January 12, 2010

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Our Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for February 8-12, 2010. We invite you to our school to share in this celebration of books and reading. Not only does the Book Fair help raise funds to purchase essential classroom and library resources, but it also encourages reading among our students.

As students grow older, it is important to keep books in their lives. Students who remain readers now are more likely to be lifelong learners. Readers develop larger vocabularies, greater knowledge of the world, and higher academic achievement. In fact, studies indicate that being a reader is more predictive of success than intelligence, economic background, or gender.

Our Book Fair provides a wide variety of books specifically selected to appeal to middle school interests. Students will discover books that are entertaining, inspirational, and a resource for dealing with emerging emotions. In addition, our Book Fair will have bestsellers that adults will find interesting and useful.

This semester the H.S.A., the administrative team, and teachers were involved in the planning of our Book Fair and have put much time and energy into creating a special event for you. We hope you will reward their efforts by making their Book Fair a big success. If for some reason you are not able to attend in person, we encourage you to discuss the Book Fair with your child to determine what books he or she may want to add to their personal collection.

Sincerely,

Marilyn M. Rodahan

Principal

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