Book fair brings reading fun and family engagement to Fredonia Elementary School
- Lumen Ihong
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
From March 18 to 21, Fredonia Elementary School was buzzing with excitement as the annual Book Fair transformed the campus into a hub of literacy and fun. The event kicked off on Monday, March 18, with a festive opening from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Students and families browsed a wide variety of books - ranging from early readers to exciting chapter books - and had the chance to purchase new favorites to take home.
The Book Fair was made possible through the incredible efforts of our active and dedicated Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), who not only initiated the event but also generously volunteered their time to help run it. Their presence and enthusiasm helped create a welcoming and joyful atmosphere all week long.
A standout moment of the fair was Reading Night on Wednesday. Families gathered for an evening of interactive literacy activities organized by the PTO. One station invited families to create their own reading games to take home, while another - called the “Section Station” - encouraged students to read books aloud for a chance to earn tickets toward a prize book or scratcher. Hidden coins were tucked throughout the fair, turning reading into an adventurous scavenger hunt for the kids.
Mrs. Manuela Biasotto, our amazing reading interventionist, brought even more excitement with a variety of engaging reading games. Students played Steal It, Tic- Tac-Toe, Four in a Row, Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders - all with a literacy twist. These games helped reinforce important phonics and decoding skills such as CVC, CCVC, CCVCC word patterns, vowel teams, digraphs, r-controlled vowels, multisyllabic words and other advanced phonics concepts.
A huge thank-you goes out to our incredible PTA, staff and volunteers who made this year’s Book Fair a memorable success. Events like these show how magical reading can be when our Fredonia community comes together!
