Spruce Reads: Read-a-thon & Book Fair

Spruce Street School loves reading - and shows it during Spruce Street's Read-a-thon and Book Fair. Each spring, we come together as a school to raise money for our students through reading and book shopping. Explore all of the details below. 

Don't forget that our amazing neighborhood bookstore McNally Jackson is a Spruce PTA partner all year round - when you use code SPRUCE at checkout if you buy on the McNally Jackson website, or mention the Spruce Street School if you shop at the store, 5% of your purchase will be rebated to the PTA general fund.

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Spruce Reads Book Fair Voucher

$20.00 - $100.00

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OUR BOOK FAIR

Spruce Reads book fair will be held May 6th - May 17th at McNally Jackson bookstore at 4 Fulton Street.
Each student is given the opportunity to visit with their class and shop the amazing selection of books with their classmates and teacher, as well as to participate in author readings and events. 
The vouchers you purchase for Spruce Reads will cover your child's visit to shop at McNally Jackson. Any excess from your vouchers will go to Spruce Fund, which will also allow for:

• each classroom to stock up on books
• books for our school library
• a Teacher Appreciation event during Spruce Reads
• additional non-Spruce Reads related PTA activities to enrich our school environment
• any child who cannot pay for a voucher will be covered by Spruce Fund, so that all students can enjoy our book fair

​Please consider buying vouchers in multiples to support our school. 

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OUR READ-A-THON is a great way to involve your extended family & friends network to support your children's love of reading. The read-a-thon raises funds to support the school budget - in particular, the school library and classroom books. 

DATES AND PRIZES Our Read-a-thon runs the length of Spruce Reads, from May 6th to May 17th. However, registration is already live! Click the "REGISTER" button below so that your friends and family have plenty of time to participate in your child's reading adventure. 
At the end of the read-a-thon, the class with the highest money raised gets an ICE CREAM PARTY!  Runner ups (#2 and #3) will get a special read-a-thon prize. More details will be shared throughout and after the event. 

READING SESSIONS. All reading counts, whether at home or in school. This includes read alouds and guided reading for younger readers, as well as independent sessions for older bookworms. Useful trick: showing is always better than telling. If you sit for twenty minutes next to your children with a book of your own and "run the read-a-thon" with them, they will do it with much more enthusiasm.

DONATIONS Email your personalized link through Pledgestar, or share on your social media accounts to keep friends near and far posted on your young readers progress. All 2022 Spruce Read-a-thon donations are one-time lump sum donations made online with credit cards. Checks and Zelle to “Spruce Street School PTA PS 397” also work, but please specify child and class and "Read-a-thon" in the memo so that we can track the donation.

Teachers are on board, and will help explain to your kids at school, but for any further parent questions, please reach out to [email protected].​

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REGISTER HERE