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Support
Family Literacy and Help the School
Reading
Jamboree is a magazine fundraising program held as part of
a Scholastic Book Fair. Schools receive part of every dollar
generated. It's a wonderful way to promote reading in the
home while helping schools earn extra money for books, computers,
classroom supplies, field trips and more. Ask your school's Book
Fairs Chairperson for details!
Simple
and Fun
To participate in Reading Jamboree, students and their parents
complete seven postcards with the names and addresses of unique,
legitimate adult family members and friends. Scholastic then
sends these people a one-time offer to purchase popular magazines
and books at super savings up to 85% off cover prices!
These postcards are only used for a one-time mailing and do
not become part of a mailing list.
Exciting Offer Especially for Teachers
Teachers
with 30% or higher classroom participation receive a FREE
magazine subscription from among those featured on the Chairperson/Teacher
Gift Offer Flyer (flyers are distributed by the Book Fairs
Chairperson).
Easy Steps to Classroom Success
Teachers
have an important role in helping make Reading Jamboree a
big success! Here are some ideas to make the program extra
easy and lots of fun in every classroom!
1. Receive
these materials from your Chairperson about a week before
your Book Fair begins:
• Classroom Door Poster
• Parent
Letters
• Student Booklets
2. Use this Teacher
Announcement Script (PDF)to assist you in telling students
about the program.
3. Hang up the poster and give each student a letter and a
booklet to take home and complete with their parents.
4. Tell students about the fun prize they will receive for
returning their completed booklet to you or to the Book Fair.
5. Remind students each day to return their booklets and congratulate
them for doing so by writing their names on the poster. To
promote friendly competition, challenge other classes to have
the highest percentage of students who participate. For extra
recognition, download these Fun
Awards (PDF) or instead Create
Your Own Fun Awards (PDF). You can also download and fill
out a special WOW
Certificate (PDF) for each participating student to hang
on your classroom wall!
Special
Preorder Promotion
Schools
holding Reading Jamborees in certain areas will also sell
magazine subscriptions as part of their Jamboree (known as
"preorders"). Talk with your Book Fair Chairperson
to understand whether your school is participating in this
special promotion.
If your school is participating in the Preorder Promotion,
you will want to use the customized Parent
Letter (PDF) and Teacher
Announcement Script (PDF). You will also want to remember
to pass out a Magazine Flyer to each student, along with a
Parent Letter and Student Booklet (your Book Fairs Chairperson
will receive the Magazine Flyers with the Reading Jamboree
Planning Kit).
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