I got tons of requests for a source for this poem. This was the closest we came
(see below). I tried the family literacy site, but couldn't find anything there.
Thank you Margaret!
Another great answer came from Karen Defrank who said to hang the poster and
challenge my school community to come up with the source. Great idea that never
occurred to me
Thanks to evereyone for your support. I have no idea why the poem came thru looking
so crazy. It looked great when I sent it, but it sure came through funny.
Kathy
Kathy Spielman
Middle School Library/Media Technician
Yorba Linda Middle School
4777 Casa Loma Ave.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
714-528-7090 ext. 7062
kspielman@pylusd.org
Read to succeed!
-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Owens [mailto:powens2@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:37 PM
To: Spielman, Kathy
Subject: [Probably xSPAM] - Re: [LM_NET] high school decor
http://www.widowsrights.org/WRIDECEMBER2005_ENEWSLETTER.pdf
According to above newsletter, source is US Center for Family Literacy
(www.famlit.org)
Peggy Owens
School Library Media Specialist
Mattituck Jr. Sr. High School (Grades 7-12)
Mattituck, LI, NY
powens2@juno.com
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 08:48:59 -0700 "Spielman, Kathy"
<kspielman@PYLUSD.ORG> writes:
> Mine is a middle school but these work anywhere.
> The kids favorite thing in my library is our wall collages that
> surround the reading area. We made them by cutting the butcher paper
> to the length of the wall. We cut out pictures from magazines like
> upstart and book catalogs and pasted them on the butcher paper
> before we hung it. It took millions of pictures. My TA's had a ball
> doing it. I asked all the other schools to send me old catalogs. We
> decorated 2 walls about 12 feet each, floor to ceiling even cutting
> out around a window. I didn't laminate them and they are still up 6
> years later. We do keep glue sticking the edges. The kids, teachers
> and visitors to our school always comment on the walls. And it was
> CHEAP!!
>
> Another TA was a great printer. She made me a poster about 3 feet
> wide and 10 feet long . I cannot put it up though because I can't
> come up with the source or author. (If anyone knows, please e-mail
> me. I love it, but can't use it without citation.)
>
>
> Because Because
> Because I can
> be the
> I can READ, I can READ
> I can READ very best
> me!
> I can learn. I can succeed.
> I can live my life without
>
> fear, without shame
> I can aim I can contribute
> I can be whatever BECAUSE
> to be better. I can understand.
> I want to be. I CAN
> READ!
>
> I can be a role model.
>
> If anyone knows the source or author of this, please let me know. I
> am not sure if the words are exact. The student who wrote it was
> doing it from memory.
>
> Thanks,
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Spielman
> Middle School Library/Media Technician
> Yorba Linda Middle School
> 4777 Casa Loma Ave.
> Yorba Linda, CA 92886
> (714)528-7090 ext.7062
> kspielman@pylusd.org
> Read to succeed!
> I am the best I can be BECAUSE I CAN READ
>
>
>
>
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