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SOMS Fall 2023 Bookfair
December 11th-15th 2023!
You will visit the fair with your ELA class.
Listen to SOMS Student Book Blurb Podcast Here!
Epi 1
Epi 2
READ the Book Fair Flyer Here!
WATCH these fun book trailers!
VISIT the ONLINE FAIR HERE to Make Purchases anytime from 12/8-12/21/23 and to Setup your eWallet for a virtual payment option!
No cash or cards needed to bring to school when you use eWallet! We do also accept Cash, Check, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay etc.
Here’s how you can create an eWallet and Make a Wish List too! Wait for the document to load.
Watch more about eWallet Here.
Again this year-ALL FOR BOOKS!!! Round up your purchase! Your loose change will go to getting books from the fair for the SOMS Library!
SOMS Summer Reading 2023
All Together Now! Summer Reading is here!!
This school year we had a chance to get back to school in person and enjoy both print and digital copies of our favorite books! While the school library is closed over the summer, our counterparts at the local public libraries would love to see you in person! However, eBooks and audiobooks can still be accessed from SOMS without leaving your home or even on the beach or wherever you may travel to this summer! There are several options available. Please read about them here.
The ELA Department of South Orangetown Central School District requires students to read over summer break. Research clearly correlates the amount of reading a student does over the summer to his or her academic growth over the school year. Students entering grade 6, 7 and 8 should read a minimum of two non-fiction and/or fiction books (approximately 500 pages or more) count as two books. This is a minimum requirement. We encourage students to read widely, and they should not limit themselves to two books.
- Association for Library Services to Children Summer Reading Lists 2023
- SORA Sweet Reads 2023
- We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading 2023
- GoodReads Top 100 Middle School Reads
- NPR Books We Love for Kids
- NYSL Summer Reading Fact Sheet 2023
- New York Times Summer Reading Contest 2023
- Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge 2023
- Barnes N Noble Summer Reading 2023
- Britannica Middle School Summer Reading Recommendations 2023
- Ramapo Catskill Library System Youth Services Reading Lists
- Students entering 9th grade should visit, the Tappan Zee High School link
To join in the fun of Summer Reading and Summer Learning, just find your local library website using the Mighty 5 links below.
- Blauvelt Public Library
- Palisades Free Library
- Piermont Public Library
- Orangeburg Public Library
- Tappan Public Library
Some great resources available through the public libraries (anyone can use with any of the Mighty 5 Library Cards) include…
TumbleBooks – this site has books, games, graphic novels and foreign language. It’s mostly for elementary level children but the foreign language may be useful to middle/high school age kids.
There’s also the research database option on website homepages. They have everything from historical newspapers, to consumer reports, to Rosetta Stone, to Britannica school, etc.
Tudor: Orangeburg and Tappan
Tutor.com – can be found in a few spots on their websites. Access is granted with a library card.
Hoopla.com – this site has audiobooks, Ebooks, movies, music TV and comics.
Libby-for audiobooks/eBooks.
Online Library Card Application
Interested in Joining a Summer Reading Contest? Look at the 13th Annual New York Times Summer Reading Contest here.
SOMS Library Spring 2023 BOGO Scholastic Book Fair
May 22nd-26th!
You will visit the fair with your ELA class.
What’s a BOGO?
Visit the ONLINE FAIR HERE to Make Purchases anytime during Fair Dates and to Setup your eWallet for a virtual payment option!
No cash or cards needed to bring to school when you use eWallet!
Here’s how you can create an eWallet and Make a Wish List too! Wait for the document to load.
Watch more about eWallet Here.
NEW THIS YEAR! ALL FOR BOOKS!!! Round up your purchase! Your loose change will go to getting books from the fair for the SOMS Library!
SOMS Fall 2022 Scholastic Book Fair
December 12th-16!
You will visit the fair with your ELA class.
Check out some of the cool titles you can get at the fair!
Visit the ONLINE FAIR HERE to Make Purchases anytime during Fair Dates and to Setup your eWallet for a virtual payment option!
No cash or cards needed to bring to school when you use eWallet!
Here’s how you can create an eWallet and Make a Wish List too! Wait for the document to load.
Watch more about eWallet Here.
NEW THIS YEAR! ALL FOR BOOKS!!! Round up your purchase! Your loose change will go to getting books from the fair for the SOMS Library!
Italian Cities
Award Winners! Come Check them Out!
Banned Book Week September 26-October 2
📚 SOMS Library ONLINE Scholastic Book Fair 5/17/21-5/30/21 📚
To Purchase Books…Click this link https://www.scholastic.com/bf/southorangetownmiddleschool, then scroll down and click Shop the Store and/or scroll down further and click Shop the Virtual Fair.
Starting Monday, May 17th thru Sunday, May 30th, be sure to shop the SOMS Online Book Fair! Books ship to your home and all orders over $25 ship free. This year Scholastic also offers a cool virtual 360 fair you’ll want to check out starting Monday, May 17th!
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/southorangetownmiddleschool
WATCH THESE REALLY COOL BOOKS YOU CAN GET AT THE ONLINE BOOK FAIR!
You must click the sideways V, scroll and click play on the right side bar to watch the next video! There are about fifteen video ads to watch!!! Some authors discuss their books too!
Watch this Example Video of what the Virtual Book Fair Looks Like! Book Fair Virtual Tour
📚 SOMS Library ONLINE Scholastic Book Fair 11/20/20-12/3/20 📚
To Purchase Books…Click this link https://www.scholastic.com/bf/southorangetownmiddleschool, then scroll down and click Shop the Store and/or scroll down further and click Shop the Virtual Fair.
Starting Friday, November 20th thru Thursday, December 3rd, be sure to shop the SOMS Online Book Fair! Books ship to your home and all orders over $25 ship free. This year Scholastic also offers a cool virtual 360 fair you’ll want to check out starting Friday, November 20th!
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/southorangetownmiddleschool
WATCH THESE REALLY COOL BOOKS YOU CAN GET AT THE ONLINE BOOK FAIR!
You must click the sideways V, scroll and click play on the right side bar to watch the next video! There are about fifteen video ads to watch!!! Some authors discuss their books too!
Book Fair Flyer–Click Download Below or Open in New Tab if the File Won’t Load!
Watch this Example Video of what the Virtual Book Fair Looks Like! Book Fair Virtual Tour