Congratulations to the two classes who came close to earning Gold Stars last week – wonderful effort! We would like to see lots more Gold Stars on the chart, let’s hope we all start remembering our Library bags.

Library Times

Please try to help your children remember their Library bags for the lessons. They have the opportunity to select books of their choice for reading for pleasure at home. The Library bag protects the books in transit.

Library tomorrow is Year 3.

Next week:

Monday – Year 4

Tuesday – Year 6

Wednesday – Year 1

Thursday – Kindergarten 

Book Week

The theme this year is ‘Dreaming with eyes open...’  Our Book Week celebrations are in Week 6, Thursday 25 August. Author Sue Whiting will be visiting, and our Book Character Parade will be first thing in the morning. 

Remember that students can order signed copies of Sue Whiting’s books on the following link:

https://www.thechildrensbookshopspeakersagency.com.au/person/whiting-sue-speaker/

The Children’s Bookshop will deliver the books to school (free delivery). 

This term in Library lessons we are studying the Book Week shortlisted books – their authors and illustrators, and the judging criteria for each of the categories:

https://cbca.org.au/shortlist-2022

• Early Childhood
• Picture Book
• Younger Readers – novels for Junior readers
• Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 

Premiers' Reading Challenge

We now have nearly 100 students who have already completed the challenge, and quite a few more who are almost there. There are only just under TWO weeks left now to complete the challenge, so it is important to ensure that any books read are registered. The last day for registering your books read is actually Friday 19 August so do it now! Go to:

https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/logon.html

Remember, any student who is having trouble registering the books at home is urged to come to the Library at Lunch 2 for assistance. If you only have a few books to read, we have put aside a collection of picture books and non-fiction books at each level which you can read during lunch and add to your lists! 

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot

on Treasure Island." 

Walt Disney 

Happy reading!