Monday, 29 November 2021

Ms. Murrells-Allaway aka Mme M Needs Your Book Fair Help: cashiers and door checkers please!

Dear Bastion community - teacher-librarian Ms. Shannon Murrells-Allaway (aka Mme M) needs your help! 

The in-person book fair is proving so popular, she cannot keep up with the demand.  Mme M. desperately needs a cashier and a door greeter/checker for Tue, Wed, Thu (Nov. 30th, Dec 1 & 2) after school: 2:10 to even 2:40pm would be very helpful. 

Click on this “view only” link to see her needs and contact her at smurrell@sd83.bc.ca  Bastion community thanks for your amazing help as usual :)


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lDsLsJv0LPEI2nBghTCHhi47YXntD5gG7m-Y2QTYrsg/edit?usp=sharing

Any further information about the book fair this see below posts.  Any shoppers having trouble with checking out and their password not working, contact Scholastic directly at 

1-800- 268-3860




Sunday, 28 November 2021

Scholastic Book Fair Continues this week!

 https://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/resources/img/BooksBringUsTogether.jpeg

Festival du Livre Anglais / Scholastic Book Fair


The book fair continues this week for each of the seventeen division library times, drop-in times, and virtual options.  See the schedule below. 

So far we've sold just over $900 worth of books.  Our goal is $3000 in sales & then we will earn up to 50% or $1500 in new books!  We can do this Bastion Bobcats!

SCHEDULE:  
Regularly scheduled
library classes: Monday, Nov 29th to Thursday, Dec. 2nd

In-Person Sales (outside of scheduled library classes): Nov. 29th-Dec. 2nd Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu

  1. Before school 7:30 am to bell – Students, parents/adults max. 10 people in the library

  2. Big Recess 11:27-11:55 - grade groupings by the day:

Mon = kindergarten to grd 3

Tue = kindergarten to grd 3

Wed = grade 4-5

Thu = kindergarten to grade 5 – students who have not been able to purchase books yet

  1. After School 2:12 - 4pm parents/adults as well max. 10 people in the library (Mon-Wed., but Thu it closes at 3pm)

  2. Digital Sales: 24/7 Nov. 22 – Dec. 3 located on the Bastion homepage (top right) or
    go directly to https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5163193

    FOR ANY HAVING TROUBLE AT THE CHECK OUT POINT, PLEASE CALL SCHOLASTIC AT

    1-800-268-3860 (some parents said their password was not working) 

THURSDAY, Dec. 2nd is the last day for in-person sales: 3pm closure and book fair pack up.
Digital sales continue until Dec. 3rd at midnight. 


COVID PROTOCOLS FOR IN-PERSON SHOPPING:

  • Maximum ten shoppers at a time 

  • Adults (before or after school sales times) sign in at the library entrance for potential contract tracing

  • Shoppers aged kindergarten and older are to wear masks

  • Students - wash or sanitize hands before entering the library
    Adults - wash or sanitize hands before signing in & then entering the library



BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEER NEEDS:

Teacher-librarian Ms. Shannon Murrells-Allaway still needs parent volunteers as cashiers,
and for the Thu., 3pm pack up:


Volunteer Schedule for Scholastic Book Fair

(view only status)


Clean Up Volunteer Schedule & Tasks, Thu. Dec 2, 3-4:00’ish pm (pending # of volunteers) 

(view only status)


Contact teacher-librarian Shannon Murrells-Allaway re volunteering &/or questions smurrell@sd83.bc.ca  


Thank you for spreading the word about this exciting fundraiser.

Sunday, 21 November 2021

Scholastic Book Fair Nov. 22 - Dec. 2nd, 2021 - a hybrid of in-person and online sales, English and French titles

 

Festival du Livre Anglais / Scholastic Book Fair, 

Nov. 22 - Dec. 2nd (Dec. 3rd digitally), 2021


What:
Book fair fundraiser both in the library and online, English & French titles (all digital orders shipped to the school
and then they will be delivered to the classrooms).


When: 
Two weeks of scheduled
library class sales (& virtual sales): the week of Nov 22 and Nov 29th

One week of In-Person Sales outside of scheduled library classes: Nov. 29th-Dec. 2nd Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu,

  1. Before school 7:30 am to bell – Students, parents/adults max. 10 people in the library

  2. Big Recess 11:27-11:55 - grade groupings by day:

Mon = kindergarten to grd 3

Tue = kindergarten to grd 3

Wed = grade 4-5

Thu = kindergarten to grade 5 – students who have not been able to purchase books yet

  1. After School 2:12 - 4pm parents/adults as well max. 10 people in the library (Mon-Wed., but Thu it closes at 3pm)

  2. Digital Sales: 24/7 Nov. 22 – Dec. 2 located at the Library tab on the Bastion homepage or go directly to
    https://virtualbookfa
    https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5163193

THURSDAY, Dec. 2nd (the last day), 3pm closure and book fair pack up 


Where:

In Person: La Bibliothèque Élémentaire de Bastion / Bastion Elementary Library

Digitally Nov. 22 - Dec. 3rd: Click on the Library tab on the Bastion homepage or go directly to https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5163193


COVID PROTOCOLS FOR IN-PERSON SHOPPING:

  • Maximum ten shoppers at a time 

  • Adults (before or after school sales times) sign in at the library entrance for potential contract tracing

  • Shoppers aged kindergarten and older are to wear masks

  • Students - wash or sanitize hands before entering the library
    Adults - wash or sanitize hands before signing in & then entering the library



Festival du Livre Needs:

Teacher-librarian Ms. Shannon Murrells-Allaway needs parent volunteers as cashiers, for all shifts at the book fair
and for the Thu., 3pm pack up:


Volunteer Schedule for Scholastic Book Fair

(view only status)


Clean Up Volunteer Schedule & Tasks, Thu. Dec 2, 3-4:00’ish pm (pending # of volunteers) 

(view only status)


Contact teacher-librarian Shannon Murrells-Allaway re volunteering &/or questions smurrell@sd83.bc.ca  


Thank you for spreading the word about this exciting fundraiser.