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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I do March Madness with the Monarch nominees. We finish just before the state voting so then I know all K-3 students are qualified to vote. It’s fun to see how
our school winner compares with the state winner. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> I’m happy to share what I create once it’s updated.
Here’s what I did last year: </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/s/1qFws4iTCsXzCVODvFfVatLlX1DXCXXZC/p/13FB1VIy12DncLV5RflPzQ9b2oJ5otVys/edit">https://sites.google.com/s/1qFws4iTCsXzCVODvFfVatLlX1DXCXXZC/p/13FB1VIy12DncLV5RflPzQ9b2oJ5otVys/edit</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fyi, I’m a K-8 school. K-5 participates, and 6-8 students volunteer as readers of the books. The kids love it!
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Rondout School Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">847-362-2021 ext. 605<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;color:#002D56">The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award Reading Committee Member 2020-2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">~ Malala Yousafzai<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> AISLE [mailto:aisle-bounces@list.railslibraries.info]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Handler via AISLE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list <aisle@list.railslibraries.info><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Deborah Handler <dhandler@d56.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [aisle] march book madness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I really want to do this and although I am ready to get started, I am feeling stuck. Does anyone have ways of sharing what you have done in the past? Also, how do you pick the books you use? I am thinking of doing for K-2 with picture books
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