BOOK FAIR
November 13th - 17th, 2023
The annual Scholastic book fair is November 13th - 17th. Our theme this year is “Willy Wonka's World of Pure Imagination.” We have a huge selection of children’s titles at very affordable prices.
Students will have an opportunity to shop with their classes, and we hope parents and family members will join us at our Family Night on November 16th from 4-7pm. This a great opportunity to get a head start on some holiday shopping!
Visit our Scholastic Book Fair Homepage here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/poeelementaryschool
Click here to Volunteer at Book Fair
Click below to see the full Book Fair Flyer:
CLASS SHOPPING + e-WALLET
There are four ways to shop the Book Fair:
1. Create an eWallet for your student prior to the day your student's class will shop the Book Fair. We strongly encourage and request that parents use eWallets instead of sending cash; the balances never expire and can be used by you at any time. Remember to add several extra dollars on top of the book prices to account for tax.
2. Send cash in a baggie or envelope (labeled with the student's name and teacher) on the day your student's class is shopping the Book Fair. The class schedule will be posted here soon. Remember to account for tax on top of the prices of the books.
3. Shop through the online store between November 9th-22nd. Note there is free shipping for book purchases over $25.
4. Attend Family Night on Thursday, November 16th from 4:00-7:00pm. See further down the page for the Family Night details and schedule.
* There will be an assortment of non-book items at the book fair. Please note that while we encourage students to purchase books, we are not responsible for the choices they make. If you would like your child to only purchase books, please discuss this with them prior to their visit, or plan on attending the book fair during your child's visit so that you can monitor their choices.
Donate to your Teacher's classroom library:
1. Purchase a book (or more!) from your teacher's Wish List at the Book Fair when you visit.
2. Contribute to your teacher's eWallet. Please make these donations prior to Wednesday, November 15th. Links to the teachers' eWallets are posted in the PDF here. 
VOLUNTEER
We heavily rely on volunteers to help make this event fun and successful! Our volunteers help kids choose age-appropriate books, compile wishlists for them to take home, and help them tally up the book costs to ensure they have enough money to pay for them. Click here to sign up to VOLUNTEER!
If you would like to volunteer when your child's class will be visiting the book fair, you can view the class schedule. All volunteers must be VIPS approved. If your child's class does rotations please check to see what teacher they will be with during their shopping time so you can be sure to see your child when you volunteer. Click on the schedule for a PDF:
Click Here to Volunteer at the Bookfair!
FAMILY NIGHT
Join us for an evening of Student Performances, Music, Food and Books!
Adults may visit in person with their students during our Family Night on Thursday, November 16th from 4:00-7:00pm! Feel free to invite grandparents, friends, and neighbors to enjoy a fun evening!
Enjoy Food Trucks - Kona Ice & Jax Burgers
Poe Theater Club to perform at 4:00pm
Poe Dance Team to perform at 5:00pm
Poe Choir to perform at 5:30pm
BOOKMARK CONTEST
To get the students excited for the upcoming Book Fair, we are holding our annual Bookmark Contest. There will be one winner per grade level! Each winner will receive $15 to spend at the Book Fair and 5 copies of his/her winning Bookmark!
THANK YOU to all the students who entered the Bookmark contest for this years Book Fair. We received so may beautiful creations! We would also like to thank Ms. Jhaveri for taking the time to judge the contest. We know it was a hard decision! One winner was selected for each grade level.
The bookmarks will be for sale at the book fair for $1. Proceeds go to All For Books to make sure every Poe students can enjoy the book fair!
Donate to All For Books: https://shop.
Congratulations to:
- Pre-K - Fatima - Ms. Hubbard's class
- Kinder - Jeffrey A - Ms. Simpson's Class
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1st - Mia S - Ms. Taggart's Class
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2nd - Daniela A - Ms. Ramos' Class
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3rd - Kiana S - Ms. Reardon's Class
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4th - Juliana M - Ms. Finch's Class
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5th - Pax D - Ms. Lopez's Class
Your student should have received an entrance sheet in their folders. You can click on and print out the entrance sheet below if needed. If your student would like to enter the contest, please make sure s/he completes the design and returns it to school no later than Friday, November 3rd.
The winning Bookmarks will be on sale for $1 during the week of Book Fair. The proceeds will go towards 'All For Books', which helps ensure all Poe students can get a book from the Book Fair and that Mrs. Barr can purchase new books for the library!
Helpful tips for Bookmark Contest entries:
• Make sure the student's name, grade and teacher are on the FRONT of the bookmark
• Keep the design inside the lines (nothing outside the lines will be printed)
• Make it colorful!
• Keep to the theme!
BOOK FAIR SCHEDULE
Cash & Credit Cards accepted for in person sales.
Monday
November 13
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday
November 14
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday
November 15
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday
November 16
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
**Family/Community Night**
Friday
November 17
8:00 a.m. – NOON
If you have additional questions, please contact Book Fair Co-Chairs Madeline Morales and Rebecca Shin at @ madmc071@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
Fri, Apr 19, 3:30-5:30pm: Poe International Festival
Wed, Apr 24: Science STAAR (5th)
Sun, Apr 28: 2nd Annual Raven Run
Tue, Apr 30: Math STAAR (3rd, 4th, 5th)
The Raven - $5,000+
The Olsen Family
The Poet - $2,500+
The Kottler Family
The Maag Family
The Fenner-Tsavachidou Family
The Shin Family
The Lewis Family
The Sparker Family
Marcos Cortez & Dana LeDoux-Cortez
Jihoon Lee's Family
The Scoggins Family
Bitty & Beau's Coffee Houston
Children's Hour Montessori
Anvil Cards
The Storyteller - $1,000+
The Butkus Family
The Hopson Family
The Stein Family
Daniel & Gwen Morales
Anonymous
The Tutos Family
Sherri Hughey
West U Smiles
Plascencia Catani Family
MARINE FOODS EXPRESS
The Cornelius Family
The Sasaki Family
Erskine & Yuli Black
Vilar-Iniesta Family
Nevermore - $500+
Paul & Lauren Chapman
Adria Buckner's Family
Anonymous
The Buening Family
The Martin Family
Anonymous
Chamber Door - $250+
Chavarria Family
The Wade Family
The Vykoukal Family
Family of Divya McDonald
Ben & Melissa Flack
Angela and Mario Chairez
The Bells - $50 or More
DeVon Family
Anonymous
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Aaron Chang & Geneva Li
Balkanyi Family
Blaine River Jordan
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