Scholastic BookFair Student Crew: Worth the Effort

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Scholastic BookFair Student Crew Worth the
Effort
OR
How we entered the National Scholastic BookFair
contest and WON!!

• Angy Northern
• Southwestern Middle and High School
• 167 S Main Cross St
• Hanover, IN 47243
• 812-866-6237
• 812-866-6233 (fax)
• anorthern_at_swjcs.k12.in.us

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Use your toolkit
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Fair Files
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My Financials
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RECRUIT THE CREW

• Choose a datethen about 10 weeks before the
  fair, start recruiting.
• Talk to classes
• Informational meeting
• hand out Application
• Gather applications and make crew assignments
• Choose a theme
• Order T-shirts ()
• Crew recommends theme related items
• Luau
• Spooky Story

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Just for you

• Organization is the key. Use calendars 1 2 and
  have your supplies handy.

• Set a date
• Set a budgetSTICK TO IT!!!
• Parent Letter home
• Use the back page to highlight the service
  project
• offer prizes for students who bring the paper
  back signedinsure that parents actually see the
  sheet.

• Scissors

• Glue (Elmer's, glue sticks and rubber cement)

• Construction paper

• Anything that may fit the theme

• Markers/crayons

Glitter is NOT your friend!!
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Crew Assignments

• Poster team
• Samples 1 2

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Bulletin Board team
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Table Display before school activity.
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Decoration
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Set-up Run

• These teams are formed closer to the fair.
  Students earn positions based on
  participation/attitude/competence.

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Entertainment/Family Night
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Document your fair!! Photo team
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Three very important components
Teachers
Parents
Administrators
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The Most Important aspects of the Crew

• Student Crew members develop team attitudes.
• Given enough freedom, students show great
  creativity. LET THEM RUN!!
• Leaders emerge
• Responsible behavior earns positions on the
  set-up and run team
• Crew members liaison to all classes, they
  encourage students to participate in class
  competitions.

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Chocolate Extravaganza contest

• Label pint jars with class names.
• Students earn tokens (great northern beans) for
  purchases and classroom competitions.
• Ask cafeteria to make the brownies, seek
  donations of ice cream/sprinkles/toppings from
  local merchants.

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Enter the Scholastic National BookFair
Competition

• Your crew just might win!!