Good Morning All,
The book fair is done finally. We did well for the first book fair. I am always excited to see it come and relieved to see it packed up and gone. This book fair will not be picked up until December 4th. I packed up the fun stuff on Friday morning and got my tables and chairs back- much better-. I have asked students that were not able to get a book from the fair to come down and choose one, $6 or less, as a gift from me and the book fair. Some really seem to appreciate it and others just want the same book as everyone else. It takes all kinds. Thats it for now. I will have to remember to come back to the blog for the spring book fair.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
November 13, 2014
I survived the first day with students at the book fair. I had one volunteer come in at 1:30 thank goodness, as I still had a second grade class making out their wish lists. I had the secretary announce over the intercom that any student with money could go to the book fair at that time and we were both pretty busy.
I sent an email asking my Scholastic Book Fair rep if she had any more Maine Student Book Award Books that they could send. A box arrived today with ten more titles. My display while not lavish looks much better with more than the two titles they originally sent along.
I am a little disappointed with the lack of volunteer support. I do have the dedicated volunteer that comes in every afternoon during the book fair as well as on Tuesdays and Fridays morning, and I have had one parent volunteer to help one afternoon this week but aside from them nobody has come forward to help. In previous book fairs that I have been involved in I had a lot more help spread out over the course of the fair. You know many hands lighten the load.
I also have not had a lot of participation from the teachers filling their buckets (I have had 5 teachers come in and put books in their buckets) with books that they would like for their classroom libraries. The teachers bring their kids down at the regular library time and instead of browsing the fair they leave and come back 40 minutes later. This isn't a big deal with the older students but with K through second grade I could use an extra set of hand. I help them write down the book titles and prices on their wish list, 15 to 20 students that age is a little hectic.
I am probably expecting too much. All I can do is make the offer or ask for help and if nobody takes me up on it I'll still get along. That's all for today. Thanks for listening to me vent. Terri
I survived the first day with students at the book fair. I had one volunteer come in at 1:30 thank goodness, as I still had a second grade class making out their wish lists. I had the secretary announce over the intercom that any student with money could go to the book fair at that time and we were both pretty busy.
I sent an email asking my Scholastic Book Fair rep if she had any more Maine Student Book Award Books that they could send. A box arrived today with ten more titles. My display while not lavish looks much better with more than the two titles they originally sent along.
I am a little disappointed with the lack of volunteer support. I do have the dedicated volunteer that comes in every afternoon during the book fair as well as on Tuesdays and Fridays morning, and I have had one parent volunteer to help one afternoon this week but aside from them nobody has come forward to help. In previous book fairs that I have been involved in I had a lot more help spread out over the course of the fair. You know many hands lighten the load.
I also have not had a lot of participation from the teachers filling their buckets (I have had 5 teachers come in and put books in their buckets) with books that they would like for their classroom libraries. The teachers bring their kids down at the regular library time and instead of browsing the fair they leave and come back 40 minutes later. This isn't a big deal with the older students but with K through second grade I could use an extra set of hand. I help them write down the book titles and prices on their wish list, 15 to 20 students that age is a little hectic.
I am probably expecting too much. All I can do is make the offer or ask for help and if nobody takes me up on it I'll still get along. That's all for today. Thanks for listening to me vent. Terri
Monday, November 10, 2014
Fall 2014 Bookfair at Dirigo Elementary School
Hi All,
This is my first attempt at a blog so bare with me.
With the help of a volunteer I was able to set up my first book fair. I have helped with other book fairs at other schools but this is the first time that I was responsible for it. It is exciting. I love viewing all the new books from picture books to chapter books for older students to the cookbooks they send along for the mothers that come to the book fair. (As you have already guessed it is very easy for me to get distracted when books are involved)
I have set up a display with plastic baskets that will have the classroom teachers picture on it. The teachers go through the book fair and put the books they would like in their classroom in the basket. The sign above this display will say Check Out the Books Your Teacher Would Like to Add to Your Classroom Library. This is to encourage students/parents to purchase one of the books from the basket to donate to the classroom library. I hope it works, with budgets what they are every free book a teacher gets is a bonus.
A couple of teachers have been in and put books in their baskets. The students and other classroom teachers will start to view the book fair on Wednesday November 12th. Wednesday Nov. 19th and Thursday Nov. 20th are the two evenings for the parents to come to the book fair with the students, after parent teacher conferences are over.
I still have to print up blank Wish Lists for the students to fill out and take home and share with their parents, make the sign to go above the teachers baskets, there is something else but I can't think of it at the moment. I will come to me when I need it now. I would like to think that I can add some pictures to this blog but I will have to see.
I'll post again and let you know how the book fair is going. Thats it for today. Terri
This is my first attempt at a blog so bare with me.
With the help of a volunteer I was able to set up my first book fair. I have helped with other book fairs at other schools but this is the first time that I was responsible for it. It is exciting. I love viewing all the new books from picture books to chapter books for older students to the cookbooks they send along for the mothers that come to the book fair. (As you have already guessed it is very easy for me to get distracted when books are involved)
I have set up a display with plastic baskets that will have the classroom teachers picture on it. The teachers go through the book fair and put the books they would like in their classroom in the basket. The sign above this display will say Check Out the Books Your Teacher Would Like to Add to Your Classroom Library. This is to encourage students/parents to purchase one of the books from the basket to donate to the classroom library. I hope it works, with budgets what they are every free book a teacher gets is a bonus.
A couple of teachers have been in and put books in their baskets. The students and other classroom teachers will start to view the book fair on Wednesday November 12th. Wednesday Nov. 19th and Thursday Nov. 20th are the two evenings for the parents to come to the book fair with the students, after parent teacher conferences are over.
I still have to print up blank Wish Lists for the students to fill out and take home and share with their parents, make the sign to go above the teachers baskets, there is something else but I can't think of it at the moment. I will come to me when I need it now. I would like to think that I can add some pictures to this blog but I will have to see.
I'll post again and let you know how the book fair is going. Thats it for today. Terri
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