March & April 2024
McKinley’s Festival of Books returns and we are excited to launch into a galaxy of new literary adventures!
Book Swap
March 1 from 3 – 4 pm
Yoga Statue
Take a book, leave a book, or both!
Bring your loved but no longer read books to the book swap and pass down to the next McKinley friend. Books that are any elementary level are welcome.
If you’d like to drop books off early, please place them in the bin marked for Book Swap just inside the main office doors.
One Book, One McKinley
March 2024
Selected Book: Nigel and the Moon and Iveliz Explains It All
Read-a-Thon
Begins March 25, 2024
In classrooms and students can read through spring break
Scholastic Book Fair
April 15 – 19, 2024
Get ready for smelly erasers and kitty posters, folks! McKinley’s Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the library next week! Here’s how to prepare (brace) yourself…
NEXT STEPS:
- Create an eWallet in order to make their visit to the Book Fair run smoothly. Cash is also accepted, but eWallet is preferred. No checks please. During family hours we accept credit cards. There is no tax on our book sales, and any unused funds in a student’s eWallet will never expire and can be used online or at a later Book Fair.
- Look out for the Scholastic flyer coming home this week, students can create a book wish list to bring with them if they would like.
When students arrive during their Book Fair class visit, each student will also receive a “Book Ticket” good for a free book. This is made possible by the scholastic dollars we earn buying books during the Fair.
If you are unable to contribute to an eWallet for any reason, please send an email to the Book Fair Committee Chair at rach.levin@gmail.com with just the student’s name and class (no additional details needed). It’s the Committee’s priority to ensure that every student has a positive experience at the Book Fair.
BOOK FAIR HOURS:
For Students: During school hours, classrooms sign up for a 30 min time slot
For Families + Students:
Every day after school during the week of April 15th, we will be “open” for 1 hour.
Also, Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 before the JEDI meeting for evening shopping
Half Day schedule on Thursday open from 12:15-1:15
Want to volunteer at the Book Fair and have Level B volunteer clearance? (Level B clearance can be met by seeing the front office) Please sign up HERE.
Check out our scholastic page for all the info:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/
We can’t wait to see you. Read on McKinley!
Page updated April 10, 2024