Dear WCMS Parents and Guardians,

Our team of volunteers is excited to welcome you to the Scholastic Book Fair this week! A class schedule was posted on Konstella of when your student will shop the fair with their teacher.  Below is a list of acceptable forms of payment to prepare for your student’s visit this week:

Acceptable Forms of Payment 

1.  USA Cash - please assist your student in storing their funds in a safe storage bag or wallet labeled with their name and class to minimize loss.  
2.  Electronic Wallets (eWallets) - you are welcome to print out the barcode for your student(s) but we will also have copies on hand if you are unable to print out a copy for them.  This is the safest and most preferred way to shop during the fair.  
3.  2026 WCMS Scholastic Book Scholarship - if you’re not able to shop the fair this year due to a hardship, please submit your student’s name by completing the form below:  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegXW6CndRhS15Ie0cfnGtT-8gvSI6QlUE1AyPqjowHQUEUPA/viewform?usp=header

Your student will be able to shop for a book with a $20 budget gifted by our school community through this year’s SHARE THE FAIR campaign.    

Unacceptable Forms of Payments 

1.  Student credit cards - authorization requires an in person parent/guardian. 
2.  Parent/guardian credit cards without a parent/guardian present.  
3.  Virtual gift cards from outside vendors.  If you have a Scholastic gift card balance, please be sure to transfer this balance to your student’s eWallet.
4.  Foreign currency - please assist your student in exchanging their funds prior to arriving to the store.   

EWALLET INSTRUCTIONS 

1.  Open our landing page in your browser:  https://www.scholastic.com/bf/westcomandarinschool
2.  Click on “Get Started” in the pink box marked “Book Fair eWallet the Easy Way to pay.”
3.  Sign in or create a parent/guardian account with Scholastic.
4.  Click on the red box “Create eWallet” for the West Co Mandarin School (Fair Dates 2/27-3/6)
5.  Select “I am a parent…”
6.  Enter your student’s information in the corresponding fields.  Please use your homeroom teacher and current grade.
7.  Click on the red box “Create eWallet”
8.  Enter the form of payment you wish to use or roll any funds stored in your account.
9.  Share your student’s personalized link by clicking on the red “Share” box to share the link with family or friends via email or messenger of your choice.   

Please note that all of our volunteers will encourage your student(s) to shop for a book before they purchase posters, activity kits, stationery, or sensory toys of any kind within their budget.  We encourage all families to use this opportunity to learn about types of tender, budgeting, sharing the fair experience with others, and being a principled customer while in our store and community fundraiser.  

Thank you for supporting our community wide fundraiser this year with your time, paper bag donations, Share the Fair contributions, and your family choice to shop with us this week.  We are excited to host your family this week at the Fair!  

In community, 

Karla J. Galvez-Lima
Book Fair Chair 
2026 Scholastic Book Fair