We have a some very exciting events starting this week at the Library!  The various events filling the Library calendar this term would normally be held earlier in the school year but needed to be postponed due to COVID requirements.   We are looking forward to seeing you all join in with our reading celebrations during the coming weeks.

Book Fair Begins Friday!

Book Fair starts this Friday on October 9^th .

Due to COVID restrictions Book Fair will be a little different this year.  Unfortunately, at this stage parents will not be able to come along to Book Fair in person.  In addition to the promotional brochure which will be sent home, students will be able to peruse books available at the Book Fair and bring wish lists home to share with parents.  We will also be posting pictures of the books available (with prices shown on the front cover of each book) via the P&C Facebook page.

Payments for books, posters, and stationery items can be made online (following the instructions on the brochure and on the rear of the wish lists and the Book Fair brochure), simply record receipt numbers on the wish list slips and clearly mark which book/s are being purchased.  Students will need to bring this receipt and list of books/stationery items being purchased and we will fill the order at Book Fair.  Please be aware that popular book titles sell out we will place a backorder to ensure the children are issued with the books they would like.

Every child who purchases a book from Book Fair will go into a draw to win a book prize.  There is one book prize per year level to be won!

All children are welcome to enter the “Guess the number of snowballs in the jar” competition when they visit book fair.

 

Book Week

This year Book Week will run from October 17 – 23.

This year’s theme is “Curious Creatures, Wild Minds” and some wonderful Australian children’s books have been nominated to win prizes through The Children’s Book Council of Australia.

Nominees for prizes in 2020 in the Younger Readers and Information Book categories are shown below:

Our annual Book Week character costume parade is scheduled for October 21^st at 9.00 a.m.  Prizes for students in P-2 and Years 3-6 have generously been donated by the local Sheriff’s Fund.

Meerkats Performance

To help celebrate Book Week this year we have once again booked Meerkat Productions to entertain students from Prep – Year 6 with a dramatic performance of two of the books that have been nominated to receive awards during Book Week.  Performances are scheduled for Thursday the 22^nd of October. 

Students in Years 3 – 6 will watch a dramatic performance of “The Little Wave” from 12.15 p.m. and students in Prep – Year 2 will enjoy a retelling of the story of a dog call “Three” from 1.50 p.m.  Performances are being held later in the day this year to accommodate swimming lessons for the junior school.  Admission is $10 per student. 

Thank you for you continued support,

Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs H.