The fall book fair has arrived at Timber Lane. There are countless selections of books for you to choose from for students of all ages. All of the students will have an opportunity to visit the book fair with their class so they can preview some of the selections. Thanks to the hard work of Debbie Buchanan and Kristan Anderson along with all of the volunteers the book fair looks great and I am certain it will be a huge success. Sharon Frank and Marilyn Harris have also worked very closely with the parents to ensure that our book selection meet the needs of all readers. All of their dedication and support translates into a wonderful literacy event for the entire school community!
I wanted to call your attention to a couple of key events during the book fair:
First, the book fair is open every day during school hours. Parents please feel free to stop in and visit, browse and shop if your schedule allows. Also, Monday, November 8th the book fair will be open in the evening from 6:30-8:00. This is a great time for you to stop by with the whole family. Our special guest on Monday evening will be Miss Jackie who will be on hand to autograph some of her published books. If you don’t know, Ms. Jackie is the former librarian at Timber Lane and has published many children books. We are very excited that she will be able to attend!
Second, the theme of this year’s book fair is Heroes and who are better heroes than grandparents. So Thursday, November 11th is Grandparents Day at the book fair. Grandparents are invited to join their grandchildren for lunch and then visit the book fair with them during recess time. We hope many grandparents will be able to attend.
Next, all the students were given the option to participate in an essay contest about heroes. All entries were due today and we are looking forward to reading all of the submissions.
Finally, starting next week all students will be asked to donate loose change into a plastic milk jug within their classroom. The money collected will be used to purchase books from Scholastic for use at Timber Lane. We are very excited to acquire many new books just by collecting loose change.
Thank you for your continued support of Timber Lane and we look forward to seeing many of you at the BOOK FAIR!
