Library News

National Simultaneous Storytime 

Our story for this national event this year was Family Tree by Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Gosh. A beautiful eucalypt tells it’s life story alongside the story of the family growing up around it. The student mime, directed by Mrs Anita McVeigh enriched the short text by expanding on the ideas and unspoken meaning of the story. Thank you, Mrs McVeigh and students, for bringing this story alive on stage for our school community.  

Readers’ Cup Team for 2022 

Our team this year is Abigail Allan, Piper Dolley, Amelia Taylor and Lucy Warner. These wonderful readers have been reading the five set books and meeting to discuss them during their morning tea break this term. The competition is less than 2 weeks away so they have started on a second reading of their favourite books. We wish them all the best for the Darling Downs competition on June 14th!

Inspiration to Make a Change

Mrs Smith and class teachers have challenged us to grow in our understanding of Indigenous Australians so we can be brave and make a change as part of the ongoing reconciliation with our First Nations peoples. We can find such inspiration through books available in our student collection. Here are some examples curated by Mrs Milton;

Mornings with a Book 

Students are welcome to read in the library before school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings if Mrs Anderson is present. What a great way to start a day of learning away from the cold! 

Happy reading everyone!

Anne Anderson