One of the most exciting and memorable events on the school calendar each year is Book Week. This year, Mary Immaculate will be celebrating Book Week during Week 5 with several engaging events for our students. 

On Thursday 17 August, author Deborah Abela will be visiting and speaking to the students about many of the books she has written, what it’s like to be an author and where she gains her inspiration from. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to gain an insight into the life of an author and learn how to improve their own writing. A flyer advertising Deborah’s books and where to purchase them for signing has also been included in this edition of the newsletter. 

On Friday 18 August, we will be hosting our Annual Book Character Parade. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed as a character from a book. At 8:45am students will participate in a book character parade. This will take place on the basketball court and astroturf play spaces. Parents, grandparents and carers are warmly invited to attend this event and are asked to bring a camp chair due to limited seating. Younger siblings are also invited to dress up as a book character and there will be an opportunity for toddlers and preschoolers to participate in the parade after grades K - 6. The parade is expected to conclude at 9:45am.

Following the parade, students will return to their classrooms and classes will resume as normal. Later in the day, they will participate in rotational activities about books that have been nominated for Book Week awards.

It is extremely exciting to be able to gather and promote a love of literature as we celebrate reading at Mary Immaculate. We can't wait to see all of the students’ fantastic costumes.

Rebecca Sidorenko

Instructional Coach