Scholastic Book Fair: May 23-27th

Summer is around the corner and I’d like to remind everyone about the importance of Summer Reading. While summer gives students and teachers a much needed break, it’s also a time when many children forget to read. Children who don’t have access to books, learning opportunities or summer school lose 1-3 months of learning during the summer. In addition, teachers spend the first six weeks of school re-teaching forgotten information. Therefore, let’s make a pledge to get students reading this summer! 

We understand it gets difficult with family travels and sports, but remember it only takes 20 minutes a day. Read together, aloud and/or during dinner…Just Read! It’s an important habit to maintain.

• Reading 4 Books Improves the Summer Slide by 85%
• Reading 12 Books is Equivalent to Attending Summer School

Summer learning loss is real and it takes very little to prevent. Let’s spread the word and make this summer one filled with memories and reading!

Our Book Fair is coming up May 23 - 27. It’s a perfect opportunity to start obtaining summer reading titles. 5th and 6th graders have received 10 free books throughout this school year thanks to the CLIF Grant. In addition, the IRS Library is donating one free book from this Book Fair to each 7th and 8th grader.

Happy summer reading!

SETTING UP AN EWALLET

This is the easiest way to pay for the Book Fair!

1. Go to Book Fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/indianriverschool1
2. Scroll down to the eWallet section and click on "GET STARTED."
3. The Book Fair eWallet page appears. Next click on "GO to eWallet."
4. Create an eWallet account and fund with your desired amount. (If the book fair is in school, be sure to fill in the Teacher Name as this will make it faster at checkout.)

Once you have created your eWallet – share it with your friends and family that will want your child to build their home library. (The option to share will come up automatically and you can copy and paste the unique URL into an email, text, or social media post.)

Now it's time to shop! Your child will have access to their eWallet when checking out at the school Book Fair. Your child will either get change or can donate the remaining balance of the eWallet to the school library.