Eager for the Book Fair? Check Out Our Online Fair!

It's almost Book Fair time! Eager to see what's available or want to shop online? Check out the video below to see what we may find at our upcoming Book Fair:



We'll have the Book Fair in the library on Fri. Mar. 7 and it will be in the library until conferences are over. You will also be able to shop online--CLICK HERE to visit our Online Fair Home Page.

Gather that loose change, too! We'll again be supporting All for Books, an organization that helps students in need. Scholastic matches donations up to one million books to Kids In Distressed Situations & Kids in Need Foundation.

See you at the Book Fair soon!

It's Book Fair Time!

It's student conferences time, so that means it's also Book Fair time! This week you'll see the library transform into a reading oasis as we celebrate reading and books. You'll be able to browse and shop the Book Fair each day that it's here from Thurs. Oct. 24 - Fri. Nov. 1.

Can't make it to our Book Fair or want to see a broader selection? You can also CLICK HERE to visit our online Book Fair! Not only can you continue to browse and shop for book, but you can also access book trailers and author websites.

While you're at the Book Fair, please consider supporting All for Books. According to Scholastic's website, "All for Books provides an easy and effective way to unite the school community and provide more books for kids and teachers. Each year, thousands of schools across the country participate in All for Books. Scholastic matches the monetary donations schools generate, with a donation of up to one million books to two national, non-profit organizations dedicated to helping kids and families in need: Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. and the Kids In Need Foundation."

And the Winner Is. . .

So many winners to announce! The Penny War is officially over, and the unofficial donation total was $296.68! That's AWESOME! The winning advisory was Mrs. Reels' group, so her students will be enjoying free items from the book fair and helping me choose new books for the library.

Mrs. Reels' advisory at the Book Fair

Thanks to all who participated! Look for those new books on display soon!

AND. . . it was also Iowa Teen Award voting time!

In a very close race, Pittacus Lore's book I Am Number Four edged out Sharon Draper's Out of My Mind, which tied with Wendelin Van Draanen's book The Running Dream.

MS winner of the IA Teen Award 2012-2013

Penny War Update

The Scholastic Book Fair penny war is underway! In advisory groups, students are raising money to support Scholastic's All For Books campaign. Here are the totals reported as of March 6:

Students in the winning advisory will all get to choose a free item from the Book Fair, as well as suggest which titles from the Fair to purchase for our library. Let's keep those coins coming in--the Penny War doesn't end until the end of the week!

Let's Support Scholastic's ALL FOR BOOKS!

It's almost Spring Book Fair time, and this year, we're holding a penny war to support Scholastic's charity All For Books, which supports Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. and Kids In Need Foundation.

Students can bring in change to their advisories between now and Fri. Mar. 8, and students in the winning advisory will get to pick out a $1.00 item from the Book Fair. 

Here's a video that explains more about Scholastic's All For Books program: