Library

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge 2024

Remember to keep reading and logging your books for the Premier’s Reading Challenge!

Please refer to the table below to see how many books you are required to read to complete the challenge.

K-2 students may have their books read to them.

3-6 students must read their books independently.  

A special reminder that many of the Premier’s Reading Challenge Books are available on SORA. If you log into SORA and look in the collections, you will see that there are collections of books devoted to each section of the challenge. Happy Reading!

Friday, August 23rd 2024, is the PRC closing date for student entries.

Damaged Library Books

It is with dismay that I have to remind families that there is a need for borrowed library books to be stored in a safe place, away from little hands, pets, food and water. Quite a number of library books are being returned to school damaged - many with the covers torn, sadly some of these are new books! I do understand that over time library books will become worn, but, if borrowed library books are stored safely their longevity will be ensured. An added bonus of borrowed library books being stored safely in the same spot all the time is that library books will not get lost! I appreciate your support with this issue! 

Some Quick Reminders

• Library Borrowing/Library Bags - borrowing for all students continues to occur on Thursdays and Fridays. Don’t forget that Library bags are a must to ensure the safe transportation of books to and from school.
• Overdue Books – there has been a steady stream of overdue library books being returned to school, thank you to those families who have located them and sent them in to school, however, there are still many overdue books outstanding. Please continue to keep looking for any overdue library books you know you have at home!
• Book Club - the Book Club catalogue for Term 2 will be distributed today, order forms are due on 21st June 2024.
• Lunch Time in the Library - the library will be open daily for students to enjoy during the second break. So if you would like to find a quiet corner to read a book, solve a jigsaw, draw or colour a picture or play a board game come on in, you will be most welcome! Hope to see you there!

Reading at Home

Don't forget that your child has 24/7 access to reading material through SORA and World Book Online. See below for some reading suggestions from SORA.

SORA

The students at St Joseph’s are able to access ebooks, audiobooks and magazines through SORA, the Armidale Diocese digital library. SORA has an extensive collection of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines for students of all ages. 

Instructions for logging onto SORA are as follows: 

Getting started with Sora                                                    

Sora -  get free ebooks and audiobooks from your school.

Step 1: Install the SORA app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or soraapp.com.

Step 2: When in SORA, click on I have a setup code, then sign in.

The “setup” code is cenetau

Sign into your School – Select ACEN from the dropdown box.

Step 3: Browse the explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.

Step 4: Close the book and go to the shelf to see all your books. From there, you can:

• Select Open book or Open audiobook to read or listen to the book.
• Select Options to renew or return the book and more. 

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You will need to use your school username and password to access this.

WORLD BOOK ONLINE

Our school has a subscription to World Book Online! This means you have FREE access to this wonderful resource from home or on the go with any internet-connected device. World Book Online may be accessed via the Oliver home page or by visiting the World Book website www.worldbookonline.com

What is World Book Online?

• Homework help
• Read stories, articles, and current events
• Complete activities and Webquests
• Play educational games
• Learn how to do research
• Explore pictures and videos
• Find reliable information for assignments and projects

World Book Online is a safe, trusted, 21st-century learning environment for students.

The World Book products our school has access to include:

Kids: 

• simple navigation
• easy to read articles
• translations 
• text to speech (with 10 voices) 
• educational games and activities 
• science experiments 
• a dictionary 
• an atlas 
• interactive maps 
• map outlines 
• a tool for comparing places or animals.  

Student: 

• expansive reference database 
• multimedia library 
• games 
• behind the headlines 
• citation builder 
• research tools 

Timelines: 

• over 650 timelines including Gold Rushes in Australia, Australian Prime Ministers, Cricket World Cup, Star Wars and Harry Potter. Edit or create your own timelines.

User ID: joseph2340

Password: joseph2340

Encourage Learning Anytime, Anywhere!