Scholastic Book Fair Update

This year’s Scholastic Book Fair shared the marketplace with student-created goods available next door in the first-ever Boxford Store.  The store raised money for causes chosen by the students and also recognized the creative efforts of winners of the “Wired for Greatness” grants.

This event combined with the annual Book Fair made for a fun-filled week of “retail” education, as students learned about the effects of a sales tax on the cost of their purchases at the Book Fair, and also how to make choices about how to spend their “budgets”.

Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of parent volunteers, the Book Fair raised $1600 that will be spent on new books for the Spofford Library collection.

Shopping – Public Domain Pictures

Scholastic Book Fair 2019

Scholastic Book Fair
March 25 – 29

In the Spofford Pond School Library

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Spofford!  This annual event is eagerly anticipated by students and is the major source of funding for new books and materials for our school’s library media center, averaging $3000 annually in cash profit.

All students will have an opportunity to shop at the Fair during Library Media classes.  Due to Parent Conferences/Early Release days, some classes were assigned to alternate days/times in which to visit the Fair.

Please click here to view the Fair Schedule.

Purchasing books at the Fair

Students may make purchases by using either cash, a pre-signed check made out to the Town of Boxford, or by eWallet – a digital, prepaid option from Scholastic.  Learn more about how eWallet works on our Fair homepage.

Family Event
The Fair will be open till 5:00 pm on Wednesday, March 29 in order to give families an opportunity to shop together.

Shop online at our Fair Homepage

The online fair is available from March 17 – March 31.  All orders placed online can be shipped free to the school and count towards the total Fair sales.   Should a popular book sell out at the physical Fair, it can often be purchased online.

Interested in volunteering at the Fair?

Volunteer Sign up Sheet

Scholastic Book Fair a Success!

Student’s from Mr. Duffy’s Gr. 4 classroom

This year’s Scholastic Book Fair earned nearly $2000 in profit for our school Library Media program!  This money will add both new books and new furnishings to our Library Media classroom.

The Fair was well attended; our Family Night brought in many families shopping for books to add to both their home libraries and to the classroom libraries in our school.

In addition to the profit earned from the Fair, our school community very generously provided new books to our classrooms via the Book Donation feature of the Fair.  Mr. Duffy’s name was selected from the “Books for Your Classroom” raffle drawing this year.  Above, (4) student representatives from his classroom  selected  books from the Fair to add to Mr. Duffy’s classroom library.

Many thanks to the parent volunteers who donated their time to set up the Fair, work at the Fair, and pack it up at Fair’s end.

 

Volunteers Needed for our Scholastic Book Fair!

Volunteer Online Sign Up

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Come to the Fair!

Our Annual Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Library Media classroom.

Each classroom will come to the Fair during their regularly scheduled Media class times, with the exception of Mrs. Cronin’s class (Wed. 9:35) and Mr. Duffy’s class (Tues. 1:30)

Book Fair dates: Monday March 19 – Friday March 23

Shopping hours:  8:30 – 3:30 Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thurs.   8:30 – Noon Friday.

Special activities: Family Night on Tues. March 20 from 3:30 – 6:00

Before you visit the Book Fair, be sure to download the Book Fairs app to help you find the right books for your child. For more information, visit: scholastic.com/apps/bookfairs.

Shop Online!

If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair Spofford Pond Schools Book Fair Homepage.  Our online Fair is available from March 14 to March 24.   All profits from online sales are added to the Book Fair total sales.

Library Media Volunteers

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14  members of our school community have volunteered to help out in the Media classroom at Spofford Pond School this year!

A big nod of appreciation goes out to the following people who will help keep our Media classroom running smoothly for all of its many users.

Laurie Cantalupo, Judi Wulf, Heidi Zeltsar, Judy Werner, Russ Fiore, Megan Pietropaolo, Danielle O’Heir, Lisa Melillo, Britta Anderson, Melissa Scheirey, Robyn Riley, Barb Klanderman, Jill Fogarty and Janine Fraser.

 

 

Scholastic Book Fair coming the week of December 7th

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The annual Scholastic Book Fair is an eagerly awaited, perennial favorite of Boxford students and parents alike.  This year, the Fair is scheduled to take place in the Spofford Pond School Library during the following days and times.

Monday  December 7, 2015 – 8:30 – 3:30

Tuesday December 8, 2015 – 8:30 – 3:30

Wednesday December 9, 2015 – 8:30 – 3:30

Thursday December 10, 2015 – 8:30 – 5:30 (Family Event)

Friday December 11, 2015 – 8:30 – 3:30

Proceeds from the annual Book Fair average $2500 annually, and are used to purchase hundreds of new library books that students are eager to read, as well as other Media center supplies to help support student reading and learning.

Students can shop at the Fair during their regularly scheduled Media classes.  Students in Ms. Davis’ and Mrs. Bouffard’s classes can shop on Friday December 11, 2015 between 8:30 – 12:00, before students are released for Parent Conferences.

Families can shop together in two ways:

At the Family Event on Thursday December 10, from 3:30 – 5:30

or

Through the Spofford Pond School Online Fair.   Online shopping is available November 29th, continues throughout the Fair, and ends on December 12.   All sales ordered through our online Fair are included in the total sales of our Fair.  Items ordered online can be delivered to school with no delivery charge.  Please be advised that online orders are not guaranteed to arrive in time for Holiday gift giving.

Click on the link below to find out more about the Fair.

 http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/spoffordpondschool

Interesting in volunteering at the Fair?

Parent volunteer Jill Fogarty is Chairing this year’s Fair and has set up a Sign Up Genius for volunteers.

http://www.signupgenius.com/

Book Fair flyers are going home in Backpack mail before Thanksgiving.  See a digital copy of the flyer at http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/F15Booklist/ES/index.html#4

Please keep in mind that there are many more books available at the Fair itself than are shown in the flyer.