Library

Lucie Hill

Library Technician

We are delighted to let you know about an educational resource that is available to your child at home as part of our school subscription – Story Box Library . 

Your child can watch favourite stories, read aloud by fabulous storytellers, at home as well as in the classroom. Reading aloud to children, in particular by diverse and engaging storytellers, greatly improves language and literacy skills, especially in the early years of a child’s development. 

Story Box Library is committed to supporting and engaging the practice of storytelling. It is intended for use as a complementary form of delivering the precious experience of being read aloud, in order to improve children’s lives. Connecting children with literature through the complementary medium of film, providing a vibrant, interactive experience via a diverse range of storytellers sharing the best of our local children’s picture books. 

To access Story Box Library at home:

1) Visit www.storyboxlibrary.com.au

2) Choose Log In from the top right corner of the screen

3) Log in using the username and password provided below

4) Enjoy the library of stories on any device with an internet connection 

Username: kingswoodstorybox

Password: kps3172

Please note the following features:

● Story Box Library regularly adds new stories, so is an ever-growing library

● Content is aimed at Prep/Foundation through to Year 6 students

● Includes a range of short films inspired by our stories, creators, and storytellers

● Resources are provided for each story, including Classroom Ideas, Activity Time, and student Task Sheets – all designed to assist at-home learning

● Captions can be turned on or off for each story

● Story Box Library is a safe online space free from advertising

Now we are at the end of Term 3, where we experienced another Book Week in lockdown, Book Week dress-up day, Spelling Bee competition, and Kingswood Reading challenge, all online. There were WebEx meetings, Google Classrooms,  and the Hub. 

You are all amazing in your own ways of coping with these challenging times. Let's hope that Term 4 will bring a few more freedoms and the ability for all students to return to school.

During the holidays, I hope your child/ren finds the time to just BE, finding the time to play, draw and build. To run around, cycle, dance, create, cook, watch a movie, make a mess, and clean it up, dig and plant, walk the dog, read a book, do a jigsaw puzzle and just BE.

Happy holidays everyone.