Columbus Council of the NCRAWe're a small-town organization to promote Big literacy through activities and partnerships; A council of the NC Reading Association

Joined June 2021
Tomorrow night I’ll be hosting a writers workshop sharing about @NCReadingAssoc Young Authors Project! Loving this fun theme this year!! – at North Carolina, USA
Local peeps, come join us to find out more! m.facebook.com/events/854275…
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Local peeps, come join us to find out more! m.facebook.com/events/854275…
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The 53rd North Carolina Reading Association Conference will take place from March 17-19, 2024 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC. 2024 NCRA Annual Conference Presentation Proposal Link: bit.ly/2024NCRACONPROPOSAL
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Happy book birthday to @KariAnnGonzale1 and HOW TO HATCH A READER 🐣 @ccncra copies came in and we look forward to a great zoom session with Kari on 8/29! We promoted her book with a StoryWalk as well! It’s hatched! Check it out!
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CCNCRA welcomes Dr. Williams and is looking forward to continuing collaboration between WCS & CCNCRA! – at Durham, NC
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Williams who was named Superintendent of the Whiteville City Schools. He is currently serving as Associate Superintendent of the Columbus County Schools. #LeadershipMatters #NCSSA
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Hanging out with literacy-loving friends at the Leadership Institute and planning for a new year of promoting literacy!! – at Durham, NC
NCRA Leadership Institute 2023 Registration bit.ly/NCRALeadership… NCRA's Leadership Institute 2023 meeting: both face-to-face and virtual sessions. Saturday, July 15th, from 11:00am-4:00pm Minnie Forte Brown Staff Development Center 2107 Hillandale Rd, Durham, NC 27705
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This thread 😂🤣😅🤣😂 such visuals!!! So fun! – at Williamsburg, FL
I get so many book ideas in the shower or blow-drying my hair. Where do you get your best ideas?
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Enjoyed hanging with literacy-loving folks from across the state yesterday for our @NCReadingAssoc Leadership Institute. So many great plans for the upcoming year!
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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary #creatingreaders4life CCNCRA is planning for a banner year!
Kids need books for summer reading, and kids love graphic novels — so here’s a GN giveaway, including a dozen copies of my first Hunger Heroes graphic novel! If you can get these books into kids’ hands, RT this tweet and follow me to enter to win them. Bonus entry: tag a pal!
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So thankful for our members and community partners that make days like today possible! Special thanks to the Columbus County Community Farmers Market for allowing us to hold our celebration there!! – at North Carolina, USA
Getting ready to load up for our local Young Authors celebration!!! @ccncra
Gearing up for our local Young Author celebration today— honoring 22 student writers and 4 Forever Young writers who were local winners. 15 made it to the state level and had writings published in our NCRA Young Author Anthology! #writing #creatingreadersforlife @NCReadingAssoc – at North Carolina, USA
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Yesterday we gave >75 books to kids &adults in our community, along w/providing a StoryWalk of I AM TODAY by @MattForrestVW, various science/literacy stations where kids made oobleck, planted seeds, dug for fossils, did leaf rubbings & a nature scavenger hunt! @NCMNSWhiteville – at North Carolina, USA
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Some of our state winners who attended the ⁦@NCReadingAssoc⁩ Young Authors celebration on Saturday! What a lovely celebration! Thanks to the leadership for all their hard work!
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What is #PBJamz? It's a weekly blog series with video components that highlights picture books with musical connections. Each week (so far) there's a giveaway -- books, PB critiques, free music, etc. This week's episode: LET'S DANCE! - Tonnye Fletcher tonnyefletcher.com/2/post/20… 1/?
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CCNCRA had a blast this morning sharing GROGGLE’S MONSTER VALENTINE! Participants munched, crunched, slurped, burped, howled &growled w/Groggle &Snarlina, munched mint leaves &created Valentines from natural materials! What a monstrously fun Valentine story time!
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Had a great time hearing Anita Amin’s stories, inspiration, and culture tonight @NCMNSWhiteville
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@ccncra really enjoyed spending some quality time w/@AnitaAminKidLit tonight-hearing about her author journey, her amazing culture & her beautiful book RAJAS PET CAMEL. Our Indian-inspired snacks of naan w/hummus, Indian-spiced crunchy chickpeas, dates & Chai tea were perfect!
So excited for this conference! Hope to see lots of you in our session! @NCReadingAssoc @CarteretK12 @NCDPI_ELs @NCDPIELATEAM @CCReadingC @TarRiverReading @ccncra @MCReadingAssoc @NCSLMA
I am looking forward to presenting with @EmilyGolightly3 on “Creating a School Reading Buzz” 🐝 Join us at @NCReadingAssoc conference March 20-22 in Winston Salem. Sign up today to get the 🐦 Early Bird Rate! 🐦 #librarytwitter #scienceofreading #pd4uandme #LeadLAP #teacher
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Giveaway time! RT/F to enter to win a signed copy of ACROSS THE DESERT plus 30 signed postcards to share! Comment with your favorite travel destination for an extra entry. Ends 11/3. Thanks, everyone!
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