Library News
Just 2 weeks until our Book Week celebrations!
We are celebrating great children's books with our “share the joy of reading” initiative, our Book Week Parade and a Book week Performance by Perform Education.
PLEASE SHARE THE JOY OF READING THIS BOOK WEEK
FAMILY READING AT HOME!
during BOOK WEEK 21st – 25th August
JUST READ FOR THE JOY OF IT!
Read aloud your favourite book when you were a child
Read together a book chosen by your child/children
Read in a cubby
Read in the park
Read a travel brochure if you are planning a holiday
Read a website about your favourite sports person or author
TAKE A PHOTO AND SEND IT TO SCHOOL TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH US!
BOOK WEEK PARADE - Friday 25th August
Students have started sharing their costume ideas for our parade on Friday 25th August. It is always lovely to see their enthusiasm for dressing up! Students are asked to spend some time thinking how their costume connects to the “Read Grow Inspire” theme and be prepared to share their ideas on the day of the parade.
WAY TOO COOL! Performance by Perform Educational
Wednesday 30th August
This performance will weave a story from 3 of the short-listed books to share some important messages. We are working with these books in library lessons to understand their themes and we are excited to see how they come together in the performance.
A FEW REMINDERS.....
*Book trailers are due on Tuesday 15th August
*Years 4, 5 and 6 return and borrow library books in Weeks 6, 8 and 10 this term. I have challenged our readers to spend longer with their free choice books, particularly their fiction choices, to see if they can engage more with the story and not give up on it. Please check in with your students to chat about their book choices. Students can always return their loans as soon as they finish reading them, or decide they weren’t a good choice, and may borrow new books after 3pm any Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and during lunch-time each Tuesday.
*Thank you to parents who are acting on overdue notices when received via email. The library database AccessIT has been set to send these reminders automatically when items are 2 weeks overdue and again at 4 weeks.
FAMILY BOOK CLUB
This term we are reading Book 1 from the Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend "The Trials of Morrigan Crow", more details here. Get started reading at home, perhaps this would be a good choice for family reading in Book Week! We will gather to chat about the book in Week 2 of Term 4. Thanks Ms Harlen for the great poster!
LUNCH-TIME FUN
The library is open on Tuesdays from 12.50pm - 1.15pm. Lego, colouring and stack-a-cup are popular at the moment.
Our “READ, GROW, INSPIRE” Display is growing!
Happy Reading Everyone, especially in Week 7!
Anne Anderson
Teacher Librarian