washington St. When facing the building, the garden is to the right. Enter through the parking lot behind the building.
Origami Yoda was lots of fun!
Thanks so much to author Tom Angleberger for sharing his new book, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda with Wright to Read Students at Hooray for Books.
Everyone had fun hearing the chapter about the embarrassing water stain and making Origami Yoda finger puppets.
See a video of Tom talking about his book and about getting students interested in writing on the Resources for Volunteers page.
Everyone had fun hearing the chapter about the embarrassing water stain and making Origami Yoda finger puppets.
See a video of Tom talking about his book and about getting students interested in writing on the Resources for Volunteers page.
2 Spelling Activities in Resources for Volunteers
Click on the link on the Resources Page to see all of the resources for volunteers. We have a new Question and Response forum with 2 Spelling Activities recently requested by a Tutor/Mentor. We hope that many of our great volunteers can use them.
Reader's Take the Stage - April, 2010
Wright to Read held our regular "Readers Take the Stage" series last week. All of our readers did a wonderful job reading selections from the books they are currently reading!
Thank you Readers!
Reader's Take the Stage is a showcase of our youth readers. Readers share selections from the books they are currently reading, poems that they enjoy or pieces they have written themselves. Last Friday, Readers and their Tutors made their own Word Shakers - our own word search game!
We look forward to the next Reader's Take the Stage!
Thank you Readers!
Reader's Take the Stage is a showcase of our youth readers. Readers share selections from the books they are currently reading, poems that they enjoy or pieces they have written themselves. Last Friday, Readers and their Tutors made their own Word Shakers - our own word search game!
We look forward to the next Reader's Take the Stage!
Summer Reading Pack Project 2010
Wright to Read thanks The Giving Circle of Alexandria and Hooray for Books for partnering again this year to prepare Summer Reading Packs for students in Wright to Read and around Alexandria. On March 14, over 25 volunteers, including many parents and students from Burgundy Farm Middle School, sorted donated books and prepared over 800 Summer Reading Packs. Our goal is 1200. In the weeks leading up to March 14, the Jefferson Court St. Patrick's Day party crowd donated funds to purchase 150 Elliot's Park books. Also, Burgundy Farm hosted a Baskets for Books fundraiser which raised over $1,500 to purchase books. Summer Reading Packs will be distributed in late May and early June. Thanks so much to all who have participated in, and donated to the project.
Betty Wright, photo by Nina Tisara
Congratulations to Betty Wright,
an Alexandria Living Legend.
On March 25, 2010, Betty Wright was named one of Alexandria's Living Legends. To read about Mrs. Wright's many contributions to the city, click here.
an Alexandria Living Legend.
On March 25, 2010, Betty Wright was named one of Alexandria's Living Legends. To read about Mrs. Wright's many contributions to the city, click here.