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Book Week Preparations
Our annual Book Week celebrations are scheduled for 18th – 22nd of August.
Our Character Costume Parade will be held on Wednesday the 20th of August from 9:15 a.m. on the oval.
Please remember that students in a book themed costume will have their names entered into a lucky draw for each class. One winner will be selected from each class to win a book prize.
Students are welcome to come and work in the maker space on Fridays at first break to create costume elements (e.g. a mask, a crown, etc) in preparation for the costume parade in August.
We also have two competitions available for students to enter – a colouring in competition and a camper bus design competition. Prizes for upper school and lower school winners for these two competitions will be book vouchers to spend with Book Club. Students can visit the Library for more information and entry forms. Prizes will be presented during Book Week.
We have started our weekly prize draws for students who have collected their stamps. Well done to our first winner, Peyton from 6C, who was drawn out of the draw of entrants last Friday. Winners will be announced at assembly each week.
We have Meerkat Productions 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 performance date is Wednesday the 20th of August. This year’s books are “The Garden of Broken Things” for Prep – Year 3 students in the hall from 1.50 p.m. and “Small Acts” for Year 4 – Year 6 students in the hall from 12.15 p.m. We hope everyone can join us for these events. Invoices for the $9.25 payment for students to attend these shows have now been sent to families.
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 Younger Readers Book of the Year and The Eve Pownall Award categories are shown below.
Our pick from the Younger Readers category is “Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger”. This story is about the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859 and is full of adventure and intrigue.
A simple costume idea for this book is to come dressed as Tigg – a broad brimmed had, kerchief or scarf tied at the neck, a jacket and some long pants.
From the Eve Pownall Award category for non-fiction books we enjoyed “Flora”. This book is a detailed study of many and varied forms of Australian plant life across the continent. The illustrations are hand drawn and are beatuifully detailed.
A simple costume idea from “South With the Seabirds”, is to come dressed as one of the Scientists who travelled to Macquarie Island to study the variety of bird life that live in this area of the Southern Ocean. Scientist costume could be as simple as shoes, long pants, jacket or jumper, and beanie with a clipboard or a pair of binoculars to complete the look.
Premier's Reading Challenge
The Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2025 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.
Congratulations to Terrors House who are still leading the competition by a very small margin.
Reading Ideas on SORA
Students in Years 3 – 6 have access to the Education Queensland digital library using the SORA app. See the poster below for reading ideas and suggested book collections from SORA for this term:
Have a great week
Mrs Wilkinson