WWT Reading Newsletter 📚
Spring 2021
National Reading Month
Read Across America March 1st-5th
- Monday, March 1st -
Monday, March 1st - Read Hug Me and perform an act of kindness.
- Tuesday, March 2nd - Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Read What Pet Should I Get? and share a drawing of your favorite pet. Drawings can be submitted to WWT Reading Department via email.
- Wednesday, March 3rd - Read Hair Love and show your hair love for Picture Day.
- Thursday, March 4th - Read Scribble Stones and decorate a rock to bring to school. Rocks can be dropped off in room A141. A crate will be placed at the front of the school where virtual learners can drop off their decorated rocks. Rocks will be displayed in the courtyard by the cafeteria.
- Friday, March 5th - Go Green! Read The Curious Garden and dress in green.
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March MADNESS TOURNAMENT OF PICTURE BOOKS (3/1-4/16)
The Reading Department is sponsoring WWT’s 3rd Annual March Madness Tournament of Picture Books. Participation is optional but highly encouraged. Participating teachers please read as many of the following titles to your class as you can before March 19th! These titles are competing in the March Madness Tournament of Picture Books. Links to the read alouds have been provided for each book.
- Hug Me VS Ricky the Rock that Couldn't Roll
- Tek VS The Couch Potato
- Zero VS I'm Trying to Love Spiders
- Alma and How She Got Her Name VS Hair Love
- Happy Dreamer VS Say Something
- Strictly No Elephants VS The Curious Garden
- The Box Turtle VS Truman
- Wolfie the Bunny VS I Love Lemonade
Attached is a ballot for your class with the “Sweet 16” titles listed. Please take a class vote and record the winners of each bracket on your class ballot. Please submit the google form ballots by Friday, March 26th . Votes will be tallied and 8 winners will advance to the next round the following week. We will also be hosting a BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (more details to come) based on these 8 winners. The link to the online ballot for the Elite 8 will be sent out on March 29th. Ballots will be due by April 1st. Final 4 voting will happen from April 5th-8th with ballots due by April 9th. The Championship rounds will be held April 12th -14th with ballots due by April 15th. The Champion book will be announced on Friday, April 16th via announcements. Thank you for participating in WWT’s Annual March Madness Tournament of Picture Books! Have fun reading!
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Bronco Virtual Book Club
WWT Book Club Advisors
Ms. Johnstone & Mrs. Schwartz-Hernandez
Angelica Schwartz-Hernandez
Email: angelica.schwartz-hernandez@nisd.net
Phone: 210-397-0324
Angelica Aldana
Email: angelica.aldana@nisd.net
Phone: 3132