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Library Borrowing

The library is open for student borrowing on the following days.

Monday and Thursday - recess - K/1/4/6

Wednesday and Friday - lunchtime - 2/3/5

Each year level also has a time they will come and borrow with their teacher.

Monday - Yr 3

Tuesday - Yr 4, Yr 5

Wednesday - Yr 6

Thursday - Kindergarten

Friday - Yr 2 & Yr 1

OVERDUE BOOKS - We have a number of students who have overdue books. Please ask your children to look for library books at home and return them as soon as possible.

LIBRARY BAGS - Only students who have a library bag can borrow books to take home. These bags need to be able to protect the books as they are transported home and returned.

LOST OR DAMAGED BOOKS - In the unfortunate event that a book is lost or damaged please let me know straight away.

BOOK WEEK

A huge thank you to everyone who came and supported our Grandparents Day & Book Parade. The Book Fair was another huge success with a total of $5727.16 being spent. (A little more than last year!) This has provided us with approximately $1800 to spend on books. We also had 2 full boxes of books donated by families during the day. An incredible effort.

To the children and parents - wow what inspiring costumes. There was an enormous amount of work done to create these costumes. Thank you all!

I would also like to extend my thanks to the wonderful staff at St Mary's who were so quick to support the day by dressing up and joining in, as well as opening their classrooms to welcome everyone. I also thank the wonderful ladies , Mrs Jodie Troon, Miss Caitlin Honeysett and Mrs Felicity Turnbull who helped in the library selling books. The new tap and go app proved tricky at times but was a huge asset.

Last, but not least, my wonderful Yr 6 helpers who have given up their time to set up and pack up the book fair, create decorations and supervise students viewing books. You are a wonderful group of library helpers. I am very fortunate indeed.

I truly hope you had a really wonderful day, especially our amazing grandparents.

Our Costume Winners for 2024

Kindy - Xavier McRae & Bessie Brauer

Year 1- Noah Sweeney & Lily Mason

Year 2- Whyatt Ruthburg & Sofia Edwards

Year 3 - Harry Gadd & Miracle Dowse

Year 4 - Leo Kelso & Nasharee Stahlhut

Year 5 - Patrick Duff & Ivy Barnden

Year 6 - Jake Siddell & Crayon Girls - Ally Clark, Ellen Schumacher & Eleanor Flannery

eBook Of the Week

SORA

Don't forget you can access books and magazines via SORA .

Getting started with Sora

With Sora, you can get free ebooks and audiobooks from your school.

Step 1 ______________________________________________________

Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to soraapp.com.

Step 2______________________________________________________

In Sora, click on I have a setup code, then sign in.

Note: If you need your sign-in information (like an ID, username, or password), it is the same one you use to log into your chromebook. Ask you class teacher if you aren;t sure what this is.

The “setup” code is cenetau

Sign into your School – Select your school - ACEN

Step 3______________________________________________________

Browse the

tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.

Step 4______________________________________________________

Close the book and go to

see all your books (including assignments). 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, see your notes and highlights, and more.

Premiers Reading Challenge Books can be found in Collections in folders marked NSW Premiers Reading Challenge K-2, NSW Premiers Reading Challenge 3-4, NSW Premiers Reading Challenge 5-6.

The following link may also be of help when navigating SORA

https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/x1crca6t1n?videoFoam=true

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 from home or on the go with any internet-connected device.

What is World Book Online?

A safe, trusted, 21st-century learning environment for students.

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

A new feature is available on World Book Online for dyslexic students. Students can now change the font to Opendyslexic font via the Tools & Settings button in each article. “OpenDyslexic is a typeface designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia”. This feature is currently only available in World Book Student.

Encourage Learning Anytime, Anywhere!

Username: stmaryscps

Password: library

Why Is Reading Books Important In a Digital Age

Teachers often get asked why is it important that children read physical books, after all they spend time reading online so surely that is enough. I often get asked how relevant libraries are in this modern world. There is a great deal of research taking place as our children live in a world where information is so quickly accessible via the internet, yet literacy skills are either plateauing or falling. Below is an infographic showing the results of an OECD study into the impact of reading books in paper form, in digital form and not reading at all. The results are similar to many other studies. They show that reading in any form, but especially print books, has a positive impact in children's learning outcomes. The earlier our children start to enjoy books the better their long term success.