I Am From

I am From…I am From…

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Catherine FurfaroCatherine Furfaro

I am FromI am From

I am fromI am fromUp and Away!Up and Away!Sister Rose Anne's reading Sister Rose Anne's reading

groupsgroupsThe Cars, Trains, and JetsThe Cars, Trains, and JetsStriving to be a Jet to get Striving to be a Jet to get

thatthatleather pouch of really leather pouch of really

hard vocabulary wordshard vocabulary wordsto practice at home with to practice at home with

my mommy momWho never went to school. Who never went to school.

So proud to read to her!So proud to read to her!


Weekly visits to the old Weekly visits to the old Gladstone Library Gladstone Library

For Babaar’s Next For Babaar’s Next Adventure;Adventure;

From translating my daily From translating my daily readings intoreadings into

Italian -- that special time Italian -- that special time each evening as I curled each evening as I curled into my mom's lap after into my mom's lap after her long day's work, her her long day's work, her eyes sparkling at my eyes sparkling at my recital. recital.


Spelling Bees – Spelling Bees – practising so I could practising so I could

win the win the 50 cents that 50 cents that Mother Philippa would Mother Philippa would

hold hold up like a trophyup like a trophy every Friday.every Friday.


Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins, Nancy Drew, and Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins, Nancy Drew, and the Hardy Boys Mysteries:the Hardy Boys Mysteries:

Every single one!Every single one!

From Archie and Jughead and Betty and From Archie and Jughead and Betty and Veronica,Veronica,

FromFrom Highlights Highlights magazine, magazine,

Double Bubble’s little comic strips,Double Bubble’s little comic strips,

Tiger BeatTiger Beat and and Sixteeen Sixteeen magazinesmagazines

From From PasswordPassword and and Concentration Concentration with Hugh with Hugh DownsDowns


King LearKing Lear and and HamletHamlet -- “Alas, poor Yorick…” -- “Alas, poor Yorick…”……the the Tale of ChauntecleerTale of Chauntecleer and and The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock … … Mr. Smith’s Gr. 12 and 13 English class and Mr. Smith’s Gr. 12 and 13 English class and

winning the English Awardwinning the English AwardKeats’ odes, Blake’s, Bright Keats’ odes, Blake’s, Bright Tyger Tyger Le Pere Sable reciting Voltaire and Le Pere Sable reciting Voltaire and RousseauRousseauAnd Struggling with Sartre, Camus and HugoAnd Struggling with Sartre, Camus and Hugo


Curling up with my sons and daughter, laughing Curling up with my sons and daughter, laughing ourselves silly at Thomas in his brown snowsuit ourselves silly at Thomas in his brown snowsuit

And StregaNonna, The Polar Bear Express and And StregaNonna, The Polar Bear Express and The Night Before Christmas – every Christmas The Night Before Christmas – every Christmas Eve,Eve,

Summer camping trips,Summer camping trips,

And my son Adam reading And my son Adam reading

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

to us along the wayto us along the way


Teaching…Teaching…

Novels, short stories, oh, and poetry….Novels, short stories, oh, and poetry….

From Limney Snicket, Harry Potter, From Limney Snicket, Harry Potter,

and C.S. Lewis for my Grade Six kidsand C.S. Lewis for my Grade Six kids

to Canadian fiction! Yes, Atwood, to Canadian fiction! Yes, Atwood, Laurence, and loving Ondaatje’s Laurence, and loving Ondaatje’s smorgasbord of sights, sounds, smells; smorgasbord of sights, sounds, smells; Urquhart’s monumental prose Urquhart’s monumental prose

I am From..I am From..

Contemplation…Contemplation…

Jean VanierJean Vanier

Henri NouwenHenri Nouwen

Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila

and Richard Rohrand Richard Rohr

feeding my soulfeeding my soul

The Letters of St. Paul

I am fromI am from

Literacy Instruction…Literacy Instruction… Dewey, Dewey,

Bloom, Bloom, Booth, Booth,

Marie Clay, Marie Clay, Marzano, Marzano,

Hume, andHume, andTovaniTovani

I am from books I am from books and now and now

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