This Spring, we were pleased to once again participate in Scholastic's All for Books program! 

As always, one of our goals is to ensure as many children as possible receive and have access to books. One of the ways we can do that is through the All for Books program, which is run in conjunction with our Book Fair. With your help, the money collected goes to purchasing more books for our library and classrooms, and to put books into the hands of children who do not have any.
 
Not only does your donation help our cause but Scholastic Book Fairs matches monetary donations raised with a donation of up to $1 million in books from The Scholastic Possible Fund, which distributes books to children in need through organizations such as Kids In Need Foundation, Reader to Reader, Inc., and the National Center for Families Learning. Your act of kindness helps bring more knowledge, imagination, and love for reading into the lives of our students.

This Spring, all student donations during our Book Fair week went towards purchasing books for BookSmiles - an organization that promotes literacy and the joy of reading by providing books to kids in need in New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information about this organization, see booksmiles.org.  Congratulations to our 8th, 7th grade, and 3rd grade classes for the highest participation, and to our 5th grade class who raised the most for this cause! The students in these classes earned a special dress-down day! Best of all, we raised over $360, which Scholastic will match and send to children who would not otherwise have access to books. THANK YOU!