Library & Maker Space News
Welcome Back
Welcome back! Hopefully everyone had an opportunity to squeeze in some reading during their break.
The Library is a busy time during Term 3 as we get ready to celebrate Australian children’s literature during Book Week which is held in the last week of August. Students from across the school will have the opportunity to create items to decorate the Library as part of our “Read, Grow, Inspire” displays in the lead up to Book Week.
Book Week
Our annual Book Week celebrations are scheduled for 19th - 25th of August.
We have planned some exciting activities to help us celebrate Book Week. Our Character Costume Parade will be held on Wednesday the 23rd of August from 9.00 a.m. on the oval. We cannot wait to see all of the awesome costumes! Students are welcome to come and work in the maker space on Fridays at first break to create costume elements in preparation for the costume parade in August.
We also have Meerkat Productions returning to perform a live-action retelling of two of the books that have been nominated to win prizes during Book Week. This year’s books are “Frank’s Red Hat” for lower school students and “The Way of Dog” for upper school students. We hope everyone is able to join us for these events
During Book Week each year the Children’s Book Council of Australia award prizes to Australian authors in 6 different categories. This year’s shortlisted books for the Early Childhood Book of the Year and Picture Book of the Year categories are shown below.
Our pick from the Early Childhood category is “Lionel and Me” a heart-warming story about inclusion and friendship. The story is told from the point of view an older family dog, Maverick, and how his life changes when the family bring home a new puppy named Lionel.
From the Picture Book category we enjoyed “Franks Red Hat” which is an irreverent story about following your passion and finding your place in the world. We are really looking forward to seeing how this story is dramatized when the Meerkat Productions team visits during book week.
The Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2023 is still running. To complete the challenge students in Prep – Year 4 need to read 20 books, and students in Year 5 and Year 6 need to read 15 books. Reading record sheets are available from class teachers and from the Library.
Have a great week!
Mrs Wilkinson