Shelter Rock Elementary School captured the second-place award in the National Elementary School book fair contest, sponsored by Scholastic Book Fairs. Shelter Rock School has been recognized for its “Enchanted Forest”-themed book fair, which took place the week of March 4.
“I am extremely proud of our school community’s commitment to literacy and this unbelievable accomplishment,” Shelter Rock Principal Richard Roder said. “We are so grateful to our parent volunteers who spent countless hours transforming our library into an ‘Enchanted Forest,’ providing a memorable experience for our students.”
As a result, the school has been awarded $1,000 in Scholastic Dollars, which can be redeemed to purchase books and other educational materials for the school from Scholastic’s catalog.
Shelter Rock’s transformation into an enchanted forest was led by SCA book fair committee co-chairs Jenny Bordieri and Renee DiGirolomo. The weeklong event kicked off with a visit by crime-biting character Dog Man and author Alyson Gerber. A highlight was a Monday evening Family Night Book Fair, in which the author made a presentation and signed books for students. Special visitors for Family Night included Principal Roder dressed as a gnome and Assistant Principal Paulette Williams dressed as a butterfly. Additionally, a costume contest was held with children dressing as their favorite forest characters: butterflies, dragons, fairies, knights and princesses.
Throughout the week, students visited the fair and participated in special events, including raffles, games, a book donation and a book-cover art contest. Incoming nursery and pre-K students were also treated to a private shopping hour at the fair, complete with a knights and princesses party that began with crafts and concluded with a book reading from Roder.
“Jenny and I really enjoyed planning and executing our Enchanted Forest and more than anything, we wanted the children and their families to have fun and get excited about reading and discovering new books,” said DiGirolomo. “I am beyond thrilled to have our hard work recognized by Scholastic with such an honor.”
Submitted by the Manhasset school district
