Book Week at St Joseph's

Book Week Celebration Day

On Monday, 1st September, a colourful array of book characters came flooding through the gates of St Joseph’s. The anticipation and excitement were high as everyone waited to see who would appear in this year’s parade - and the line-up certainly did not disappoint!

Among the special guests were The Lorax, Cinderella, The Cat in the Hat, Hermione, Harry Potter, Coco, the Tin Man, Lion, Scarecrow, Dorothy, the Ninja Kids, Paddington, Ralph, Dogman, Chase, sporting heroes, Thelma, Steve, Hood, Rebel Girls, Greg Heffley, Belle, and Little Red Riding Hood - just to name a few.

After the parade, students from Prep to Year 6 joined together in mixed-age groups to participate in a range of literature-inspired activities. These included contributing to a whole-school art mural, tackling a book trivia quiz, and disguising a Gingerbread Man as a favourite book character. 

A heartfelt thank you goes to Hanna Rose for sharing her incredible skills and creativity in leading our school mural, and to all the parents and carers for their wonderful support with costumes.

Finally, I have included some little snippets of the students' reflections about the day:

I loved dressing up as Wally and making the gingerbread man into a book character. 

Leo Prep N 

I dressed up as Spiderman and I spoke on the microphone for the first time in front of the whole school. 

Finlay Prep N

My favourite activity was the Trivia quiz, because I enjoyed answering the questions with my friends. 

Davyd 2H

I enjoyed finding Wally on the playground at recess time because it was easier at the start, and then it got harder. 

Chessie 1MD

I loved the parade so much, because I like dressing up. I was Cinderella. The music was fun. 

Thalia 1C

Book Week is great, and I really enjoyed the day, especially the trivia quiz when we worked in mixed teams from Prep to Year 6. 

Alexander 5O

I loved the parade, especially the thrill of the music as I was going up and down the runway. 

Spencer 5O

The Book Week celebration day was fun. I really enjoyed dressing up as Toad from Wind in the Willows. 

Cooper 5O

I enjoyed the trivia quiz because we worked collaboratively, and we won some lollies. 

Max 6S0

I loved all the Book Week activities, especially disguising a Gingerbread Man as a character so that he wouldn’t be eaten by the crocodile. 

Lucas 4H

I really enjoyed the parade because it is fun trying to act like your book character as you walk down the runway. 

Harry B 4H

I loved seeing all my friends dress up as their favourite book characters. It was really fun. Anne Prep L

I dressed up as Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony, and I had coloured hair strips through my hair. I can’t wait for next year's Book Week. 

Ada Prep L

I love that you get to dress up as any book character that we want. 

Blue PN

I like that books take me on big adventures, and I love that everyone shared the beauty of book characters. 

Alice Prep N

On Book Week, you get to dress up and do fun book activities for the whole day. Henry Prep N

I enjoyed all the activities; they were really exciting and enjoyable. 

Lucia 2H

My favourite activity was the Trivia quiz, because I enjoyed answering the questions with my friends. 

Davyd 2H

Amanda Jackson

Structured Literacy Leader