Library and Maker Space News    

Reading is Magic

We have had a number of students getting into the spirit of Book Week 2024 by learning the secrets of magicians.  They have been working carefully to prepare and perform magic tricks for one another using the kits (and disguises) we have recently added to our Maker Space.

Book Week

Our annual Book Week celebrations are scheduled for 19^th – 23^rd of August. 

Our school Character Costume Parade will be held on Wednesday the 21^st of August from 9:15 a.m. on the oval.

We are changing our Character Costume Parade arrangements slightly.  This year we would like to acknowledge more of the students who make the effort to come along in a book themed costume.  The goal of our costume parade is to build excitement in children’s literature and to encourage maximum participation in Book Week.  This year, each student who participates in our costume parade will have their name put into a lucky draw to win a book prize.  There will be one book prize per class.  The 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd prizes that have been awarded in previous years will not be part of our celebrations this year.  We will still have certificates acknowledging costumes that align with our fun categories as well as other competitions in the lead up to Book Week.  This year’s theme is “Reading is Magic”.

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.

Meerkat Productions is returning this year 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 “Timeless” for lower school students and “Being Jimmy Baxter” for upper school students.  We hope everyone is able to join us for these events.   The cost to attend these sessions is $9.00 per student.  Invoices for payment to attend have been sent to families. 

Due date for payment to attend is August 16^th.

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 New Illustrator section are shown below:

Our pick for this category is “Raised by Moths”.  We enjoyed the way the illustrator used colour to depict points of light throughout the book.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2024 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.   The reading period for the Premier’s Reading Challenge will close on the 23^rd of August.  Recording sheets will need to be returned to class teachers so that students who have completed the challenge can receive their certificates later in the year.  We will also be looking for the student in each class who has read the greatest number of books during the challenge.

Have a great week!