Library
Book Week is upon us, and this year’s theme is “Reading is magic”. We are celebrating by running two competitions:
Book Week “Find the Magic in the Library Scavenger Hunt”
- Find all 12 magical characters/items hidden around the library to get an entry to the prize draw. Come to the libraries for more details!
- Prizes include a $30 Dymocks gift card, a box of Favourites chocolates, and caf vouchers!
- One entry per student.
Book Week “Contribute to the Photo-board display”
- Students may dress-up as a magical character (using costumes and props provided by the library) and have their photo taken, and then displayed on the library display board. (They may also bring their own props from home if they wish.)
- Students who have previously dressed-up as magical characters (e.g. from primary school) are welcome to bring a photo and have it displayed alongside this year’s photo!
- Each student/group of students who have their photo displayed get one entry to the prize draw.
- Prizes include a $30 Dymocks gift card, a box of Favourites chocolates, and caf vouchers!
Book Week will run at BHS from Monday 19th to Friday 30th August, and all students (and staff) are welcome to enter both competitions!
School Captains Lucy, Gabby, Murtaza, and Keeley kicked things off with a Harry Potter theme.
Year 9 girls
Year 10 & 11 boys
Boys of 8E
Girls of 7PU
Boys of 7P
Our Book Week display is slowly getting filled up…
BHS Library set-up for Book Week 2024
Geelong Regional Library are back this term to host more lunchtime games and activities this term, dates and details are as follows:
- Monday 2nd September, lunchtime: Boardgames
- Monday 16th September, lunchtime: Mini teabag art
The library will remain open to all students during these times.
Tuesday’s Book Week Badgemaking was a great success!
Congratulations to the Olympics Quiz winners!
We had 25 students entered, and first prize (a large box of Favourites chocolates) was won by Mahith Gogari (7A). 2nd prize (a small box of Favourites chocolates) was won by Elliott Savage (7A), and 3rd prize ($6 caf voucher) was won by Imogen Lugg (7N).
Imogen, Mahith, and Elliott with their prizes
The Premier’s Reading Challenge closes on Friday 6th September. We currently have 46 students across Years 7-10 actively participating in the Challenge, with 28 students completed!
In order to verify students who have completed the Challenge, we are asking for a brief email/note from a parent/guardian to confirm that their child has read all of the books listed on their profiles.
We look forward to celebrating those who complete the Challenge with a pizza lunch and a $30 Dymocks gift card prize draw later in the year!
There are new additions to our eBook ePlatform:
- Bite Risk: Caught Dead (sequel to Bite Risk) by S.J. Wills
- Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara
- Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
The books listed are also available on our bookshelves.
Book of the Week
Echo North
by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Echo loves stories – and her father. She’s read every book in his bookshop and is dedicated to helping him, but one day I the middle of winter a fatal decision threatens to keep them apart forever. To save her father’s life, Echo makes a bargain: live with a terrifying white wolf in an enchanted house for one year, and never look at the wolf after midnight.
While isolated and lonely in the magical house with the wolf who refuses to answer her questions, Echo discovers a bewitched library, which a young man named Hal trapped within the pages of its books. As the seasons turn, the enchanted house begins to fall apart, and when presented with the chance to go home, Echo finds herself reluctant to leave the house and the wolf holding her captive.
Echo North feels a little like Beauty and the Beast, but this story is far more intricate in its characters and magic. This beguiling story contains many exciting twists and turns that will leave you wanting more!
Susan Winfield