March 11, 2012

WJPMS News will be broadcast by Ms. Bell's 4th graders this week.  Due to unforseen circumstances, her students did not have as many opportunities to film the news last week.  Tune in to Channel 3 at 8:05 AM each day!


The Scholastic Book Fair is not over!  There is still time to order online.  Please remind your students that they can go to the address below and order the books they forgot to buy last week! The books will be sent to the school one week after our online fair closes. 

Scholastic Book Fair Online

February 27^th- March 18^th

If you would like to shop online go to www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.

Choose:  Tennessee__Nashville__Jones Paideia Elementary Magnet

Students can create a wish list and send it to friends, family, out of state relatives, etc!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped make our Scholastic Book Fair and Literacy Night a success.  I could not have done it without your help!  We had a great turnout and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves despite the rain and storms that came our way.  I will notify you of the financial results as soon as I am able to close out the financial records of the book fair.

Our guest author during Literacy Night was Mr. Fidell James of Village Books.  He provided an engaging session for our students and their families.  If you missed him Thursday night there is still time to order one of his books.  They are available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, The Village Books.com or Orders@Xlibris.com.  Books are also available in eBook and Kindle form online:

Titles: "Amari's Story of the Arrogant Prince"
          "Ayana's Story of Dada and the Peacock"

You can also contact Mr. James directly at http://www.villagebooks.com/.  He is a local author and normally has books with him.  He is happy to autograph copies too! 

The Honey Money Store in the Library will re-open for business this week.  Students can use their honey money to buy new and used books, puzzle time, reading time, bookmarks, games with a friend, computer time, and more.  Prices start at $10.  Students may make purchases on Wednesday mornings at 8:45 AM.  Please make sure your students have honey money before they come to the library to shop!

March 4th, 2012

WJPMS News will be broadcasting from the book fair this week!  Due to the wicked weather Friday afternoon, we were unable to film the news for Monday morning.  I will share the news and birthdays over the intercom.  Ms. Bell's 4th graders will be our newscasters this week.

The Book Fair Luau will take place this week in the library!  I will open immediately following the morning news and will remain open all day.  Please send 1-2 students at a time.  It can get very busy especially between 8-9 AM.  If you would like to send students later in the day, that would be great!  I have volunteers helping each day but some have not shown up.  I am sending reminder emails out every night to the parents who returned the pink forms.

Our tax rate is 9.25% (cost of book x 1.0925= total)

Hours of the Book Fair
Monday, March 5th 8-2:30 PM
Tuesday, March 6th 8-5 PM
Wednesday, March 7th 8-2:30 PM
Thursday, March 8th 8-2:30/ 4-8 PM  Students may come out of uniform if they dress as their favorite book character or in HAWAIIAN ATTIRE!

I noticed several students on Friday were dressed up as book characters.  Please note, our opt out day is scheduled for this Thursday.  Students and staff may opt out of their uniform to dress as their favorite book character or in Hawaiian attire!

Literacy Night is Thursday, March 8th from 4-8 PM.  I am looking for 3 more teachers to lead a parent session.  We decided to combine our math and science event with literacy night.  Therefore, the sessions can also include those subject areas.  Please email me as soon as possible if you are willing.  We are trying to create the schedule of events brochure and need your help!

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help in the book fair!  There is still time to volunteer!  Send me an email if you would like to help! 

Shop Online

New this Year!

Scholastic Book Fair Online February 27^th- March 18^th

If you would like to shop online go to www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.

Choose:  Tennessee__Nashville__Jones Paideia Elementary Magnet

Students can create a wish list and send it to friends, family, out of state relatives, etc!