St. Angela Merici School
A Catholic Elementary and Middle School (PreK2 - 7)
Copyright © 2003 - 2011 ST. ANGELA MERICI SCHOOL
835 Melody Dr.
Metairie, LA 70002
Mrs. Colleen Remont
Principal
Phone: (504) 835-8491
FAX: (504) 835-4463
TALESPINNERS
(Pre-K2 through 7th Grade)
NEW Talespinner Schedule
(see above)
Talespinner Guidelines
- Please DO NOT bring candy, cookies, sweets or snacks for Talespinners. (Teachers will enforce this guideline)
- Talespinners will read on Wednesdays. The time is different for each grade level and is determined by the teacher.
- Reading time is usually 20 to 30 minutes.
- The Talespinner selects the books by finding out from their children what the class would like to read or they may want to check with the teacher for book suggestions.
- For the older grades you may take news, reports, studies and such from the Internet or newspaper clippings. Short stories may also be read.
- A schedule will be completed in the early fall and Talespinning will begin in September 2011.
- After the schedule is complete and posted to this webpage, you may make arrangements with other Talespinners for a different reading day. It is your responsibility to make these arrangements.
- To register, please fill out the registration form found online In August;. Registration has ended for 2011-2012. Please fill out and submit one form for each child.
- Make this a challenge to yourself to bring interesting and fun reading material for the students. The students love to see their parents and grandparents in class!
- For more information please email :
Mary Broadbridge:
Eric Broadbridge:
Eric Broadbridge: What is a Talespinner?
A Talespinner is a parent or grandparent who comes to school to read a book to their child or grandchild during class. Pre-K2 through 7th Grade are part of the Talespinner program.
Talespinner History
Talespinners started in 1996 when a parent of a student at St. Angela Merici School wanted to get involved with their child's class and suggested reading a book or two. Soon other parents were requesting if they could have a chance to read to their child's class.
The principal at the time, Jim Campbell, liked it so much that Talespinners was made a requirement for the lower grades. He also joined in and began to read to several of the grades.
Mrs. Remont is currently reading to all grade levels and is a big supporter of this volunteer reading program.
An online registration form is filled out at the beginning of the school year by prospective Talespinners and a schedule is composed for the 1st or 2nd week of September. This schedule can be found here at the school website. The number of times a Talespinner gets to read is dependent on how many parents sign up to read to each class.
2011-12 Talespinner Schedule
NOTE TO ALL TALESPINNERS: Please follow the Guidelines below
