LIBRARY NEWS
As we continue with our remote learning, when we can’t leave home, remember that books can help us escape to either somewhere real or make-believe, the choice is ours, depending on the book we are reading. Many students are using Sora to access either Ebooks or audiobooks, and hopefully some of you are also using the International Children’s Digital Library , where you will find books from around the world, and in many different languages:
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Remember also to take a look at our Oliver Library Home page oliver.dow.catholic.edu.au/miev which has links to some interesting sites and activities. Explore your book further - perhaps design a new cover for your book, or make some book marks you can use to mark your spot. Another idea is to write a different ending for your book – if we don’t like the way a story ends we can write our own! You can perhaps choose your favourite character from the book and write another story about that character. Poetry can be fun too – maybe write a poem about the book or one of the characters. Have a look at some poetry on this website – Australian Children’s Poetry
https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/author/australianchildrenspoetry/
Take a look at this website for some more suggestions for what to do when finished reading a book:
If you’re still short of ideas check out 103 Things to do before, during or after reading a book:
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/103-things-do-during-or-after-reading
Premiers' Reading Challenge: We have 15 students who have completed the PRC, and Year 2, and another 190 who have registered a number of books already. Remember to keep a reading log of all the books you are reading, titles and authors. If you can remember your login details you can register your books anytime before the end of August. If you cannot remember your login details you can contact your class teacher for your login, or email your list of books and we can register them for you. Remember to look at the PRC website to make sure the books chosen are on the correct list – if you have too many not on the list they will not be accepted. Years 3-6 must read at least15 from the lists and may read up to 5 personal choice books; Kinder –Year 1 can read 25 from the list and 5 free choice. Year 2 have read the books together in class. Have a look at the Premiers Reading Challenge website:
https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/booklist/home.html.
Daily Reading: Don’t forget to try to take at least ten minutes out of your busy day to read with or to your children.
"I beg you all to read superb books aloud to your children! Begin on the day they are born. I am very serious about this: at least three stories and five nursery rhymes a day, if not more, and not only at bedtime, either!.”
Mem Fox
Happy reading!
Mrs Susan Bryant
Teacher Librarian