https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/bmmsraiders
Please mark your calendar -- the Scholastic Book Fair is coming the week of October 14th - October 18. Hours 7:40 am to 1 p.m. most days except Wednesday which is a regular day so the Fair will be open until 3:05 pm. Note: it is also Parent Conference week. Please stop by the Book Fair or online for pre-orders through the Scholastic Store that you can access through the links above. Note: Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Simmons have a normal work week.
This year PTSA has agreed to work with us and Ms. Marisela Drake is the new Book Fair Chair. She will need support to help us have an outstanding Scholastic Book Fair. Please sign up on to work the 2024 Scholastic Book Fair. We will need help with many tasks--see below the duties including restocking shelves, helping students find items, etc. If you are able to fill one or more slots during the week of October14 - 18. Parent volunteers are critical to a successful Scholastic Book Fair! You are able to Sign Up with this link. Please contact Marisela Drake at Marisela.c.drake@gmail.com
or Barbara Chappell-Brown at BChappellbrown@powayusd.com if you have any questions or concerns. Note: during Book Fair week it is busy to answer emails during the day. Please stop by in person. Thank you for your understanding!
You can start shopping or set up an eWallet. It is a digital payment option that you can set up in advanced for your child. BMMS Teachers can also set up an eWallet to support their classroom libraries. Check out the BMMS Library Canvas Page for more information. Don't forget to include the sales tax for the state of California! CASH is still Acceptable! Apple Pay works. No Checks!!
Pre-Order Your copy of:
- NEW Diary of Wimpy Kid Hot Mess ($ 9.99) is released on October 22th, FREE shipping expires on October 22nd. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE DIARY OF THE WIMPY KID HOT MESS AT OUR FAIR by Wednesday October 16th at noon.
- NEW FGTeeV: Blasts Off! ($14.99) This free shipping offer expires on October 8, 2024. It's available for presale through your school's online Scholastic Book Fair (by way of the Scholastic Store) starting on Sept. 18, 2024.
- NEW Dog Man: Big Jim Begins ($14.99): This free shipping offer expires on December 3, 2024.
How Do I Place a Presale Order?
Online through the Scholastic Store. In order for the school to receive credit for the sale, shoppers must access the Scholastic Store using the school's homepage link or by visiting scholastic.com/fair to find our school's Fair.
- Shoppers can use the exclusive code FAIRSHIP to receive FREE standard shipping when ordering online through the school’s Book Fair homepage, or they can visit scholastic.com/fair to find their school’s Fair online.
When and where will the presale books will be shipped?
Presales will start shipping on each book's national release date, and will be shipped directly to the shopper's home. Shipping info is provided by the Scholastic Store.
What if I have a question about a presale?
Shoppers can call customer service at 1-877-245-0903
When is the last day to reserve presale books from the Scholastic Book Fair?
FGTeeV: Blasts Off! All presales must be placed by Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess: All presales must be placed by Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET.
Dog Man: Big Ji Begins: All presales must be placed by Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.
Free shipping codes will note be valid after 11:59 pm ET on the respective national release dates for the above titles.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/bmmsraiders (HOMEPAGE)
eWallet Setup Dates:
Monday, Sep 23 - Friday, Oct 18
Students can shop without cash thanks to Book Fair eWallet. Teachers can use eWallet to build their classroom libraries.
eWallet Setup Dates:
Monday, Sep 23 - Friday, Oct 18
Students can shop without cash thanks to Book Fair eWallet. Teachers can use eWallet to build their classroom libraries.
With eWallet You can zip through check out! Cash Free! Worry Free!
Check out videos on the link on Canvas to help you with set up eWallet. See the Library Canvas Page for additional information and videos to help navigate the Scholastic Book Fair!!
https://poway.instructure.com/courses/83635/pages/scholastic-book-fair-information
Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to BMMS Library! WE NEED YOU!
Mrs. Brown, Librarian & Mrs. Simmons, Library Media Technician
Link for Middle School Books
Scholastic Book Fairs Fall 2024 Booklist for MS Case
https://registration.scholasticbookfairs.com/flipbooks/booklists/F24/F24_MS_Case/
Who is Meg Medina?
Meg Medina is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for the Library of Congress for 2023–2024. She is the first Latina to hold this position. https://megmedina.com/
Books by Meg Medina:
- Mercei Suarez Changes Gears
- Merci Suarez Can't Dance
- Merci Suarez Plays It Cool
- Evelyn del Rey is Moving Away
- She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor
Elizabeth Acevedo --Author of many books including Poet X and Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
Excerpt from PBS.org conversation with Elizabeth
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How poetry helped Elizabeth Acevedo know when to stop writing
Written in verse, “The Poet X” does not have the typical narrative structure of most young adult novels. It’s perhaps fitting, then, that author Elizabeth Acevedo didn’t quite know how the book was going to materialize when she first began.
“This wasn’t the book I set out to write at all,” she said.
It started as “a series of moments,” Acevedo told the PBS NewsHour, noting that she might draw inspiration from a conversation with a student (she previously taught eighth grade in Prince George’s County, Maryland), or from reading the work of Latina children’s book author Meg Medina.
Ultimately “The Poet X” ended up as the story of a Dominican American teenage girl who navigates adolescence with the help of slam poetry. In that sense it closely mirrors Acevedo’s own life, as she herself is Dominican American, as well as a slam poet who has won national titles. Acevedo said the practice of “reaching closure in poems” helped her realize when “The Poet X” was finished, as she “could sense when the project had said all I needed to say.”
Hear more from Acevedo , including on her routine and favorite childhood books, below.
What is your daily writing routine?
It changes depending on the project, but in general I work to get my heavy lifting done first in the day. And for me that means the blank page drafting. Afternoons are for revisions, emails, musings on something I’ve read. But mornings I hope I’m still dream hung-over, and some of that will sprinkle onto the writing.
What is your favorite childhood book? Or one book you think everyone should read?
This is hard because so many of the books I loved as a child I see with very different eyes, but I adored “Charlotte’s Web” and “Bridge to Terabithia.”
Source: PBS
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-poetry-helped-elizabeth-acevedo-know-when-to-stop-writing
Ice Cream Social was a success again this year!
A special thank you to Mrs. Jenifer Simmons who helps me with all these wonderful activities to support reading on our campus! Thank you to Mr. Anella's Leadership Team for helping to promote the the Ice Cream Social. They also helped to distribute the ice cream and toppings along with the guidance of Mrs. Orr, Parent Volunteer. Thank you very much! We couldn't do these fun things without you! Finally, a Special Thank You to our sponsors who bring the magic that the students love. We are grateful for your continued support of this yearly event.
- ASES Black Mountain Middle School
- Von's Black Mountain
- Stater Bros
- Trader's Joe (Carmel Mountain Road)
- Costco (Carmel Mountain Road)
