Here are some students talking to "regular Joe", our baseball and bus-driving celebrity visiting the book fair and giving out many, many baseballs! Students loved it!

Remember our Fair is Going On!

The little box in the middle is for making donations to our school for new books. Please help!

We hope you will join us this week at the hotdog dinner on Tuesday night at 5:00 before the dance! We would love to see you and help you find your favorite books at the Scholastic Book Fair!

The link to our online fair is also a great place to shop. It ends on 11/13/12.

Inside Out and Back Again Book Club

We had a great discussion this morning on Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhai Lai, a story told completely in verse form about a Vietnamese girl's 4th grade experience in Alabama. Students in all grades came and really enjoyed the book. It was a "quick read" and one of my favorites!

Our next book is Brand-New Emily by Ginger Rue. Rue lives in Alabama. We hope you will join us in Irondale Middle School's library!

Taylor Swift Live Webcast Day!

Today a 6th grade reading class came in for Taylor Swift's Live webcast offered through Scholastic. It was a ton of fun! She's been wearing red everyday for two reasons: The acronym can stand for Read, EveryDay and also the name of her new album is Red. Awesome! More pictures in a second!

Here are a few of the students watching the webcast and writing questions for Taylor Swift. We hope to do it again soon.

Our Online Bookfair Starts Tomorrow!

Remember, shop our online Scholastic Book Fair by clicking here: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/irondalemiddleschool This link will take you directly to the fair page! It starts October 24th and runs through November 13th.

Promotional Materials are Bagged Up and Ready for Students!

Pictures speak a thousand words, don't they? Our teachers will receive these "caught reading" and "golden tickets" to give to students next week. They can drop them off at the Scholastic Book Fair and win a baseball, book, pencil or other small prizes. Our goal is to keep students reading and offer fresh reading materials all of the time!

Student Promotions for Scholastic Book Fair!

One of the best things about the Scholastic Book Fairs are the drawings! If a teacher gives a student a golden ticket, a bookmark or a special message for entering a contest, he/she may drop it off in the library to try to win a book or a pencil! Here are some of the promos that teachers will be giving to students:
 Tickets, bookmarks and "You've been caught reading" placards for teachers to give to students or students to give to students!