ScholasticBookFair

#scholasticbookfair time! Thirty conference care kits for the teachers. Books as prizes for the preview party tomorrow. I'm already exhausted.

Bookzombie Looks great! 2y

mandarchy @Bookzombie, thanks! 😊 2y

mandarchy I hope it's okay to share the link here. If anyone wants some fun reads or visit memory lane 2y

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mandarchy https://www.scholastic.com/bf/tumwaterhillelemschool1 2y

dabbe Best children book fairs ever! Kudos to you for keeping the book love alive with the kids! ❣️❣️❣️ 2y

mandarchy @dabbe they are so 😊 2y

DogMomIrene Those bags look so shiny!🌟 2y

mandarchy @DogMomIrene a PTA mom found them on Amazon. They are cute, and they look strong, but I wouldn't put anything heavy in them, like a book... 2y

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My #scholasticbookfair wrapped up on Friday and I'm still recovering. We not only acheived our goal, we entered a new place value making $10,044! We only have 375 students. We raised enough that 56 VIP students got a free book and each teacher received at least 6 books. My library got 6 boxes of books! I have already used up 2.5 sheets of barcodes. I'm full of gratitude. Tomorrow I need to teach. I'm not ready!

ShananigansReads That‘s awesome! Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 (edited) 2y

mandarchy @Bookjunkie57 😊 thank you! 2y

Ruthiella Great work! 👍 2y

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Kenyazero This is so great! 2y

charl08 Congratulations! 2y

bthegood great job - congratulations - 2y

mandarchy Thank you! @Ruthiella @Kenyazero @charl08 @bthegood it's a lot of work, but I had a great team this year. 2y

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This book came with my #scholasticbookfair with great timing. It was interesting to read and see what we thought we knew about the Day of the Dead and what we actually learned from the book. It's really a beautiful family celebration. It's a meaningful tradition that deserves to be understood and not appropriated and trivialized.

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Kicked off our book fair with a mocktail party. Also hosting a book drive. I'm exhausted and we open to the public tomorrow. #scholasticbookfair

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37 students will get a reading ticket which allows them to visit the book fair while it's closed with a staff member and chose a forever book. This is my favorite part. 😍 #scholasticbookfair

JudeCC Sounds awesome!!! 🙌 3y

mandarchy @WJCintron is the best part 3y

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Here's a video link. We didn't get a many crates and we spread it out. We open to the public on Tuesday
https://youtube.com/shorts/sgc7RNhpwUc?feature=share
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JudeCC I saw the video. 😍😍 Looks amazing! So big!! Have fun!! 3y

mandarchy @WJCintron thanks, I'm hoping for a lot of spending and fun. It's exciting. 3y

DogMomIrene Looks like a lot of books and less of the impulse stuff like pens and bookmarks. How many crates have you gotten in the past? 3y

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mandarchy @DogMomIrene I think we are only missing one or two. I'll have to go and look at pictures. We don't put all the stuff out on purpose, but I think they provide fewer toys in the spring. Our fall fair is in November - so Christmas gifts. 3y

DogMomIrene @mandarchy totally makes sense! I know those impulse items were usually big sellers at my old middle school, but I do recall seeing more in the fall. Plus you have Weird Slime! What kiddo could resist? 3y

mandarchy @DogMomIrene I paused on the slime for a reason 😉. I just looked through old pictures and we are missing one crate, but there aren't that many books. Very few titles have more than 5 copies. Only one restock box. 3y

DogMomIrene @mandarchy Well it all looks fabulous! I hope you sell all the books👏🏼 3y

Moonprismpower I want to go. I want to buy the books. I hope you have fun. 😁😃 3y

mandarchy @Moonprismpower is really hard to not buy them all. 3y

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The next 2 weeks of my life leading up to spring break - and I still feel like a kid on Christmas when I see this truck. #scholasticbookfair #teacherlibrarian 🤩 my goal is to make it fun.

Texreader Best days in school ever!!!! Enjoy! 3y

mandarchy @Texreader it really is! We are having a mocktail party with games and prizes on Monday for the teachers. So much fun. 3y

Texreader @mandarchy And I‘m going to self-invite myself to that party!! 😉 I‘m so glad you all are putting your all into this and having fun with it too. I ❤️ the impact it has on kids. I‘m sure book fairs at school got me addicted to going to bookstores. 3y

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mandarchy @Texreader my favorite event at out fairs is having staff take VIP students shopping while it's closed. The counselor gives me a list of students that need love and a book. We use the ALLFORBOOKS donations plus our Scholastic dollars. Adults are instructed to avoid interfering in choice and the only rule for the student is that it has to be a book. So they can get journals or books. It really makes your❤ grow. 3y

Texreader @mandarchy That is heartwarming and brilliant. Building readers among those least likely to grow up readers. Giving them a safe place to take their minds when they need to. Oh my heart. 3y

mandarchy @Texreader well said ❤ 3y

Moonprismpower Can you post a pic once it is all set up? This is awesome. 3y

mandarchy @Moonprismpower yes. I'll be more than happy to 3y

AmyG Yes....best days in school. I loved the book fair. Such wonderful memories. 3y

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