Resource Centre

Book Party time!

This month we are celebrating our love of books and reading through a variety of activities. From adding new books to our library collection for everyone to enjoy, to encouraging students and families to build their own precious libraries by purchasing books at our Annual Book Fair.

We are also talking about all things books throughout Book Week, with the highlight of the week being our annual Character Parade. 

We are rounding out the month with our Kindergarten - Year 6 students spending time with an author. 

A detailed explanation of each event is outlined below.

New Arrivals 

We recently received a delivery of books from Scholastic which were purchased with rewards points that we collected from the two Book Club orders. The addition of these books continue to build our Tiny Timmy, Baby Sitters Little Sister (Graphic Novels) and Baby Sitter Club (Graphic Novels). 

June and July Graphic Novel Arrivals

Scholastic Book Fair

This year’s Book Fair will run simultaneously with the Primary School Parent Teacher Interviews. Families are invited to visit the Book Fair before or after their scheduled interviews. 

Leading up to this event, students will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair with their class group during the school day. 

Dates for the Book Fair: Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 August 2024.

Location: Dance Studio section of the Multi-Purpose Hall.

Opening Hours during the day: Recess and lunchtime

Opening Hours during Parent Teacher Interviews: 

Tuesday 6 August 3:05pm to 5:30pm

Wednesday 7 August 3:05pm to 7:00pm

We are looking for registered volunteers to support this great fundraiser for the school! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Primary Office to register.

NOTE: Due to the Book Fair, there is no Book Club running during Term 3. 

Book Week 2024

The Book Week Character Parade will be held on Wednesday 21 August at 9.10am on the Primary tennis courts.

Since 1945/46, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has celebrated books created by Australian children’s authors and illustrators. The CBCA Books of the year awards aim to:

• promote quality literature for young Australians by Australians;
• support and encourage a wide range of Australian writers and illustrators of books for young people aged 0 through 18 and;
• celebrate contributions to Australian children’s literature. (CBCA, 2023)

This week allows libraries across the country to bring children and books together in a variety of ways including author visits, competitions, dress up events and book fairs as well as many learning and art activities.

The Book Week Character Parade will be held on Wednesday 21 August

Primary School - 9.10am on the Tennis Court 

Secondary  School - Lunch time in the Resource Centre

This year we have also joined the Shadow Judging Program presented by CBCA, which allows the school to place a people's choice vote for specific categories. 

Our Secondary Book Club has been reading the shortlisted books and having wonderful discussions using the criteria for the older readers category.

In Primary School, different stages have been using the criteria of the selection. The 

categories that have been explored are Eva Pownall (non-fiction texts), early 

childhood and picture books.

Our Resource Centre Committee will also be planning and presenting lunchtime activities that will be held in the Resource Centre throughout Book Week.

Author Visit - Eleanor Pearson

To keep the momentum going, we will also be welcoming Eleanor Pearson to our school on the 29 August. 

Eleanor’s book titled “Reading is not just for bedtime” is her first published work which has recently been nominated for the ABLE Golden Book Awards.

Eleanor is a primary school teacher who currently teaches at a school in Albury.

Please support Eleanor’s visit by purchasing her book.  This can be done by using the QR code on the attached flyer. Eleanor will personally sign all pre-ordered books and deliver them to your child on the day of her visit. 

As Term 3 begins, we are winding up the Premier's Reading Challenge. The final date for entering books online is the 23 August. 

The NSW Premier's Reading Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is open to all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 10. 

Please keep reading books and entering them into your reading online. 

You must read a certain number of books to complete the Challenge. Please refer to the Booklist page for more information: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/booklist/home.html

For all the rules, please visit this website: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/rules.html.

If your child is having issues with their login, please let Ms Height know so she can generate new details.

Upcoming Events 

5 August                         Book Fair Walk through (K-6)

6 - 7 August                   Book Fair Open for Sales (recess, lunch & after school alongside Parent Teacher Interviews)

17 - 23 August              Book Week 

19 August                      Character Parade

23 August                      Premier's Reading Challenge closes

29 August                      Author Visit

Keep reading!

Ms Height and Ms O’Neill

Resource Centre Team