This past week was our annual Scholastic Book Fair! If you've never experienced one of these events, you are missing out! For the organizers, it's a streamlined, cost-effective way to encourage reading and raise money for the school. For the parents and students, it's an opportunity to get some of the newest, coolest books at low prices! Here are some pictures from our successful week!
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| Third-grade students wait in line to purchase books! |
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| Third-grade teacher Mrs. R. helped students find interesting books, and picked some up for herself! |
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| One of the best things we do during the Book Fair is we allow our oldest students, the eighth-graders, to volunteer and get involved. They have to apply for their positions, provide references, and adhere to a schedule, which helps prepare them for the responsibility of jobs. It's also important for younger students to see that the "big kids" value reading and support literacy! Here, eighth-grader Q asks first-graders K and L to point out their favorite parts of a book. |
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| Eighth-grade student J reads a princess book to first-grader students S and L. |
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| One of our biggest events was the "Brown Bag Book Fair Picnic!' Parents, grandparents, and other guests could bring their students lunch and eat in a different building. This event was a lot of fun! The students loved getting "outside food" like Arby's and Applebee's, and they had chances to win cool prizes (like books!). After lunch, the guests took their students up to the Book Fair! |
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| The K Family enjoyed their lunch, especially because sixth-grader T won a book as a prize! |
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| All three members of the A Family enjoyed their lunch! The tables were decorated with some of the books that they could find at the Book Fair--third-grader C ended up buying one because he saw it on another table! |
The Scholastic Book Fair is one of our most-anticipated and most fun events at St. Peter Claver. I think it's one of our most important events, too, because it highlights the importance of READING. The teachers at SPC already emphasize reading on a daily basis, but it is wonderful to have another chance for the families to show their children how much they value books, creativity, and learning. We love the Scholastic Book Fair!
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